New Orleans Nightmare
Haunted attraction · Louisiana
Two haunts under one roof near the Fair Grounds: House of Flesh, an abandoned morgue that chases you through freezer corridors, and Harvest of Crowe's, a field where a dead woman named Lucille rises every fall. Mini escape rooms and a 21-and-up horror bar round out the night for anyone who wants to keep going.
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Plan your visit
Color nearby peaks: November 26–November 30
Color builds from November 13 · mostly bare by December 23
Method: daily ERA5 temperatures drive a photoperiod + chilling phenology model, sampled at New Orleans Nightmare’s own coordinates and elevation (5 m) rather than a regional average. Estimates, not promises — check locally before you plan a trip around it.
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St. Francisville
Historic townColor nearby peaks November 28
A bluff-top town 'two miles long and two yards wide' above the Mississippi River anchors West Feliciana Parish's cluster of antebellum plantations (Rosedown, the Myrtles, the Cottage), with candlelit ghost tours and fall garden days drawing visitors through October.
Don’t miss: Antebellum plantation tours · Candlelit ghost tours · Bluff-top historic district
French Quarter Phantoms
Ghost tourColor nearby peaks November 28
Established in 2006, this locally owned outfit walks just under a mile through the Quarter and Treme on a 105-minute Ghost and Vampire tour, voted New Orleans' number one haunted tour eight years running. It runs 364 days a year.
Don’t miss: Voted #1 haunted tour 8 years running · Departs 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. nightly · Under a mile on foot, rain or shine
The Mortuary Haunted Mansion
Haunted attractionColor nearby peaks November 28
A genuine former funeral home at the dead end of Canal Street, where more than 20,000 funerals took place between 1930 and 2003. Each Halloween the mansion reopens as New Orleans' best-known haunted house, on the cemetery streetcar line.
Don’t miss: A real former mortuary, 1930-2003 · On the Canal Street cemetery streetcar line · Blackout flashlight nights
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
Fall festivalColor nearby peaks November 28
A sixteenth-century English village rebuilt in the pines outside Hammond, with jousting, hundreds of costumed performers and turkey legs sold from open-air stalls. It runs weekends only, from early November into December, about forty miles east of New Orleans on River Road.
Don’t miss: Jousting and costumed performers · Weekends only, November into December · About 40 miles east of New Orleans
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Frequently asked
- When does New Orleans Nightmare peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for November 26–November 30 (best estimate November 28). Color starts around November 13 and is mostly bare by December 23.
- What is New Orleans Nightmare best for?
- New Orleans haunt fans who want a full night out.
- How do I get to New Orleans Nightmare?
- The closest city is New Orleans, about 6 mi away (it's right in town). It's part of Louisiana's fall lineup.
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