See if you can find some amazing October birthday party ideas here for your party! October is a great month for birthdays, there are so many themes that fit this month, from spooky themes to seasonal celebrations. The festive season is right around the corner so we’ve decided to share some of the best October birthday party ideas for party planners looking for inspiration in the form of decorations, food, games, invitations, favors and themes. We’ve also included lots of free printables for you to use for your party – especially for the most popular Scary October party themes. Check out our collection of best October birthday party ideas below:
Pizza Birthday Party
Photo courtesy of Bob B. Brown
Yes, you heard it right, October is the perfect month to throw a Pizza birthday party because it is National Pizza Month in the US. Whether you want to order from your favorite pizza spot or make your own pizzas for the party. This is the perfect time of year to indulge in your favorite junk food with friends and loved ones on an important day for you. A few things you can do for a Pizza birthday party include building your own pizza station, decorating your party with these free printable pizza printables and making sweet pizza cookies with this recipe.
Cookie Birthday Party
Photo courtesy of Wess
For all those who love cookies, October 1st is homemade cookies day. If the birthday boy or girl has a birthday early in October and they have the same appetite for cookies as the Cookie Monster, you can’t go wrong with a cookie themed birthday party. There are plenty of cookie party decorations and favors around so it will be relatively easy to pick up supplies to transform you party room into a magical cookie world. This giant chewy chocolate chip cookies recipe is a must for this theme.
Mean Girls Birthday Party
Is Mean Girls one of their favorite movies? October 3rd is Means Girls Day, a day set aside for fans to celebrate all things Mean Girls. Why not use inspiration from the movie to throw a Mean Girls themed birthday party. Lots of pink decorations, trendy teenage fashion, and outrageous phrases like “that’s so fetch” are in store for this theme. We have some free Mean Girls birthday templates to decorate your party. For party ideas check out this Mean Girls themed party available at the Sugar and sparrow site .
Taco Birthday Party
Photo courtesy of Kara Brugman
Every day is a good day for a taco in our eyes, but October 4th (Taco Day) is a special day reserved to really enjoy your favorite taco. As with fave foods such as Pizza – a Taco birthday party is guaranteed to provide plenty of tasty fun. Guests can build their own Tacos as one of the activities and decorations can be inspired by the country-of-origin Mexico.
Funky Birthday Party
Photo courtesy of Bunches and Bits {Karina}
Sometimes all that’s needed is some good funky music, some serious moves, and happy people. If you like to dance and you love some good ole funk, October is the funkiest month to throw your party. October 5th is Get Funky day. A great excuse to wear flamboyant outfits and grove to the sounds like it’s your birthday – oh wait it is!
For kids you could base it more on Friday night funkin (a rhythm based game that’s gaining popularity), here are some free Friday night funkin birthday printables to set the scene. For a slightly older audience, the most important thing is providing a night of non-stop Funk classics for them to get down to.
Mad Hatter Birthday Party
Photo courtesy of Mark Grant-Jones
Quite fittingly, October happens to be the month that holds Mad Hatter Day (October 6th). It’s also the month where you’re most likely to see quite a few people dressed like the Mad Hatter, thanks to Halloween. Of course, you don’t have to wait until the end of the month to enjoy the madness, especially if you have reason to celebrate sooner. Throw a wacky Mad Hatter birthday party that will leave your guests in wonderland. If the party is for a younger crowd our free Mad Hatter birthday party printables will be great for creating a crazy yet adorable party room for the little hatters that will be attending.
Curious Events Birthday Party
Photo courtesy of Jessica Wilson
Ever wondered about the Loch-ness monster, Bigfoot, or Aliens? October 9th is Curious Events day and the perfect day to ask these questions. For the birthday boy or girl who is curious about everything, this is a great way to dig up unsolved mysterious, strange tales and odd events to incorporate into every aspect of the party. Check out these free Space Alien birthday party printables for decorations and fun alien birthday party ideas. These Bigfoot party game ideas would fit this theme too and is a great way to keep kids entertained.
M&M’S Birthday Party
Photo courtesy of Janet
October 13th is a day that will bring much joy for all M&M candy lovers. It is M&M Day! Thus, an M&M birthday party may be the perfect theme for any October baby who is addicted to these colorful chocolately treats. To make some colorful decorations for your party use our free M&M birthday party printables and these amazing M&M birthday party ideas will come in handy.
Back to the Future Birthday Party
All true back to the future fans will know why October 21st is Back to the future day. It’s the date Marty travels to the past in the movie. There are so many cool things you can do for this theme as the movie provides plenty of inspiration. Here are some free back to the future birthday party printables to help with decorations and we’ve got a ton of great back to the future party ideas here too.
Halloween Birthday Party Ideas
There was never going to be a list of October birthday party ideas without Halloween birthday party ideas too. If you or someone you know has a birthday on Halloween and you want to celebrate in spooktacular fashion, here are a few free printables and printable party kits for popular themes to get the party started.
Movies and shows:
- Ghostbusters
- Goosebumps
- Stranger Things
- Disney Zombies
- Hocus Pocus
- Addams Family
- Beetlejuice
- Vampirina
- Where the wild things are
- Venom
Monsters:
- Super Monsters
- Godzilla
- Godzilla vs king kong
- Space Aliens
- Slime – not really a monster but if a giant Slime monster from outerspace happened to attack a neighbourhood close by it would totally look like these super Slimey free printables.
Video games:
We hope you’ve been able to gather some interesting October birthday party ideas, free printables and inspiration for your October birthday party. We’ll keep this page updated so you’ll always have something new to come back to every year. All the best.
Use these free printable Alice in Wonderland welcome sign templates to add a decorative touch to an Alice in Wonderland themed birthday party.
Use these Free printable Ever After High food labels to make food tents you can display next to each food you plan to serve to guests at your Ever After High birthday party. The design of these printable food labels include a purple Ever After High Damask background, golden trim border and center line, Ever After high characters (Apple White, Briar Beauty, Raven Queen and Madeline Hatter) and a space to write in the name of the food.
Here are some free printable Ever After High favor tags to compliment the Ever After High party favors you have planned for your guests. The tags feature Apple white, Raven Queen, Madeline Hatter and Briar Beauty. There is also a space to add the name of the recipient and the sender. The background on each tag has a damask design which features the EAH emblem.