Beverages

• Beverages represent the bulk of offerings at a bar. What better way is there to fit in than become a beverage. Food and drink costumes can be found at costume and Halloween stores. They might present a brand name beverage or a more generic one. Coming as a favorite brand of beverage would allow for an added costume layer of drinking the inspired drink. Creating a beverage drink from scratch requires some sewing skill, but modifying a purchased costume would be easier.
  
  

Gender Swap

• Gender swap costumes tend to be humorous choices. When going to a bar the interactions presented by a gender swap costume add to the level of humor. The most effective gender swap costumes in terms of funniest are those with added layers or executed especially badly. For a man, that could mean dressing as a ballerina or a beauty queen or having visible facial or leg hair. For a woman, a construction worker or football player could do the trick, but so could having facial hair attached in a funny position.
  
  

Celebrity

• The public image of many celebrities involves a party lifestyle. That makes the celebrity costume an obvious one for going out to a bar. A celebrity costume is most effective when there is a resemblance to the person being portrayed. If such a resemblance exists, look at the most well-known images of the celebrity and design the costume around that picture. Rock stars might be obvious choices for celebrity costumes, but as long as there is a resemblance to build upon, most celebrities will work.
  
  

Group Costumes

• Going to a bar is a social activity so it makes sense to go as a group. When going out to the bar as a group, showing up in costumes that work together adds to the experience. The number of people involved can serve as one of the deciding factors on a group. For two people, a famous couple or team, like Sonny and Cher or Batman and Robin, makes a good choice. For larger groups, consider Scooby Doo and friends, a sports team or other group.