Paige Cody
This month, a velvet cloak of darkness settles over the prairies and bayous of Louisiana. Fog creeps between cypress trees. A twig snaps, then something howls, just beyond your eyesight in the distance. Could it be the Rougarou making his way toward you? Or just a Border Collie in a Superman costume? Whether you’re in the market for chilling frights or festive family fun, Halloween activities for any taste (and not just candy corn or chocolate) abound all over the state. Here are a few excuses to don your costume leading up to and on the big night that we find most intriguing.
Every weekend in October: Halloween at Lakeview Park and Beach
Until November 4: Bass Ghost Shop at Yes We Cannibal
Saturdays in October: LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens Corn Maze
October 20–28: Cutting Edge Theater presents Rocky Horror: Witches
October 26–28: Fifolet Halloween Festival in Baton Rouge
October 27–November 5: Young Frankenstein at Jefferson Performing Arts Society
October 28–29: BREC's Boo at the Zoo
October 28–29: La Fete des Bayous Festival
October 27: Olde Towne Slidell Zombie Crawl
October 27: Moonlight over Melrose in Natchitoches
October 27: Smoot's Grocery Halloween Bash
October 27–28: Frightmare on Main Street in New Iberia
October 27–29: Halloween New Orleans
October 28: BREC's Full Moon Fête
October 28: Halloween Art & Nature Festival
October 28: Bayou Teche Brewing Halloween Blowout
October 28: New Iberia Halloween Parade
October 28: Halloween Day at LASM
October 28: Harvest Moon Festival in Franklin
October 28: Covington Boo Fest
October 28: Autumn in the Oaks at Moncus Park
October 29: Mandeville Barktoberfest
October 29: Boo Bash on the Bayou in Beaux Bridge
October 29: Haints, Haunts, and Halloween at the Rural Life Museum
October 29: New Roads Boo & Brew
October 31: Abita Springs Trick-or-Treat Block Party
