This year, Halloween falls on a Tuesday. With fewer likely to venture out midweek, the majority of bars and pubs will make the most of the celebration on the Friday and Saturday before (27th and 28th October).
Surprisingly, many bars do little for Halloween but it is an opportunity to take advantage of the waves of people that go out dressed up for Halloween weekend.
Whenever it is that your bar or pub chooses to throw a spooky Halloween themed evening, there are plenty of the tips to follow to make sure that it is frighteningly good!
Halloween decorations for pubs and bars
Decorations are everything at Halloween. It’d be hard to host a good Halloween night without having a spooky, eerie interior and perhaps an apple bobbing station in the corner! Don’t forget to decorate your drinks and glasses, too. Pre-prepare all of the garnishes and props for the drinks to avoid spending time doing it during service.
Make sure you decorate your exterior with cobwebs, ghosts and pumpkins as well so that passers-by know that you’re embracing the occasion.
Themed drink deals for Halloween parties
To get people in your bar instead of all the others nearby, you want to promote all of the happenings and drink/food deals you’ll have. If you’ve got the deals and the activities be sure to shout about it on social media, your website and on flyers/posters.
For the night, you could have some special novelty drinks such as themed cocktails, punches and perhaps some slime shooters. Check out the recipes for some Halloween cocktails that you could provide in your bar for the night.
Games and competitions for Halloween
To make sure the punters stay around, you need to have some sort of entertainment to keep them engaged. You can promote interaction between all of your guests by organising some competitions. So possible ideas could be:
• Best fancy dress (let them know in advance!)
• Apple bopping
• Murder mystery
• Scary photo booth with props
Halloween pub and bar furniture
Whilst it may fit with the scary theme, none of your customers will want to sit on dirty old furniture. If your bar is in need of a refurnishing or you will need some extra chairs or bar stools to help with the demand on the night, browse our selection of bar furniture here. You’ll find plenty of options at scarily good prices. You can speak to our advisors on 0116 2982 838.