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80's Party

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An 80's Party is an event that screams “costume”! And it is one of the adult party ideas where everyone wants to come in costume!

A 1980's party also works great as an adult birthday party for someone who loves or came of age in the 1980's.

What a fun decade…and what fun you will have at this retro party!



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1980's Party Invitations:

  • Print your party details on cardstock and splatter paint it.
  • Or, use lots of neon colors.

    1980's party 1980's Decorations:
  • Neon colors: Pink, Yellow and Lime Green
  • Hang 80’s album covers and posters on the walls
  • Set out 80’s magazines on the tables
  • Print pictures of 80’s icons and phrases…such as Madonna, Boy George, Wham, the Brat Pack, Ronald Reagan, pac man, “totally”, “Gag me with a spoon”, etc.

    80’s Beverages and Cocktails:

  • Wine Coolers
  • White Wine Spritzers
  • Long Island Ice Teas
  • Sex on the Beach

    80s boombox 1980's Music:
  • Michael Jackson
  • Janet Jackson
  • Madonna
  • Paula Abdul
  • Wham
  • Duran Duran
  • Culture Club and Boy George
  • Dead or Alive
  • There are lots of great 80’s compilations out there!

    80's Theme Party Fun Games and Activities:

  • Trivia Games, such as Trivial Pursuit. If the party is small you could play the game. If the party is large, then have trivia questions posted around for people to discuss and try to answer,
  • Try some of the games on our adult party games list, such as Celebrity Twenty Questions or the Guessing Game.
  • Karaoke to 1980's music.
  • Pac Man contest (set up on your TV).
  • Costume Contest, either to dress up as 80’s in general(most authentic, best use of hairspray, etc.) or dress like your favorite 80’s celebrity.
  • Run movies on the TV (without sound, but as something visual in the background), such as Brat Pack movies, Valley Girl, Ferris Bueller, or TV shows such as Cheers, Dynasty, Miami Vice, etc….
  • or even better…show videos on the TV from the early days of MTV.
  • Give prizes to whoever brings their best (or worst) photo of themselves from the 80's. Proudly display them at the party.





    1980's party 80's Party Costume Ideas:
  • Parachute Pants
  • Leg Warmers
  • Skinny Ties
  • Members Only Jackets
  • BIG hair – more hairspray and mousse than you’d ever imagine, and add some glitter and colors if you can
  • L-o-n-g strands of pearls, draped across your body like a sash
  • Madonna (any incarnation)
  • Skinny Ties
  • Raybans
  • For shoes? Loafers without socks
  • Miami Vice style clothes - linen suits with bright shirts
  • Lots of makeup – eyeliner on the men too…

    1980s Theme Party Favors:

  • Burn CD’s of 80’s music
  • Rubic’s cube (mini ones)
  • Bottles of Hair Gel, Hairspray, or Eyeliner
  • Magazines from the 1980’s






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