Welcome to our list of best NOLA Halloween Happenings Sponsored by French QuarTOUR Kids, where you can take your kids and their friends on a family-friendly haunted tour of the French Quarter! Check out the entire list below with free and some paid-for events. For more October fun, click here for our clickable and printable October Calendar.
Take a Kid-Friendly Haunted Tour with French QuarTOUR Kids
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Thursdays - Mondays in the French Quarter Through November
Kids starting at age 4 - 18 ($25 a person) - Tours and Birthday Parties
Time for a ghost hunt! Using cutting-edge technology and a variety of techniques, kids engage with the past and hopefully communicate with it. Winding through the city streets, we seek out well-known 19th-century residents of the French Quarter. Maybe, just maybe, we can even get some treats from them! Mischievous ghosts, long-lost pirates, ectoplasm, and more! This kid-friendly NOLA tour is not designed to keep kids up at night but just to make them wonder, “What if…”. New Orleans history and culture are the backdrop of the hunt. While we’re talking about people from the past, kids learn about the past with fun facts and anecdotes.
Skeleton Yard on St. Charles Avenue
Free to see now through November
6000 St. Charles Ave. - Corner of St. Charles Avenue and State Street New Orleans, LA 70118
Get a spooky dose of some free skeleton fun! They've got Taylor Swift (dead)Eras tour, political figures, storybook characters, and more! All dead, all a spoof-of-a-good-time!
New Orleans Nightmare
Open Wednesdays - Sunday from 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
319 Butterworth St. New Orleans, LA 70121
The 2024 attractions at The New Orleans Nightmare haunted house, open on select nights through November 2, include Dead Again, Dead Hour, and Craft of the Midnight. There is also Mini Escape Games and Phobia Sensory Overload. A warning on the website says: Event may be too intense for children 12 and under. Hours vary - typically 7pm - 11pm. $29.99 and up. Buy tickets. Learn more here.
Ghosts in the Oaks at City Park
All dates sold out but Thursday, October 17
6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. (early admission 5:00 p.m.)
This family-friendly fundraiser takes place in the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park and Storyland. Children of all ages, including young at heart adults, dress in their Halloween best for unlimited Carousel Gardens Amusement Park rides, arts and crafts, trick-or-treating throughout Storyland, and hot-dog roasting, pumpkin patch, All ticket sales are final. Proceeds will benefit the continued beautification and preservation of New Orleans City Park’s 1,300 acres. Children under 36 inches are admitted free of charge.
Annual Boo Carre Halloween Haunt
Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
French Market - Dutch Alley between Dumaine and St. Phillip Streets
Free
The one-day kid-centric event encourages costumes for all ages and will feature live music, children’s activities, a spooktacular Spooky Second Line, and trick-or-treating. Children wearing a costume are eligible to receive a free Boo Carre tote bag for trick-or-treating in the French Market District. One bag per child, while supplies last. This event is free and open to the public. Your event experience will begin in Dutch Alley, in the 900 block of N. Peters Street, where Trick-or-Treat (TOT) bag distribution will take place alongside the music stage and kid’s activities.
Krewe of Boo
Saturday, October 19 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
The parade begins at Elysian Fields and ends in the Warehouse District. Click here for the Parade Route.
Free
Join the spooky festivities of the annual Krewe of BOO! Halloween Parade rolling through the heart of downtown New Orleans this weekend. Featuring 3-D fiberglass and papier-mâché extravaganza of werewolves, ghosts, vampires, and other Halloween-themed monsters, the Krewe of BOO! floats are very child-friendly, so bring the whole family! Costumes are encouraged, so parade-goers are welcome to wear their favorite family-friendly Halloween gear as they catch plenty of toys, candy, beads, and Halloween-themed throws!
Riverwalk Halloween Fest
Saturday, October 19 from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Free
Bring the kids for a hallowing good time as The Riverwalk Outlets and the stores gear up to celebrate the spooky season like never before! This FREE family-friendly festival is packed with thrilling activities, trick-or-treat opportunities, and a Halloween second line** leading right into the fantastic Krewe of BOO! parade!
Halloween Games & Crafts at Bayou Segnette State Park
Saturday October 19, 2024 • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bayou Segnette State Park 7777 Westbank Expressway Westwego LA 70094 (504) 736-7140
Park staff will be leading groups in assorted crafts and games. Crafting supplies will be provided. Event will take place in the lot at the entrance to the boat launch (next to the boat launch restrooms). Everyone is welcome! Event is free for campground, cabin, & group camp guests. Day use guests are welcome after paying normal park entrance fees. Event is weather permitting.
Kenner Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 19, 2024 * 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Muss Bertolino Playground 620 W. Esplanade Ave Kenner LA 70065
Get ready for a spooktacular time at Kenner's Trunk or Treat! Wear your favorite costume and enjoy an outdoor screening of "IF"! Plus, tasty concessions will be available for purchase. Don't miss the fun! Calling all ghouls and goblins! We need you and your decked-out trunks full of candy to make this spooktacular community event a smash hit! Want to be part of the fun? Discover how you can get involved and make a difference by visiting our sign up page! This event is presented by Kenner Parks and Recreation.
Everyone is welcome!
Spreading the Music Safe Halloween Trick or Treating Event
Sunday, October 27 from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
2436 Valence St. New Orleans 70115 (Uptown)
Free - donations are accepted
It's Halloween! Anyone miss old-fashioned trick or treating? We do! Come to Spreading the Music during your trick-or-treating route. Families can visit 4 at a time and get a private walk-through of Haunted Spreading the Music, all while listening to live spooky sounds and collecting bags of candy! Walk-through will take about 5 minutes.
Frankie's Flying Monster Train at Lakeside Mall
Monday through Thursday between 10am and 7pm; Friday - Saturday 10am - 8pm; Sunday 12pm - 6pm.
Center Court, Lakeside Shopping Center 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie LA 70002
Lakeside Shopping Center Frankie's Flying Monster Train is open at Center Court for photos and train rides. Train rides are Monday through Thursday between 10am and 7pm; Friday - Saturday 10am - 8pm; Sunday 12pm - 6pm. $2 ticket per ride. Cash Only. Date: October 14 - October 31.
Trick-or-Treating: Bayou SegnetteState Park
October 26, 2024 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Bayou Segnette State Park
Bayou Segnette State Park's campground will be open to trick-or-treaters on Saturday, October 26th between the hours of 3:00pm and 6:00pm. Guests are welcome to trick-or-treat throughout the campground and also stop for some treats at the Bayou Segnette tent located on the corner of campsite #96. Everyone is welcome! Event is free for campground, cabin, & group camp guests. Day use guests are welcome after paying normal park entrance fees. Event is weather permitting.
Pumpkin Patch at St. Paul's Episcopal School in Lakeview
Monday - Friday 3:30pm - 6pm; Saturday 10am - 6pm; Sunday 10am - 5pm thru October 30
St. Paul's Episcopal School 6249 Canal Street New Orleans LA 70124 (504) 488-1319
Pumpkins galore! St. Paul's Pumpkin Patch is well known in the Lakeview community and beyond. There are thousands of pumpkins to choose from, all sizes and shapes. Come pick your perfect pumpkin and enjoy the fall festivities! 🎃🍁 Credit card only. Please note the Pumpkin Patch hours are: Monday - Friday 3:30 pm - 6pm; Saturday 10am - 6pm; Sunday 10am - 5:30 pm. http://www.stpauls-lakeview.org/support/pumpkin-patch.cfm cDebit and redit cards only.
Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch
Open now through November 8 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 7 days a week
$10 per child CASH ONLY. Infants - 18; (each child gets two adults in free, each additional adult is $10)
Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin patch offers endless fun for your kids and family! Activities offered: Pick a Pumpkin from the field, Jumping Pillow; Tunnel Slide; Face Painting; Duck Racing; Hay Maze; Pony Hop. Play in our fun Corn Maze, and much more. Click here for all the activities offered. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch! If you plan on attending during the week, be sure to call the patch. Show up anytime on the weekends! Each PAID admission gets a pumpkin - 1 Pumpkin per admission. Questions? Call 225.567-3493.
Pumpkin Patch at St Augustine's Episcopal Church
Monday - Friday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday - Sundays 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
3412 Haring Road Metairie, LA 70065
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church continues a tradition for the 26th year with their pumpkin patch. Choose from a wide variety of pumpkins of many colors, shapes and sizes. Baked good, jewelry and Halloween masks will be for sale too for this annual fundraiser.
Pumpkin Patch at First Presbyterian Church
Open MON - FRI 3pm - 7pm; SAT 10am - 7pm; SUN 1pm - 7pm
5401 S. Claiborne Avenue New Orleans, LA 70125
First Presbyterian has been hosting a pumpkin patch since 2001! The pumpkin patch is the biggest fundraiser for the church's homeless outreach ministry, the Program of Hope. Pumpkins of all sizes and shapes will be for sale, including gourds, wing gourds, spookies, minis, weebee littles, and snowflakes. Donations of clothing, toiletries, and non-perishable food items will also be accepted at the pumpkin patch. Pumpkin Patch Schedule: st show up. For more information, you can contact pumpkinpatch@fpcno.org.
Pumpkin Patch at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.; Saturday - Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - ends on October 30
1031 South CarrolltonNew Orleans LA 70118
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church pumpkin patch has thousands of pumpkins and is a fundraiser to help support their many great programs. You'll find every shape and size!! Have your cameras ready for the photo op at this fun patch. Pumpkin prices are based on weight. Call 504-866-0123 to confirm hours and to ask about special times for school groups during the day.
Pumpkin Patch at St. Martin's Episcopal Church
Monday - Friday 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm; Sat & Sun 11am - 5:00 pm thru October 31 or until the pumpkins run out!
2216 Metairie Rd Metairie, LA 70001
Now, more than ever, children and adults alike will enjoy picking out the perfect pumpkin or two! The patch offers lots of specialty pumpkins and gourds. A cute fall-themed area offers you the perfect picture opportunity! Please note weekday and weekend hours differ.
Road Trip - Corn Maze Saturdays at LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
Session Times: Morning | 9 - 11 a.m. Midday | Noon - 2 p.m. Afternoon | 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
4560 Essen Lane (I-10 at Essen Lane) Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Enjoy some crazy, mazy family fun as you find your way through the maze. Test your skill at the giant sling shots, climb Hay Mountain, visit the farm animals and take a hayride. Other activities include pumpkin decorating, children's zipline, corn crib and more. Concessions available. The fun continues every Saturday in October - October 5, 12, 19, 26. Admission is $15 per person. Free for children 2 and younger. Tickets are pre-sale only, and will not be offered at the gate. All ages must have a ticket to enter. Tickets are limited. Night Maze will be on October 26th from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Admission to Night Maze is $20 per person and free for children two and younger.
