This year, the calendar has handed us a treat: Halloween falls on a Saturday. No school-night scramble. No rushing home. Just more time to dress up, trick or treat and make a proper night of it.
Go pretty spooky with candy colour and cute ghosts. Turn up the glow. Dress as the character everyone will recognise at the door. Scare the neighbours, decorate the dog, pile the table with frighteningly good food or do the lot.
Whatever your flavour of spooky, Pacific Werribee has the costumes, treats, décor, beauty, party food and Halloween fun to bring it to life.
Spooky Halloween Decorations
Halloween 2026 can be sweet, silly and fun with pink pumpkins, cute ghosts and glow-in-the-dark details come alive once the sun goes down.
And the pumpkin? No knife required. Paint it. Bedazzle it. Cover it in bows. Add googly eyes. This year, no-carve pumpkins are giving everyone, especially little hands an easier way to get creative. Find Halloween décor at Kmart, lights and glow at Dusk, and everything you need to make your own not-so-scary masterpiece at Target. BOO! The house is ready.
It’s Halloween costume time.
The year’s biggest characters are coming to a doorstep near you. The Odyssey is bringing ancient-world dressing back, think gods, warriors, draped tunics, armour and gold. Spider-Man is still a Halloween hero, while ghosts, witches, skeletons and vampires prove the classics never really die.
Find costumes at Kmart, masks and accessories at Big W, and all the finishing touches at Lovisa. Or pick one world and get everyone involved. Kids. Parents. Friends. Even the dog.
Don’t want a costume? Wear your spooky instead.
Not everyone wants a cape, wig and face paint. Halloween is creeping into everyday wardrobes too, with horror graphics, skulls, aliens, favourite characters and cult movie references appearing across tees, hoodies, caps and accessories.
Find Halloween streetwear at BIG W, graphic tees at H&M and finishing touches at The Reject Shop. A little Halloween. Zero costume commitment.
Frightfully cute pets
Hot dog. Taco. Pumpkin. Sushi. Halloween’s funniest food is the kind with four legs. Food costumes are having a moment for pets, alongside favourite characters and matching family looks. If your dog has firmly declined the full costume, there’s always a spooky collar, bandana or lead.
Find pet costumes at Kmart, Halloween collars at Coles and seasonal toys and treats at The Reject Shop. You get the photo. They get the treat. Fair trade. Who’s a scary good dog?
Pretty spooky party food
Halloween food has one job: make everyone look twice. Think eyeballs staring back from the platter. Ghosts hiding in the desserts. Neon sweets glowing on the table. Bloody sauces, creepy cakes and party food with just enough fright to get the kids squealing before they go back for seconds.
Or keep things ‘Pretty Spooky’ with colourful cakes, cute ghosts, sprinkles and treats that are much sweeter than they are scary. Pumpkin spice is creeping into more than coffee too, so keep an eye out for limited-edition drinks, bakery and confectionery.
Find Halloween treats at Coles, party food at Woolworths and something frighteningly good from The Cupcake Queens.
Trick or Treat ideas
Ding-dong. Here they come. Lollies will always have their place in the Halloween bucket, but they don’t have to do all the heavy lifting.
Mini squishes, Halloween erasers, stickers, temporary tattoos, glow sticks, tiny toys and collectibles are easy non-sweet alternatives and last a little longer than the chocolate bar that disappeared before they reached the next house.
Find little Halloween surprises at Woolworths, stationery at BIG W and mini toys at Target. Trick or treat? Why not both.
Throwing a Halloween party?
Saturday night calls for more than a bowl of lollies by the front door. Set the table. Turn down the lights. Put on the playlist. Go ‘Pretty Spooky’ with candy colours, cute ghosts and neon glow, or turn up the fright with creepy food, dark decorations and a few well-placed surprises.
Find Halloween tableware at BIG W, party supplies at The Reject Shop, decorations at Dusk, and the feast at Coles. Then invite the neighbourhood.
Need a Halloween beauty look? Get your BOO on.
The costume is only half the story. Go ‘Pretty Spooky’ with glitter, gems and colour. Add a Halloween mani. Let someone else tackle the hair. Or turn up the scare with smoky eyes, dramatic liner and makeup that makes everyone look twice.
Book nails at Hollywood Nails, hair at Amazed Hair or get help with your Halloween makeup at Sephora & MECCA.
You came for the costume. Stay for the transformation.
BOO! It’s glow time.
Looking for a Halloween activity with the kids?
Costumes on. Buckets ready. Thursday until Saturday afternoon is yours. Start with decorating your Pumpkin Bucket at the Pumpkin Manor, grab something spooky to eat at Ferguson Plarre’s Bakehouse, join Spooky Craft & Play and see how long everyone can keep the costumes on before someone loses a hat, cape or pair of wings.
Make the most of it.
What Halloween movies are showing at Pacific Werribee?
The trick-or-treating may be over. The night doesn’t have to be. Grab the popcorn and settle in at Village Cinema for something the whole family can enjoy. Or, once the little ghosts are tucked up, come back for something with a little more bite.
Check what’s showing at Village Cinema this Halloween. You came for the treats. Stay for the fright.
Where should we eat on Halloween? Feed the little monsters.
Costumes have been worn. Treat buckets have been filled. Someone is definitely hungry. Grab an early family dinner at Volcanos Steakhouse, stop for something sweet at Yo-Way or fuel up before Spooky Craft & Play. No cooking. No cleaning up. No tricks. Just dinner before the sugar rush.
