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!
In 2021, many communities are holding their trick-or-treat on October 28, so you’ll want to work these deals 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.
Jeni’s Cone Coins
While it’s not an eat free on Halloween, good deals at Jeni’s is always worth sharing! Pass out Jeni’s Cone Coins for Halloween, fall parties, or even just to bribe your own kids. Each coin is good for a FREE kids cone (worth $4.25). Purchase bundles of 20 coins for $35 (just $1.75 each!).
Halloween Meal Deals and Kids Eat Cheap for Halloween
Chipotle Boorito BOGO
The annual Boorito offer from Chipotle is digital again for 2021. From 5 p.m. to closing, on Oct. 31, use promo code BOORITO at digital checkout for a $5 entrée.
The offer is only valid in the Chipotle app or on chipotle.com. Limit one per transaction. The offer is not valid on orders via any third-party delivery services.
Insomnia Cookies
On October 30 and 31, any guest wearing a Halloween costume in-store will receive a FREE cookie – no purchase necessary. Available in-store only, must wear costume in-store to redeem.
Now that’s a TREAT!

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Free pancake at IHOP
Kids ages 12 and under can get a FREE Scary Face pancake at IHOP on October 29, in store only.

IHOP
Saturday Scary Sharies at Krispy Kreme
Get the Scary Sharies on Saturdays in October at Krispy Kreme. Each Saturday through Halloween, enjoy an extra sweet deal: A $1 Scary Sharies Dozen with any dozen purchase. Our Scary Sharies Dozen contains 11 Original Glazed® Doughnuts and 1 Spooky Sprinkle – perfect for sharing! Redeem in shop or online with code SCARY.
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.
Qdoba Mexican Eats
Qdoba Rewards members get Buy one get one FREE entrée deal at participating locations. The digital discount will automatically be loaded onto rewards members’ wallets for use at checkout on October 31.
The offer is even open to new members who sign-up the same day (Oct. 31) or sooner.
Customers can choose from burritos, bowls, salads, tacos or nachos. You’ll definitely be frightfully full with food and savings, thanks to the rare offer.
If you’re not a loyalty member, sign-up here.
El Vaquero
Dine in at El Vaquero on Halloween, October 31, and get $5 off when you spend $30 on food. Offer available all day, dine-in only.
Papa John’s Jack ‘O Lantern Pizza
Papa John’s popular pumpkin-shaped Jack ‘O Lantern pizza is available at most shops around October 18. Price varies per market, but it’s typically around $11, and is a fun (and easy) Halloween-themed dinner.
Applebees
Free Halloween Wings
Get a FREE boneless wings appetizer with any online order over $30 with code WINGS2021. Free delivery with order; within delivery coverage area.
Spooky Sips
For the month of October, Applebee’s is offering $5 Spooky Sips – New Dracula’s Juice and Tipsy Zombie.
- Dracula’s Juice: Sink your teeth into this mouth-watering wildberry creation of a Patron Tequila margarita and Bacardi Superior daiquiri.
- Tipsy Zombie: Cure your cravings with Bacardi Superior, passion fruit, pineapple, cherry, lime and a gummy brain topped with melon liqueur.
Must be 21+. Void where prohibited. Tax & gratuity excluded. Dine-in only, except where carry-out alcohol is permitted by law. Participation may vary. While supplies last.
Chuck E. Cheese Halloween Specials
This spooky season, party like every day is Halloween! Enjoy fun games, ghoulish goodies, and Free Game Play for kids in costume*. Plus, don’t miss Boo-tacular Nights with our new show and candy provided by Chupa Chups every night starting at 6 p.m.
*PURCHASE REQUIRED. For a limited time and only at participating locations. 10 FREE Play Points for kids (no age limit) in costume with minimum $5 games purchase. Card activation cost not included and required. Families, birthday parties or group events with multiple kids will only be required to make one $5 games purchase to receive the offer. For a limited time and only at participating locations. Two candies per child present in a location immediately after the 6:30, 7:30 or 8:30pm show. While supplies last.
See other Halloween offers at Chuck E. Cheese
Cheesecake Factory Treats
Monday, October 25 through Friday, October 29, guests will be treated to one complimentary slice of REESE’S® Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake or HERSHEY’S® Chocolate Bar Cheesecake with their online purchase or $40 or more, using the promo code “TREATME.”
Whether chunks of Reese’s peanut butter cups in the original cheesecake with layers of delicious fudge cake and caramel is your go-to or you prefer a traditional Hershey’s cheesecake between moist chocolate cake with creamy chocolate frosting and chocolate chips, this sweet deal is one you’ll want to treat yourself with this Halloween!
Red Lobster Halloween Specials
October 28: Continuing the ongoing celebration of National Seafood Month, on Thursday (10/28), Red Lobster is offering BOGO 50% Off Bowls. This includes the Baja Shrimp Bowl, Sesame-Soy Salmon Bowl and dinner-priced Classic Caesar (with chicken, salmon, shrimp or no protein). Offer valid for one day only, for dine-in, To Go, or touchless delivery through RedLobster.com/order. Use offer code LOBSTER92.
October 31: Red Lobster offers FREE delivery on To Go orders placed through RedLobster.com on Halloween, October 31.
Columbus Fish Market – Kids eat for 99¢
October 31: Kids eat for 99 cents with purchase of 1 adult entrée. Dine in only; reservations available.
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. You can also get 1/2 price drinks and slushes from 2-4 pm everyday for Happy Hour.
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- 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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Deals TBA for 2021
Dairy Queen $2 Kid’s Meal
tba for 2021
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.
Smashburger
TBA for 2021. 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).
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants
TBA for 2021. 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.
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! TBA for 2021
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 2021
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