43 BEST Group Halloween Costume Ideas Your Friends Will Love

This blog post is about the best group Halloween costume ideas!

Halloween is one of the BEST holidays! Dressing up, hanging out with your friends, eating candy and drinking! Halloween always makes the best memories.

Whether you’re planning your group costume months in advance or trying to find last minute group costume ideas, this post is for you!

I’m sharing all the BEST group Halloween costume ideas, plus exactly where to get the items you need to recreate these outfits.

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BEST GROUP HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS

What are some good Halloween costumes for friends?

When you’re deciding what group Halloween costumes to wear, start by picking a category that appeals to you and your friend group.

Once you have figured out what type of costumes you want, it’ll be easier to narrow it down to something specific!

For example, some popular options are:

Disney: be classic princes and princesses, or characters from a classic movie like Shrek!
A classic costume: like vampires, mermaids, or zombies
Movie or show-inspired: like the characters from Mean Girls, Mamma Mia, or Friends!
Wholesome kids show characters: like Teletubbies or Winnie the Pooh
An object: like popcorn or Christmas gifts! These ones are easy because you can all get matching outfits.

Best Group Halloween Costume Ideas For Trios

1. Prisoners

This prisoner costume is a great classic costume and perfect for a trio! It’s also a good last minute costume because you can basically order the whole costume straight from Amazon.

2. Friends

This iconic wedding dress trio from Friends is the perfect costume for a group of 3 girls. Plus, you probably already have some stuff in your closet to recreate this!

3. Winnie the Pooh

All you need to recreate these Winnie the Pooh costumes are a set of ears and an outfit that matches your character!

4. Marie Antoinette

If you’re looking for a costume that makes you feel elegant and dressed-up, this Marie Antionette group costume is a great idea!

5. Cave girls

I love this cavegirls idea! It’s such a sexy take on a classic costume.

6. Subway surfers

If you want a more casual group Halloween costume idea, subway surfers is perfect!

Grab this subway surfers cap, a crop top, and some casual jeans for the perfect subway surfers costume.

7. Playboy

This playboy group costume is so fun for a group of guys and girls. Aside from a sexy dress, all you need are a couple of these Playboy bunny ears and a robe.

8. Mermaids

A mermaid is a great classic Halloween costume that you can easily turn into a sexy costume for a group of girls.

Grab some seashell bikini tops, skirts, waist beads, and that’s all you really need!

9. Alice in Wonderland

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If you and your friends were Alice in Wonderland fans as kids, this would make such a fun group costume!

Make one person Alice, one person the queen, and another person the rabbit. It’s the perfect trio Halloween costume idea.

10. Christmas Gifts

Christmas gifts are a fun costume that’s so easy to replicate. All you really need is a cute matching set, some wrapping paper, and gift bows.

Calling all Christmas lovers for this group costume idea!!

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11. Super heroes

You can never go wrong as a super hero for Halloween. You can buy full Halloween super hero costumes on Amazon, which also makes this the perfect last minute Halloween costume for groups.

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12. Mean Girls Christmas

If you loved the Mean Girls Christmas performance, grab these Mrs. Claus costumes and start rehearsing with your friends for your version!

13. Princess group

A princess group costume is one of the easiest and cutest group costumes to recreate. Everyone can pick a different color for their outfit, buy a corset and skirt in that color, and then do your makeup to look like the princess of your choice!

14. Vampires

Vampires are a classic and spooky Halloween costume idea. You can put an elegant and pretty spin on this classic costume with black corsets and skirts or black pants.

You can even pair these costumes with heels if you want to take it up a notch!

15. Mamma mia

If you and your girlfriends are Mamma Mia lovers, you have to try this Mamma Mia group costume!

Get these jeans and an iconic Mamma Mia scarf, and you can even add a microphone if you want.

16. Teletubbies

This Teletubbies costume is perfect for a group of four.

Decide who is going to be Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa, and Po, and then buy the headbands for each along with matching sequin skirts!

17. Snow girls

If you’re just looking for a simple and pretty group outfit idea, be snow girls! With these fuzzy headbands and cute white tops, the only other thing you need are white skirts and shoes, which you might already have in your closet.

18. Police

You can’t go wrong being a group of police officers! Plus, if you prefer buying a full costume instead of having to piece one together, these police costumes are really easy to find (and affordable) on Amazon.

19. Cereal characters

Have each of your friends pick their favorite cereal and you can all dress up as different cereal characters! Bring around boxes of that cereal and you’ll have a built-in snack all evening, too.

20. Ninja turtles

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Everyone loves Ninja Turtles! With these masks and green tops, it’s an easy outfit that’s perfect for a group of 4.

21. Astronauts

Astronaut costumes are perfect for any group of four! Plus, this costume works for a mixed group of guys and girls, so if you’re looking for a couple costume that you can do with another couple, this is a great option.

You can buy full guys’ and girls’ astronaut costumes on Amazon, which is so convenient.

22. Shrek

Pick your favorite Shrek character and go with it! Whether you’re Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, or Lord Farquaad, everyone will recognize these characters!

23. The wizard of oz

There are so many classic characters from the Wizard of Oz. You can do Wizard of Oz costumes with all girls or with a mix of girls and guys!

Someone will need to be Dorothy and the Wizard, and then you can choose from a bunch of other characters… the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch, the Straw Man, the lion… the list goes on!

24. Toy story

Toy Story is another great classic movie that works as costumes for a group of people. There are tons of Toy Story costumes on Amazon which makes it way easier to put these costumes together.

25. Cowgirls

Cowgirls are an easy, last-minute costume to throw together! Grab some cowboy hats and flannels (which you probably already have in your closet).

This is a great group costume idea if you and your friends just want something simple and easy that’s still super cute!

26. Disney villains

Who says you have to be Disney princesses? You can be Disney villains instead!

Choose your favorite Disney villain and dress up like them with a crown, Maleficent horns, or whatever else you need in your outfit to look like them.

27. Mean girls

Here’s another great Mean Girls costume idea! If you don’t want to replicate the Santa Claus scene, just replicate their classic outfits.

Wear pink and skirts and make a burn book to carry around!

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28. Pirates

I’m OBSESSED with the way these girls put together their pirate costumes! The white skirts, big belts, and bandanas are all you need to create the perfect, girly pirate costumes.

29. Lifeguards

A group of lifeguards is another fun and easy costume! You’ll be comfortable all night AND you’ll look like such a fun group.

30. Strawberry shortcake

If you grew up on Strawberry Shortcake, get each of your friends to pick a character and recreate Strawberry Shortcake as a group!

There’s Coco Calypso, Peppermint Fizz, Seaberry Delight, and so many more. You can each base the colors of your outfit on the character you chose.

31. Popcorn

These popcorn outfits are the cutest! A huge benefit of this costume is that you can actually carry around a box of popcorn all night and get away with it because it’s part of the costume 😉

32. Mummies

If you want a classic costume you can recreate with your friends, grab a white matching set and some gauze and become mummies!

33. Spice girls

These Spice Girls outfits are iconic. They’re not hard to recreate, either!

You can buy some costumes directly from Amazon. For others, you just need specific pieces of clothing like a black dress, pink dress, high heels, and a matching set, like you see in this photo.

34. Butterflies

These butterfly tops and sequin skirts make the CUTEST outfits! You could even add a set of wings or put flowers in your hair if you want to dress it up a little more.

35. Zombie nurses

Zombie nurses are a great spin on a classic Halloween outfit to make it spooky. All you need are some nurse costumes from Amazon, some fake blood and other accessories to make it spooky!

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36. Toy story

You can easily find some Toy Story costumes on Amazon and pick as many Toy Story characters as you want, depending on how many people are in your group!

37. Alcohol drinks

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Have everyone pick their favorite alcoholic drink and dress up in the same color as the can or bottle. You can even put the logo or name of the drink on your hat to make it really clear what each of you is dressed up as!

The best part is that this works for a small group or a huge group because you can do as many different drinks as you want.

38. Britney spears phases

This is such a creative group Halloween costume idea. Everyone can pick their favorite Britney Spears phase or iconic Britney Spears outfit and dress up as that. This is a great idea for a big group of girls!

39. Bratz dolls

Bratz Dolls are another fun and nostalgic Halloween costume ideas for a group of girls. You can be creative with the outfits by buying slightly different bottoms or wearing different shoes, and all wearing a different Bratz shirt.