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Halloween Party Bingo

A find-someone-who card for Halloween parties and office costume days. Prompts are about costumes, spooky movies, pumpkins, candy, and fall traditions, so guests in masks still find plenty to talk about.

  • 4×4 grid
  • 70 prompts to pick from
  • US Letter & A4
  • Host instructions included
Use This TemplateGenerate a default pack: 30 cards, US Letter

Free, no sign-up. Every card in a batch is different. You can edit the title and prompts before you print.

Halloween Party BingoFind a guest who fits each square and ask them to sign it.NameCard 1 of 30First full row, column, or diagonal wins. One signature per person. You can't sign your own card.Has worn acostume to workor schoolHas aglow-in-the-darkdecorationHas baked apumpkin pie fromscratchIs wearing acostume with apun in itHas made acostume forsomeone elseKnows a locallegend or ghoststoryPrefers chocolateover fruity candyHas won acostume contestHas pickedapples at anorchardRemembers theirfirst HalloweencostumeHas a skeleton orskull decorationat homeHas gone on aghost tourTrades awaycandy cornPut their costumetogether at thelast minuteHas made acostume from acardboard boxHas carved apumpkin thisyear
Card 1 of a sample batch, made with the generator on this site.

Who it’s for

  • Costume parties where guests come from different friend groups
  • Office Halloween days and costume contests
  • Fall gatherings and pumpkin-carving nights
  • Hosts who want a mixer that works even when people are hard to recognize

How to play

  1. Give each player a card and a pen. Players write their name at the top.
  2. Players talk to each other. When someone fits a square, that person signs it. Nobody signs their own card.
  3. By default each person can sign a card once and the first full row, column, or diagonal wins. In the generator you can allow two signatures or switch to “most squares in a set time.”
  4. Plan on about 15–20 minutes for a 4×4 card. That’s a suggestion; adjust it to your group.

Full rules and what to say when you start: How to play icebreaker bingo.

Tips for hosting

  • Hand out cards at the door; costumes make great conversation starters, and many prompts point people toward them.
  • Run the game before any costume contest so guests have already met the people they're voting for.
  • Keep it light: no prompt asks anyone to do a scare, a dare, or a performance.
  • If guests are wearing masks, ask them to sign with their costume name too; it makes the finished cards fun to read.

Prompts on the sample card

These are the 16 prompts on card 1 above. Other cards use a different mix from the full list.

  • Has worn a costume to work or school
  • Has a glow-in-the-dark decoration
  • Has baked a pumpkin pie from scratch
  • Is wearing a costume with a pun in it
  • Has made a costume for someone else
  • Knows a local legend or ghost story
  • Prefers chocolate over fruity candy
  • Has won a costume contest
  • Has picked apples at an orchard
  • Remembers their first Halloween costume
  • Has a skeleton or skull decoration at home
  • Has gone on a ghost tour
  • Trades away candy corn
  • Put their costume together at the last minute
  • Has made a costume from a cardboard box
  • Has carved a pumpkin this year
See all 70 prompts in this template
  1. Made their own costume this year
  2. Is wearing a costume with a pun in it
  3. Is dressed as something that isn't a person
  4. Has worn the same costume more than once
  5. Has won a costume contest
  6. Is part of a group or couples costume tonight
  7. Put their costume together at the last minute
  8. Has had a funny costume mishap
  9. Has carved a pumpkin this year
  10. Has roasted pumpkin seeds
  11. Has been to a corn maze
  12. Has picked apples at an orchard
  13. Has been on a hayride
  14. Has walked through a haunted house
  15. Left a haunted house early
  16. Can name three classic monster movies
  17. Prefers funny Halloween movies to scary ones
  18. Watches the same spooky movie every October
  19. Has read a ghost story this month
  20. Knows a local legend or ghost story
  21. Has stayed in a building said to be haunted
  22. Decorates their home for Halloween
  23. Has a favorite Halloween candy they won't share
  24. Trades away candy corn
  25. Has handed out candy to more than 50 trick-or-treaters
  26. Has made a Halloween-themed treat
  27. Can do a convincing spooky laugh
  28. Has dressed a pet in a costume
  29. Has a fall drink they wait all year for
  30. Has been to a fall festival
  31. Knows the host from work
  32. Met the host through another friend
  33. Knows fewer than three people here
  34. Has celebrated Halloween in another country
  35. Has a favorite fall tradition from childhood
  36. Has gone camping in the fall
  37. Has a black cat or knows someone who does
  38. Prefers fall to summer
  39. Has made a costume for someone else
  40. Has a skeleton or skull decoration at home
  41. Already has a costume idea for next year
  42. Is wearing face paint tonight
  43. Has a hat or helmet as part of their costume
  44. Is dressed as a character from a book
  45. Has worn a costume to work or school
  46. Has made a costume from a cardboard box
  47. Remembers their first Halloween costume
  48. Has a costume that lights up
  49. Has taken kids trick-or-treating
  50. Has painted a pumpkin instead of carving it
  51. Has made a scarecrow
  52. Has grown a pumpkin
  53. Has baked a pumpkin pie from scratch
  54. Has bobbed for apples
  55. Has made caramel apples
  56. Sorts their candy before eating it
  57. Prefers chocolate over fruity candy
  58. Has a favorite spooky song
  59. Has read a classic spooky novel
  60. Has watched a spooky movie marathon
  61. Has made a Halloween decoration by hand
  62. Has fake cobwebs up at home right now
  63. Has gone on a ghost tour
  64. Has visited a pumpkin patch this fall
  65. Has jumped in a pile of leaves this year
  66. Has made a fall wreath
  67. Has a glow-in-the-dark decoration
  68. Has hosted a Halloween party before
  69. Has seen bats flying at dusk
  70. Has sewn part of a costume

Printing

  • The Halloween style adds little pumpkins in orange and plum; black & white works too if you're printing a lot.
  • Clipboards or a stiff piece of cardboard help guests sign cards while holding a drink or a plate.
  • Print at 100% (“Actual size”). More detail in How to print bingo cards on US Letter or A4.

Questions

Is it too scary for some guests?

No. It's spooky in a playful way: pumpkins, costumes, candy, and haunted houses, with nothing gory. It's written for party hosts and office events, so for a family event you may want to swap a few prompts, such as the ones about knowing the host from work.

Do guests need to be in costume to play?

No. About a third of the prompts mention costumes; the rest are about movies, food, and fall traditions, so everyone can fill a card.