--- title: Five Frightful and Fun Halloween Promotion Ideas description: Halloween happens to be one of our favorite times of the year because there are a number of fun and easy promotions for bars and restaurants to host at their locations! image: https://www.accelentertainment.com/hubfs/Blog%20Graphics/2019%20Blog%20Graphics/The%20Winning%20Ticket/10.%20October%202019/OctoberBlogs_HalloweenCocktails_1200x6752.jpg --- [![Schedule Consultation](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3409577/ffea45d2-d0ce-4f46-be37-9e9f645687b6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3409577/ffea45d2-d0ce-4f46-be37-9e9f645687b6) [![AE_Landscape Logo_Flat_On White](https://www.accelentertainment.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FILES/Accel%20Internal/AE%20Logos/Global%20Logos/Global%20Logos%20-%20Flat/Global%20Logos%20-%20Flat%20-%20Landscape/Global%20Logos%20-%20Flat%20-%20Landscape%20-%20PNG/AE_Landscape%20Logo_Flat_On%20White.png?width=2000&height=451&name=AE_Landscape%20Logo_Flat_On%20White.png "AE_Landscape Logo_Flat_On White")](https://www.accelentertainment.com) 1 ![featured image 1](https://www.accelentertainment.com/hubfs/Blog%20Graphics/2019%20Blog%20Graphics/The%20Winning%20Ticket/10.%20October%202019/OctoberBlogs_HalloweenCocktails_1200x6752.jpg) Marketing Your Missouri Business # Five Frightful and Fun Halloween Promotion Ideas By [Sean Smith](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/author/sean-smith) October 13, 2021 ### Posts by Topic - [Marketing Your Missouri Business (34)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/tag/marketing-your-missouri-business) - [Missouri Video Gaming Industry (4)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/tag/missouri-video-gaming-industry) ### Posts by Month - [May 2021 (3)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2021/05) - [March 2023 (3)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/03) - [August 2021 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2021/08) - [September 2021 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2021/09) - [October 2021 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2021/10) - [November 2021 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2021/11) - [December 2021 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2021/12) - [January 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/01) - [February 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/02) - [March 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/03) - [April 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/04) - [May 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/05) - [June 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/06) - [July 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/07) - [August 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/08) - [September 2022 (2)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/09) - [October 2022 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/10) - [November 2022 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/11) - [December 2022 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2022/12) - [January 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/01) - [February 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/02) - [April 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/04) - [May 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/05) - [June 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/06) - [August 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/08) - [September 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/09) - [October 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/10) - [November 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/11) - [December 2023 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2023/12) - [January 2024 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2024/01) - [February 2024 (1)](https://www.accelentertainment.com/mo-blog/archive/2024/02) It’s finally Halloween time – the spookiest time of the year! Halloween also happens to be one of our favorite times of the year because there are a number of fun and easy promotions for bars and restaurants to host at their locations! Check out some of our favorite ideas below. **Halloween Horror Movie Night** Everyone likes a good scare once in a while! Bring in some foot traffic to your location by hosting a Halloween Horror Movie Night. Queue up some horror classics on your location’s digital monitors and break out the popcorn. **Host a Pumpkin Carving Contest** This one might get a little messy – be warned! Encourage your customers to sign up ahead of time and reserve their pumpkin carving stations. Then just be sure to provide the pumpkins and any carving tools. This is a great promotion because customers can be encouraged to order food and drinks while they carve their pumpkins. Also, when they take a picture of their end results (and they will) encourage them to tag your location in any social media posts they make. **Host a Costume Contest** This is very similar to the pumpkin carving contest, but much less hands-on. Encourage customers to wear their Halloween costumes at your location on Halloween and then host a contest for the best dressed! Encouraging customers to participate can be easy; just offer a free appetizer or a discount on their meals. Be sure to post often about it on social media – both before and after the event! Customers love to see photos of other customers having fun at locations.  **Spooky Specials and Specialty Cocktails** Add some spooky spice and flair to your regular menu. Whether you just give your regular menu a spooky touch by renaming your items — spaghetti become “fresh worms”, or chicken wings become “crispy bat wings” — or add brand new items to your menu, it’s a nice touch to help celebrate the season! Want some inspiration for adding Halloween specialty cocktails to your menu? [Check out our](https://www.accelentertainment.com/blog/10-spook-tacular-cocktails-to-add-to-your-halloween-menu) [list of spook-tacular ](https://www.accelentertainment.com/blog/10-spook-tacular-cocktails-to-add-to-your-halloween-menu)[ cocktails here!](https://www.accelentertainment.com/blog/10-spook-tacular-cocktails-to-add-to-your-halloween-menu) **Howl-a-ween** Did you know that over [30 million people](https://nypost.com/2018/10/07/31-million-people-will-dress-up-their-pets-for-halloween/) dress up their pets for Halloween – or howl-a-ween? Try boosting your social media presence by encouraging customers to post a picture of their furry friends in costume and tagging your location in the post! Then you can have customers vote on the best costume or you can choose a random winner – make the prize something simple like a gift card or a night of free appetizers! Not sure where to post? Check out our article on [which social media channel is best for you and your business](https://www.accelentertainment.com/blog/the-best-social-channel-for-promoting-your-bar-or-restaurant)! We want to know how you typically celebrate Halloween at your location. 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