How to Design a Halloween Costume Party Invitation

It is that time of year again, and Halloween is just around the corner. You have the perfect costume lined up and you’re waist-deep in planning your mind-blowing Halloween party. But now you need to get your fellow ghouls and goblins in the loop on your holiday happenings, and that means getting invitations out.

But this is Halloween, and this isn’t the time to skimp on the festive spirit, so no boring pre-made invites will do. You need something perfectly fitting for your event, while also being perfectly suited to you. The only way you’re going to get that all in one invite, is to design your own.

There are a lot of people that have no idea where to even begin with a graphic design project like this, however, so we’re going to give you some great tips to get it done the way you need it done, and cheap. Your budget can be saved for the party with these great tips. 

Get ideas from your audience

If you have a sizable following across social media channels and streaming platforms, you can always crowdsource your design work. 

Not only can you get literally hundreds of free graphics created for you and sent directly to your private messages, but you can then often arrange a very reasonable compensation with the creator if one catches your eye.

Even if you don’t use any of the designs that get submitted, you have used the post to drive large amounts of engagement. This can be valuable in its own right.

Use fully editable templates

The biggest problem that many of us face when we want to do a project like this, is the software and the skills that are needed. Even if I had a fancy graphic design software suite on my computer, it takes skill and time to use. Those skills take even more time to develop and hone.

That is a lot of time investment for an invitation that we’ll use once. A more efficient option is to check out this absolute treasure trove of Halloween costume party invite ideas. There are more than 970 flyer designs specifically for Halloween costume parties.

If you don’t happen to find something that works for you and fills the exact need you have, all of the images are fully editable and customizable. This means that you can find something close, and swap out some of the elements to make it more your specific flavor. 

Cater to your audience

This is a very important point to remember. If you’re having a family-friendly costume party, you probably won’t want invites with horror or gore icons featured. You should probably stick to the standard pumpkin, ghost, and witch fare. 

On the other hand, if you are holding a costume party for adults that will feature adult-themed and potentially violent or gory costumery, the invite should reflect that. Sticking to elementary school “spooky” elements likely won’t drive a lot of enthusiasm for your event.

Get your content road map for the holiday

As you build anticipation for your annual Halloween party across your social media channels, make sure you use a creative Halloween Calendar to help direct your content and engage your audience. They can help you plan not just content posting schedules, but also content creation itself. 

While you countdown the final days to your extravaganza, keep the engagement and reach up with daily games and activities that help keep your content at the top of feeds across social platforms. When the big day arrives, you can have a live streaming event or another similar traffic-generating event.