BEST COSTUME.
BIGGEST HUNT.
ABOUT $25.

Thousands of costumes, wigs, capes, boots and props across 11 Goodwill Dallas stores, restocked all season long and right through Halloween. New packaged costumes are running $40 to $70 this year. Complete head-to-toe looks here average about $25.

Complete Halloween looks average $25, including shoes.

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NEW COSTUME PRICES ARE HITTING RECORD HIGHS

ONE COSTUME.
TWO VERY DIFFERENT PRICES.

Tariffs pushed new costume prices up again this year. The industry’s own trade group warned that a $20 kids’ costume could land closer to $40.

ONE NEW PACKAGED COSTUME

$40-70

AND CLIMBING

Off the wall at a pop-up costume shop. One of the same eight ideas everybody else at the party picked.

VS

ONE COMPLETE GOODWILL LOOK

About $25

HEAD TO TOE

Coat, shoes, hat, bag. The whole costume, and no one else at the party will have it.

+13%

How fast the US secondhand market grew last year, nearly four times faster than traditional retail. ThredUp 2026 Resale Report

Up $5–$10

What tariffs added to a single new costume’s price year over year. Some are expected to double outright.

$2–$15

What individual pieces cost at Goodwill Dallas, so your total comes down to how you build it.

From North Texas’s top thrift influencers

6 RULES OF THE HUNT

  • CHECK BACK OFTEN
    New product hits the floor every day through October 31. Inventory changes constantly, so another visit means another chance to find the piece that completes your look.

  • BUY THE SILHOUETTE FIRST
    Get the shape right first, whether that’s the coat, the dress or the boots. Spend your last few dollars on the one detail that makes people say the name out loud.

  • SKIP THE COSTUME RACK
    The winning pieces are almost never in the Halloween section. Look through formalwear, uniforms, bedding and housewares instead.

  • HAVE A SECOND STORE IN MIND
    Eleven stores, eleven totally separate inventories. A twenty-minute drive can be the difference between settling and finding the thing.

  • IGNORE THE SIZE ON THE TAG
    Sizing is inconsistent, and many pieces are intentionally oversized. Hold them against your shoulders and judge the silhouette. At $6, a near miss is worth trying.

  • ASK WHAT COLOR IS ON SALE
    Stores run a rotating color-tag discount. Ask at the register before you hit the racks, because it can take a $25 look down to $15.

THE LOOK BOOK

SOME OF THE BEST COSTUMES
FROM PAST YEARS. ALL UNDER $25.

Every one of these came off a store floor, with the receipt to prove it. Slide through and steal an idea, then go find your own pieces.

Happy Painter
Pirate
Crazy Hatter
Medusa

MADE ONE? SHOW US.

Post your thrifted look and tag @goodwilldallas. The best ones go into next year’s look book, and we’ll share our favorites all October.

#ThriftedCostumeHunt #GoodwillDallas #Under25Costume

WHERE TO HUNT

11 STORES.
11 COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT INVENTORIES.

Halloween Headquarters is open across Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Denton, Carrollton, Lewisville and Rockwall, including our Broadway store in Garland, the largest Goodwill in Texas at 31,000 square feet. Nothing is centrally stocked, so if Frisco doesn’t have it, Lewisville might.

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BEFORE YOU GO

QUESTIONS WE GET EVERY OCTOBER

Visit Halloween Headquarters at one of our 11 participating Goodwill Dallas stores in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Denton, Carrollton, Lewisville, and Rockwall. Find the location closest to you on our Stores page: https://goodwilldallas.org/locations/

Halloween Headquarters is open now at all 11 participating Goodwill Dallas locations and will be stocked through October 31. New Halloween merchandise arrives weekly, and our teams replenish the selection daily throughout the season. Store hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Most individual costume pieces at Goodwill Dallas Halloween Headquarters are priced between $2 and $15, and many complete costumes can be assembled for around $25, depending on the items selected. Because every item is donated and one of a kind, prices and availability vary by location. Thrifted costumes are an affordable way to create a unique look and typically cost less than a new packaged costume.

No. Because all Halloween items are donated and one of a kind, we cannot confirm specific costumes or check inventory by phone. New merchandise is added to the sales floor daily, so selection changes at every location. Each visit offers fresh finds and a new chance to build the costume.

Yes. Halloween Headquarters offers sizes from newborn through 5X across our 11 participating locations. Because items are donated and inventory changes daily, available sizes vary by store and visit. Stop by often for the latest arrivals.

Every day is a good day to shop Halloween Headquarters. Stores add thousands of new items to the sales floor daily, including costumes, accessories, and one-of-a-kind finds. Inventory changes constantly, so it is worth visiting more than once through October 31.

Yes. Clothing items may be returned or exchanged for store credit within seven days of purchase with a receipt and the original tag attached. All other items are final sale.

Give the costume a second life by donating it to Goodwill Dallas after Halloween. Donations support the mission and make affordable costumes and accessories available for future shoppers. Find a donation center or Donation Express location: https://www.goodwilldallas.org/find-a-donation-center/

THE PART THAT LASTS PAST OCTOBER

EVERY COSTUME
FUNDS A CAREER.

What you spend on that $19 flight-crew costume pays for no-cost job training, placement services and skills programs across North Texas. That’s where the money from every sale goes.

Come back in November, too. The racks change every single day of the year. Halloween is just the month everybody notices.

Changing lives, one job at a time.