# Halloween Flows **URL:** \ **Category:** Flows\ **Created:** [October 10, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814 "2024-10-10T11:44:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lane\_Canada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lane_canada/32/92195_2.png) [@Lane\_Canada](https://community.homey.app/u/Lane_Canada)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/1 "2024-10-10T11:44:28Z")
Hello, Does anyone do anything with their lights on Halloween with a flow? Maybe something that randomly flashes specific lights, etc. ? The wife used to use a Hue app that sync’d with music and now I am in hot water because of my fundamental design flaw where I removed the Hue Hub from our home 🙂 Any suggestions would be great, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/2 "2024-10-10T20:47:05Z")
I created a Flow that, when someone rings the bell on Halloween Eve, my Sonos announces the total amount I’ve spent on my smart home… and let me tell you, that’s the real scare! 👻 Haha, all jokes aside, I love the question and I’m excited to see what creative ideas the Homey Community comes up with! ---
**Author:** ![Didier\_SmartHome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/didier_smarthome/32/97365_2.png) [@Didier\_SmartHome](https://community.homey.app/u/Didier_SmartHome)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/3 "2024-10-10T21:45:21Z")
A friend has created something cool. Each time someone rings the bell for Hallowing, it will switch off the lights outside, turn on neon lights with pumpkin 🎃 and monsters 👻 🧟‍♂️ and then play Halloween music outside. He is looking at improving it with other ideas. Maybe some smoke. Pretty cool for the kids 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![basvanderploeg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basvanderploeg/32/83556_2.png) [@basvanderploeg](https://community.homey.app/u/basvanderploeg)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/4 "2024-10-11T12:48:43Z")
One of my (early) Halloween projects this year… When the button is pressed, Homey will turn off all the lights, then randomly starts one of the predefined “shows” on my [Falcon Player](https://falconchristmas.github.io). It also sends me a picture of the people who pressed it. When the program ends, all exterior lights will turn back on again. Homey keeps count on how many times the button is pressed each day, and sends me a report of that every evening. Additionally it turns off the smoke machine and speakers automatically every night to save energy. I’m running this setup for multiple years already, and it’s a big succes. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/b/2b58ae1206cc3940c76ed0433a9ae8ea5996d5aa.jpeg "Halloween Button 2024 (powered by Homey)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODW8qI2Xrx4) ---
**Author:** ![Lane\_Canada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lane_canada/32/92195_2.png) [@Lane\_Canada](https://community.homey.app/u/Lane_Canada)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/5 "2024-10-11T15:16:45Z")
Cool suggestions thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/6 "2024-10-11T15:22:26Z")
Haha, love it! Where is this? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Didier\_SmartHome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/didier_smarthome/32/97365_2.png) [@Didier\_SmartHome](https://community.homey.app/u/Didier_SmartHome)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/7 "2024-10-11T16:01:17Z")
Love the (powered by Homey) @Emile must love it too 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lane\_Canada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lane_canada/32/92195_2.png) [@Lane\_Canada](https://community.homey.app/u/Lane_Canada)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/8 "2024-10-12T14:04:39Z")
Hmm… looks like I am moving all my lights back to the Hue Hub and integrating the hub back to Homey… damn. So much for the concept of all your home automation with one hub ☹ With the Hue hub/app there is MUCH more functionality and options. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as it is a “Phillips Hue” _system_ and probably shouldn’t expect a third-party to duplicate the functionality. ---
**Author:** ![Asterix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/asterix/32/45768_2.png) [@Asterix](https://community.homey.app/u/Asterix)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/9 "2024-10-15T19:11:24Z")
WoW, soooo cool 👍👌🏽👏🏽 ---
**Author:** ![Arno\_Harteveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arno_harteveld/32/122377_2.png) [@Arno\_Harteveld](https://community.homey.app/u/Arno_Harteveld)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/10 "2025-08-28T20:03:15Z")
@basvanderploeg great setup for Halloween! Do you have more info on what devices you used and how to connect to the Falcon Player? ---
**Author:** ![basvanderploeg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basvanderploeg/32/83556_2.png) [@basvanderploeg](https://community.homey.app/u/basvanderploeg)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/11 "2025-08-29T09:02:08Z")
The moving figures I bought at Action: [https://www.action.com/nl-nl/p/3016889/bewegende-pompoen-halloween/](https://www.action.com/nl-nl/p/3016889/bewegende-pompoen-halloween/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) By default, they run on batteries, but I modified them by connecting the motors directly to a 5V USB charger. This USB charger is plugged into a Zigbee smart plug. The plug is controlled via a Homey Flow, which turns it on or off when someone presses a Zigbee button. In the same Flow, the HTTP API of Falcon Pi Player (FPP) is also called. FPP is open-source software that runs on a Raspberry Pi. It’s designed specifically for light, sound, and effect shows. You can use it to play audio files and control external devices, for example through GPIO or relays. In my setup, FPP starts the audio file and activates the smoke machine through a relay. This way, everything is perfectly synchronized: as soon as someone presses the button, the figures start moving, the music plays, and the smoke machine blows at the same time. All the lights are also controlled via the same Flow, so it all works as one sequence. If you want to start simple, begin with smart lights (for example Zigbee or Wi-Fi) and a button to activate the Flow. Later, you can expand with FPP for audio and more advanced effects. ---
**Author:** ![basvanderploeg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basvanderploeg/32/83556_2.png) [@basvanderploeg](https://community.homey.app/u/basvanderploeg)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/12 "2025-10-21T15:47:16Z")
There’s a new Homey Stories article about my Halloween projects: > **[Turning a Smart Home into a Halloween Show — Bas van der Ploeg – Homey Stories...](https://homey.app/en-us/blog/turning-a-smart-home-into-a-halloween-show/)** And here’s a video of my new countdown: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/1/c18f89537aae4c8d7415ae7c22d57e6268241b66.jpeg "Halloween Countdown Display") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzmnmktaILI) ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/13 "2025-10-21T16:01:40Z")
Wow, awesome! Where is this? Wanna see it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mariomark1541](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mariomark1541/32/178160_2.png) [@Mariomark1541](https://community.homey.app/u/Mariomark1541)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/halloween-flows/117814/14 "2025-10-21T16:24:45Z")
What do I need to make it work on electricity? @basvanderploeg How do you connect it then? Seems great to me too?