New Year is the day that marks a new beginning making it one of the best reasons to celebrate. On the New Year day, we completely let go of our past and welcome the coming year with fervor. Parties are an inseparable part of the New Year celebrations and when they are themed, it multiplies the fun. Here is a collection of some of the most popular New year party themes to choose from.
Halloween Theme:
Halloween is one of the most popular themes of all. There are plenty of options to choose from in terms of costumes. Some of the popular ones are ghosts, vampires, witches, werewolves, goblins and skeletons. Decorate the venue using pumpkins, jack-o'-lanterns, scary masks, fake cobwebs and coffins. When it comes to the ambience of a Halloween themed party, lights make a lot of difference. Make the venue look haunted, use scary lights, keep the lighting minimalistic and use it where absolutely required.Use colored lights like red and orange and use dark colored furniture in the room.
Tropical Theme:
Tropical party refers to a beach like party. For this kind of party the beach is the best venue. If for some reason the beach is unavailable, a great tropical party is still possible with a little creativity. Be it the decorations or the costumes, use only bright colors. Decorations should comprise of tropical flowers, beach umbrellas, sea shells, banners of the beach, coconut shells, hula girls, an aquarium of tropical fishes and corals and, not to forget, sand. Guests can come dressed up in tropical attire like floral sarongs, beach slippers, beach shorts, summer hats, over-sized sun glasses, tropical floral garlands and clothes having floral print. Ornaments can be replaced by tropical fruits and flowers. Girls can even decorate their hair using the accessories like a beach cocktail umbrella or flowers. Food should be restricted to only tropical dishes. You can serve tropical fruit salads, pineapple pizzas, Hawaiian ham, sea food, Hawaiian shrimp curry etc. Arrange for umbrella cocktail drinks like Pineapple Colada and Hawaiian Blue.
Fairytale Theme:
The fairytale theme, though mostly associated with girls, is in fact a chance for women to dress up as beautiful princesses and for men to don the look of prince charming. A ballroom resembling a castle is the apt ambience for this theme. Decorations can include tiaras, magic wands, feather wings, balloons and light colored confetti. Keeping the main theme in mind, the cake should be a comparatively big one with some resemblance to fairytales. Like the theme the dress code should be of fairytale characters. Guests can choose from popular characters of classical fairytales like Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Cinderella, Tinkerbell, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Rapunzel, Robinhood, Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland and the rest. Lighting should comprise of fairy lights and light colored paper balls to add to the charm of the venue.
Red and Black Theme:
This is a simple New Year party theme and doesn't require a lot of planning. All you need to possibly plan are the decorations, costumes, invitations and food.The dress code must be a formal one with the ladies dressing up in red and the men in black. Décor should follow the suit of the theme and the two colors must be used in as many places as possible. As this kind of a New Year party is a very sophisticated and a classy affair, elegant music is a must.
Mexican Fiesta Theme:
A Mexican fiesta is a great way to celebrate the beginning of a New Year. The important trick here is to let everything in the party have the Mexican feel to it. Guest can come dressed up in bright colored Mexican outfits and can accessorize with Mexican straw hats, ponchos, Mexican garlands, rainbow colored skirts and a pair of maracas. Decorations can comprise of rainbow colored lanterns, piñatas, Mexican blankets and Mexican flags. Let the menu be dominated by popular Mexican dishes like tamales, nachos, Mexican pizzas, tortillas and bread, salsas, fajitas, tacos and other Mexican delicacies loved by one and all.
Wild West Theme:
Wanted posters, banners, playing cards, cactus plants and ropes can be used to create the whole Wild West theme for a New Year party. As far as costumes go, guests can come dressed up as cowboys and cowgirls, Calamity Jane, Marshalls, Sheriffs and even wild game for that matter. Bandanas, cowboy hats, guns, vests and sheriff badges would be great accessories. As the theme is Wild West, make sure that meats like barbecue ribs, roast, chilli, Virginia ham, buffalo steaks, and sausages are a part of the menu. Beverages like beer, ginger ale and lemonade are popular western favorites.
Pirate Theme:
The pirate theme is loved by all age groups. As the name suggests, this kind of a party involves guests coming dressed as pirates. Pirate hats, swords and daggers, expandable telescopes, pistols, hooks, eye patches, boots, sashes, tights and toy parrots are essential components of the costumes for this theme. The ambience can be made more pirate-like using skulls, pirate flags, wooden ships, feather parrots, treasure maps and chests, pirate hooks, pirate swords. Don't forget to add food items like sea food, goldfish crackers and barbecue fish to the menu to make all the pirates go "Arr".
Space Theme:
A New Year party can also be celebrated using an outer space theme. The dress code being limited to the theme, almost always guests come dressed as aliens from other planets. However, they can also choose to dress up like planets, the sun, the moon or the stars. Decorate your venue in such a way, that it resembles a galaxy. You can have artificial planets and stars all around the place. Balloons, confetti and other decorations of the venue should be revolving around the central. For the food, you can choose to decorate different food items in such a way that they resemble space in some way or the other, like, moon shaped cakes, star shaped marshmallows, candies resembling the planets and so on.
Underwater Theme:
As the name states, the dress code has to be restricted to everything underwater. Guests can come dressed up as mermaids and fishes and also popular underwater characters like SpongeBob Square Pants. Jewelry made up of sea shells and underwater flowers would act as great accessories. The aquarium would be the most apt venue for this theme. If that is not possible, you can still decorate the place and create an atmosphere of being underwater. Use blue color lights wherever possible. Decorative paper can be used to make underwater plants and fishes. You can also paint an underwater scene in the form of murals over the walls in order to add to the effects.
Cocktail Theme:
Cocktail theme parties have always gone well with people. Cocktail parties are both refined and stylish and easy to arrange as they require comparatively lesser preparation. The dress code for women would be cocktail dresses and for men it would be crisp suits. Decoration can be minimalistic and not create any hassles. Make sure you make arrangements for a range of popular cocktails.
Ultimately when you are planning a New Year's themed party, make sure it is planned well in advance. Be it the reservations, the invitations or the catering; avoid making any arrangements at the eleventh hour. Happy New Year!
