Top New Orleans Nightlife

Exploring New Orleans in the evening can seem like an intimidating quest on your own, but this ghost, voodoo, and vampire walking tour takes you to the city’s most eerie sites at night in the safety of a group with a knowledgeable guide. Stop by top attractions such as the LaLaurie Mansion and New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, all while listening to your guide’s detailed stories of the paranormal and beyond.

If you're looking for a no-holds-barred fright in New Orleans, explore the city’s dark history on this adults-only tour from Hottest Hell, one of the top-rated haunted tour operators in town. Storytelling guides save the most grizzly true-crime tales, voodoo legends, and paranormal frights for this one, taking you on the choice of two different routes through the most haunted locations in the French Quarter and beyond.

Embark on a spooky adventure through New Orleans on this bus tour. Visit some of the city’s most haunted locations and listen to tales of tragedy, trauma, and mystery from your guide. The locations are brimming with paranormal activity, so bring your camera and try to catch some ghouls as you roam the sites.

Who doesn't like ghosts and vampires save for their unfortunate victims? If you're looking for a family-friendly night activity in New Orleans, then this ghost walking tour of the French Quarter might get your blood flowing. With a small group, you'll wander through the darkened streets for a fun, historical tour of New Orleans, and listen to tales of ghoulish invincibility and souls returned from the dead. 

Journey back in time to when New Orleans was a budding port town that dazzled visitors with its colorful Creole culture. Board the historic riverboat for a morning or afternoon float down the mighty Mississippi. Stroll the deck, admire the iconic paddlewheel, enjoy live music, and snap picturesque shots of the beautiful urban shoreline. This family‐friendly excursion offers an optional buffet lunch (additional expense).

Stroll around Frenchmen Street, New Orlean's top nightlife spot for live music, on this VIP evening tour. Listen to guided commentary on the street's colorful history and visit some of the hottest nightclubs, one of which will serve you an included New Orleans-style cocktail. You can also peruse the Frenchmen Street Art Market to pick up some locally-made souvenirs.

Enjoy a classic New Orleans experience of a lovely jazz brunch aboard a historic riverboat! Journey through time on this cruise along the mighty Mississippi. Stroll the deck, admire the iconic paddlewheel, and snap picturesque shots of the beautiful urban shoreline. This family‐friendly excursion includes a delectable optional brunch loaded with famous Louisiana dishes and live music from a local jazz trio.

Discover historic New Orleans in an open‐top double‐decker bus on this hop‐on hop‐off sightseeing tour. With your 1-day ticket, design a personal itinerary with several stops, including the French Market, Jackson Square, and the Garden District. Enjoy unobstructed views and fun onboard commentary as you soak up ‘The Big Easy’.

Delve into the stories behind the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans during a French Quarter walking tour. Take in famous landmarks including Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and the Mississippi River, along with lesser-known places of interest. Hear from your guide about the architecture and heritage of the district, and get the inside scoop on recommended places for shopping and dining as well.

See the spooky side of New Orleans and try out a few drinks while you're at it on this bar-hopping tour, which focuses on the haunted side of the city. You'll visit the Lalaurie Mansion, believed to be the most haunted spot in town, and spend time in Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, the oldest bar in the US, all with an engaging local guide to regale you with ghost stories.

Experience New Orleans’ wild bayou country on an exciting, family‐friendly airboat ride. This boat tour winds through the mossy cypress swamp close to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, named for the 19th‐century pirate and smuggler. While onboard, enjoy lively commentary from a native guide as you admire lush, forested shoreline and spot local wildlife. Both self-drive and hotel pickup options are available, and hotel pickups begin 75 minutes prior to tour time.

Immerse yourself in the rich culture and natural splendor of New Orleans’ mystifying swamps and wetlands on a New Orleans swamp tour and wetlands adventure. Relax in the luxurious interior of a New Orleans swamp tour boat as you cruise past cultural highlights like a Cajun cemetery, an Indian burial mound and a traditional fishing village. Scour the scenery for fascinating flora and fauna like snakes, turtles and alligators while listening to interesting commentary from your professional guide.

Get a taste of 18th-century New Orleans while exploring its most notorious haunts aboard a mule-drawn carriage. Join a small group of no more than eight people for an intimate evening tour through the French Quarter, where rollicking nightlife conceals a past filled with dark deeds, natural disasters, and supernatural sightings. Hear the city's most salacious history from a guide as you clip-clop your way past iron-laced balconies, darkened alleys, and southern mansions steeped in legend.

Discover the haunted history and culture of New Orleans on a tour that visits cemeteries and other allegedly haunted locations. Whether a skeptic or a believer, it can be creepy to visit cemeteries on your own, but, a group tour offers security. Plus, a guide enhances the experience with historical details, haunted tales, and EMF readers to try and spot the paranormal.

With hundreds of bars and clubs in New Orleans, it can be difficult to know where to go to have fun, but with this New Orleans Premium VIP Bar and Club Crawl, you’re guaranteed an awesome night without the stress of planning. Get skip-the-line entry to the bars and clubs you go to during this tour. Plus, a professional party planner gets your drinks, organizes games, and even introduces you to other partiers.

Get ready to PARTY!! This 3-hour private tour will take you beyond Bourbon Street to the music clubs, and cocktail bars of Frenchmen Street, the live music capital of New Orleans. Frenchmen Street has been featured in many films and shows such HBO's Treme, The Simpsons, and the hit movie Girl's Trip. Drake also shot a large portion of his video for 'In My Feelings' on Frenchmen Street. Your tour will take you to hear some of the best live music at Frenchmen Street's hottest clubs, and give you an overview of the area's colorful history. At each venue, we will take the time to listen to live bands. At one of our venues, you will have a choice to have a bartender give you a demonstration of how Louisiana cocktails such as "Sazerac" or "Esplanade Lemonade" are made, and you will experience the Frenchmen Street scene. Don't forget to bring your camera! If you like eclectic and unique art, we will visit the Frenchmen Street Art Market as well.

Embrace the energy and culture of New Orleans with this action-packed evening tour. Learn about art, culture, Mardi Gras festivities, and local drinks—without encountering the expensive bar tabs—as the tour gives you access to an open bar with delicious cocktails. Other highlights include a visit to the Warehouse District, a creative mask-making workshop, and a combination of a dinner party and a burlesque show.

Be treated to express entry at premier venues, including lounges, rooftops, and New Orleans' top bars. Best of all, dedicated party hosts ensure a seamless experience for each guest. This exclusive event promises to deliver the ultimate VIP treatment in the heart of New Orleans' vibrant nightlife scene.

Explore the history and culture of the Crescent City through the lens of craft cocktails on this pay-as-you-wish cocktail tour of New Orleans with a local guide! Whether it’s our guides’ favorite local dive bars or a sophisticated speakeasy, you’ll get an appreciation for the city’s role in cocktail history while passing some top attractions in New Orleans. At each stop, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about iconic drinks and choose the ones that really speak to your senses. You may indulge in a French 75, sip on the famous Sazerac, or enjoy another delicious libation that shows how French culture inspired the city’s bartenders and the traditions that continue to this day. Depending on your group’s interests, we can venture down Bourbon Street and try the notorious Hurricane. Whether you’d like a tour tailored to your group’s interests or simply want to experience the essence of the city’s cocktail culture, our team is ready to show off New Orleans’ best cocktail bars!