| Hannah Jeon, Cameron Jenkins |
Karaoke Party Theme
Whether you choose to sing for fun or make a competition out of it with a sing off, a night of karaoke will make for great memories.
Y2K Party Theme
All year long we’ve seen y2k fashion trending, making it the perfect costume party theme for New Year’s Eve. Everyone will dress in their coolest y2K attire and snap tons of photos on their digital camera.
Times Square Party Theme
If you can’t make it out to New York City for the ball drop this year, recreate the scene in your home. You’ll need tons of confetti, skyscraper props and your very own New Year’s Eve ball.
Bonfire Party Theme
Dress in cozy attire and gather around a bonfire. You and your guests can make s’mores, share stories about the past year and sing songs around the fire to welcome 2025.
Black and White Party Theme
Keep it simple with a dress code and color theme for your NYE party. A black and white theme is both classic and easy to execute. Have all of your guests dress in either black or white and decorate with matching decor.
Casino Party Theme
Break out the poker table and decorate your home with Las Vegas flair. A casino themed party will keep your guests entertained all night long as they play one game after the other. Be sure to gift the winners with gift cards or bottles of champagne.
Pizza Party Theme
Who doesn’t love a good pizza? Keep the party vibes casual this NYE by celebrating with pies, sodas and cheesy bread. Have each of your guests put in their topping requests ahead of time to ensure you’ll have more than enough. To really make it fun, have everyone make their own pizzas, so you also have an activity.
Glow Party Theme
To pull this off you’ll need black light bulbs, neon decorations and glow sticks, of course. Have everyone dress in neon colors and serve brightly colored cocktails and desserts.
Fondue Party Theme
Fondue is always a good idea — especially when it comes to our delicious three-cheese fondue recipe. Treat your closest friends to a cozy bowl of fondue and a selection of fruits, veggies and bread to dip to their hearts’ content. Afterward, chocolate fondue is a must for dessert!
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Vision Board Party Theme
Gather your friends and family members for a night of vision boards and goal setting. Provide everyone with poster board, stickers, stencils, construction paper, markers and tons of glitter, and let their creativity takeover. At the end of the night, they can write a letter to their future selves to be opened on the next New Year’s Eve.
Champagne Party Theme
Toast the arrival of 2025 with the best part of the holiday: the champagne! Deck out your house with gold-themed everything, like gold fringe curtains and champagne bottle balloons — and don’t forget to pick up lots and lots of bubbly. You can even feature champagne in other foods, like these delicious champagne cupcakes that are almost too pretty to eat.
Disco Party Theme
If you’re looking to dance your way into the New Year, there’s nothing more groovy than a disco-themed party, complete with a funky ’70s music playlist. Have guests don gold maxi dresses and platform shoes. And when it comes to decor, pull out the all-essential sparkly disco ball to get the vibes going on the dance floor.
Winter Wonderland Party Theme
Transform your NYE party into an enchanting winter wonderland filled with gorgeous snowflake decorations, pine garlands and a silver sequin tablecloth.
Roaring Twenties Party Theme
Get the countdown started by donning your most glamorous flapper costumes, turning up the jazz and breaking out all your Gatsby-inspired party decorations. These 1920’s themed photo booth props will only elevate the night.
R&R Party Theme
Ditch the confetti and noisemakers this year for a relaxing R&R spa night with your besties — just make sure to get the best scented candles and all the lounge essentials for the most relaxing night in. Seriously, what better way is there to get a fresh New Year’s start than with mani-pedis, facials and a nice glass of champagne?
Glitter Party Theme
Celebrate NYE this year with less bitter, more glitter — what’s New Year’s without a sparkly sequined dress? Encourage your loved ones to wear their most glittery, bedazzled outfits, and don’t forget all the sparkly party streamers and glitter-filled balloons, so you can bring on the bling in 2025.
Decades Party Theme
There’s no better way to ring in a new year than to have a flashback party that pays tribute to times gone by. Celebrate by dressing up in outfits from your favorite decade, and also decorating your place with all the coolest retro and old-school items!
Midnight Brunch Party Theme
Why not celebrate the New Year with champagne’s perfect pairing: brunch food? When the clock strikes midnight, pop bottles of bubbly alongside your favorite brunch dishes, so you can ring in 2025 with a plate full of bacon and avocado toast. You’ll be up until dawn anyway, so why not have an early brunch while you’re at it?
Masquerade Party Theme
If there’s one thing that will never go out of style, it’s a masquerade theme. Don fancy masquerade masks — you can even set up a mask-decorating station so your guests can get creative — for a night full of mystery and glam. To make this enchanting theme come alive, make sure to have a dance floor as well as a dramatic color scheme.
Hannah Jeon is an Associate Commerce Editor at Prevention, where she covers expert-driven commerce content for all things health, beauty, and wellness. Previously the Editorial Assistant at Good Housekeeping, she earned her bachelor’s degree in creative writing and psychology from Johns Hopkins University. When she’s not on the hunt for all the best products online, you can often find her trying out new food spots in New York City or clicking away behind a camera.
Cameron (she/her) is a staff writer for Good Housekeeping, where she covers everything from holidays to food. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she received a B.A. in magazine journalism. In her spare-time she can be found scrolling TikTok for the latest cleaning hacks and restaurant openings, binge-watching seasons of Project Runway or online shopping.
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