Eat free or cheap on Halloween at several restaurants when you come dressed in costume. Fill your bellies with food before or after Halloween so there’s less room to eat all of that candy!
As always, check with your location to make sure they are participating and read the details carefully – some offers are for kids only. Happy Halloween!
Kids Eat Free and Cheap for Halloween
Free Mr. Mummy pancake at IHOP
IHOP is offering a FREE Mr. Mummy pancake to kids (12 and younger) for dine-in orders between 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. from October 26-30, 2020 at participating IHOP locations. Limit one per child.
For online orders via the IHOP® website or mobile app of $20 or more, receive one free Mr. Mummy Pancake per order with code FREEMUMMY at checkout from October 26-30, 2020.
Chipotle Boorito BOGO
The annual Boorito offer from Chipotle is going digital as Halloween celebrations are being held at home for many. Follow Chipotle on social between October 29-31 to claim a buy one, get one free offer code. Fans can text the keyword given on social media to 888-222 to claim their BOGO Boorito code. Redeem your code in the Chipotle app or on Chipotle.com anytime on Halloween, October 31.
Follow Chipotle on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram for more updates, including the yet-to-be-announced required valid keyword beginning on October 29, at 3:01 am (EST).
Go before or after trick or treating! Either way, you’ll be full enough from the huge portions that you won’t stuff your face with Halloween candy!
Dairy Queen $2 Kid’s Meal
On Halloween, you can get a Kid’s Meal for $1.99 using the DQ mobile app at participating locations. A DQ Kid’s Meal comes complete with a choice of an entree, side, drink, and classic vanilla or chocolate Kid’s Cone.
Free Krispy Kreme doughnut on Halloween and Sweet-or-Treat Saturdays
On Halloween, October 31, kids of all ages who wear their costume into Krispy Kreme will get a free Krispy Kreme doughnut of choice!
In addition, Saturdays in October are Sweet-or-Treat Saturdays at Krispy Kreme. Customers can get a Sweet-or-Treat dozen for just $1 with the purchase of any dozen. The special dozen includes a special-edition Jack-o’-Lantern Doughnut. Treat your family or share with friends and neighbors. Get the deal in store, or use promo code “SweetOrTreat” to redeem online on October 10, 17, 24, and 31.
Smashburger
All kids 12 and under dressed in costume on Halloween can get a free vanilla milkshake with any purchase at the Westerville location (552 South State Street).
Insomnia Cookies
On October 31, any guest wearing a Halloween costume in-store will receive a FREE cookie – no purchase necessary. Located at 2209 N. High St. Columbus, adjacent to The Ohio State University on North Campus. See other Halloween specials!
El Vaquero
On Saturday, October 31, spend $30 on food at any El Vaquero location and receive $5 off your bill. In addition to Halloween, October 31 also kicks off Dia de Los Muertos, a three-day Mexican holiday to celebrate, remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed. The El Vaquero team encourages community members to celebrate this year with delicious Mexican cuisine.
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
Get 20% off all online carryout orders this Halloween weekend (Oct. 29 – Nov. 1) with code CMR2020 at checkout. Online ordering is available at Cameron’s American Bistro, The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek, Molly Woo’s, Hudson 29, Marcella’s, The Avenue Steak Tavern and Cap City Fine Diner and Bar.
Applebees Spooky Sips
$5 Spooky Sips – New Dracula’s Juice and Tipsy Zombie.
Chuck E. Cheese Halloween Specials
All October long, get a FREE treat bag when your child visits in costume or when you buy an All You Can Play card of 30-minutes or more. The treat bag includes a rechargeable play band, Chuck E. Cheese sticker sheet, Halloween stickers, candies, a spider ring and special offers on Halloween movie rentals at home from Warner Bros. (Participating locations with game rooms open. Only one free treat bag per day per visiting kid. While supplies last.). See other Halloween offers at Chuck E. Cheese.
Wendy’s Boo Books
Buy a Frosty Boo Book for $1 and get 5 coupons for a free Jr. Frosty. 85 cents from every $1 purchase goes to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
In 2020, many communities are holding their trick-or-treat on October 29, so you’ll want to work this deal into your schedule on Halloween. Not sure when trick-or-treat is being held in your community? See our Trick or Treat schedule around Columbus and Central Ohio.
Find more Fall Fun here!
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- Columbus Pumpkin Patches, Farm Activities, Corn Mazes, and More!
- Big list of great Fall date ideas around Columbus
- Best hikes and scenic drives for Fall Color in Ohio
- Over 120 events celebrating Fall and Halloween in Columbus
- 11 Haunted Woods and Haunted Houses Around Columbus
- Trick or treat, trunk or treat, and Halloween parties
If you don’t know what to dress up as for all of these Halloween events, check out these 100 Cheap and Easy DIY Halloween Costumes.
If you’re looking for safer trick-or-treating (with businesses and community groups) or trunk or treating around Columbus, check out this list with over 40 community events with Trick or Treating or Trunk or Treating in Columbus. There are also over 100 fall and Halloween events around Columbus for families and adults that you don’t want to miss this year!
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Events from 2019; not yet verified for 2020
Baskin Robbins: Make Halloween even more “fang-tastic” by stopping into Baskin-Robbins to enjoy its October “Celebrate 31” promotion. On October 31st at participating restaurants nationwide, guests can enjoy any regular or kids-sized scoop of ice cream for $1.70. Or pick up a Halloween Ghost Cake is sure to be a smash at your monster mash! Cancelled for 2020
Burger King: Offers tba for 2020
Cheryl’s Cookies: tba for 2020
McAllister’s Deli: Costumed kids eat free starting Saturday, October 26 through Halloween! Dine-in and carry out orders only. Offer valid for up to 2 free kids meals per adult entree purchase. 7664 Sawmill Rd. Dublin TBA for 2020
Sonic: Celebrate Halloween with $0.50 Corn Dogs all day. Make this treat even better when you add half price Drinks and Slushes to your app order. No promo code needed! TBA for 2020
Texas Roadhouse Polaris: Spooktacular Halloween with games, treats, and prizes in the waiting area from 3-8 pm. Stop in before you go trick or treating! . Kids Eat for 99 cents* with purchase of an adult entree! *Excludes Ranger Meals, Polaris Location Only, Thursday, October 31. While Supplies Last. TBA for 2020
Texas Roadhouse Hilliard: Annual Halloween Drive-Thru at Texas Roadhouse in Hilliard on October 31 from 2 – 6 pm. Stop to pick up your family Trick or Treat Meal for only $24.99, while supplies last! – 1 lb. BBQ Pulled Pork – 1 lb. BBQ Pulled Chicken – Mashed Potatoes – Green Beans – 12 Fresh-Baked Rolls w/ Honey Cinnamon Butter. Call to pre-order to guarantee your meal – 614-921-1850! TBA for 2020
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