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Theme Your Costume Parties!

If you're throwing a fancy dress party, then why not choose a party theme?

Having a party theme is a great idea because it helps guide people in their choice of costume, plus it keeps everyone looking more co-ordinated and part of a group, adding to the fun party mood.

Not only that, but having a theme also means that you can decorate your party venue and plan your food and snacks within the theme, creating a more awesome overall effect!

I hope you find this list useful :-)

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Costume Party Theme Ideas

  • Choose a letter of the alphabet so that all costume characters/objects must start with that letter.
  • Choose a colour theme, and people dress all in that colour, or as characters/objects of that colour. E.g. Silver = Tin man, Red = tomato
    Click here for ideas.
  • 'Song' theme; so people have to dress as song titles - such as 'Lady in Red', 'Goldfinger' etc
  • Book theme; so you have to dress as a book character OR pick a specific book e.g. Harry Potter or Alice in Wonderland, and people have to dress as characters from that one book series.
  • Roald Dahl theme
  • Film theme; so you have to dress as a film character OR pick a specific film e.g. James Bond, Moulin Rouge or Wizard of Oz (musicals are a good choice), and people have to dress as characters from that one film series.
  • Moustache party; where you have to have an interesting moustache which can be drawn on, stuck on, or you can make your own moustache on a stick:
    Click here to see how to make your own.
  • Have a poppy seed beard and moustache party where people style their own moustaches and beards from poppy seeds and (safe and water soluble!) glue.
    Click here for inspiration.
  • Pick a decade, and ask people to dress in the fashions of that era.
    E.g. 80's = Rubik's cube/80's pop star, 20's = flapper girl etc
  • Cartoon characters e.g. Spongebob Square Pants, Homer Simpson
  • Childhood TV characters - for instance, I could be a Power Ranger!
  • Celebrities e.g. David Beckham, Madonna etc
  • TV character e.g. Ugly Betty, Sue Sylvester from Glee, Chandler Bing, Spok
  • Toga Party
  • Ancient Egyptians e.g. Cleopatra.
    Click here for inspiration.
  • Heroes and/or Villains e.g. Batman, The Joker
  • Pirates and wenches
  • Tarts and vicars
  • Click here for the top kid and adult party themes.

Rainbow Cake

Perfect for a rainbow themed party!
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More Halloween Party Themes

  • Wig, hat and/or mask theme, where everyone wears a funny wig, hat and/or mask.
  • Toy theme e.g. Barbie, action man, toy soldier
  • Cops and Robbers
  • Disney characters; there is a huge choice of talking candlesticks, magic carpets, princesses, genies and evil witches e.g. Snow white, Jafar, Jasmine, Aladdin etc
  • Horror Movie theme, were you dress as your favourite character from a scary movie e.g. the girl from 'The Ring', Freddie Krueger etc.
  • Just a 'scary' theme with people dressing as witches, devils and other usual Halloween outfits.
  • Inanimate object theme, where people dress as objects like Rubik's cube/toilet roll/disco ball etc
  • Woodland theme e.g, pixie, centaur, lumberjack, tree/ent from Lord of the Rings
  • How about a Willy Wonka themed party?
  • 7 deadly sins
  • Robin Hood
  • Royalty theme, where you dress as real or fantasy kings, queens, princes and princesses e.g. The Queen, Prince Charming, the evil Queen in Snow White
  • High Fashion night - go Catwalk crazy with crazy 'couture' fashion outfits such as huge hats and dresses made of balloons!
  • Weather theme.
    Click here for a cool drinks idea.
  • London Underground stations;
    Click here for people's ideas or here.
  • Circus theme
  • Hawaiian theme - you could make loads of cocktails in funky glasses with little umbrellas and sparklers.
  • Tim Burton characters; from Edward Scissorhands to Sweeney Todd; like this.

Pirate Themed Party

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Fun Fancy Dress Party Ideas

  • Superheroes theme.
  • Pick a fashion trend from the past, such as Punk/Mod/Hippy styles.
  • Pick a country or city as the theme e.g. New York, Britain, Paris, Australia, the Arctic etc.
  • Cross dressing, where girls dress as boys and vice versa.
  • Computer game characters e.g. from Worms, Pac-man or Mario Bros.
  • 'Sporting Heros/Icons' theme, where you can dress up as people like Roger Federer, David Beckham, Usain Bolt etc.
    Or you could just choose a sport theme like Tennis/Wimbledon or Baseball.
  • Back to school party, with everyone in school uniform.
  • Beach party.
  • Bollywood or Hollywood glamour theme.
  • Doctor Who
  • 007 party.
  • Heaven and Hell.
  • Gangsters and molls.
  • Tasteless party, with everyone in their worst clashing prints and awful fashion no-nos!
  • Masquerade.
  • Medieval theme, with knights, peasants and fair maidens.
  • Pyjama party.
  • Retro theme.
  • Sci-fi.
  • Wild west, with cowboys, cowgirls and red Indians.
  • A Mad Scientist themed party.
  • Click here for more ideas.
  • Dress up as a statue or famous monument.
  • Stereotype party e.g. dress as a typical tourist, geek, toff etc.
  • Ugly sweater party - particularly good for Christmas parties.

Superhero Party

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The Moulin Rouge Costumes theme is Great!

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The Christmas Fancy Dress Theme is becoming more popular every year

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Art Theme

Dress like a general artist, a piece of artwork, or a famous artist such as Van Gogh :-)1 point

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Hawaiian Costume

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Princess Party Theme

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  • LaurenIM Sep 18, 2011 @ 5:33 am | delete
    I voted "theme" over "free choice" but really, it doesn't matter to me, I would be creative and still apply my free choice, even at theme parties.
  • bigfriendly15 Aug 4, 2011 @ 2:05 pm | delete
    A nerd theme party now thats one that I have not heard of:) Great pics!
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    really nice lens. thanks for sharing!
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    I like the photos.
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