A witches' brunch is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with friends. This spooktacular event allows guests to dress up in costume and take part in fun Halloween festivities. With just a few pieces in place, your witches’ brunch will be the talk of the town.
What Exactly Is a Witches’ Brunch?
A witches’ brunch is a Halloween-themed brunch party typically held on a weekend morning or afternoon before the holiday. These events give guests the chance to dress up in their favorite witch, wizard, or other Halloween costumes while enjoying Halloween-themed food and drinks.
Witches' brunches involve decorating the space with cobwebs, candles, and other spooky touches to set the sinister mood. Party activities often include carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples, and contests for the best costume or pumpkin. It's all about having fun with friends, enjoying tasty treats, and making magical memories.
Conjuring Up a Spooktacular Theme
Theming your witch party provides inspiration for every detail, from decor to activities and food. Popular themes include:
Black and White: A classic, elegant theme using black and white decorations. Add in creepy accents like ravens, skulls, or candelabras.
Haunted House: Transform your space into a spooky haunted house. Use cobwebs, spiders, and Halloween props to set the creepy mood.
Potions and Cauldrons: A magical theme with bottles of potion ingredients and bubbling cauldrons. Scatter old spell books and wands as part of the decor.
Witch’s Halloween: This theme keeps it classic Halloween with lots of black and orange, but has an emphasis on witchy decorations, like witches’ brooms, witches’ hats, and witches’ cauldrons.
Picking a theme helps narrow down all your party planning decisions. Shop for decorations, craft food and drinks, and plan activities that bring your chosen theme to life.
Decorating with a Delightfully Spooky Flair
Decorations set the tone for your witch's brunch. Lean into your theme and turn your space into a Halloween wonderland.
Cobwebs, string lights, and flickering candles make any room feel haunted. Paint papier-mâché pumpkins black and display them prominently. Scatter small pumpkins and gourds around tablescapes. You can even set up balloons or a balloon arch for a great photo opportunity. Don’t forget to set your table with themed tableware, like plates printed with spiders or black and orange cups.
Set up a photo booth area so guests can memorialize their costumes. Use props like broomsticks, pointy hats, and signs. Offer Halloween-themed photo templates for added fun. For a potions and cauldrons theme, hang dangling silverware and glass bottles from the ceiling. Arrange cauldrons bubbling with dry ice. Display ingredients in jars labeled with clever names like "frog's breath" or "bat wings."
With creative decorations and mood lighting, your brunch Halloween party will look bewitchingly beautiful.
Serving Up Spooky Treats and Elixirs
The Halloween food and drinks are an essential part of a great witches' brunch. Offer an array of Halloween-inspired breakfast dishes and elixirs.
Stick to classics like pancakes, waffles, french toast, and egg casseroles but add spooky touches. Shape pancakes like ghosts, jack-o-lanterns, or bats. Make waffle "spiderwebs" with chocolate syrup. Offer "mummy" sausage wraps and pumpkin scones.
Name dishes in line with your party’s theme for added fun. "Vampire Blood Orange Mimosas," "Witch's Heart Fruit Skewers," or "Haunted Haystack Salad" are festive options.
For beverages, serve up smoking cauldron punch or witch’s brew. Float dry ice in punch bowls for an eerie, bubbling effect. Having festive food and drinks makes your event memorable. Keep things simple but have fun with the presentation.
Brewing Up Some Bewitching Activities
No witch brunch is complete without some ghoulish activities and entertainment. Get your guests involved in the fun.
Carving pumpkins is a quintessential Halloween activity. Provide small pie pumpkins and carving kits so guests can make their own jack-o’-lanterns. Award prizes for the scariest, silliest, and most creative designs.
Host an apple bobbing competition, haunted house tour, or a costume contest. Halloween activities like tarot card readings, palm readings, or scavenger hunts also add spooky fun.
Group games and contests make for a memorable witches' brunch experience. Choose activities that suit your theme and guests.
Dressing Up in Costume is a Must
Encourage your guests to fully embrace the Halloween spirit by dressing up. Seeing everyone in costume adds to the merrymaking.
As the hostess, rock an extravagant witch's hat and long black gown. Request guests come dressed as their favorite wizards, black cats, and mythical creatures. Having an overall color scheme like "black and white attire" helps unify the look. But get creative within that palette.
Provide costume props like broomsticks and pointy hats for photo ops. Guests will have a blast capturing group images of their elaborate outfits. From glamorous to spooky to cute costumes, dressing up is part of what makes a witches' brunch so festive and fun.
Plan Your Halloween Witches’ Brunch With Party City
If you’re looking to throw the ultimate witches’ brunch, let Party City be your guide. From witchy tableware and centerpieces to balloon bouquets that are sure to stun guests, we’ve got all the décor you need to make this spooky season memorable. Plus, you can explore our costumes to find the perfect outfit for your brunch celebration. Complete the look with accessories like a hat, wig, and witch makeup.
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