Elegant Black Halloween Dinner Party

If you’re part of a monthly supper club this Halloween themed dinner party is just the thing for you! Make this a girls-only affair, a mix of friends, or couples night, and gather ’round the table!

If you don’t have kids who are trick-or-treating age you can still celebrate by hosting a black themed Halloween party for adults, with an easy menu and tasty Halloween cocktails.

I’ve created a chic black tablescape to inspire you to have fun with this classic children’s holiday. While I still love a grown up costume party, I also enjoy a more intimate gathering of friends over a delicious meal.

Black Halloween Tablescape

Get maximum impact with minimum effort by setting the table in all black. Use a black tablecloth as a foundation and layer on black creepy cloth. If you don’t have a black tablecloth, a black sheet will work just fine.

Use black dishes to create a monochromatic table. This matte black set serves 8 and is super stylish. 

This table gave me a great excuse to buy some new tabletop items like black wine glasses, and this set of black flatware. I love how modern and stylized this set is! And the black will coordinate with SO MANY other colors and holidays. 

PARTY TIP: Invite guests to dress in costume or have them wear all black to match the party theme.

To give the table the “creepy” factor use small decorative skeletons and skulls at each place setting. It adds just the right amount of “spook” to this “groan up” dinner party.

Guests can take home a simple party favor that doubles as a place card holder. Fill large test tubes with black M&M’s and attach a name card to it.

Rather than using flowers in a centerpiece, filled small vases with seeded eucalyptus. It just seems more Halloween-appropriate, plus it allows the food to be the focal point.

Halloween Menu

I have to say, the black background of this table certainly makes the food pop! The meal is purposely coordinated to the party with earthy colors and delicious flavors.

Welcome guests as soon as they arrive, with a black widow martini or a batch of green Halloween punch. Bonus points if you add dry ice to make it “smoky.”

Speaking of food, this is a great time to put together a gorgeous charcuterie board. In this case it becomes an integral part of the meal rather than an appetizer. 

Another great addition to the meal is this Halloween spinach dip in coffin bread bowl. The recipe is a party favorite.

For the main course serve slow cooker beef tips over black pasta or purple rice.

Round things out with a roasted beet salad.

For dessert make these chocolate lava cakes in a jar, and dress them for Halloween by adding a spider ring on top. Or you can serve these Halloween dirt pudding cups.

Another option is witch finger cookies for dessert or for take home favors. Wrap them in a cellophane bag or small box, and put it at each guest’s place setting.

Serve a dry red wine like a Bordeaux, Cabernet or Merlot, to complement the meat and the chocolate dessert.

Activities

• Invite guests to dress in costume and give a prize to the best one voted on by the guests. You could put a rule in place where the costume has to be a black theme.
• To really bring home the theme you could have a fun activity like playing with a Ouija board or reading Tarot cards.
• Turn the dinner party into a murder mystery party and have guests dress in their character.
• Play a good old fashioned game of Clue after the meal.

More Party Ideas for Adults

Here are some fun themes for a Halloween ladies night.

1. Host a Halloween ‘Witches Night In’ Party for ladies night.
2. Set up an awesome Halloween Bar with a science lab theme.
3. Make your ladies night a Halloween Gothic-Glam themed.
4. Add some black and white Halloween decor to any of these parties.

So what do you think of hosting a Halloween themed dinner party? Why not invite some friends over for a night of fun…you can even get dressed up in costume!