A Summerween party is the ultimate Halloween summer party trend that combines spooky Halloween vibes with fun-in-the-sun ideas to create one of the most unique and unforgettable summer party themes.
This summer Halloween party guide includes fun Summerween party ideas, creative Summerween decorations, fun Halloween summer party games, and festive Summerween-themed food and party drink ideas.
This trending theme is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween in summer for unique and creative party ideas… and you don’t even have to wait until October!
Summerween Party: The Ultimate Guide to Hosting a Halloween Themed Summer Party
If you love Halloween time and you’ve ever wanted to celebrate Halloween throughout the year a Summerween party is the perfect way to get your haunted fix before fall.
A Summerween summer party trend blends spooky season vibes with sunshine, pumpkin pool floats, and a creative mix of hot weathered Halloween backyard fun.
Summerween has quickly become a viral summer party idea, especially for those who love Halloween but don’t want to wait until October or are fans of the Gravity Falls show.
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First, let’s start with (in case you don’t know)…
What Is Summerween?
Summerween is exactly what it sounds like: a Halloween-themed party celebrated during the summer months.
You set up a party with classic Halloween elements like (summer-ish) Halloween costumes, spooky party decor, and Halloween themed snacks with a a warm-weather twist.
Instead of pumpkins and falling leaves, you’ll find party supplies like summer skeletons, tropical jack-o’-lantern watermelons, pumpkin slushies, spooky pool parties, and more!
The Origin of Summerween
The term Summerween is most widely credited to the animated Disney TV show Gravity Falls.
There was an episode called Summerween (Season 1, Episode 12) where the characters celebrate a spooky, Halloween-like holiday that takes place in the middle of summer.
After the episode aired, Gravity Falls fans started using talking about Summerween and hosting Halloween-themed summer parties, including dressing up in costumes during warm weather, trick-or-treating in summer and all the other fun things you do for Halloween… just in the summer!
The show celebrates Summerween on June 22nd, but people throw Summerween parties all summer in June and July now after it became a viral party.
Here’s how to set up your own Halloween summer party for this theme…
Summerween Party Ideas
Summerween Decorations
The trick to separating this party idea from just a fall Halloween party to making it a summer Halloween-themed party is to think about how you can put a summer spin on traditional Halloween decorations.
For example, instead of carved pumpkins, carve pumpkins with summer flower bouquets inside. Or, dress your yard flamingos up with their own witch hats!
- Pumpkin flower centerpieces (GET INSPIRATION HERE)
- Wavy blue “water” background like this for selfie stations and photo opps (GET SUMMERWEEN PHOTO PROPS HERE)
- Skeletons like this dressed in sunglasses and summer clothing
- Pumpkin pool floaties balls
- Neon or pastel pumpkins with flowers in them
- Spiderwebs draped over beach umbrellas
- Flamingos with witch hats and sunglasses
- String lights in orange, purple, and white
- Happy Summerween Banner
Get an all-in-one Summerween decorating pack HERE.
Summerween Food Ideas & Summer Party Drinks
Halloween smoothie: A Jack-o-Lantern face smoothie is a fun way to have a Halloween summer drink!
GET THE HALLOWEEN THEMED SUMMER SMOOTHIE HERE
Graveyard pudding cups: Worms in dirt pudding cups are easy to update to summer Halloween cups with these mini graveyard candies.
PRO PARTY TIP: Place these mini desserts in a bowl of ice or a blow up mini pool cooler like this to keep them cool during summer heat.
GET THE PUDDING CUPS RECIPE HERE
“Bloody” Halloween Popcorn: Make this red chocolate covered popcorn recipe to add to your popcorn bar for gross Halloween foods.
S’mores Ice Cream: Ice cream smores are a great way to update a fall Halloween snack into a refreshing summer party treat.
