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Halloween flyers

A Halloween flyer announces a costume party: title, date, time, venue and a costume instruction. A dark background with light or orange text reads well, as long as the contrast stays sharp.

121 templates for this occasion. Pick one, then change the title, colours, photo or language in the editor. The events shown are fictitious.

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121 templates

  • Column · Moon mistHalloween
  • Medallion · Lavender mistHalloween
  • Seal · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Triptych · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Print · Orange on charcoalHalloween
  • Gallery · Lavender mistHalloween
  • Ticket · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Programme · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Programme · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Grand poster · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Framed card · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Giant date · Black and goldHalloween
  • Neon · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Cover · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Laid card · Black and goldHalloween
  • Banner · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Photo foot · Orange on charcoalHalloween
  • Arch · Dark burgundy and goldHalloween
  • Column · Cream, black and orangeHalloween
  • Medallion · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Seal · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Triptych · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Print · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Gallery · Lavender mistHalloween
  • Ticket · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Programme · Lavender mistHalloween
  • Programme · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Grand poster · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Framed card · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Giant date · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Neon · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Cover · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Laid card · Black and goldHalloween
  • Banner · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Photo foot · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Arch · Black and goldHalloween
  • Column · Moon mistHalloween
  • Medallion · Lavender mistHalloween
  • Seal · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Triptych · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Print · Orange on charcoalHalloween
  • Gallery · Lavender mistHalloween
  • Ticket · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Programme · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Programme · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Grand poster · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Framed card · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Giant date · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Grand poster · Velvet redHalloween
  • Arch · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Gallery · Cream, black and orangeHalloween
  • Cover · Black and goldHalloween
  • Print · Cream, black and orangeHalloween
  • Laid card · Dark burgundy and goldHalloween
  • Photo foot · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Banner · Black and goldHalloween
  • Medallion · Black and goldHalloween
  • Gallery · Cream, black and orangeHalloween
  • Grand poster · Dark burgundy and goldHalloween
  • Framed card · Velvet redHalloween
  • Gallery · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Medallion · Black and goldHalloween
  • Giant date · Black and goldHalloween
  • Seal · Lavender mistHalloween
  • Column · Bone and blackHalloween
  • Neon · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Grand poster · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Banner · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Laid card · Orange on charcoalHalloween
  • Print · Bone and blackHalloween
  • Cover · Orange on charcoalHalloween
  • Triptych · Candy violetHalloween
  • Gallery · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Framed card · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Programme · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Giant date · Orange on charcoalHalloween
  • Grand poster · Marigold and nightHalloween
  • Arch · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Laid card · Muertos nightHalloween
  • Banner · Marigold and nightHalloween
  • Cover · Marigold and nightHalloween
  • Arch · Muertos nightHalloween
  • Framed card · Marigold and nightHalloween
  • Medallion · Muertos nightHalloween
  • Print · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Framed card · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Column · Moon mistHalloween
  • Grand poster · Ink and orangeHalloween
  • Grand poster · Moon mistHalloween
  • Medallion · Night violet and goldHalloween
  • Banner · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Cover · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Print · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Arch · Moon mistHalloween
  • Giant date · Candy violetHalloween
  • Triptych · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Grand poster · Candy violetHalloween
  • Neon · Night and pumpkinHalloween
  • Laid card · Mint and pumpkinHalloween
  • Gallery · Ghost and mintHalloween
  • Photo foot · Bright pumpkinHalloween
  • Print · Witch pinkHalloween
  • Arch · Ghost and mintHalloween
  • Grand poster · Candy violetHalloween
  • Arch · Mint and pumpkinHalloween
  • Column · Bright pumpkinHalloween
  • Medallion · Witch pinkHalloween
  • Gallery · Ghost and mintHalloween
  • Column · Paper and pumpkinHalloween
  • Framed card · Dark burgundy and goldHalloween
  • Neon · Velvet redHalloween
  • Grand poster · Moon mistHalloween
  • Cover · Laboratory greenHalloween
  • Grand poster · Laboratory greenHalloween
  • Laid card · Moon mistHalloween
  • Cover · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Programme · Forest and pumpkinHalloween
  • Photo foot · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Framed card · Purple and copperHalloween
  • Neon · Laboratory greenHalloween
  • Arch · Moon mistHalloween

How do you choose a Halloween flyer?

Dark templates in orange, purple or gold evoke the party without effort. Plainer black-and-white templates suit a professional crowd.

If you are hosting for children, pick a less dark template and state the finishing time.

What goes on a Halloween flyer?

  • The title of the evening.
  • The date, start and end times (31 October, or the nearest weekend).
  • The venue.
  • The costume instruction: compulsory, encouraged or optional.
  • The link to reply, and the capacity of the venue.

How do you keep it legible?

Avoid gothic typefaces for the address and date: keep them for the title. Check that light text stays legible on the dark background, even on a phone with the brightness turned down.

Examples of opening lines

  • “Halloween party: costumes required, 31 October from 8 pm.”
  • “The Pumpkin Ball, Saturday 1 November.”
  • “Come dressed as your worst fear.”
  • “Best costume wins a prize at midnight.”

Frequently asked questions

When should Halloween invitations go out?
Three to four weeks ahead, so that everyone can sort a costume. A reminder goes out a week before.
How many Halloween templates does the gallery have?
The exact number is shown above the grid; every one can be edited: title, colours, photo, language.
Can you host a company Halloween party?
Yes: choose a restrained template, state the finishing time and say that costumes are optional.
Should you name a costume theme?
Yes, in one line: “anything goes”, “classic monsters”, “80s TV”. It removes the doubt.

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Photos: Unsplash (Unsplash licence, free commercial use). Fictitious events and hosts.