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Craft a festive few days with good food and drink in hand
Everyone knows New Orleans is the best place to be for Halloween, making it all the more necessary to choose one’s stops discerningly. It’s also a great town for Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) revelry, what with the city’s affinity for the dead, and parties. Below are Eater’s picks for the best ways to celebrate Halloween and Dia de los Muertos around New Orleans, with good food and drinks in mind.
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Thursday, October 31
Brunch at French Toast: Year-old French Toast is still one of few places to serve brunch every day, and its French Quarter location is a bonus on this particularly festive day. Fuel up with puffy Danish aebleskivers, fully loaded French toasts, and for the savory, a fried chicken biscuit, croque madame, or savory crepe.
Voodoofest: Stroll the quarter of a mile from brunch to this free festival in the Quarter (note: NOT the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in City Park that wrapped up over the weekend) celebrating the impact of voodoo on New Orleans’s culture, complete with music, refreshments, a craft market, and talks by Haitian and New Orleans Voodoo priests, historians, and authors. 1 to 7 p.m. at Voodoo Authentica of New Orleans Cultural Center & Collection, 612 Dumaine Street.
Frenchmen Street: Yes, we know Frenchmen Street is packed with tourists and not as fun as it used to be, but on Halloween night it’s still one of the best destinations to people-watch and see up close all this town can do when it comes to costumes. The best bet for food along the main drag is at the vegetarian-friendly 13 Monaghan, which offers a whole menu of tachos, boudin or tofu banh mi, vegan chili, and breakfast all night long.
Parlor at the Pontchartrain Hotel: The pretty new event space in the Pontchartrain, run by the duo behind the hotel’s restaurant Jack Rose, is hosting a concert for $20 (J & The Causeways, Roadside Glorious and Juno Dunes) 9 p.m. to midnight. A costume is also a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Jack Rose or Hot Tin, the hotel’s lively rooftop.
The Ace Hotel’s Three Keys Halloween Party: The small music venue inside the Ace Hotel downtown is hosting Papi Juice, an art collective celebrating the lives of queer and trans people of color for its Halloween party, starting at 10 p.m. Also featuring live music from Oscar Nn, Denisia, HaSizzle and Dreamer. One of the hotel’s restaurants Seaworthy, next door, serves food until 2 a.m., and hot new cocktail bar Bar Marilou is right across the street.
Friday, November 1
Day of the Dead/Fet Gede at the New Orleans Healing Center: Hit the Bywater for another chance to learn about voodoo, Mexico’s Day of the Dead, and Haiti’s Fet Gede. From 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the New Orleans Healing Center, this free celebration will host local artists, a potluck dinner, a parade, and traditional voodoo ceremony at 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 2
Batucada Day of the Dead at Casa Borrega: Casa Borrega’s Cinco de Mayo and Day of the Dead celebrations are the stuff of legend, if you can get inside for the party. From 7 to 11 p.m., come for a night of festive drinks, snacks, and as always, excellent live music. Special this year is owner Hugo Montero’s altar of lights, candles, and skeletons dedicated to a longtime friend of the restaurant who died recently.
Source: Eater New Orleans - All
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