By Karen Brem, Marketing Director, Historic Mardi Gras Inn
COMING SOON!!!
New Orleans doesn’t just do Halloween — we inhale it, swirl it around with some bourbon, and serve it over crushed ice with a side of “Oh, honey, you’ve got to see this costume.” 😈
So when November 1st rolls around and the mere mortals start putting their plastic pumpkins away, we — the fabulously undead — are just getting started. Enter: The Vampire Ball 2025, the most decadent, bloodthirsty bash in The City of the Dead.
Hosted at the House of Blues (225 Decatur St.) from 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM, this is not your average spooky soirée. Think less “cute vampire couple in matching capes” and more “immortal royalty with a wicked sense of humor and a dangerously good tailor.”
🦇 The Night the Crescent City Gets Bitten
Forget trick-or-treating — this is where the real creatures of the night come to play. The Vampire Ball blends the elegance of a Gothic fantasy with the after-hours chaos New Orleans is famous for.
Expect everything from live performances that make your pulse race (if you still have one) to DJs spinning beats so hot even Dracula might break a fang on the dance floor. There will be elaborate costumes, jaw-dropping masks, and enough fake blood to make a Hollywood makeup artist weep with envy.
If you’re not turning heads when you walk in, you’re doing it wrong. 🖤
🕸️ Dress Code: Drop Dead Gorgeous
Costumes aren’t just encouraged — they’re practically a survival mechanism. You’ll need all the armor you can get when you’re rubbing elbows with hundreds of the most sinfully dressed souls in New Orleans.
We’re talking velvet capes, corsets so tight they could raise the dead, and fangs sharper than your ex’s attitude. (And trust me, there’ll be plenty of those haunting the bar, too.)
The Vampire Ball is your permission slip to go full gothic glam — the darker, the better. And for the love of Lestat, please leave the store-bought “Sexy Nurse” outfit at home. This is New Orleans, darling — mediocrity is for mortals.
🍷 Location to Die For
The House of Blues, with its decadent decor and moody lighting, is the perfect haunt for creatures of the night. It’s nestled right in the French Quarter — which, coincidentally, is just a short moonlit walk from where I’ll be waiting to welcome you: the Historic Mardi Gras Inn.
Our inn is LGBTQ+ owned and operated, offering clean, affordable accommodations and a staff so warm and welcoming, you might forget you’re supposed to be undead. We’re located just across the street from the French Quarter, making it dangerously easy to stumble home (or slither, depending on your costume).
🎭 Because Halloween Never Ends in New Orleans
Here’s the thing: in New Orleans, Halloween isn’t a day. It’s a state of mind. The decorations go up in September, the costumes get more outrageous by the week, and by November, we’re still partying like the veil between worlds hasn’t just thinned — it’s evaporated.
The Vampire Ball is the grand finale of an entire season of spooky debauchery. And because it lands on Saturday, November 1, 2025, you can count on a full weekend of devilish delights — haunted tours, ghostly cocktails, and after-parties that stretch long past sunrise. 🌕
🩸 Final Bite
If you’ve been dying to visit New Orleans, this is your sign (and yes, it’s written in blood). Between now and Halloween weekend, the city transforms into a playground for the weird, the wicked, and the wildly imaginative.
So dust off your coffin, pack your fangs, and book your stay at the Historic Mardi Gras Inn today. Because while others are chasing candy, we’re chasing moonlight and mischief.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ACCOMMODATIONS CALL US DIRECTLY AT 504.949.5815 OR 1.800.209.9408. YOU MAY ALSO VISIT US ONLINE AT historicmardigrasinn.com.
After all, in New Orleans — named one of the 13 Best Places in the World to Visit for Halloween by Travel + Leisure — being bad never looked so good. 💋