Ghouls Night Halloween Party

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Host a Halloween wine night with an easy orange and black balloon backdrop, red wine sangria, custom wine labels, and free printables for your best witches.

Hocus Pocus, Toil and Trouble, Make Mine a Double! Halloween isn’t just for the kids, and a Ghouls Night Halloween party is the easiest way to prove it. Round up your best witches, pour something good, and escape the whine at home for one night.

This party is so easy to recreate at your own house. You need a balloon backdrop, a table dressed mostly with Target dollar spot finds, and a red wine sangria I liked enough to make again.

Keep reading for the full tour: the decorations, wine labels, sangria, favors, and sweet treats. If you love a grown-up Halloween night, you’ll also like my Spiders and Spirits ladies night and these mini wine and champagne bottle labels.

Ghouls Night Halloween Party Invitation

Start with a fun and festive invite to get your ladies excited. Mail it, create a Facebook invite, or just email it. This is also the place to ask guests to bring a bottle of wine or a yummy treat to share.

My invite reads “Join us for a Ghouls Whine Night,” so you can see where the pun started. It isn’t part of the free printables, but there are plenty of fun pieces in the set to make up for it.

Notice that my party printables say Whine Night, but the free ones all say wine. I was being funny with my group of mom friends and went a little more generic for the free set.

Ghouls Night Halloween Party Decorations

The console table at my old house sat right inside my front door. The wall behind it made a great backdrop, and the table holds the drinks and dessert.

If you’ve been around here a while, you may recognize the spot from my lumberjack birthday party and my Galentine’s Day party.

The Balloon Garland

I only recently learned how to make a balloon garland, and my skills are still a work in progress, but I wanted to give it another try. I strung orange and black balloons on fishing line and hung them above the table for a dramatic look.

Since then I’ve switched to balloon strip tape, which makes the whole thing easier, and you’ll definitely want an electric balloon pump to save your lungs. Starting from scratch? This orange and black balloon kit has the colors covered.

The Wall Decals

On one of my Target runs I found these really cool wall stickers. They were so easy to apply, and together with the balloons they make a festive party backdrop in minutes. These Happy Halloween wall decals are a similar look.

Want a saying that fits the party? Try an “Eat, Drink, and Be Scary” wall decal.

The Table

On the table itself, I draped a scary netting. A creepy cloth gives you the same cobweb look. To be completely honest, a good majority of what’s on the table came from the Target dollar spot. They nailed it this year! I love the little “eek” sign, the “trick or treat” sign, and the small pumpkins.

I added orange roses and candles, plus a tissue tassel bunting from Michael’s that I dressed up with printable flags reading GHOULS, whine, and NIGHT. If you can’t find one in store, grab a black and orange tassel garland from Amazon.

The Candy Bowl

This bowl, which I filled with gold-wrapped candy, cracks me up. It says “witch better have my candy” on the inside. For a similar spooky-bowl moment, this black ceramic spiderweb candy bowl looks great next to the netting.

Halloween Wine Bottle Labels and Red Wine Sangria

A whine night is better with wine, and it’s an easy drink to serve at any occasion: just uncork and pour. Make sure your whites are chilled, though I left one on the table because it looked cute.

Custom Wine Labels

I made custom Halloween wine labels to add to the decorations. They’re a quick way to dress up a bottle for the occasion. Mine say “Rest in Peace Red,” “Happy Hallo-Wine,” and “Witchy Wine: this witch runs on red.” You can buy special wine bottle label paper (or go big with this affordable mega pack), or just print on letter size sticker paper and cut them out.

Red Wine Sangria

I love to find a festive cocktail to serve at the beginning of the night. This fall red wine sangria from liquor.com was the perfect pick, so head over there for the full recipe.

Essentially you combine an orange liqueur, apples, cinnamon, oranges, grapes, some sugar, orange juice, and red wine. I also add some cranberries. It was delicious, and I’ve since made it again.

I served mine in stemless “Happy Hallo-wine” glasses with an orange slice and a cinnamon stick in each.

Witchy Straws and Water Wraps

I absolutely die over these witchy drink straws, one of my favorite printables to create for a party.

I cut mine out with my Silhouette Cameo so they came out precisely, but if you’re handy with scissors you can make them just the same.

Don’t forget to serve some water to soak up the boozy drinks. These little water bottle wraps are a hoot and so easy to add to the decor.

Name Everything Like a Witch

The easiest way to theme a party is to rename what you’re already serving. Here’s what’s on my table:

• Bottled water: Wicked Water, Dying of Thirst, Soak Up the Boos
• Red wine: Rest in Peace Red, Witchy Wine
• White wine: Happy Hallo-Wine
• Cupcakes: Death by Chocolate, Here for the Boos

Favors for Your Best Witches

I love to send my ladies home with a little token of appreciation for their friendship. When I spotted these Halloween hair ties, I knew they’d be perfect.

Who doesn’t need a plethora of hair ties around? I’m always on the hunt for one these days, and I swear they disappear.

Mine were a curated set from Plum Polka Dot. For a similar grab-and-go favor, these elastic Halloween hair ties does the job. I set mine in a little dish next to a framed “gifts for my witches” printable so guests know exactly what they’re for.

Simple Sweet Halloween Treats

You don’t have to go crazy on the food or desserts. In fact, make it a post-dinner event with drinks and dessert. Serve some easy one-hand cupcakes, like these mini ones. I added a cute cupcake topper to store-bought treats, and the toppers say “Here for the Boos,” “Death by Chocolate,” and “Happy Hallo-Wine.”

You can even stick these toppers in other decor items to create a centerpiece or enhance a little vignette. I stuck a couple in some roses to add a little extra to the bouquet.

Download the Ghouls Night Party Printables

If you want these printables for yourself, all you have to do is sign up for my email list by filling out the form below. The best news is you’ll receive access to the entire free printables library.

Remember, these printables will say “Wine” not “Whine.”

Time to Whine and Wine

There’s something so necessary and uplifting about getting together with your best witches to whine a little while you enjoy some wine. We all need the support of our friends! I hope you’re inspired to uncork a few bottles and host your own Ghouls Night.

Want more? I also have mini champagne bottle labels in this theme available for download.

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