A Mariah Carey Christmas Pop-Up Bar Is Coming to New Orleans

Halloween is over, which suggests one factor: It’s formally Mariah Carey season. This yr, the Queen of Christmas and “All I Need For Christmas Is You” hitmaker is teaming up with Virgin Motels for a one-of-a-kind vacation pop-up bar, and it’s coming to New Orleans.

From Friday, November 15 by way of Sunday, December 29, Virgin Motels New Orleans — in addition to Virgin Motels in Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, and New York Metropolis — will remodel right into a Carey-themed winter wonderland courtesy of nationwide pop-up occasions firm Bucket Listers. The pop-up will promote Carey’s three-year-old Irish cream model Black Irish, a line of flavored liqueurs “impressed by the heritage of the worldwide singer-songwriter.”

The pop-up bar will serve over-the-top Black Irish liqueur-based drinks, like an espresso martini served with a sweet cane rim; a white chocolate martini topped with cotton sweet and glitter; a bourbon martini with a chocolate-covered pretzel rim; and cocoa espresso topped with glitter sprinkles and edible butterflies. There may also be loads of Carey-themed shows, decor, and photograph ops, like a life-sized present field with an “All I Need For Christmas Is You” neon signal; a “Letters to Mariah” station; a lyric wall; and an outsized Christmas tree. Patrons may also be capable to sit on a life-sized Christmas wreath to recreate Carey’s Magical Christmas Particular album cowl, certain to be an Instagram hit.

It’s the primary time Bucket Listers has placed on an occasion in New Orleans, however the firm is thought for its touring pop culture-themed pop-ups, like a Saved By The Bell pop-up that began in Chicago, a Barbie pop-up with Mattel that made stops across the nation, and a Buffy The Vampire Slayer pop-up. It’s no shock the Carey-themed pop-ups are going down at Virgin Motels throughout the nation — because it opened in New Orleans in 2021, Virgin Motels has held numerous themed occasions, vacation pop-ups, and events.

Tickets for the New Orleans pop-up are on sale now, with 90-minute time slots provided between 4 and eight:30 p.m. every day. They vary from $20 to $30 relying on the day of the week and embody a complimentary Black Irish welcome cocktail.