100 Fun Things to do on Halloween with Friends

Remember when Halloween was simple?

As a kid all you had to worry about was if your siblings got more candy than you.

Now Halloween is a lot less magical and a lot more stressful.

You have to decide what costume you’re going to wear, figure out if other people are even dressing up (you don’t want a Mean Girls situation on your hands) and what you are actually going to do on Halloween!

So to make sure you don’t end up spending the evening alone at home, here’s 100 things to do on Halloween with friends that will bring back the fun of Halloween.

1. Watch a scary movies with friends
2. Paint pumpkins (it’s the new thing apparently)
3. Bake and decorate Halloween themed cupcakes
4. Play truth or dare
5. Tell scary stories around a campfire
6. Host a murder mystery party
7. Create a Halloween themed scavenger treasure hunt
8. Make some DIY Halloween decorations
9. Visit a pumpkin patch
10. Turn your home into a haunted house
11. Do Halloween face paint for your younger siblings, neighbors or children
12. Have a spooky themed dinner party
13. Binge Halloween TV episodes
14. Try to contact the dead using a Ouija board
15. Have a pumpkin themed bake off
16. Hand out candy to trick-or-treaters 
17. Get a psychic or tarot card reading online
18. Have a Halloween or scary movie trivia quiz night
19. Play Halloween themed charades
20. Make your own pumpkin spiced latte
21. Bob for apples (is this fun? Not really but it’s a classic)
22. Experiment with spooky cocktails
23. Go on a night-time walk and bring flashlights
24. Experiment with dark makeup
25. Make s’mores 
26. Host a Halloween themed potluck
27. Give yourself a manicure and do some Halloween nail art
28. Make Halloween punch
29. Rate people’s Halloween costumes either in person or scrolling through Instagram
30. Host a dress up party
31. Take your younger siblings trick-or-treating
32. Rent a cabin in the woods
33. Host a potluck
34. Visit a fall harvest festival
35. Go for a picnic in the park
36. Make spiced apple cider
37. Have a dress up relay race
38. Play Halloween themed charades
39. Make Halloween crafts
40. Decorate a haunted gingerbread house
41. Drive around your area to look at people’s Halloween decorations
42. Pick and play conkers with your family and friends
43. Make a Halloween themed table centerpiece
44. Set off fireworks or or use sparklers
45. Go on a guided ghost tour in your city
46. DIY autumn wreaths for your front door
47. Make toffee apples
48. Go on a fresh crisp morning walk in the countryside
49. Roast marshmallows on an open fire
50. Have a pumpkin carving contest
51. Learn about the history of Halloween
52. Go all out and buy the craziest Halloween decorations
53. Go get lost in a corn maze
54. Read a Halloween themed or scary book
55. Decorate your house with friends
56. Have a Halloween photo shoot with friends in your costumes
57. Make your own horror movie, The Blair Witch Project style
58. Take a guided tour of a graveyard
59. Go on a ghost hunt
60. Spend a night under the stars camping
61. DIY a Halloween photo booth and take pictures
62. Have a sleepover with friends
63. Visit a wax museum
64. Carve mini or big pumpkins
65. Do some Halloween coloring
66. Have a dance party
67. Go on a ghosts bus tour
68. Dress up as the walking dead
69. Make fun Halloween themed food
70. Have a Harry Potter Movie Marathon
71. Build a bonfire (but be safe!)
72. Roast marshmallows 
73. Go to the zoo
74. Decorate a Halloween tree
75. Take part in a Halloween dress up park run
76. Ask Alexa to play spooky sounds to turn your home into a haunted house
77. Tell cheesy Halloween jokes
78. Visit a fortune teller
79. Make or buy a Halloween Pinata
80. Go apple picking
81. Collect pine cones, leaves and anything else to make a fall display in your home
82. Make a scarecrow
83. Have a cozy wine and cheese night
84. Jump in a pile of leaves
85. Learn to knit a scarf
86. Decorate your porch for Halloween with friends
87. Go for a hayride
88. Go to a Halloween festival or parade
89. Make ginger snap cookies
90. Host your own fear factor
91. Make Halloween themed appetizers
92. Go to the cinema
93. Build a blanket fort
94. Have a game night, Halloween costumes optional
95. Try to scare your friends and family
96. Make jell-o shot syringes
97. Camp out in your back garden
98. Decorate a Halloween cake
99. Dress up your pets in costumes
100. Enjoy the fun of Halloween