“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fans will want to haunt Anna’s this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 8 to 11 p.m. for a Buffy-themed get-together with specialty cocktails, music and more. A suggested entry donation will benefit Southern Smoke Foundation helping hospitality workers impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton. A portion of cocktail sales will also be donated to The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. Win-win-win!
For those looking for a more grown-up treat (no trick), La Boulangerie’s Halloween candy tarts will hit all the right notes, whether your favorite is Snickers, Almond Joy or peanut butter cups. Fill up your treat bags and save one for us!
Get your last-minute Halloween costume and spooky accessories in order! Some of our favorite stops include salon and costume shop She Comes in Peace and the wig/makeup/glitter experts at Fifi Mahoney’s in the French Quarter, art and oddities boutique Miette in the Lower Garden District, and Miss Claudia’s Vintage and costume shop Uptown.
Gracious Bakery’s St. Charles Avenue location is celebrating the season with a Samhain in New Orleans, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tarot and astrology readings with Persephone the Tarot Hearse and visting Astro witch Mak Jagger, plus sweet treats and perfect-for-comfort season pot pies available to eat/take-away.
Celebrate the spookiest of nights at Zony Mash’s Ghouls Ball on Halloween night, Thursday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. The ghostly evening will feature a dance party, live music, a DJ, tarot card readings, scary movies, art and much more. Costumes are encouraged with a discount at the door, so get your outfit in order!
