Dying to know how to throw a Halloween party for adults? We’re dead sure you’ve come to the right place. Yes, an adult Halloween Party! Pitch the warning signs as no children are allowed at these wicked affairs.
We’ve got a bunch of spooky ideas so dust off your cauldron and cackle like a witch because things are going to get strange around here.
Decide On The Date
No, it’s not a trick question. We all know Halloween is on 31st October, but you may want to host the party on the weekend before, or after, if it falls on a weekday. If you know people are going to other parties around this time let them know about yours early by sending them a save the date. After all, yours will be the best!
Pick The Venue
Most likely, this will be at your own haunted house, so that’s easy. But if you are using a different venue book in advance.
Choose a Theme
A theme will help you to create a cohesive vibe. From the invite to the décor. Bring everything together with colour and style, or even base it on a movie.
Send The Invites
When planning how to throw a Halloween party for adults you may overlook the invites. But don’t! This is where it all begins. Lure them in with a spooktacular invitation to get them in the mood. Or fly into their inbox with an eerie e-invite. The darker and moodier the better.
Food
Prepare a feast of disgusting delights to disturb and thrill your guests in equal measure. If you’re providing food, make sure that you cater for any dietary requirements or allergies and ask guests to let you know in advance. And you could always ask them to bring a dish if you’ve got quite a few people to cater for.
Creepy Halloween Food
- Witches finger cookies
- Sandwiches cut into coffin shapes or witch’s hats (Add signs next to them – ‘sandwitches’)
- Cocktail sausages for fingers
- Deviled eggs
- Eyeball cake pops
- Monster wraps
- Ice cream – (or “I Scream”)
Pick Your Poison
If you’re serving alcohol, let guests know if they should bring their own. Transform alcohol bottles into perfect potions with ghoulish labels. Red wine and vodka are off the menu, instead Dragons’ Blood and Wolfsbane Tonic are the drinks of the day. Or serve whiskey in a glass skull decanter for extra eeriness. Set up a bar area with a ‘pick your poison’ sign and add a menu to let people know what’s available. You can easily do a non-alcoholic version of this too with different coloured soft drinks.
Decorate The Haunted Halls
Add a sign on your front door to let guests know they are entering haunted house territory. Inside, create eerie vibes only. Unveil the unexpected…
Decoration Ideas
- Halloween posters
- Orange, black and purple candles
- Pumpkin spice scent
- Dead flowers
- Diy black flowers in a black vase
- Skulls
- Black cats
- Bunting
- Plastic Spiders
- Cobwebs
Decorate The Table
- Tombstone name signs (Include their obituary e.g., RIP Janet’s sanity 1983 – 2023)
- Add Halloween placemats – That serve as a quiz to keep their witchy fingers busy
- Candles
- Party games
- Black tablecloth
- Skull glasses or gothic chalices
- Paper plates if you want to save on the washing up!
Indoor Halloween Activities For Adults
There are so many activities you can include in your Halloween party. But how to throw a Halloween Party for adults that don’t drink or want a traditional party? Don’t panic! There are other ways you can invite the spooky in.
Halloween Party Ideas
- Dinner party – Whether it’s a formal affair, or a more relaxed do, draw them in with a well-dressed table. Whether the food screams ‘eat me’ or questions their reality that’s for you to decide…
- Fancy dress – Whip out your wands for a Harry Potter theme or get moody with gothic glam. If you’re truly twisted, then clowns may be your thing…
- Dance party – Break out your monster moves and dance until the death of the day.
- Chat about serial killers – discuss crime/thriller books with a glass of blood (wine) and some spooky treats.
- Halloween movie marathon – Get your heart racing with a thrilling scary movie sesh.
- Murder mystery – Keep everyone guessing with a well-planned murder mystery event. They’ll trust no one.
- Crafty Party – Indulge your twisted talents with a creepy craft party. Make things like papier mâché pumpkins and clay cats. Or go traditional with pumpkin carving and wreath making.
Halloween Games
Is it a party without a few Halloween games? Even if you’re having a quieter affair, you can throw in a quiz or two to make it more fun and keep your guests entertained. If you’re going for a full-on bash these Halloween games will keep your guests blood thirsty for more:
- Spooky board games like Betrayal at the House on the Hill.
- What am I – Write a word on a post it and attach to their forehead. They have to guess what they are.
- Guess how many – Add mints (or ghost poos) to a bowl and they have to guess how many – Winner gets a prize.
- Label the skeleton – Test their biology brains to see how much they remember from anatomy class.
- Name the tune – Put together a Halloween playlist and see if they can name the tune.
- Tell a twisted tale – The best scary story gets a prize.
- Truth or scare bluffing game – Come up with three stories. One is true and the other 2 are false. In the theme of Halloween, they must be about something disgusting or scary. Players guess which one is the truth.
Music
Create a spooky ambience from the minute the guests walk through the door with a Halloween playlist that sets the mood. Get the celebration going with some party tracks. Or if it’s a more sombre affair you’re after, moody music playlists from YouTube will do the trick.
Halloween Music To Get The Party Started
- Monster Mash – Bobby Pickett
- Bury a Friend – Billie Eilish
- Somebody’s Watching Me – Michael Jackson
- Thriller – Michael Jackson
- Disturbia – Rihanna
- Spooky Scary Skeletons – Andrew Gold
- I Put a Spell On You – Annie Lennox
- Venom – Eminem
- She Wolf – Shakira
- Ghostbuster’s theme (must be done!)
Sign With Blood
Have guests sign a guest book in blood. Don’t panic! It’s only red ink! Add a sign and a red pen. Include some scary props and a Polaroid camera for added eerie vibes!
Itinerary
If you’re planning an elaborate affair, give guests an itinerary of events. Like when to expect the food and entertainment. Don’t forget to add a start time to the invitation.
Send Them Off With a Treat
Set up a treat table with favours for the guests to take home. For a cruel twist, add a trick-or-treat die. If they land on the trick, they don’t get a favour. Boo!
Shop Halloween Treat Matchbox Craft Kit
Halloween Favours
- Mini spirits – with a sign that says ‘pick your potion’ or ‘take home a spirit’
- Adopt a ghost – mini clay ghosts in matchboxes
- Pumpkin keyrings
- Spooky cookies
- Spicy tea
- A crime novel
Operation Clean Up!
The end has come! It’s time to banish the idlers and remove all the evidence. Get the clean-up done before bed and you can reward yourself with a special breakfast in the morning. Or nurse your Halloween hangover for longer.
Now you have plenty of frightful ideas on how to throw a Halloween party for adults. Have a full-on bash or enjoy a quiet, but wicked happening. From dinner parties to movie marathons, embrace the spookiness of the season.
