28 Halloween Party Themes

Ready to turn your home into a fright fest? Here’s how to craft the perfect classic haunted house:

• Decor: Cover your furniture with white sheets, hang cobwebs and plastic spiders in every corner, and use flickering LED candles to create a ghostly atmosphere. 
• Food: Serve "bloody" punch with floating eyeball ice cubes, finger-shaped cookies, and a selection of eerie appetizers like deviled eggs with olive spiders. Use cauldrons and spooky labels to present your dishes.
• Activities: Organize a scavenger hunt with hidden spooky items, set up a DIY potion-making station, and play classic horror movie trivia. Create a haunted photo booth with props and a spooky backdrop for memorable snapshots.

Throw a Monster Mash that will have your guests grooving all night long.

• Decor: Create a spooky dance floor with dim lighting, fog machines, and hanging monster silhouettes.
• Food: Serve monster-themed snacks like "Frankenstein’s fingers" (green pretzel rods), "Mummy hot dogs," and a "Witch’s brew" punch with floating gummy eyeballs.
• Activities: Set up a monster mask-making station, organize a spooky dance-off with a prize for the best moves, and host a costume contest with categories like scariest, funniest, and most creative.

Cast a spell on your guests with a Witches' Coven Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Transform your space with black lace tablecloths, floating candles, and cauldrons filled with dry ice for a smoky effect. Hang broomsticks, witch hats, and mystical symbols around the room.
• Food: Serve "Witch's brew" punch in cauldrons, "Potion bottles" filled with colorful drinks, and "Spellbook cookies" decorated with witchy icing.
• Activities: Set up a potion-making station with various colored liquids and spooky ingredients, organize a tarot reading corner, and host a witch hat ring toss game. Finish with a cackling contest to see who has the best witch laugh.

Sink your teeth into a night of gothic glam with a Vampire's Lair Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Use dark, rich fabrics, gothic candelabras, and chandeliers to create a hauntingly beautiful space. Decorate with red roses, black lace, and antique-looking furniture for a luxurious feel.
• Food: Delight guests with "Bloody Mary shrimp cocktails" served in martini glasses and "Vampire bite" cookies shaped like fangs with red icing. Offer a signature "Crimson Kiss" cocktail made with cranberry juice, vodka, and a hint of lime.
• Activities: Host a vampire trivia contest with questions about famous vampire lore, set up a photo booth with vampire capes and fangs, and organize a blood-red balloon popping game with prizes inside.
  

Host a Ghostly Gathering that will send shivers down your guests' spines with this hauntingly fun Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Create a ghostly vibe with white drapes, floating cheesecloth ghosts, and plenty of fog from a fog machine. Use LED candles to cast shadows and place haunted mirrors around the room for a spooky touch.
• Food: Serve "Ghostly meringue cookies" shaped like little spirits with chocolate chip eyes and "Spectral punch" made with white grape juice, soda, and a touch of vanilla ice cream for a frothy effect.
• Activities: Organize a ghost story circle where guests share spooky tales and host a glow-in-the-dark dance party with ghost-themed music.

Bring the undead to life with a Zombie Apocalypse Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Create a desolate scene with tattered curtains, flickering lights, and life-sized zombie cutouts. Use fake barbed wire, "quarantine zone" tape, and old medical supplies to enhance the survivalist atmosphere.
• Food: Delight your guests with "Guts and intestines" – spaghetti with marinara sauce served in a hollowed-out pumpkin, and "Eyeball punch" – a mix of cranberry juice, ginger ale, and lychee "eyeballs" floating in the drink.
• Activities: Host a zombie escape room challenge with puzzles and traps, set up a "Zombie shooting range" with Nerf guns and zombie targets, and play a zombie-themed trivia game with questions about popular zombie movies and TV shows.

Celebrate life and honor the departed with a colorful and meaningful Day of the Dead Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Decorate your space with colorful papel picado banners, sugar skulls, and marigold flowers. Create an ofrenda (altar) with candles, photos of loved ones, and traditional offerings like pan de muerto (bread of the dead).
• Food: Serve tamales with various fillings like pork, chicken, and cheese wrapped in corn husks, and sugar skull cookies decorated with intricate icing designs. Offer Horchata – a sweet rice milk drink flavored with cinnamon and vanilla.
• Activities: Set up a sugar skull decorating station, host a traditional Mexican dance tutorial, and organize a storytelling session where guests share memories of their loved ones.

Solve the ultimate whodunit with a Murder Mystery Halloween party theme that’s full of twists and turns.

• Decor: Create an spooky atmosphere with dark drapes, old books, and vintage decor. Use old-fashioned telephones, candlesticks, and framed photographs to enhance the setting. Scatter clue cards and hidden messages throughout the room.
• Food: Delight guests with suspect sliders – mini burgers with and "Clue cupcakes" – vanilla cupcakes with secret clues hidden inside. Serve a "Mystery punch" with a blend of fruit juices, soda, and a hint of rum, labeled with a question mark.
• Activities: Provide guests with mystery kits that include their character details and objectives, set up staged crime scenes for investigation, and host an interactive sleuthing game where guests collect evidence and interrogate each other. Conclude with a dramatic reveal and award prizes for the best performances.

Conduct an unforgettable evening of wild experiments with a Mad Scientist Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Turn your space into a creepy laboratory with beakers, test tubes, and bubbling flasks filled with colored liquids. Use old lab equipment, skeletons, and neon lighting to enhance the eerie atmosphere. Hang "caution" and "biohazard" signs to complete the look.
• Food: Serve brain jello molds made with green jello, and "Radioactive punch" with lime sherbet and soda, topped with dry ice for a smoky effect.
• Activities: Set up a slime-making station with various colors and textures, organize a "mad scientist" costume contest, and host an experiment demonstration with simple, safe science tricks like baking soda and vinegar eruptions.

Step right up to a night of thrills and chills with a Carnival of Horrors Halloween party theme that will leave your guests screaming.

• Decor: Transform your space into a creepy carnival with striped tents, eerie carnival posters, and vintage circus props. Use flickering carnival lights, fake cobwebs, and animatronic clowns for a spooky atmosphere. Add a "freak show" area with bizarre props and decorations.
• Food: Serve "Bloody popcorn" drizzled with red candy coating and "Zombie corndogs" with a hint of green food coloring in the batter. Offer "Carnival cotton candy cocktails" made with vodka, pink lemonade, and a piece of cotton candy that melts when the drink is poured over it.
• Activities: Set up classic carnival games with a spooky twist, like a "ring toss on severed fingers," a "dunk tank of doom" with green water, and a "haunted fortune teller" booth.

Step into a world of magic and mystery with an Enchanted Forest Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Turn your space into a mystical forest with twinkling fairy lights, hanging lanterns, and faux trees and vines. Use moss, toadstools, and enchanted creature figurines to add to the magical atmosphere.
• Food: Serve "Fairy dust cupcakes" with edible glitter and "Enchanted forest fruit skewers" with a mix of berries, grapes, and melon balls.
• Activities: Set up a mystical mask-making station where guests can create their own enchanted masks or create a potion brewing bar with various flavored syrups and seltzers.

Invite your guests to dark and mystical evening with an Underworld Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Use dark, tattered fabrics, eerie blue and green LED lights, and artificial fog to create an underworld ambiance. Scatter faux bones and ancient relics, and use blacklight paint to create glowing symbols and eerie murals on the walls.
• Food: Offer "River Styx punch" – a dark berry punch with floating lychee "eyeballs" and a touch of dry ice for a ghostly effect.
• Activities: Set up an "Escape from the Underworld" maze with puzzles and challenges or host a séance with a professional medium to connect with the spirits of the underworld. 

Host your guests to a night of dark luxury with a Gothic Glam Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Use black and red velvet drapes, ornate candelabras, and dark rose bouquets to create a gothic feeling. Boost the mood with soft, haunting classical music.
• Food: Serve blood-red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and black fondant accents. Offer Dark and Stormy cocktails made with dark rum, ginger beer, and a twist of lime.
• Activities:  Set up a gothic photo booth with vintage props and dark backdrops, and host a mystery masquerade with masks and fancy attire.

Set sail for an unforgettable adventure with a Pirate's Cove Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Set your table with weathered wooden planks as placemats, nautical rope accents, and brass lanterns. Use old maps as table runners, scatter gold coins and faux pearls, and add mini treasure chests filled with candy for each guest.
• Food: Serve a captain’s seafood platter with shrimp, crab claws, and oysters on a bed of crushed ice, and a Pirate’s rum cake" soaked in dark rum and topped with a brown sugar glaze. 
• Activities: Set up a "Treasure hunt" with hidden clues and a final chest of goodies or play a "Walk the plank" challenge with a balance beam.

Fly to another dimension with an Aliens and UFOs Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Use a reflective silver tablecloth, glow sticks, and LED candles to create an other worldly glow. Se the table with alien figurines, sci-fi props, and neon-colored plates and cups.
• Food: Serve "Martian mocktails" – green apple juice with a splash of club soda and a rim of colored sugar.
• Activities: Set up an alien artifact excavation dig site with sand and hidden treasures. Finish the night with a meteor shower light show using glow sticks and LED lights.

Treat your guest to a spellbinding evening with a Harry Potter Hogwarts Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Dress your table with a Hogwarts-inspired table runner, flickering LED candles, and house crests as placemats. Use old books as centerpieces, and scatter faux parchments and quills.
• Food: Serve butterbeer cupcakes with butterscotch frosting and a hint of cinnamon, and "Polyjuice potion punch" – a green, bubbling drink made with lime sherbet, soda, and a touch of edible glitter.
• Activities:  Organize a sorting hat ceremony to assign guests to their Hogwarts houses and host a Triwizard Tournament"with games like a maze challenge, trivia contest, and broomstick relay race.

Blend tropical vibes with Halloween spookiness for a memorable Spooky Luau Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Set your table with black and orange Hawaiian-themed tablecloths, bamboo placemats, and tiki torches adorned with cobwebs. Use carved pineapples as spooky centerpieces, add glowing LED candles inside coconuts, and scatter plastic spiders and skeletons among tropical flowers for a creepy touch.
• Food: Serve Haunted Hawaiian sliders with pulled pork and spicy pineapple slaw, and "Zombie Mai Tai" cocktails – a mix of dark rum, pineapple juice, and grenadine, garnished with lychee "eyeballs." 
• Activities: Set up a "Spooky limbo" game with a skeleton-themed limbo bar.

Open a book to the twisted world of fractured fairy tales with a Fairytale Gone Wrong Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Set your table with dark, enchanted forest tablecloths, candelabras with dripping candles, and tarnished silverware. Use broken glass slippers as centerpieces, scatter poisoned apples, and place dark, twisted branches adorned with cobwebs and fairy lights. Add storybook pages with sinister illustrations as placemats.
• Food: Serve "Cursed pumpkin soup" with a hint of spice and "Poison apple tarts" filled with cinnamon and caramelized apples. 
• Activities: Host a "Grimm Storytelling Circle" where guests share their favorite dark fairy tales. End the night with a "Mad Hatter’s Dance Party" featuring eerie remixes of classic songs.

Get ready for a night of chivalry and mystery with a Medieval Masquerade Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Decorate your table with dark, velvet tablecloths, gold-rimmed plates, and ornate goblets. Use candelabras with dripping candles, medieval banners, and faux stone placemats. Scatter faux gemstones, old scrolls, and wax-sealed letters for an authentic touch.
• Food: Serve "Dragon's breath stew" with hearty beef and root vegetables, and "King’s feast roast" with herb-crusted chicken and honey-glazed carrots. Pair the meal with a goblet of fire punch – a warm, spiced cider with a splash of rum and a cinnamon stick.
• Activities: Set up a "Knight’s tournament" with foam swords and shields, organize a "Masquerade mask-making station" with feathers, jewels, and paints, and host a "Castle scavenger hunt" with hidden medieval treasures.

Come one, come all to the dark heart of the big top with a Circus of the Macabre Halloween party theme.

• Decor:Cover your table with dark, tattered tablecloths, use black and white striped placemats, and add gothic candlesticks with blood-red candles. Place creepy clown dolls as centerpieces, scatter fake nails and screws, and use circus-themed plates and cups.
• Food: Offer guests "Twisted pretzel sticks" served with a spicy mustard dip, and "Haunted corn dogs" with blood-red ketchup and eerie green relish. Serve "Ghostly snow cones" with shaved ice, a mix of fruit syrups, and a hint of vodka for an adult twist.
• Activities: Set up a Haunted ring toss game with severed hand targets or a creepy clown makeup station

Enter a dystopian world of haunted machinery and Victorian elegance with a Steampunk Horror Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Set your table with dark, leather tablecloths, brass gear placemats, and oil lanterns. Use vintage typewriters, mechanical parts, and Edison bulb centerpieces. Add small brass telescopes and faux skeleton keys to complete the look.
• Food: Serve "Gory gear cupcakes" with dark chocolate frosting and edible gear decorations, and "Haunted H.G. Wells cocktails" – gin and tonic with a twist of blackberries and mint.
• Activities: Host a Steampunk gadget building contest with provided materials.

Create an evening of chilling charm with a Graveyard Gala Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Decorate your table with dark velvet runners, gothic goblets, and silver-plated skull centerpieces. Use vintage lanterns with flickering candles, graveyard-themed place settings, and moss-covered tombstones as décor. Scatter dead leaves, bones, and antique-looking keys for a chilling effect.
• Food: Serve  "Cemetery soil pudding" made with layers of chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos, and gummy worms. Offer "Ghoul’s punch" – a dark berry and rum concoction served in a cauldron with dry ice for a foggy effect.
• Activities: Set up a "Tombstone decorating" station where guests can create their own epitaphs.

Bring the ultimate clash of good vs. evil to your event with a Superheroes vs. Villains Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Cover your table with a bold, comic book-print tablecloth, use action figure centerpieces, and themed cutlery. Place superhero capes on chairs, and scatter comic book clippings and colorful lightning bolts.
• Food: Serve "Vigilante vials" – test tubes filled with colorful layered drinks.
• Activities:  Set up a "Hero vs. Villain tug-of-war" with team-based competition.

Slash through the night with an 80s Slasher Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Set your table with dark, torn tablecloths, vintage VHS tape covers as placemats, and candles dripping fake blood. Use horror movie figurines as centerpieces, scatter plastic spiders and cobwebs, and hang retro movie posters around the room.
• Food: Offer "Blood bath punch" – a mix of cranberry juice, soda, and a splash of vodka with floating lychee "eyeballs."
• Activities: Organize a "Slasher film marathon" with clips from classic 80s horror movies,

Bring the quirky and macabre to your party with a Beetlejuice Halloween party theme that will have your guests shouting "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!"

• Decor: Dress your table with alternating black and white striped runners, eerie green napkins, and centerpieces featuring miniature gravestones and fake moss. Use quirky mismatched plates, skeleton hand cutlery, and candles in vintage candelabras. Scatter faux bugs, eyeballs, and small mirror pieces for a truly haunted look.
• Food: Serve "Netherworld nectar" – a purple concoction of grape juice, tonic water, and a splash of gin with a glow stick stirrer.
• Activities: Set up a "Beetlejuice quote challenge" where guests guess famous lines from the movie.

We see an epic party in your future with a Tarot Card Reading Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Dress your table with deep purple tablecloths, gold-fringed runners, and intricate tarot card displays. Use candelabras with black candles, amethyst geodes, and velvet-covered chairs. Add crystal pendulums and moon phase decorations for an ethereal touch.
• Food: Serve "Fate’s fondue" – a rich chocolate fondue with assorted fruits and marshmallows for dipping and "Oracle’s elixir" – a mix of sparkling water, elderflower syrup, and fresh berries.
• Activities: Organize a tarot card workshop where guests learn to read their own cards.

Summon the spirits of the past with a Salem Witch Halloween party theme.

• Decor: Transform your table with dark, lace tablecloths, antique silverware, and flickering lanterns. Use black candles in wrought iron holders, spell books, and dried herbs as centerpieces. Scatter faux cobwebs, small cauldrons, and crystal balls to set a truly mystical scene.
• Food: Serve  "Spellbound apple tarts" with a hint of cinnamon and caramel paired with "Potion punch" – a mix of pomegranate juice, sparkling water, and a splash of gin, garnished with rosemary sprigs.
• Activities: Set up a spell casting workshop where guests can create their own spells.

Create the ultimate autumn experience with a Pumpkin Patch Halloween party theme that’s perfect for all ages.

• Decor: Set your table with a gingham tablecloth, wooden crates filled with mini pumpkins, and fairy lights. Use vintage pitchers with fall flower arrangements, pumpkin-shaped placemats, and scatter straw and corn husks for a cozy feel. Add lanterns and rustic signs with fun autumn phrases.
• Food: Offer guests  "Pumpkin spice donuts" dusted with cinnamon sugar, and "Pumpkin patch chili" served in bread bowls. Pair the food with "Autumn harvest sangria" – white wine mixed with apple cider, fresh apples, and a hint of pumpkin spice.
• Activities: Organize a "Pumpkin painting station" with paints and brushes or set up a "Cornhole game" with pumpkin-themed bean bags.