How to Throw the Ultimate Halloween Party
Halloween is the perfect excuse to throw a party.
You get to dress up, decorate the house, eat ridiculous amounts of food and make cocktails that are significantly more dramatic than usual.
Here's how to throw a Halloween party people actually want to come to.
1. Pick your Halloween theme
You don't need a theme.
But if you want one, go all in.
Classic Halloween
Black, orange, pumpkins, cobwebs and candles.
Haunted House
Dark lighting, creepy decorations and suitably dramatic cocktails.
Disco Halloween
Sequins, disco balls and costumes that make absolutely no sense.
Witches' Night
Think cauldrons, candles and a lot of spicy cocktails.
2. Make the drinks part of the theme
Halloween is made for cocktails.
And a Spicy Margarita is basically asking to be involved.
Serve it with a Tajín rim and a chilli garnish for a drink that looks the part without requiring you to become a professional mixologist.
For a crowd, keep a Pimentae Bag-in-Box chilled and ready to pour.
Then all you need is:
Ice + glass + margarita + garnish.
3. Set up a Halloween drinks station
Create one area where guests can help themselves.
You'll need:
- Plenty of ice
- Glasses
- Pimentae
- Tajín
- Limes
- Chilli garnish
- Napkins
- A big bucket for empties
Add some pumpkins, candles or spooky signage and you've got a drinks station that doubles as part of the decor.
4. Feed your guests
Halloween food should be easy to eat while standing around and preferably slightly ridiculous.
Think:
- Loaded nachos
- Tacos
- Pizza
- Guacamole
- Jalapeño poppers
- Mini burgers
- Chips and dips
- Brownies
- Caramel apples
Basically, anything that can be eaten with one hand while holding a margarita in the other.
5. Don't forget the music
Build your playlist before the party.
Start with something relatively civilised.
Then gradually move towards: songs everyone knows, songs nobody admits to liking and songs that somehow end with the entire room screaming the lyrics.
6. Add a couple of games
Keep it simple.
Best Costume
Obvious but essential.
Halloween Quiz
Films, music, pop culture and spooky facts.
Guess the Cocktail
Blind taste testing with different drinks.
Pumpkin Carving
Ideal if you're hosting during the day.
7. Make it easy for people to keep the party going
The best house parties don't involve the host disappearing into the kitchen every ten minutes.
Stock the fridge with cans.
Keep the Bag-in-Box ready to pour.
Put food somewhere people can help themselves.
Then get back to the party.
Ready to get spooky?