Halloween Isn't a Night Anymore, It's a Season: Oriental Trading Helps Families, Teachers, Businesses, and Neighborhoods Go Big All Season Long

With 2,000+ décor options, 9,000+ costumes and accessories, and thousands of handouts at pennies per piece, Oriental Trading is the one-stop shop for decorating, throwing more parties, and pulling off a trunk-or-treat without blowing the budget.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The skeletons go up before the leaves come down. Nearly half of Halloween shoppers, 49%, start buying in September or earlier, according to the National Retail Federation, and 74% of Americans now celebrate. Total Halloween spending is on track for a record $13.5 billion this year, an average of $115.14 per person, and decorations alone account for $4.3 billion of it.

What changed isn't the holiday. It's how long it lasts. A family that used to buy one costume and a bag of candy now decorates the porch early, sends a kid to a school party mid-October, dresses up a car trunk for the church trunk-or-treat, and still hands out candy on the 31st. That's four separate shopping lists, and most people piece them together across four different stores.

Oriental Trading Company built its Halloween assortment to collapse that list into one order, with the bulk pricing that makes going bigger actually affordable.

Key Facts

• One order for the whole season: décor, costumes, trunk-or-treat kits, party supplies, candy, crafts, and handouts, all from one retailer instead of four.
• 2,000+ value and premium décor options, from tabletop pieces to full-scale yard displays.
• 9,000+ costumes and accessories for kids, adults and groups.
• Thousands of handouts at pennies per piece, including glow-in-the-dark fangs at about 5¢ each and bulk lollipops at roughly 9¢ each.
• 1500 trunk-or-treat items, including complete themed decorating kits starting at $9.99.
• Halloween craft kits as low as 57¢ per kit, with 1,000+ activities for classroom parties, scout troops and rainy October afternoons.
• Three new 2026 collections: Witching Hour, Monster Mayhem, and Frightfully Fun.
• Free shipping on orders $49 and up.

Why the season keeps stretching

Ask anyone who decorates early and they'll tell you the same thing: it's more fun that way. You get weeks out of the decorations instead of one weekend. The kids get to look at the ghost in the window every day on the way to school. And decorating has become as common as carving pumpkins, with 42% of celebrants dressing up a home or yard..

Trunk-or-treats are a big part of that shift. Churches, schools and neighborhood associations line up cars in a parking lot, families decorate their trunks, and kids walk from car to car. It's contained, it's faster, and it's turned into its own competitive decorating event. Oriental Trading carries 1,500+ trunk-or-treat items, including complete themed kits so a parent can decorate a trunk in about 15 minutes without a Pinterest deep-dive.

Going bigger without spending bigger

The math on a stretched-out Halloween can get ugly fast. More weeks of decorating means more decorations. More parties mean more handouts, more craft supplies, and more costumes.

Oriental Trading's bulk pricing is what makes the longer season workable. A bag of 72 glow-in-the-dark fangs runs about $3.89, roughly a nickel apiece. A 300-count pack of Dum Dum lollipops is around $27, about 9¢ each. Craft kits start at 57¢ per kit, so a classroom party for 25 kids costs less than a large pizza.

"Halloween used to be one night. Now celebrations stretch across the season, and families are decorating for more than one night," said Brian Moen, Chief Marketing Officer at Oriental Trading Company. "We want to be the one place where you can get the yard décor, the trunk-or-treat kit, the class party crafts and the candy, all in one order, at prices that let you say yes to all of it instead of picking two. We want to help you really celebrate."

The trunk-or-treat has its own rules

A trunk-or-treat isn't a party you throw once and take down. Families sign up for the church one, the school one, and the one the neighborhood association runs in the grocery store parking lot. Same car, three weekends, and nobody wants to show up with the same theme twice.

Complete kits make that manageable. Oriental Trading's themed trunk-or-treat kits start around $9.99 and come with the backdrop, the props and the signage, so a parent can swap themes between events without starting from scratch. Bulk giveaway assortments cover the handout side, with 100-piece and 72-piece packs sized for the volume a trunk actually goes through.

Value families can plan a budget around

• 2,000+ value and premium décor options
• 9,000+ costumes and accessories
• Thousands of handouts at pennies per piece
• 1500+ trunk-or-treat items, with complete kits from $9.99
• 1,000+ Halloween activities, with craft kits from 57¢
• Free shipping on orders $49+

Top Products for Halloween:

• Trunk-or-Treat Kits
  • Peanuts® Great Pumpkin Patch Trunk-or-Treat and Handout Kit, 6 pc.
  • Value Harry Potter™ Hogwarts Houses Trunk-or-Treat Decorating Kit - 9 pc 
  • Religious Jesus Loves You Inflatable Trunk-or-Treat Decorating Kit 
• Halloween Décor
  • Black Nesting Cauldron Decoration Set - 15 pc
  • Light-Up Groundbreaker Skeleton Halloween Decoration - 4 ft 
• Party Supplies
  • Witching Hour Broom Halloween Wine Glasses – 8.5 oz, 6 ct
  • Peanuts® Great Pumpkin Halloween Party Tableware Set for 24 Guests
  • Peanuts® Halloween Snoopy Ultimate Party Pack for 24 Guests 
• Handouts & Candy
  • Super Mega Bulk Halloween Candy Assortment - 13 lbs, 1000 pc 
  • Bulk 96 Pc. Plush Candy Corn Characters Assortment 
  • Bulk Halloween Costume Character Rubber Ducks – 72 pc 
• Costumes
  • Kids Classic KPop Demon Hunters™ Zoey Costume 
  • Toddler's Marvel Spider-Man™ Padded Jumpsuit Costume 
• Crafts
  • Bulk Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Foam Craft Kit Assortment - Makes 60 
  • Mini DIY Ceramic Skull Decorations - 12 pc 

Frequently Asked Questions:

When should I start decorating for Halloween? Whenever you want. Most people now start early. Nearly half of Halloween shoppers, 49%, begin buying in September or earlier, according to the National Retail Federation. Oriental Trading stocks 2,000+ Halloween décor options, and there's still time to put the ghosts up and enjoy them throughout October.

Where can I buy cheap Halloween decorations in bulk? Oriental Trading sells Halloween décor in bulk with 2,000+ value and premium options, plus coordinated decorating kits so a room or a porch looks pulled together without buying pieces one at a time.

What do I need for a trunk-or-treat? A decorated car trunk and something to hand out. Oriental Trading carries 1500+ trunk-or-treat items, including complete themed decorating kits starting at $9.99 that come with the backdrop, props and signage, plus bulk giveaway assortments so you don't run out.

What are good non-candy Halloween handouts? Small toys, glow-in-the-dark novelties, stickers and temporary tattoos all work, and they don't melt. Oriental Trading offers thousands of handouts at pennies per piece, including glow-in-the-dark fangs at about 5¢ each.

How do I throw a Halloween class party on a budget? Buy the crafts and handouts in bulk. Oriental Trading has 1,000+ Halloween activities with craft kits as low as 57¢ per kit, so a party for a class of 25 stays well under $20 for the activity.

Where can I buy Halloween costumes for the whole family? Oriental Trading carries 9,000+ costumes and accessories for kids, adults and groups, with free shipping on orders $49 and up.

What's new for Halloween 2026? Oriental Trading launched three new collections this year: Witching Hour, Monster Mayhem, and Frightfully Fun, spanning décor, party supplies and handouts.

About Oriental Trading Company

Oriental Trading Company, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading retailer of party supplies, crafts, toys, school and teaching supplies, fundraising products, and seasonal décor. Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Oriental Trading helps families, educators, nonprofits, churches and organizations celebrate, create and connect through affordable products and inspiring ideas. Guided by its mission to make life more fun, the company offers more than 60,000 products across its family of brands, including MindWare®, SmileMakers® and Fun Express®.

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