And while not all of these outdoor Halloween decor ideas are over-the-top, they all are scary good and are guaranteed to make your house the talk of the neighborhood. From hanging faux spider webs all over your porch and carving Jack-o’-lanterns for your steps to creating a creepy graveyard in your front lawn, dangling witch hats from your porch ceiling and adding Halloween cutouts everywhere, the sky’s the limit when it comes to outdoor Halloween decorating ideas. To make sure your yard is oozing with holiday spirit this October, use a mixture of DIY outdoor Halloween decorations and creepy outdoor Halloween decorations you can buy online. That way, you can keep your idea original and still give trick-or-treating visitors a fright. And since it’s pretty much impossible to mess up outdoor Halloween decorations, just let yourself be creative and, most importantly, have fun with it! Check out our list of 70 outdoor Halloween decorations to get started. Here at Parade.com, we’re all about sharing products we love with our audience. When you make a purchase on an item seen on this page, we may earn a commission, however, all picks are independently chosen unless otherwise mentioned.
70 Outdoor Halloween Decorations
- Candy concession stand Bring your coffee cart outside and fill it up with Halloween candy. Make sure you add a skeleton bell boy pushing it to up the fright factor. Wood and Metal Utility Cart, $50, Bed Bath & Beyond
- Ghost porch decor Hang up a couple of ghosts on your porch! It’ll be a treat for your trick-or-treaters to walk past them to ring your doorbell for candy.|
- Add orange lights Not all Halloween decorations have to be scary. Instead, you can go the festive route by hanging orange lights, setting up some cute Jack-o’-lanterns and putting out some hay bales.
- Floating witch hats Go for witch-themed outdoor decor this fall! One of the easiest and cutest ways is by hanging up witch hats with clear strings so they appear to be floating in the air. How magical!
- Monster porch With some eyes and teeth cutouts, your house can transform into a monster just in time for Halloween. The best part is, these will even glow in the dark, making your house extra creepy at night.
- Unicorn skeleton If you’re going for a cute, yet festive vibe this Halloween, set up a four-foot-inflatable unicorn skeleton in your yard. It’ll be something kids will especially enjoy seeing.
- Hocus Pocus sign Hanging up a fabric Halloween door cover will bring your door from drab to fab. It’s even something you can easily put up each year.
- Giant spiders Ekkk! Make your house look like giant spiders are taking it over by placing several of them on the roof, windows and walls of your home. It’ll be the most talked-about house in your neighborhood.
- Skeleton figure Have a skeleton be the first thing people see when they approach your porch on Halloween. You can even dress it up with a witch hat.
- Bloody handprints Need a scary good idea for your glass doors? This bloody handprint door cover is perfect. You just spray some water on the glass and stick it on.
- Skeleton mermaid Skip putting out your typical skeleton and add a skeleton mermaid to your porch or garden instead. It’ll be a hit!
- Skeleton graveyard During the day and at night, a skeleton graveyard scene in your yard will be spooky. Both kids and adults will love your decorations.
- Adorable ghost family Welcome a cute ghost family to your lawn this season. They’ll add some friendly fall vibes that are both welcoming and festive.
- Giant spider web Set up a humungous spider web and then cover every other clevis of your porch in white cobwebs to create a mysterious look. You can even add plastic spiders to them.
- Bats Stick different-sized bats in a pattern across your front door! It’s a simple decoration to put up that will make a big statement this fall.
- Witch crash Want a bewitching decoration idea? Attach this witch to the side of a tree in your yard so it looks like it crashed into it.
- Zombie decorations Stage a zombie break-in this Halloween by placing (and hanging) them all around the outside of your house. You can even get creative by hanging one from your window.
- Glowing cats How purrrfect are these decorations? Just place these glow-in-the-dark cats all over your yard. They are solar-powered so the sunlight will charge them during the day and you’ll be able to see them at night.
- Scary pumpkin display One display can make a big difference in your yard this October. These inflatable stacked Jack-o’-lanterns will do just that. They are scary, yet fun.
- Werewolf Create the perfect scary Halloween display with a giant werewolf. Place it in your yard or by your front door.
- Zombie graveyard statues If you love going over-the-top each Halloween, don’t forget to add some graveyard zombies. They’re super-realistic looking and easy to install in your yard.
- Pink pumpkin arch Make a statement with a pumpkin (not real ones!) arch. You can make an even bigger statement by making it with pink-colored pumpkins.
- Leaf garland One bootiful way you can decorate outside is with leaf garland on your porch. Adding orange lights to it will make it look twice as enchanting and whimsical.
- Halloween pillow covers Halloween pillows aren’t just for decorating inside your house, they can be used to amp up the outside of your house too. You can add ones in Halloween colors or with fun words like “spooky.”
- Friendly ghost It’ll look like Casper the friendly ghost is visiting your home if you put up this smiley ghost display. It’s a reminder that Halloween doesn’t have to be super scary.
- Frankenstein Bring Frankenstein to life this Halloween! You just need a giant inflatable in the yard.
- Pumpkin Stakes If your favorite holiday is Halloween, don’t hold back with your decorations. Consider lining your sidewalk or the front of your house with pumpkin stakes.
- Jack Skellington You can’t go wrong with blow-up outdoor pieces, especially when they feature a grave and Jack Skellington. Talk about a classic way to makeover your yard for Halloween.
- Balloon door arch Balloons aren’t just for birthdays, they are a spooktacular way to decorate for Halloween. You can DIY a balloon arch with different-sized orange and black balloons that are tied together and place it by your house entrance.
- Inflatable Halloween carriage The best way to decorate for Halloween is to go big. That’s why adding a giant inflatable Halloween carriage is the perfect thing to place in your yard this October.
- Skeleton head stakes Just insert these chilling stakes into your yard or line a path in your yard with them to create some spooky ambiance. They’ll glow all night long thanks to their LED lights.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas decor Let your favorite Halloween movie inspire your yard decor, like The Nightmare Before Christmas. You can DIY your own character displays, or find some online. Either way, they’ll make a big impression this October.
- Creepy windchimes Not only can you find a frightening windchime made with LED skulls that you can hang from a tree in your front yard, but the breeze will make it extra creepy at night. It’ll be the perfect addition to make your place seem haunted.
- Skeleton windsock flags If you’ve never hung windsock flags up, you’re missing out. Ones designed like skeletons will give your home spooky vibes as they sway side to side in your yard.
- Plastic Jack-o’-lantern If you want a less messy pumpkin project, find plastic Jack-o’-lanterns in different sizes. Then, arrange them all over your front porch.
- Fire ghost display Everyone will know where your house is if you have this terrifying red fire ghost on display in front of your house. It’s 12-feet of scariness.
- Halloween witch gnomes Gnomes are cute characters you can decorate the outside or inside of your house with. Putting them in your garden or on your porch will make that pace look extra charming.
- Trick or treat sign Nothing is sweeter than trick or treat décor. Finding a large sign you can set out by your door is not only cute but super welcoming.
- Skeleton string lights No matter if you throw them on trees in your yard, bushes, wrap them around a post on your porch or drape them on a fence, these skull string lights will make a scary good impression. You can’t go wrong with them this Halloween.
- Pumpkin tree lanterns When it comes to outdoor decor, you want something that lights up at night. Hanging several paper pumpkin lanterns from branches of your trees will give it a fairy-tale Halloween appearance once the sun goes down.
- Halloween lanterns Give off some light this October by placing several LED Halloween-themed lanterns outside. They will transform your space. 3-Style Assorted LED Halloween Lantern, $10, Walmart
- Halloween garden flag Add some festivity to your yard with a Halloween-themed garden flag. One with bats or pumpkins will be just what you need to get into the spirit. Halloween Decoration Garden Flag, $9, Walmart
- Grim reaper Get ready to scream! This Grim Reaper is 8-feet tall and has LED lights so it’ll be sure to frighten those who see it at night.
- Pumpkin ghost What do you get when you combine a ghost with a pumpkin? A pumpkin ghost, which is an adorable lawn decoration. Haunted Hill Farm Lighted Friendly Pumpkin Ghost, $40, Walmart
- Hanging ghost display Boo! Fill your front yard with some ghostly friends that you can hang up. You can add one or several. Halloween Decoration Hanging Ghost, $10, Walmart
- Scary tree inflatable What’s creepier than an old tree at night? That’s why you’ll love this 8-foot inflatable one that comes with ghosts.
- Jack-o-lantern leaf bags Forgot about carving Jack-o-lanterns and make leaf ones instead. The best part is, they’re like 20-times the size of a regular Jack-o-lantern, so they’ll be even more spooky. Halloween Pumpkin Bag Lawn Decorations, $15, Walmart
- Mummy streamers Grab some white streamers so you can give your house a mummy makeover. It’s such a simple way to decorate, but it will really Halloweenify your home.
- Bat wreath If you don’t want to decorate a ton, add a festive wreath to your door. One like this one with black bats will be perfect.
- Wicked witch legs Ding dong the witch is dead … and everyone will know it when they see these legs sticking up from your yard. Make sure to put them close to your house so nobody will miss them.
- Vampire banners You can’t forget to include vampires in your Halloween decor. An easy way to do so is with vampire banners.
- Skull displays If you have steps leading up to your front door, stack some skulls on them along with some mums and small pumpkins. It’ll create a fun and spooky display.
- Dragon skeleton Animal skeletons are gaining popularity, which is why you should incorporate them into your outdoor decorations. They look great on steps, porches or in yards.
- Giant bat Add a magical touch to your porch this fall with a giant bat that lights up. This one is great because it has purple lights, which makes it look magical at night.
- Skeleton leaf bags Clean up your yard and decorate it at the same time by using skeleton leaf bags. Your kids can even help out with this project.
- Inflatable pumpkin patch If you like pumpkins, but don’t want to get the real thing, go for some inflatable ones instead. You can even create a cute pumpkin patch in your yard.
- Witch door sign Skip out on the door wreath and go with a Halloween sign instead. Adding a witch-themed sign to your door is just what you need.
- Voice-controlled witches It’s no secret that witch decorations are creepy, but ones that also make noises totally up the scary factor! Trick-or-treaters will love them.
- Light up spider web Go all out and put up a light-up spider web. It’ll bring your Halloween décor up a notch.
- Feather wreath Give your door a spooky yet elegant vibe with a black feathered wreath. It’s a Halloween prop you’ll want to use for years to come.
- Boo door sign Not all Halloween decorations have to be spooky, they can be cute, too! Hanging a “Boo” word sign on your door is one of those pieces of decor.
- Pumpkin sign If you want to add some color to your porch, hang up a wood pumpkin sign on your wall. It’ll give your house some character.
- Witch silhouettes You’ll make people do a double-take with these life-size witch silhouette cutouts. They’re easy to install and can be placed anywhere in your yard.
- Faux gravestones If you’re super into decorating, go big with lots of faux gravestones. You can even leave some fake bones and skulls beside them to create a scarier scene.
- Hanging tree bats
- Owl night lights Place these owl night lights on your porch to create a festive vibe your whole family will love. They will give your place a magical touch.
- Inflatable vampire Don’t worry, this vampire won’t come for your blood, but he will make an impression in your yard. Your neighbors will love seeing your festive decor, especially when this is included in your setup.
- Scary clown Think outside the box when it comes to your outdoor decorations and incorporates a scary clown. This one is creepy, but amazing.
- Zombie child doll You can’t forget to include creepy zombie dolls to your Halloween decor this year. This one even has flashing red eyes!
- Halloween yard signs Bloody yard signs with phrases like “keep out” and “danger” are great accessories to include when decorating for Halloween. You can add one, or several. Check out: 100 Halloween Jokes 10 Funny Halloween Pranks 55 Funny Halloween Instagram Captions
