NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Fall festivities span metro New Orleans this weekend with live music, festivals, pumpkin patches and the Krewe of Boo parade.
Krewe of Boo
Fifteen vampire-themed floats roll at 6:30 p.m. Saturday with marching bands, dance troupes and walking krewes. The Krewe of Boo parade starts at Elysian Fields, travels through the French Quarter and ends in the Warehouse District. To honor the 50th anniversary of Anne Rice’s bestseller “Interview with the Vampire,” bestselling authors Eric Shaw Quinn and Christopher Rice, the late author’s son, will serve as co-grand marshals of the parade.
On Sunday, there’s a special screening of the 1994 film adaptation of “Interview with the Vampire” at the Prytania Theatre at 8 p.m., following a Q&A with Rice and Quinn at 7:30 p.m.
Fall Fest at Parc des Familles
On the West Bank in Jefferson Parish, the second annual Fall Festival at Parc des Familles opens in Marrero from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Councilmember Tim Kerner Jr., R-Jefferson Parish District 1, said the parish wanted something wholesome and magical for West Bank families and kids. Kerner said the parish is funding free carnival rides, live music by Big in the 90s and Emilie Louise and the largest pumpkin patch ever seen on the West Bank. Food trucks and local vendors will also provide items for purchase…