There is nothing more fun than attending Halloween costume parties in October. It’s a special time when the spirit of Halloween truly comes alive! If you are the one hosting the Halloween party, several steps need to be accomplished for your frightful night to be the best one yet! Follow these Halloween costume party steps below!
Plan the Time, Date, and Location Ahead of Time
One of the most important and most helpful pieces of advice that can be provided is planning ahead! Let your attendees know exactly what time to arrive, what day the party is happening, and where it is happening. Be sure to be precise about party details and send out invitations weeks in advance so your attendees can ensure they are available to arrive. This includes limiting your guest list, specifying whether plus-ones are welcome, and including an RSVP within the invitation.
Create Your Party Theme
The theme of the Halloween costume party is entirely up to you! There are so many fun, exciting, and terrifying themes to choose from. Costume parties usually range from scary to funny or even a mixture of both! Other ideas include movie-based themes or decade-themed! The choice is yours!
Set Your Party Budget
There are ways to host a fantastic costume party without spending too much money on decorations. Look for Halloween decorations at discount stores that can be used yearly for future parties and home decorations. These include plastic figures, lights, fake spider webs, and more!
Insert Color Dyes Into Your Food!
Food dyes are an excellent opportunity to take your Halloween costume party to the next level! Make the food more frightful and memorable by using Halloween-based colors in desserts and decorating other foods to resemble Halloween characters like ghosts, Frankenstein, and spiders, etc.
Create a Frightful Music Playlist
What’s a party without music? Carefully select some of the best Halloween-inspired songs that perfectly match the mood or theme of your costume party. There are also plenty of other Halloween playlists already created on streaming platforms for you and your guests to enjoy as well!
Plan Your Party Activities
The party activity possibilities are endless! Elevate the excitement of your costume party by hosting a best-costume contest, a pumpkin carving contest, scavenger hunts, or even karaoke. Make your party the best and most memorable one yet!
Provide Your Guests With Party Favors
Nothing portrays appreciation and gratitude for your guests quite like party favors. Prepare festive Halloween goodies for your party guests with small treats and party apparel & accessories. Party favors provide the perfect touch to every Halloween costume party!
Visit Nights of the Jack Next Fall in Calabasas, CA
Halloween might seem far away now, but it will be here before you know it! When the fall returns, come and visit the most extravagant Halloween celebration of the year: Nights of the Jack! Buy your tickets once they go on sale and contact us through our contact form!