VIDEO: Hallowe'en in New Orleans.

So this is an example of the hilarity and surreality of New Orleans on Hallowe'en. This scene was on the way to Frenchman Street. We followed these drummers and their silver leader as they snaked their way through the streets.

And some other pictures. In sum, lots of people. In costumes. All night. We got in just before 6 a.m.


Frenchman Street, (arguably) the biggest party of the night.

Bourbon Street, par for the course.

Again, other direction.

The Simpsons run into each other.

I went out as a road trip across America. Did it work? Yes.

New Orleans at approximately 4:45 a.m.

Memories of Canada. I know, I know. This stuff is deadly. But it was deliciously home.

The best place to be on Hallowe'en

Last night on Julia Street, we walked by singers, musicians, dancers, artists, sumo wrestlers, post-modern art, stilt-walkers, and lots of local food. It was all part of Prospect.1, an 11-week art festival that will take over most New Orleans galleries, museums, and in some cases, street blocks. It was apparently just a prelude to tonight's festivities.

The Location is Frenchman Street.
The People are filling the block.
The Costume is the United States of America.

It's only 2:30 p.m. here, but people are already roaming the streets of the French Quarter in full costume. I found an Uncle Sam hat, but I still need to find a shirt with this great nation's stars and stripes all over it.