Probably the most important question you may ask yourself is where to hold the party. Perhaps at home, at a bar, a club, a restaurant, a park or even on a party bus or limo.
There are hundreds of party ideas to pull off a memorable party with your friends. Depending on the occasion the party maybe to celebrate a christening, a new born, a anniversary of some sort, an achievement like graduation or perhaps it's for a birthday party.
Of course the occasion will definitely have an impact on the style of party you have and probably the best place to have it too. The best party ideas are usually very simple and put together very carefully with good organisation.
For a christening or a new born's birth, the home is usually ideal for a small gathering or party to introduce the latest addition to the family to the relatives. Also ideal for a graduation party celebrating with a few close friends and relatives.
For an anniversary a weekend away or an event to mark the occasion is almost certainly the most memorable personal celebration to go for.
For a birthday party the possibilities are endless and this is where we will spend the most time discussing ideas and venues for the perfect birthday party, we hope with a host of interesting and different party ideas we will give you some ideas and inspiration to pull off a fantastic celebration.
We hope these birthday party ideas provide you with some inspiration to pull together an unforgettable fantastic birthday party which is fun, exciting and well organised.
The key aspects of any birthday party is the venue, the theme, the DJ and staff and of course some great friends, to share your special day with you.
The venue for the birthday party is fundamental to the type of birthday atmosphere you would like. Possible venues are your house, a friend's house, a rented club house, a bar, a club, a restaurant, or an activity venue. Or of course a mix and match of the listed, so for example a house party to start with followed by a bar or club venue hire. Or an activity day followed by a rented bar or club house.
A theme can bring everyone together and can make birthday parties less ordinary and a bit more fun. There are literally hundreds of themes to choose from and which theme you want for your party should tie in with the birthday party ideas. Here is a list of some possible themes for your birthday party to make it one to remember:
It's a good idea to use a DJ that a friend has used before or a friend of a friend that you know are good behind the decks the last thing you want is to hire an outside DJ or someone you haven't heard play to come and perform on your special night. If they are from an outside company or part of the rented venue then ask to hear a test session before the party one afternoon or evening. DJ's can be expensive so make sure your not paying over the top for a good DJ for your birthday party, typically DJ's charge between £10 - £20 an hour and can usually find a decent enough DJ for a birthday party with their own music at the lower end of that estimated budget. You would usually need a DJ from about 8 -12 / 2 depending on the age of the party group which should cost between £40 - £80 / £80 - £120 for the night. Doormen if needed usually come with the venue if your renting the venue for £100 + however if not then they could charge up to £120 - £180 a night for two doormen.
One of the keys to a successful party apart from the party ideas above is your best friends and close friends. Its sometime unwise to let people bring their friends and friends of friends as this is where it can start getting a bit out of control and you will lose track of numbers and quickly fill to the venues capacity with your friends still outside. A great ideas before any venue party is to meet with some very good friends at your house or their s for a few warm up party games or drinks to get everyone on the same level and vibe for a great birthday party night.
We have provided some other party ideas and ideas for other parties, including dinner party ideas in this section, more to do with house parties.
Ideas for birthday parties at home are vast and here are a few of our ideas for great house parties during the day and evening for a party:
Beach party - With 2 large 12 person inflatable pools, with a cocktail maker hired in, and other beach party themed stuff like sand and inflatable palm trees.
Parties ideas also range to ideas such as twister night with a few drinks as prizes and penalties.
James bond themed Poker night for the guys and girls (bond girls) with shots as prizes and penalties.
Other party ideas games include, cartoon character garden parties if you have a garden big enough to hold 50 people.
Dinner party ideas include murder mystery dinner parties, bbq evenings and guess who I am parties where each dinner party member is assigned a character stuck on their heads and every hour they don't guess there character they take a shot or finish their drink.
Hen parties are completely different and much more organised parties which take weeks of planning to pull off the perfect hen party, with the best hen party ideas. Hen party ideas include a nice hotel, fantastic activities, hen party hats and t shirts, hen night fancy dress and hen party accessories. Hen party ideas area culmination of these features and come together to produce a fantastic weekend party away with your closest friends.
Hen party ideas also include dare cards for your weekend away in a different city with your closest friend and hen party sashes. Hen parties usually organised 8 weeks before an event with final details finalised and booked 4 weeks before.
Children's party ideas are very popular are usually fully organised by the parents, at that age where the parents have the responsibility for pulling together the elements to make up the children's party.
Children's party ideas include Twister, Jenga, connect four, swing ball, pin the tail on the donkey, pass the parcel, badminton, water fights ( water pistols ), Fancy dress parties ( super hero's) always very popular. With the first three being available in giant garden versions usually available to hire for the day. Also popular are swimming parties ( lots of adult supervisors ) and Mac Donald parties are very popular for the younger children's parties.
Theme party ideas include those listed above in the theme section and can include anything that would be fun to dress up as, suitable for both sexes and provide the party with a great atmosphere.
Themed events certainly makes the event more entertaining than a simple party idea, a theme such as fancy dress cartoon characters can produce some outrageously funny costumes and people having a real laugh just looking at each others hilarious attempts at the fancy dress theme. Theme party ideas combined with a party idea game could work out very well to provide another dimension to the party.