Popular cartoon character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Whether you're looking for ideas for Halloween or for your next cosplay event, these animated character costume ideas are sure to please. From classic characters like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, to more modern favorites like Elsa from Frozen and SpongeBob SquarePants, there's something for everyone on this list. So take a look and see which one speaks to you - it's sure to be a fun and festive way to celebrate the spooky season!
Mordecai's Costume from Regular Show
Mordecai's costume can be DIY-ed with a blue shirt, bird feathers, leggings, and blue hair dye.
Foghorn Leghorn's Costume from Looney Tunes
Rock the Foghorn Leghorn costume look with this chicken or rooster hoodie and the yellow chicken feet slipper!
Dragon's Costume from Shrek
You can do the dragon's costume by wearing a red dragon onesie or scale dress then add a dragon mask and wings to the look.
Aku's Costume from Samurai Jack
Aku costume is a demon or akuma mask and an all-black gown.
Donkey (Shrek) Costume
Donkey’s costume is a donkey-inspired shirt, straight-fit gray jeans with a gray donkey tail attached at the back, dark brown sneakers, and a donkey mask.
Lightning McQueen Costume
Lightning McQueen’s costume is a Lightning McQueen-themed pajama set, red and white sneakers, a red racing cap, fingerless sports gloves, a Lightning McQueen 3D disguise, and sunglasses.
Lilo and Stitch (& Angel) Couple Costume
Lilo’s costume is very laid-back. When she’s not in her hula class, she wears a red hibiscus-patterned dress and slip-ons. Stitch is a furry, blue alien.
Nani Pelekai Costume
Nani Pelekai’s costume is a scoop neck fitted orange crop shirt with a red heart patch on the chest, stretchy blue denim shorts, white crew socks, and brown boots.
Buzz Lightyear Costume
Buzz Lightyear’s costume is a Buzz Lightyear jumpsuit with foam sleeve cuffs and a chest piece, white sneakers, white gloves, a Buzz Lightyear light-up helmet, and a Buzz Lightyear jet pack.
Chowder Costume
Chowder’s costume is a purple long-sleeved tunic dress with pink details, purple shoes, a two-eared purple beanie, and purple face paint.
Chowder Costume
Chowder’s costume is a purple long-sleeved tunic dress with pink details, purple shoes, a two-eared purple beanie, and purple face paint.
Jiminy Cricket Costume
Jiminy Cricket’s costume is a yellow scarf, a red vest, brown pants, a black tailcoat, and a blue top hat. He is also known for bringing along a red umbrella.
Judge Claude Frollo Costume
Judge Claude Frollo’s costume is black robes with purple details, a white collared top, and a large purple and red headpiece.
Nibbler Costume from Futurama
Nibbler’s costume is a black onesie, yellow shoes, a white diaper, a red cape, fake fangs, and use EVA foam to create his third eye.
Peridot Costume
Peridot’s costume is a sleeveless green bodysuit with black and diamond details, green shoes, and black half-mask, and a triangular-shaped blonde hairdo.
Roger Smith Costume from American Dad
Roger’s costume is a grey top, grey pants, grey gloves, and a Roger mask made from EVA foam and acrylic paint.
Raichu's Costume from Pokémon
Raichu's costume can be recreated with a DIY mask, an orange hoodie, and paw slippers.
Salad Fingers' Costume
The DIY Salad Fingers costume features three long foam fingers on each hand, a mask, a green sweater, and a pair of blue pants.
Spike the Dragon's Costume from My Little Pony
Spike the Dragon's outfit features a green shirt with stripes, a purple zip hoodie, a spiked headband and tail, and purple pants.
Donkey Kong's Costume
Donkey Kong's costume is a jumpsuit, tie, and character headpiece.
Sonic.exe's Costume from Creepypasta
Sonic.exe's costume: fake blood, black makeup, red lenses, blue onesie, Sonic hat, gloves, and Sonic shoes. Combines evil elements for a unique look.
Pusheen Costume
Pusheen’s costume is a light grey long-sleeved shirt, light grey leggings, Pusheen slippers, a Pusheen beanie, and a cat mask.
Garnet Costume from Steven Universe
Garnet’s costume is a black full bodysuit painted in shades of pink and purple, hulk gloves painted in pink and purple, shiny sunglasses, and a huge afro wig.
Ezra Bridger Costume from Star Wars
Ezra Bridger’s costume is an orange long-sleeved shirt paired with orange pants, brown boots, a brown vest, brown fingerless gloves, and his trusty lightsaber.
Road Runner & Wile E Coyote Costume (Looney Tunes)
Road Runner and Wile E Coyote’s costume is a blue long-sleeved shirt, a blue tutu skirt, orange tights, a fake bird bill, and a blue leather headband for Road Runner, and a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and a wolf mask for Wile E. Coyote.
Baloo Costume from Talespin
Character’s costume is Grey bear onesie, grey bear claw slippers, loose khaki full-sleeve button-down shirt, and red captain hat.
Chopper's Costume from One Piece
Chopper's costume features a Chopper hat, striped shirt, orange shorts, and reindeer gloves and hooves.
Dory's Costume from Finding Nemo
Dory's DIY costume can be done by wearing a fat suit under an oversized blanket hoodie. It can come in yellow, purple, orange, blue, and pink.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costume
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' costume can be DIY-ed with a turtle shirt, green long sleeved-shirts, and tights. Then, get a TMNT backpack, eye masks, and pieces of clothes to wear on the limbs.
Shredder's Costume from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Shredder's costume can be recreated by wearing a gray top and kiln. He has a metallic ensemble featuring a helmet, arm guards, and shin guards. Complete the look with a purple cape.
Shadow the Hedgehog Costume from Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog's look can be recreated with a Shadow-inspired cap and hoodie. Then, style it with black pants, white gloves, and multi-colored shoes.
The Fox and the Hound Costume
The Fox and Hound’s costume is an orange long-sleeved shirt, orange pants, and orange fox ears for the Fox, and a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and floppy brown dog ears for the Hound.
Lady and the Tramp Costume
Lady and the Tramp’s costume is a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown leggings, brown boots, and dog ears for Lady, a grey sweatshirt, grey pants, grey sneakers, and dog ears for Tramp, a red and white-checkered skirt, a white top, yellow yarn, and red pom poms for the Baby Spaghetti.
Sulley Costume from Monsters, Inc.
Sulley’s costume is a blue sweatshirt and blue joggers with purple circles on them, monster gloves, monster slippers, and silver horns.
Kanga and Roo Costume
Kanga and Roo’s costume is a brown long-sleeved shirt, brown leggings, brown kangaroo ears, and a brown baby sling for Kanga, and a brown onesie and a blue shirt for Roo.
Puss in Boots Costume from Shrek
Puss in Boots’s costume is an orange long-sleeved shirt, orange pants, a black cape, black renaissance boots, a tricorn hat, and a musketeer sword.
Peso Costume from Octonauts
Peso’s costume is a black and white onesie, a blue collar, duck feet slippers, and a Peso-inspired hat.
Feather Duster (Plumette) Costume from Beauty and the Beast
Feather Duster’s costume is a black renaissance top, a black and white puffy skirt, a maid’s apron and headband, and white feather gloves.
Crimson Chin Costume from The Fairly OddParents
Crimson Chin’s costume is a tight and bright red body suit, a red head cover, and a black eye mask.
Blackfire Costume from Teen Titans
Blackfire’s costume is a purple crop top, a purple mini pencil skirt, a metallic silver leotard and leggings, and a long purple wig.