Beach parties are one of the most popular and easiest of all theme parties to throw. There’s so much you can do to really make your beach theme party memorable! I will give you a huge range of fun things below. For even more ideas, you should see these Hawaiian party ideas which contain many similar or complimentary games, music, costumes and party drinks. In addition to that, you can find some great pool party ideas that you can make use of for a beach party too!
You can hold your beach party at a number of venues. The obvious and best venue is at the beach! You should try and do this. If this is not practical then do you have a swimming pool in your garden? You could also realistically hold it in your back yard, as long as you get the decorations right, which I’ll show you below.
Beach Party Invitations
Your invitations are very important! This is one way you can show you’re serious about throwing a theme party and that everyone should get in the mood for it from the start. Look for images on the internet, print them off and cut them out. Write your invites on them. Some image examples could be:
1. Beach ball
2. Bucket and spade
3. Sea shells
4. Star fish
5. Shark
Create A Beach Party Facebook Group
You should also create a Facebook group for your beach theme party and use it to invite all your friends to. Everything is done on Facebook these days. You can use your group to keep all your friends up to date with any changes to the plan. Your friends will be able to see everyone who is invited and who is attending. This always serves to increase attendance.
After your party has finished, you and all your guests will be able to upload all your photos and video footage to the group which will be a permanent reminder of your day/night!
Beach Party Costumes
There are many things you can wear to the party! See these beach party costumes for some extra inspiration!
Beach Party Costumes For Men
1. Hawaiian shorts
2. Hawaiian shirts
3. Sunglasses
4. Flip flops / sandals
5. Speedos (if you’re up for a laugh)
6. Lei necklace
Beach Party Costumes For Women
1. Bikini
2. Sea shell bra
3. Sandals
4. Sunglasses
5. Lei necklace
6. Flowery bracelets
Beach Party Decorations
The type and extent of decorations you go for will clearly depend on your venue. If you hold your beach party at the beach, which is by far the best idea then you will not need as many decorations to make your venue look authentic.
Take a look at this list and pick and choose what you like. You can also get great value beach party decorations here!
1. Sea shells
2. Inflatable palm trees
3. Beach balls
4. Bucket and spades
5. Paddling pool
6. Surf boards
7. Fish nets
8. Rubber ducks
9. Inflatable animals – Crabs, sharks, fish etc
10. Create a “surf shack”, you can do this if you have a shed. Otherwise a table with some propped up surf boards and other items as listed above scattered about will do great.
11. Large umbrellas.
12. Beach chairs
13. Bring some wood and fire lighters for a beach camp fire. If your party runs into the late hours then this will look spectacular.
Beach Party Games
Of course it’s your beach party games which will make your party memorable. Take a look below and pick a few that you like:
1. Why not get yourself a beach volleyball set and play with a volleyball or of course even a beachball!
2. If volleyball isn’t your thing, then badminton is a fun game that is easy to get into.
3. Why not get a few bucket and spades and see who can build the best sand castle. Digging as deep a pit as possible is also very fun.
4. Bring a limbo stick and see who can go the lowest.
5. Why not bring some water balloons and Super Soakers! What beach party would be complete without getting wet? You can use colored water and split into two teams and have a war!
6. Of course you should play Frisbee too!
Beach Party Music
Why not pick and choose from the following cool beach party music! You should bring a ghetto blaster to enjoy the sounds.
1. Surfin USA – The Beach Boys
2. Love Shack – The B-52′s
3. Wipeout – The Surfaris
4. Island Girl – Elton John
5. Splish Splash – Bobby Darin
6. Hot Hot Hot – Buster Poindexter
7. Macarena – Los Del Rio
8. Mambo #5 – Lou Bega
9. California Dreamin – The Mamas and the Papas
10. Surf City – Jan and Dean
11. Catch A Wave – The Beach Boys
12. Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
13. Sittin on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Beach Party Food
As with all parties, it’s the food that makes or breaks it. If you get the food right, then everything else tends to fall into place. If you have any doubts then this book will enable you to make incredible beach party food!
1. For an appetizer you could do what we recommend for the Hawaiian theme party that i linked to at the top of this page and have fruit skewers. If you’ve never tried these BBQ’d then you’re truly missing out. Get plenty of; mango, melon, peach and banana and allow your guests to put them on their own skewers. Then you can BBQ them! Have a bowl of whipped cream ready. This isn’t just an appetizer but can also be a desert too.
2. Calamari and dip.
3. If you follow 1 above then you’ll have your BBQ with you. Of course, you already know what to do here!
Beach Party Drinks
If you have a budget then you should hire a cocktail maker or flarer to whisk up fancy cocktails and provide a show at the same time. Simply go to your nearest cocktail bar and hire one on a private basis.
You can also see the tasty beach party drinks in this book to make your guests really happy! Otherwise, you could go with the classics such as:
1. Sex on the beach
2. Cosmopolitan
3. Hawaiian heartbreak
4. Aloha
Also make sure you get plenty of soft drinks, ice and cups. Don’t forget to bring your cooler to keep everything chilled.
