If you’re like most of us planning to attend the upcoming Boomer Bash Monster Mash on October 26, you’ve got one burning question on your mind… What Halloween costume should I wear?
The next question is, Will this make me a winner in the Boomer Bash Monster Mash Halloween Costume Contest?
You read that correctly! We will be awarding prizes of $25 gift cards in three categories: Best Female Costume, Best Male Costume, and Best Couple/Group Costume. With a little friendly competition to up the ante, you’ll want to put extra creative effort into your costume.
Lucky for us, there are plenty of prognosticators forecasting the most popular Halloween costumes for 2023. The world’s largest online-only costume retailer halloweencostume.com makes their predictions according to which movies, television shows and video games people are talking about on social media. They also look at Google searches and their own internal search and sales data.
So, according to this expert in the field, the top trending Halloween costumes for women in 2023 are:
- Barbie
- The Little Mermaid
- Spider-Gwen and Spider-Woman
- Wednesday Addams
- Video Games, especially Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda
The top trending Halloween costumes for men this year are:
- Horror, especially Ghostface, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Chucky and Jason Voorhees
- Video games, especially Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Five Nights at Freddy’s
- Ken from the Barbie movie
- Superheroes, especially Spider-Man, Peacemaker, and The Boys
- Inflatables, especially dinosaur, ride-on, pick-me-up, and animals
But maybe you’re more of a traditionalist with nostalgia your go-to style. If so, you can’t go wrong with an ensemble representing a decade from your not-so-distant past:
- ‘50s Greaser or Cheerleader (leather or letterman jacket, bowling shirt, aviator sunglasses and doo-wop hair for the guys; poodle skirt, neck sash, ponytail, knit sweater, bobby socks for the gals).
- ‘60s Hippie or Flower Child (fringe, flowers, bell bottoms, peace signs, moccasins, sandals… you know the drill)
- ‘70s Disco Dancer (polyester, sequins, glitter, go-go boots, platform shoes, gold chains, etc.)
Then again, you could pull off a classic Halloween look as a witch, goblin, princess, clown, baby, schoolgirl, pirate, vampire, black cat, scarecrow, zombie, pumpkin, firefighter, chef, nurse, doctor, bat or other animal of your choice.
The options are endless, so start planning today.
Don’t forget:
The Halloween-themed Boomer Bash Southeast will be October 26, 4-6 p.m. at Aurora’s Bertram Inn, co-presented by Northeast Ohio Boomer and Hospice of the Western Reserve.
Against a backdrop of lively music and merrymaking, Northeast Ohio Boomer readers, advertisers and community supporters will mix and mingle while visiting more than 50 vendors offering a variety of products and services geared to those 50+.
Enjoy our signature cocktail (The Boomer Boo), munch on complimentary food samples, and show off your Halloween costume with old friends and new acquaintances. Enjoy the spooky tunes, dancing, games, raffles, prizes and all-around FUN.
Save time and money at the door by pre-purchasing tickets today: Click HERE to buy advance (online) tickets for $10. Tickets at the door on event day will be $15—CASH ONLY.
Also, bring cash for the bar and raffles. Raffle tickets are only $1 each with proceeds benefiting our nonprofit partner, Solon Senior Center. Raffle winners will be posted at 5:45 p.m. at the Bash. Don’t miss your chance to win great prizes!
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