What were the best events and Halloween costume trends?
Halloween is done and dusted for another year. How was your Halloween? Did you see any great costumes?
We hope you had a great time. Whether you went trick-or-treating with the kids or went out partying on the town.
There's not much left to do now except recap the best parts of Halloween 2016 and start looking forward to 2017!
The best Halloween costume trends of 2016
The best part of Halloween for us is always seeing all the amazing Halloween costume that people put together.
Pop culture was a big trend for Halloween costumes again in 2016.
Harley Quinn costumes based on the character design in
Suicide Squad were extremely popular, but there were also plenty of people rocking the classic
comic book Harley Quinn look.
Star Wars was another very popular franchise this year after the release of
The Force Awakens. There were plenty of
Rey and
Kylo Ren costumes as well as the old favourites like
Darth Vader and
Chewy.
Marvel Halloween costumes continued to be very popular in 2016.
Deadpool was a big one after the movie's success. Doctor Strange also made his first cinema and costume appearance in 2016. Of course, all the most popular Avengers were well represented, as always.
Pokemon Go was a phenomenon that came out of nowhere in 2016 and a lot of people decided to dress up as a
Pokemon trainer or their
favourite Pokemon for Halloween.
No Halloween would be complete without a few of the iconic Halloween costumes.
Beetlejuice,
Edward Scissorhands, and
Jack Skellington all had a strong showing in 2016, as they do every year. Everybody loves the classics.
Finally, there was no shortage of good old-fashioned scary Halloween costumes.
Zombies were as popular as always and could be seen shambling down the streets searching for brains.
Scary clowns were also very popular this year.
The biggest and best Halloween events
Halloween events get bigger and better every year. Especially the ones which have been running for a long time.
The Magique Halloween Circus cruise was bigger and better than ever this year with over 900 people attending. If you missed it, you can
watch the aftermovie of their 2016 event to see it for yourself.
The Spooktober Haunted Manor and Asylum Haunted House at St Kilda Town Hall, were as impressive as we've come to expect from the event. You can see pictures from the event on their
Instagram.
Slipknot performed the Melbourne show of their Australian tour on Halloween night at Rod Laver Arena. The masked metalheads put on an impressive live show, supported by Lamb of God and In Hearts Wake. What better gig could there be for Halloween night?
What to look forward to in 2017
As always, we're excited to see what the big Halloween costume trends will be in 2017.
We're predicting that
Marvel Halloween costumes will be very popular again in 2017, with three movies set to be released.
Star Wars Halloween costumes will continue to be very popular after the success of
Rogue One and the excitement for the release of
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.
Apart from that, it's hard to know what the next big Halloween costume trend will be. Who knows, maybe werewolves will make a comeback.
All your favourite Halloween events will be back in force again in 2017, so keep an eye out for details. We'll be writing about the most exciting 2017 Halloween events in the lead up to October.
In the meantime, you can browse our Halloween costumes to start getting ideas or check out our other themes. 
Halloween events get bigger and better every year. Especially the ones which have been running for a long time.
The Magique Halloween Circus cruise was bigger and better than ever this year with over 900 people attending. If you missed it, you can watch the aftermovie of their 2016 event to see it for yourself.
The Spooktober Haunted Manor and Asylum Haunted House at St Kilda Town Hall, were as impressive as we've come to expect from the event. You can see pictures from the event on their Instagram.
Slipknot performed the Melbourne show of their Australian tour on Halloween night at Rod Laver Arena. The masked metalheads put on an impressive live show, supported by Lamb of God and In Hearts Wake. What better gig could there be for Halloween night?
As always, we're excited to see what the big Halloween costume trends will be in 2017.
We're predicting that Marvel Halloween costumes will be very popular again in 2017, with three movies set to be released.
Star Wars Halloween costumes will continue to be very popular after the success of Rogue One and the excitement for the release of Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.
Apart from that, it's hard to know what the next big Halloween costume trend will be. Who knows, maybe werewolves will make a comeback.
All your favourite Halloween events will be back in force again in 2017, so keep an eye out for details. We'll be writing about the most exciting 2017 Halloween events in the lead up to October.
In the meantime, you can browse our Halloween costumes to start getting ideas or check out our other themes.