The Halloween season is a time full of frightful festivities and strange superstitions. Throughout October, we decorate our homes, switch to a spookier playlist, and take walks in the colorful leaves while anticipating the big night ahead. Whether you love to throw a huge Halloween party with friends, or prefer to spend the night solo watching your favorite horror flicks, having a plan for the occasion is always a good idea.
In today’s post, we’re eerily excited to share our favorite things to do on Halloween night! Read on (if you dare…) to discover awesome Halloween activities suitable for little ghouls, teenage witches, and Halloween-loving adults. Because, you’re never too old to eat, drink, and be scary.
Halloween Night Activities for Kids
Trick-Or-Treating
Trick-or-treating is the activity most highly associated with Halloween night, and is adored by many kids. Go door to door with your children in their costumes, and help them experience this special tradition! When they get a bit older, it may be ok for them to continue trick-or-treating with just their friends.
Creepy Crafts
Halloween crafting is an excellent indoor idea for little ones, and will help them explore their creativity. You could make monstrous masks, adorable bats, spooky slime, or fabulous witch hats!
Bake Halloween Treats
Take Halloween night as an opportunity to whip up some baked goods with pumpkin spice and everything nice. Pro tip: you can incorporate some of the candy your little ones scored while trick-or-treating into your baking!
Halloween Night Activities for Teens
Scavenger Hunt
Split up into teams and race to finish a Halloween-themed scavenger hunt! Make the hunt a combination of physical items plus digital aspects like things to capture on camera. Don’t forget to write the clues in a festively ghoulish tone.
Choreograph a Halloween Dance for TikTok
Get dressed up in your best costumes, play your favorite Halloween song, and come up with some cool choreography. Record your dance, then upload it to TikTok to take part in the trend, and wait while a scare is born.
Halloween Charcuterie Board
Assemble your favorite sweet and savory snacks on a board in the shape of a pumpkin or ghost. Don’t forget to snap an Instagram-worthy pic before you dig in! Now that’s dead-ication.
Halloween Night Activities for Adults
Halloween Trivia Night
Great for horror movie or tv-show enthusiasts, a spooktacular game of trivia will be a wicked experience for all. There’s nothing like some friendly competition!
Themed Costume Party
Go all out and throw the biggest Halloween bash your friends have ever seen! Take it over the top by choosing a creative theme for the event, if you like.
Ghost Tour/Haunted House
This activity idea is NOT for the faint of heart! However, if you feel like you’d be brave enough to face some terrifying specters and ferocious zombies, why not head out to a local haunted house or ghost tour?
Chilled Halloween Night Ideas
Have a Movie Marathon
Who says you have to get off the couch to celebrate Halloween? If you’re more of a movie person than a party person, line up your favorite spooky flicks and get cozy instead!
Read a Halloween Book/Scary Novel
For the bookworms out there, this lowkey idea is amazing! Pick out a Halloween-themed book or horror novel, and get comfortable as you escape into an exhilarating new world.
Send Halloween Cards
Mailing out some Halloween greeting cards is a gourd-geously thoughtful idea! Your loved ones will be overjoyed to receive some good ol’ fashioned snail mail from you.
Free Halloween Night Activities
Wander a Cemetery
This is probably the scariest idea on our list, but it definitely won’t make your bank account scream. Remember to always be respectful as you take in the scenery at this location.
Attend a Halloween Parade
Many towns host their own Halloween parade on Halloween night! This is a bewitchingly good idea for little ones and adults alike, and it’s an excuse to get out of the house.
Tell Ghost Stories
Whether you’ve got family ghost stories that have been passed down through generations, or you’re going to use Google to help you tell your gruesome tale, this cost-free activity is a classic.
Essential Tips for Halloween Party Hosts
Fearsome Invites
The first step to a successful Halloween soirée is to let your guests know the what, when, and where with creepy, crawly Halloween invitations! After counting the RSVPs, you’ll be able to estimate the amount of party food, drinks, and space needed.
Prepare for the Night
It’s time to dress your space up with the best Halloween decorations! Keep the theme fresh and undead with matching party supplies like paper cups, plates, napkins, favor bags, and stickers.
Entertain Your Guests
Fill up the night with a few different entertainment options like pumpkin carving, a costume fashion show, toilet paper mummy wrapping races, a cocktail-making station, Halloween bingo, or a murder mystery game.
Have Fun!
Being the host of a killer Halloween party can be a pretty big task, but don’t forget to enjoy the night yourself, too! Take some time to live in the moment. Dance, mingle, and laugh with your favorite monsters.
We hope you have an unforgettable Halloween night this year, no matter what way you choose to spend it! Feel free to share any other ideas for fun things to do for Halloween night in the comments below – we promise we won’t ghost you.
Ella is a content specialist from Cork, Ireland. Her passions include spending time with her two energetic dogs, fashion, photography, and trying new vegan food!
