Top Halloween fundraising ideas

Charity Halloween party 

Round up friends, family, neighbours and colleagues and hold a petrifying party in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Whether you’re hiring a venue or hosting at home, prepare a spooky playlist, some scary snacks and invite guests to get creative with creepy costumes. Sell tickets to your event, as well as refreshments and entry to Halloween-themed competitions or raffles on the night.

Spooky fancy dress 

Have a hair-raising Halloween with a school or office fancy dress day. Ask colleagues or pupils to don their spookiest costumes in return for a donation to charity. Award a prize to the most scream-worthy effort. 

Charity trick-or-treat 

This a brilliant Halloween fundraising idea for kids. Let them dress in their best frightful finery and tour the neighbourhood (always supervised by a grown-up, of course). Instead of taking treats at doors, offer people the chance to donate to Teenage Cancer Trust. 

Scary movie marathon 

Invite your friends around for an evening of spine-chilling cinema action. Ask them to donate to charity while you line up the films and lay on Halloween-themed refreshments.

Gain an hour, give an hour 

Perhaps one of the easiest autumnal fundraising ideas. As the clocks go back an hour, consider giving an hour’s salary to Teenage Cancer Trust. Encourage your friends and colleagues to do the same and make this Halloween one to howl about. 

Sponsored ghost walk 

Slip into your trainers after dark this Halloween and arrange a spine-chilling stroll through the night to raise vital cash for teenagers facing cancer. Ask your fellow walkers to make a donation or get them to gather sponsorship. Consider passing by some scary sights when mapping out your route and ask those taking part to share their best ghost stories along the way to make it a haunting hike to remember.

Pumpkin carving contest 

It’s one of the most popular Halloween pastimes, so why not turn your jack-o’-lantern fun into a way of raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust? Rally your neighbours and launch a pumpkin carving competition. Ask them to pay an entry fee and display the creepy creations in their windows or gardens. It’s also a great school Halloween fundraising idea.

Murder mystery party 

Are they your friend or foe? It’ll be hard to tell, but you’ll have plenty of fiendish fun finding out at a murder mystery party. It’s a great way to celebrate Halloween while supporting young people and families facing cancer. Invite your friends and family to take part in return for a donation, and enjoy an evening of eerie entertainment.  

Bake for Halloween 

A spooktacular idea for the school or office. Call on your students or colleagues to bake some fang-tastic treats and ask those sinking their teeth into them to donate to Teenage Cancer Trust. Or take it to the next level and hold a Halloween bake-off – award a prize to the most bewitching baker, and sell the goods by the slice to raise money for charity.

Terrifying trivia 

Whether you hold a Halloween quiz in the pub or online, you’ll be sure to have a devilishly good time. Invite friends and family to take part in return for a donation to charity, and settle in for an evening of thrilling trivia. Rounds can include scary movie questions or brain teasers like anagrams with a spooky twist.

Sponsored spooky book-a-thon 

Challenge yourself to read as many horror books as possible in the run-up to Halloween, and ask friends and family to sponsor your page-turning efforts. It’s a perfect Halloween fundraising idea for the bookworms among us.