NIGHTMARE 2025

Aboard the iconic Creole Queen

A hauntingly evening on the river

October 18, 2025

6PM Boarding | 7PM Sail

Step into the shadows of New Orleans and experience a night unlike any other — where luxury meets the macabre.

Enjoy:

DJ & Live Performances

Tarot Card Reader

Open Bar

Silent Auction benefiting the New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter

Dress to slay in your most haunting attire and join us for a cause that matters.

This is one Nightmare you’ll never want to wake from.

NOWCS provides for homeless families from diverse backgrounds and is one of the only shelters that accepts:

women over the age of 18 who are accompanied by children of both genders under the age of 18,
pregnant women throughout all stages of their pregnancy.
intact and single father-led families including boys.

Clients originate from across the metro New Orleans area including Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines Parishes. (Map)

Over 95% of the persons NOWCS assists are African American.
100% are homeless upon program entry and have incomes at or below the federal poverty level.
Most have uneven employment histories, low educational attainment, and lack of job training, and are unable to afford market-rate housing.
Many of our clients are homeless for the first time in their lives.
Two thirds are children.

Bombshells Brew: Nightmare

Event Benefiting New Orleans Women's and Children's Shelter