Costco starts releasing their Halloween items over the summer (we spotted the giant skeleton in stores as early as June 30 this year), with the majority of inventory out in stores by August. But we need to talk about how Costco's Halloween deals are up to 50% cheaper if you shop in-store compared to shopping Costco online — even for the exact same items.
Below, I'll run through the list of the top Costco Halloween deals to look for in 2025, as well as their prices, usual markdowns, and whether or not you're paying more this year compared to last year. Many items are Costco exclusives, but I've included comparable deals where I could find them.
Remember that these seasonal items won't get restocked, so grab items as soon as you see them — especially if you see them marked down.
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Best Costco Halloween Items Available Now
While new Costco Halloween items arrived in stores as early as June 30, don't expect markdowns to happen until late September, although the largest discounts occur right before Halloween. In-store discounts can reach as high as 69% if you shop the week before Halloween, but inventory is typically very limited by then.
Giant Ground Breaking Skeleton (Costco Exclusive)
In-Store Price: $259.99
Online Price: N/A (not available yet)
In-Store vs. Online Savings: N/A (not available yet)
As of June 30, we've found this Giant Ground Breaking Skeleton available in-store for $259.99. If you don't see this in stock at your local Costco yet, look for more inventory to roll out by late July. That's when the skeleton should be shoppable online too, though you'll pay up to 24% more if you shop this giant skeleton online vs. in-store.
In 2024, the Giant Ground Breaking Skeleton cost $249.99 in-store ($329.99 online), so the in-store price has gone up by 4%, though this year's version includes new LCD eyes, which is an added feature.
KCL TIP: Check your local warehouse's inventory in the Costco app (download for iOS/Android). Just select "Warehouse" from the bottom menu, choose your store, and then type in an item where it says "Search Warehouse Inventory."
Halloween Candy
In-Store Price: As low as $20.99, or $0.12 per piece (sharing size)
Online Price: As low as $22.99
In-Store vs. Online Savings: $2 - $5.20
Competitor's Price: $1.11 per bar (full-size bars), as low as $0.10 per piece (sharing size)
Costco is a great place to shop for Halloween candy, especially if you're going for the full-size bars. They typically beat Walmart, who charges around $1.11 per full-size candy bar in their variety packs. I should note that Walmart has slightly better prices for the sharing sizes — as low as $0.10 per piece.
Here are the Costco candy prices we're tracking as of July 2025:
Kirkland Funhouse Treats, 175 ct, $20.99 in-store ($22.99 online) — as low as $0.12 per piece
Kirkland All Chocolate, 150 ct, $23.99 in-store ($27.49 online) — as low as $0.16 per piece
Hershey's Variety Pack, 30 ct, $26.79 in-store ($31.99 online) — as low as $0.90 per piece
Mars Variety Pack, 30 ct, $29.99 in-store ($33.99 online) — as low as $1 per piece
KCL TIP: Costco does have great Halloween candy prices when you break it down to the price per piece, but you’ll also want to run their prices against drugstores, who can sometimes beat Costco prices during the month of October.
More Fan-Favorite Costco Halloween Deals to Look for in 2025
While we haven't spotted these fan favorites just yet, we fully expect them to make a return by August.
Note: While you can shop many of these deals online without a Costco membership, just know that you'll pay a 10% non-member surcharge at checkout.
Squishmallows Jumbo Treat Pail
In-Store Price: $9.97 (reg. $17.99)
Online Price: $14.97 (reg. $19.97)
In-Store vs. Online Savings: $5
Competitor's Price: $20
These 16-inch Squishmallows Jumbo Treat Pails were priced at $17.99 in early October 2024, but about a week before Halloween, they were only $9.97 in stores. Their online price dropped by $5 between September and late October — ending at $14.97 on Costco.com as of a week before Halloween (a 25% price drop).
Similar Squishmallows Treat Pails on Amazon sold for around $20, so the Costco deal was even better, and you had a different set of characters to choose from.
Animated Pumpkin Scarecrow (Costco Exclusive)
In-Store Price: $99.97 (reg. $159.97)
Online Price: $129.97 (reg. $224.99)
In-Store vs. Online Savings: $30
Competitor's Price: $189 - $299.22
This exclusive 7-foot Animated Pumpkin Scarecrow was priced at $159.97 in store as of late September 2024, but a week out from Halloween, we found him in stock for as low as $99.97.
If you shopped online with a Costco membership, you'd pay $129.97 (regularly $224.99).
I hunted for similar-looking animatronics at other stores, but all I could find was a 12-foot Pumpkin Skeleton on sale for $189 at Home Depot and a 12-foot Animatronic Scarecrow for $299.22 at Lowe's.
Halloween Costumes
In-Store Price: As low as $9.97
Online Price: $35.99
In-Store vs. Online Savings: $11
Costco’s Halloween costume selection usually arrives in stores by August and gets discounted by late September (the sale prices start around $19.97 and get lower as the weeks go on). And it's not just scary costumes — we typically see Costco kids’ costumes for all sorts of critters, creatures, and professions.
You can score some deep savings on Costco's costumes if you wait until the final weeks before Halloween, but inventory will be limited by then. For example, by Oct. 22, 2024, you could find costume markdowns that brought some prices as low as $9.97, depending on the style.
If you shopped Costco.com, you paid around $35.99 per Teetot costume. Here are a few in-store deals I saw at my local Costco the week before Halloween 2024:
Disney Princess Deluxe Costumes, $9.97 (reg. $31.99)
Marvel Licensed Costumes, $9.97 (reg. $19.97)
Teetot Assorted Halloween Costumes, $24.97
Squishmallows, 20 in
In-Store Price: $19.97 (reg. $24.99)
Online Price: $32.99
In-Store vs. Online Savings: $13.02
We found 20-inch Squishmallows from The Nightmare Before Christmas collection in Costco stores as early as the first week of August 2024, and they were priced at $24.99. But as of the week before Halloween, they dropped in price by 20%, to just $19.97 in stores.
If you bought them on Costco.com, you paid $32.99 for the 20-inch Halloween Squishmallows.
Disney Halloween Lantern (Costco Exclusive)
In-Store Price: $19.97 (reg. $24.97)
Online Price: Sold Out
In-Store vs. Online Savings: N/A (sold out in-store)
Originally priced at $24.97, the Disney Halloween Lantern cost as little as $19.97 in stores.
As of the week before Halloween, it was out of stock online. And since this item was a Costco exclusive, you can't find it anywhere else (unless you shopped through third-party sellers on Walmart or Amazon).
Disney Halloween Party House (Costco Exclusive)
In-Store Price: Sold Out
Online Price: $49.97 (reg. $99.99)
In-Store vs. Online Savings: N/A (sold out in-store)
This Disney Halloween Party House got clearanced out at Costco stores in October, but you could find it in stock online for shipping for $49.97 (regularly $99.99) at the end of the season. That was 50% off the regular price.
Like other Disney items at Costco, the Halloween party house was a Costco exclusive, so you couldn't find it anywhere else (unless you shopped from third-party sellers on Walmart or Amazon).
Disney Pirate Ship (Costco Exclusive)
In-Store Price: Sold Out
Online Price: $49.97 (reg. $99.99)
In-Store vs. Online Savings: N/A (sold out in-store)
The Disney Pirate Ship with lights and music sold out in stores about a week before Halloween 2024, but you could still find it in stock online for $49.97 (regularly $99.99), or 50% off, late in the season.
This was another Costco exclusive, only shoppable from Costco (or third-party sellers on Walmart or Amazon for a higher price).
Animated Werewolf (Costco Exclusive)
In-Store Price: Sold Out
Online Price: $249.97 (reg. $339.99)
In-Store vs. Online Savings: N/A (sold out in-store)
Competitor's Price: $303.91
The 7-foot Animated Werewolf (a Costco exclusive) had a series of in-store price drops in September and October 2024, before selling out in stores completely. At the end of the season, it was only available online for $249.97 (regularly $339.99).
A similar (but not identical) 7-foot animated werewolf was $303.91 at Lowe's, so even the Costco online price was a better deal.
Halloween Harvest Decorative Pillow
In-Store Price: $9.99
Online Price: $14.97 (reg. $19.99)
In-Store vs. Online Savings: $4.98
Competitor's Price: $6.97
In late August 2024, we found Halloween-themed throw pillows for as low as $9.99 at our local Costco, but they sold out in stores by October. However, they were still available online for $14.97 (regularly $19.99) at the end of the season (in Batty Moon, Pumpkin, and Scottish Harvest designs).
Similar themed pillows went for around $6.97 at Walmart, but those sold out much faster.
Disney Mickey Jack-O-Lantern (Costco Exclusive)
In-Store Price: Sold Out
Online Price: $89.99
In-Store vs. Online Savings: N/A (sold out in-store)
Competitor's Price: $129
This Disney Mickey Jack-O-Lantern sold out in Costco stores by late October 2024, but it was still available online for $89.99 at the end of the season.
Pottery Barn Kids sells a similar Disney Pumpkin Luminary for $129, so the Costco version is cheaper.
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