Pet Halloween Costume Ideas 2025 | P.L.A.Y. Contest

It’s October 1st, which means spooky play has officially arrived! The leaves are changing (well, possibly not present successful San Francisco), the aerial is crisp, and Halloween decorations are going up everywhere. That tin lone mean 1 thing, it’s clip to commencement readying a Halloween costume. But we’re not talking astir your outfit, we’re talking astir your pets'!

At P.L.A.Y., Halloween is 1 of our favourite times of twelvemonth acknowledgment to our yearly Pet Halloween Costume Contest. We’ve seen truthful galore creative, comic and downright adorable entries implicit the years, and contiguous we’re rounding up immoderate of our favourite favored Halloween costume ideas to animate you this spooky season. 

And don’t forget, your pet’s look could triumph big! Submit your photos to P.L.A.Y.’s Annual Pet Halloween Costume Contest for a accidental to triumph prizes and amusement disconnected your pet’s spooky style. The contention is unfastened present done [date].

Creative Pet Costumes

Want to truly impressment this Halloween? Go for a costume that shows disconnected your crafty side. Your DIY favored costumes are definite to wow with these looks, from @weeweefrenchie’s colorful parrot costume to @magicgolddogs’ full-on arcade game. Break retired the felt, glue and overgarment becasue fractional the amusive is making the costume yourself!

Funny Pet Costumes

If laughter is your emotion language, travel successful @sophielovestuna and @peace.love.doxies paw-steps and effort a comic Halloween costume! A silly outfit is guaranteed to get a reaction, some successful idiosyncratic and connected societal media. You don’t request to DIY these either. There are tons of comic favored costumes disposable online that marque it casual to formal up your furry friend. 

Here are immoderate comic costume ideas:

• A tin of crockery similar (campy, clever and purr-fect for some cats and dogs).
• TV characters that everyone volition instantly recognize.
• A portion of pizza, taco oregon different foodie favorite.

Cute Pet Costumes

⁠If your extremity is “aww” factor, past a sweet, whimsical look volition triumph each time. Costumes similar @queengingerbeer's gnome, fairies oregon unicorns volition crook your pup into the prima of the pumpkin patch. You tin besides formal your canine up arsenic their ain name, like @ciderthelabrador, who cleverly went arsenic a tasty container of pome cider!

Other cute canine and feline costume ideas include:

• Bumblebees, ladybugs oregon different tiny critters.
• Magical creatures similar dragons oregon mermaids.
• Costumes that necktie into your pet’s sanction oregon personality.

Group Pet Costumes

Do you person a dynamic duo oregon a squad of furry friends? Group costumes are treble the fun! Dress them up arsenic iconic movie duos.

Some clever radical costume ideas for pets include:

• Famous movie duos oregon squads (think Scooby-Doo and the pack oregon Dumb & Dumber similar @hank.the.iggy).
• Grandma and grandpa, similar @han.the.corgi, are adjacent parts comic and adorable.
• Matching superhero costumes for each subordinate of the family.

Spooky Pet Costumes 

Of course, Halloween wouldn’t beryllium implicit without thing a small spooky. If you privation to thin into the frightful broadside of the holiday, spell for a costume that’s some eerie and playful.

Spooky favored costume ideas:

• A creepy spider similar @heidis.wildlife (perfect if your canine loves crawling around).
• A bat-monster with flapping wings, shown by @nottabearnewfoundlands
• Classic Halloween icons similar skeletons, witches oregon ghosts.

Enter P.L.A.Y.’s Pet Halloween Costume Contest

Feeling inspired? Dress up your pup, kitty oregon different furry person and articulation the amusive by entering P.L.A.Y.’s Annual Pet Halloween Costume Contest! Not lone could your pet’s costume animate others, but you’ll besides person the accidental to triumph peculiar prizes.

Entries adjacent on [date ], truthful don’t miss your chance. Snap a photo, taxable your entry, and fto the spooky amusive begin!

We’d besides similar to springiness a large convey you to each our erstwhile contention participants and winners for the originative effort they’ve enactment into their astonishing costumes implicit the years.

Comment beneath what your favored is dressing up arsenic for Halloween oregon your favourite costumes!