Halloween 2025: Creative costume ideas and tips to enjoy the long weekend with a bit of fright and fun

This year Halloween falls on a Friday. It means the fun doesn’t have to end at midnight, there’s a whole weekend to stretch out the laughter, spookiness, and sweet-fuelled chaos. For those keen on celebrations, pumpkins will glow in windows, children will rattle buckets for treats, and adults will find excuses to dress up, eat too much, and act daft for a change. That’s the charm of of this festival, where everyone gears up for a night that lets everyone play pretend, if only for a while.

Halloween gives a chance to escape the serious side of life. The cobwebs, candles and silly masks aren’t just for children; they bring out the playful part of us that gets buried in everyday routine. There’s no right way to do it, some go all out with eerie decorations and themed dinners, while others keep it simple with a film, a few sweets, and the odd fright. However you celebrate, it’s about having fun together and not taking yourself too seriously.

Here’s what you could try this Halloween:

Bollywood drama: Wear a colourful outfit inspired by Bollywood, but freeze in a dramatic pose for the entire party. Add cardboard “action lines” around you like comic panels. It’s simple, funny, and interactive.

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Memory thief: Dress in all black, attach small, labelled glass jars to yourself (like “First Kiss” or “Childhood Pet”), and carry a notebook marked “Memories Taken.” You can silently “steal” people’s memories as you wander around.

Colour out of context: Pick a single colour and embody it completely — but in odd, unrelated ways. For instance, wear neon pink gloves, a yellow tutu, green socks, and a blue hat, then paint random objects to match your colour chaos. You become a walking abstract palette.

The pause button: Dress normally, but carry random objects frozen mid-action—a spilled cup glued to a tray, a book suspended in mid-air with clear thread—and hold a “pause” remote. Walk stiffly, as if trapped in a frozen frame.

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Emotional weather: Turn your mood into a costume: one side of your body is “sunshine” (yellow, glitter, rays), the other side is “stormy” (dark, clouds, raindrops). For extra effect, carry a small fan or misting spray.

Forgotten myth: Invent your own mythical creature that nobody has ever seen before. Examples include a “Socktopus” (octopus made of socks), “Libracorn” (half unicorn, half floating library), or “Spaghetti Moth” (moth with noodle wings).