Figuring out what to be for Halloween just got easier with this huge compilation of costume ideas. Whether you’re going solo, as a couple or in a group, you’ll find what you need here! We’ll continue to add to this list, too!
Ideas are sorted into the following categories: Movie/TV show characters, Characters from Books, Characters from Popular Games, Mascots & More, Famous People, and Generic.
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Movie & TV Show Character Costume Ideas
Book Character Costume Ideas
Game Character Costume Ideas
Mascot Costume Ideas & More
Famous People Costume Ideas
Generic Costume Ideas
Movie & TV Show Character Costume Ideas
Alvin & the Chipmunks or the Chipettes
Greatest Showman Characters, like P.T. Barnum, Anne Wheeler, Jenny Lind, The Bearded Lady
Nacho Libre & Hector
Space Jam: Bugs Bunny, Lola, Michael Jordan, Daffy Duck, Monstars, Tweety Bird, and other Looney Tune characters
The Lion King– Simba, Nala, Mufasa, Scar, Timon, Pumbaa, Zazu, etc.
The Emperor’s New Groove– Kuzco (as a llama or human), Yzma, Kronk, Pacha, Chicha
The Incredibles– Mr. Incredible,Mrs. Incredible (or as Elasti-girl), Dash, Violet, Jack-Jack, Edna Mode, Frozone, Syndrome
Trolls– Poppy, Branch, Biggie, Bridget, Guy Diamond, DJ Suki, Satin & Chenille, Creek, Chef, King Gristle, King Peppy
Phineas & Ferb- Phineas, Ferb, Candice, Perry, Dr. Doofenshmirtz
Paw Patrol– Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Skye, Rubble, Everest, Ryder
Elena of Avalor– Elena, Isabel, a jaquin, Gabe, Mateo, Naomi
Batman– Batman, The Joker, Harley Quinn, Robin, Two- Face, etc.
Avatar– Jake Sully and Neytiri
Harry Potter– Harry, Hermione, Ron, Hagrid, Bellatrix, Voldemort, the character possibilities are endless here!
Hunger Games– Seneca Crane, Effie Trinket, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta, President Snow, etc.
Any of The Avengers- Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Black Widow, etc.
How to Train Your Dragon– Hiccup, Astrid, Toothless
Recess Characters- T.J, Spinelli, Mikey, Gretchen, Vince, Gus, King Bob, The Ashleys, Miss Finster
Lucy, Ricky, Ethel, Fred from I Love Lucy
Singing in the Rain- Don, Kathy, Cosmo, Lina
Zootopia– Judy, Nick, & Flash, Giselle & Tiger backup dancers
Wreck-it Ralph– Ralph, Vanelope, Fix-it Felix, Sergeant Calhoun
Tangled- Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Pascal, Mother Gothel
Cinderella– Cinderella, Prince, Ugly Step-sisters, Wicked Stepmother, Fairy Godmother
Brave– Merida, Queen Elinor, the Witch, the triplet brothers
Sleeping Beauty– Aurora, Prince Phillip, Maleficent, Flora, Fauna, and Meriwether
The Little Mermaid– Ariel, Prince Eric, King Triton, Ursula, Flounder, Sebastian, Scuttle, Ariel’s sisters
Disney’s The Headless Horseman & Icabod Crane
Aladdin– Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, Jafar, the Genie, the Sultan
Beauty and the Beast– Belle, the Beast, Gaston, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Maurice
The Road to El Dorado- Miguel, Tulio, Chel
Finding Nemo– Dory, Nemo, Marlin, Darla
A Goofy Movie– Goofy, Max, P.J., Robbie, Roxanne
Steve & Blue from Blue’s Clues
The Princess and the Frog– Tiana, Naveen, Charlotte, the Shadow Man
101 Dalmations- Cruella DeVil, dalmation puppies, Horace & Jasper
Avatar: The Last Airbender– Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Prince Zuko
Legend of Korra– Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami
Shrek– Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, other fairytale characters (like the Gingerbread Man)
Big Hero 6- Baymax, Hiro, Tadashi, Aunt Cass, Honey Lemon, Fred, Wasabi, Go-go
Mulan– Mulan, Shang, Mushu, Grandma Fa, Li, Chien-Po, Yao, Shaun Yu,
Toy Story– Woody, Andy, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Bo Peep, Mr. Potato Head, Sid, Slinky Dog, Pizza Planet Aliens
Ratatouille– Remy, Linguine, Colette, Gusteau
Lord of the Rings– Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Legolas, Arwen, Galadriel, Aragorn, Gimli, Eowyn, Merry, Pippin
Labyrinth– The Goblin King, Sarah, Hoggle
Guardians of the Galaxy– Star Lord, Gamora, Groot, Rocket, Drax
Despicable Me– Minions, Gru, Agnes, Edith, Margo
Frozen– Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, Olaf, Hans
Moana– Moana, Maui, Te Fiti, Te Ka, Tamatoa, the Kakamora
Hercules– Meg, Hercules, Hades, Phil, Pegasus
X-Men Characters, like Professor X, Magneto, Storm, Wolverine, Rogue, Mystique, Cyclops, Beast
Spiderman & Mary Jane
Shimmer and Shine– Shimmer, Shine, Leah, Nazboo, Zeta, Samira
Tron– Kevin & Sam Flynn, Tron, Quorra, Gem, Jarvis
The Pixie Hollow Fairies- Tinkerbell, Rosetta, Fawn, Iridessa, Vidia, Silvermist,
Star Trek Characters- Captain Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Scotty, Nero, etc.
Newsies– Jack Kelly & David
The Office characters- Jim, Pam, Dwight, Michael, etc.
The Dark Crystal– Jyn, Kira, Fizzgig, a Mystic, a Skegsis
Peter Pan– Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Tinker Bell, Wendy, John, Michael
Duck Tales– Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Webby, Launch Pad
Corpse Bride– Emily, Victor, Victoria
Kayley & Garret from Quest for Camelot
Anastasia & Dimitri
Classic Disney Characters- Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto
Phantom of the Opera– Phantom, Christine, Raoul, Carlotta
The Wizard of Oz– Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, Glinda
Braveheart– William Wallace
The Muppets– Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie
The Flinstones– Fred, Wilma, Betty, Barney, Pebbles, Bam-Bam
The Jetsons– George, Jane, Elroy, Judy, Mr. Spacely
Thumbelina & Cornelius
Black Panther characters- T’Challa, Erik, Nakia, Okoye, Shuri, etc.
White Christmas– Bob, Phil, Betty, Judy
Grease– Sandy, Danny, Frenchy, Rizzo
Doctor Who Characters
PJ Masks– Owlette, Gecko, Cat Boy
My Little Pony ponies
Willy Wonka– Charlie, Willy Wonka, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, Augustus Gloop, Oopma Loompas
Fantastic Beasts– Newt, Porpentina Goldstein, Grindelwald
Jurassic Park/World Characters
Power Puff Girls
Sesame Street- Cookie Monster, Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, The Count, Oscar the Grouch
Scooby Doo Gang- Daphne, Velma, Fred, Scooby, Shaggy
Spongebob Squarepants– Spongebob, Patrick, Sandy, Squidward
West Side Story– Maria, Tony, Anita, Bernardo, Sharks, Jets
Godzilla
The 3 Musketeers
Robin Hood & Maid Marian
Toddler & Tiaras
Madagascar– King Julien, Gloria, Alex, Melman, Marty
Coco- Imelda, Hector, Miguel, Dante, Ernesto de la Cruz
Tarzan & Jane
Hunchback of Notre Dame– Quasimodo, Esmerelda, Frollo, Clopin, Phoebus
Alice in Wonderland– Alice, The Mad Hatter, The Chesire Cat, Queen of Hearts
Flik & Atta from A Bug’s Life
Wall-E & EVE
Snow White & the Seven Dwarves
Up– Russell, Mr. Fredrickson, Kevin, Ellie, Dug, Alpha
Mary Poppins & Bert
Descendants- Mal, Evie, Carlos, Jay
Winnie the Pooh– Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Christopher Robin
Pocahontas & John Smith
Any of the 10,000 Star Wars Characters
Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir-Ladybug, Cat Noir, Rena Rouge, Carapace, Queen Bee, Hawk Moth, Viperion, Pegasus, Ryuko, King Monkey, Tikki, Plagg, Master Fu, Mayura
Popeye & Olive Oil
Rufio and the Lost Boys from Hook
The Pink Panther
Strawberry Shortcake
Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger
The Princess Bride– Buttercup, Westley, Inigo Montoya, the Six-fingered Man, Fezzik
Curly and Lorie or Ado Annie and Will (or the Peddler Man) from Oklahoma!
Dolly Levi from Hello, Dolly!
Hocus Pocus witches- Winifred, Mary, & Sarah
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
The Simpsons– Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie
The Rugrats– Chuckie, Tommy, Angelica, Phil & Lil, Susie, Kimi, Dil
Zorro
Magic School Bus– Ms. Frizzle
Rainbow Brite
Professor Harold Hill & Marian
Annie- Annie, Oliver Warbucks, Miss Hannigan, Grace, Rooster
Nella the Princess Knight
Super Why characters- Super Why, Princess Presto, Wonder Red, Alpha Pig
Stranger Things characters
Team Umizoomi– Millie, Geo, Bot
Vamperina
Doc McStuffins
Transformers
Cars– Lightning McQueen, Mater, Doc, Sally
Monsters, Inc– Mike, Sulley, Boo, Celia, Randall
Kung Fu Panda– Po, Master Shifu, Tigress, Mantis, Viper, Monkey, Crane
The Addams Family– Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday, Cousin It, Pugsley, Fester
Bambi & Thumper
Lady & the Tramp
The Mask
Inside Out Characters- Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, Fear
Eliza Doolittle and Professor Henry Higgins from My Fair Lady
Professor Philip Brainard & Flubber
Cher from Clueless
Pirates of the Caribbean– Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Davy Jones, Tia Dalma/Calypso
Once Upon A Time Characters- Snow White, Emma, Prince Charming, Regina, Mr. Gold, Hook, Henry
Megamind
Hey Arnold- Arnold, Gerald, Helga
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mean Girls– Cady, Regina, Gretchen, Karen
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Bubble Guppies– Gil, Molly, Goby, Nonny, Deema, Oona
Peppa Pig
The Swan Princess– Odette & Derek
The Andy Griffith Show– Andy, Opie, Barney
Gilligan’s Island– Gilligan, The Skipper, Mary Ann, The Professor, Mr. & Mrs. Howell, Ginger
Atlantis– Milo & Kida
Home Alone– Kevin & the burglars (Marv & Harry)
FernGully: the Last Rainforest- Crysta, Zak, Pips, Batty
The Three Caballeros- Jose, Panchito, Donald Duck
Back to the Future– Marty McFly & Dr. Emmett Brown
Seinfeld– Jerry, George, Elaine, Kremer, The Soup Nazi
E.T.- E.T., Elliot, & Gertie
Poldark– Ross & Demelza Poldark, Elizabeth
Downton Abbey– Crawley family members, servants
The Sound of Music– Maria, Captain Von Trapp, The children (Liesl, Louisa, Friedrich, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, Gretl)
I Dream of Jeannie– Jeannie & Captain Tony Nelson
The Sandlot characters
Angels in the Outfield
Smallfoot– Migo, Percy, & Meechee
The Three Amigos
Hotel Transylvania– Count Dracula & Mavis
Miss Congeniality– Gracie Hart
Napoleon Dynamite– Napoleon, Deb, Pedro, Lafawnduh, Kip
The Little Rascals– Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Darla
High School Musical– Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor
Forrest Gump & Jenny
Sunny Day– Sunny, Rox, Blair, Doodle
Butterbean’s Cafe– Butterbean, Cricket, Jasper, Poppy, Dazzle, Ms. Marmalady
Rainbow Rangers– Rosie Redd, Mandarin Orange, Anna Banana, Pepper Mintz, Bonnie Blueberry, Indigo Allfruit, Lavender LaViolette
Hot Rod
Derek Zoolander & Hansel
Any of the cats from Cats
T.O.T.S– Pip, Freddy, K.C., Mia
Xena: Warrior Princess & Gabrielle
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie version)
Bluey– Bluey, Bingo, Bandit, and Chilli
Doug- Doug Funnie, Skeeter Valentine, Patti Mayonnaise, Roger Klotz
Book Character Costume Ideas
from Wicked: Elfaba and Glinda
from Twilight: Bella, Edward, Jacob, other vampires
from Pride and Prejudice: Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth Bennett, other Bennett Sisters
Calvin and Hobbes
Garfield, Jon, and Odie
The Nutcracker & Clara
Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind
Dr. Seuss characters like the Grinch & Cindy Lou, the Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 & Thing 2
Anne of Green Gables
Curious George & the Man in the Yellow Hat
Pippi Longstocking
Pete the Cat
The Chronicles of Narnia- Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, the White Queen, Mr. Tumnus, Prince Caspian
Dr Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde
Nursery Rhyme Characters, like Humpty Dumpty, the three little kittens that lost their mittens
Fairy Tale Characters, like Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf, or Hansel and Gretel and the witch
The Berenstain Bears– Mama, Papa, Sister, Brother
Fancy Nancy
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Raggedy Ann & Andy
Artemis Fowl
Les Miserables– Jean Valjean, Fantine, Javert, Eponine, Marius, Cosette
A Christmas Carol– Scrooge, Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, & Future
Elephant Gerald & Piggie
A Wrinkle In Time- Meg, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, Charles Wallace
Little Women– Jo, Beth, Amy, Meg
Chronicles of Prydain– Princess Eilonwy & Taran
Popular Characters from Games Costume Ideas
From Legend of Zelda: Zelda and Link
Plants vs Zombies
Angry birds
Minecraft
Halo
Super Mario Brothers
Sonic the Hedgehog
Overcooked chefs
Candy Land Characters
Clue Characters
Mr. & Mrs. Pacman and the Ghosts
Ori from Ori and the Blind Forest
Mascot Costume Ideas & More
Restaurant Mascots, like the girl from Wendys, Ronald McDonald, Jack in the Box, the Burger King, cows from Chikfila
Famous Sports Mascots
Holiday Characters, like Santa, the Easter bunny, Jack Frost, etc.
Food brand characters like the Pillsbury Doughboy, Trix bunny, Mr. Peanut, the Green Giant
Iconic board game mascots like the Monopoly guy or the Operation man
Flo from Progressive & Mayhem
Statue of Liberty & Uncle Sam
Social Media icons
Geico Gecko and Caveman
Famous People Costume Ideas
Bob Ross
Michael Jackson
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Steve Irwin
Trump, Obama, or Hilary
Jimi Hendrix
Konan O’Brien
Ellen Degeneres
Prince Harry and Megan Markle
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Beethovan
Mozart
Spice Girls
Britney Spears
Serena Williams
J-Lo
Sia
Marilyn Monroe
Elvis
Rosie the Riveter
Oprah
Walt Disney
Cleopatra
Shakespeare
Blue Man Group
Psy (Gangam Style singer)
Ariana Grande
U.S. Presidents
Joan of Arc
Leonardo Divinci
KISS band members
Bonnie & Clyde
Prince
Dolly Parton
King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot
Chip & Joanna Gaines
The Shark Tank Investors-Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary
Gordon Ramsey
Paula Dean
Taylor Swift
Stevie Wonder
Generic Costume Ideas
Crayons
Animals! Try a flamingo, peacock, or a leopard
Mermaids
Pirates
Aliens
Boy/Girl Bands
The Bachelor/Bachelorette and their suitors
Pro Sports Player
Avid sports Fan
Celebrity Fan Girl
Fairies
Cowboy and Cowgirl or Saloon girl
Genie
Fortune teller
Ninja
Zombie
Ghost
King/Queen
Game Show Contestant/participant, like Survivor or Deal or No Deal suitcase girl
Knight
Cat lady
Food items- Ice cream cone, grapes, hot dog, taco,
Butterfly
Greek Goddess/God
Vampire
Witch
Mummy
Frankenstein
Disco people
Angel/Devil
The Drama Masks
Referee
Candy- M&Ms, Resse’s, Skittles
Masquerade Attendee
Careers-Firefighter, police officer, doctor, nurse
20’s flapper
50’s housewife
80’s workout
Unicorn
Dragon
Snow Queen
Lego Person
Dinosaur
Comic Book Character
Stick Figures
Black & White Movie Stars
Hippie
Voodoo doll
Paper doll
Couples food costumes like an Oreo or S’more
Leprechaun
Star
Mad Scientist
Punk Rocker
Elderly Person
Baby
Sugar Skull
Playing Cards
Doll
Hula Dancer
Tourist
Lumberjack
Pinata
Hunter
Soldier (real or toy)
Giant
Ballerina
Nerd
Race car driver
Pun Costumes-like Taco Belle, Chip on the Shoulder, Party Animals
Electrocuted
Frozen
Mickey Mouse Club member
Werewolf
Spider
Wizard
Astronaut
Pilot
Lifeguard
Emojis
Pizza delivery person (or Doordash, Grubhub)
Magician & Rabbit or Assistant
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But wait, there’s more! Here’s Tara’s list of costume ideas!
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Fantastic ideas. I love that you have found ways to celebrate Halloween without all the scary stuff. I am not a fan of scary.
Yeah, I’m definitely with you on that! 🙂 Thanks for checking out this list!
I love all of your suggestions, but especially the book characters! My kids always choose to book characters. And I love that all of these are fun without being scary.
Thanks for checking out this list! I will be sure to add more book characters as I think of them 🙂
These are all great ideas. This year my kids are going as a rabbit, and a cat. I think they will be so cute.
You can’t go wrong with cute kids in fluffy costumes 🙂 They will be ADORABLE!
This is an awesome list! Just when I thought it was complete, there were so many more ideas! Thanks for this!!
Thank you so much for reading!! 🙂
This was an awesome list to read! I always struggle with costume ideas because I’m not into the spooky scary ideas.
I’m not into the blood & gore side of Halloween either, so I wanted to steer towards the family-friendly ideas. So glad you liked this list!!
Wow, what a great list! I have already seen a lot of Trolls costumes this year at various Halloween events we’ve been to. My goal is to one year have a family costume of The Incredibles and another of The Wizard of Oz.
I haven’t been keeping up with that show, but that sounds pretty awesome!! Never would have guessed that!