Group Costume Ideas

Group costume ideas are the best way to get everyone in the Halloween spirit! We've got some doosies!

There are over 100 group costumes on this page but if that not enough, see our funny couples costumes page for 100 more costume ideas!

Group Costume Ideas

Here are the movies that, from personal experience, make the best costumes.

1. Ghost Busters
2. The Cast of Shrek
3. Gilligan Island
4. Star Trek
5. The Brat Pack
6. Harry Potter
7. The Wizard of Oz
8. The Tutors (King Henry VIII, wives, and knights)
9. Alice in Wonder Land
10. Star Wars

You can also get more group costume ideas at SpiritHalloween.com and Shindigz.com.

Group Costume Halloween Party Ideas

Kaye from Chicago, IL writes in her creative Group Costume Halloween Party Ideas.

This is a group costume party idea called, Meet your Match.

Every year I go to a huge Halloween party and there are always a lot of people there I don't know.

The costumes and drinks are always good conversation starters. But, here's an idea that would really get people to meet each other.

First, select several different costume ideas for your guests. Or, have friends suggest some to you when you're in the planning phase of your party. For example:

1. Wizard of Oz
2. The ER
3. Vampires and Victims
4. Spiritual Gurus, Nuns, Priests, etc.
5. The Miami Dolphins or Other Sports Team
6. Pirates of the Caribbean
7. Jersey Shore or Other Reality Shows

Next, send out e-vites and ask guests to dress as a character in one of the groups.

When everyone arrives at the party, there will be others dressed in their same group costume.

The object is to find everyone in your group and have your picture taken together. You can even have a contest to see who creates the best team photo.

Everyone meets new people and the pictures can be displayed at next year's Halloween party.

More Group Costume Ideas

Of course, you can go an entirely different route for your group costumes and have everyone dress as the the same character. For example, every one in the group can dress as Santa Clause. Read one of our visitor's submissions on how to create a Holly Jolly Halloween.

More group costume ideas like this include:

1. Disco Dancers
2. 80s Rockband
3. Super Heros/Villian Costumes
4. Vampires
5. U.S Presidents and World Leaders
6. Mariachis
7. Sailors and Island Girls
8. Priests, Nuns, Gurus, and Spiritual Leaders
9. Devils (these can be scary, sexy or funny!)
10. Pirates (AND, decorate your car as a pirate ship and have the group travel to the party together!)

Ideas for Group Costumes
Have a Holly Jolly Halloween!

This allows for many different costume ideas such an elf, Santa, or even a reindeer. It's really funny to go as a group of Santas. Play traditional music during the evening but every once in a while throw in a Christmas tune and have all the Santas break out into song once it plays.

Give candy canes and peppermints to trick or treaters. Carry around a bag of small Halloween themed gifts and gag gifts. Give them out to partygoers, this is a great conversation starter!

Be sure your group of Santas carries around a large list of "naughty" and "nice" names. Making sure partygoers are on the "nice" list is a proven way to meet new people!

And good news! Santa costumes are available year round!

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