A gangster theme party was one of the first ever themed parties I threw back in college! It went down a storm and I’ve many great memories from it, in fact the Facebook group I started just for the party still gets comments 4 years later! If you’re throwing your own gangster party then you’ve made a good choice and i hope these gangster party ideas give you some great inspiration! I also suggest you read these Italian themed party ideas as the two themes compliment each other nicely!
Gangster Party Costumes
Most people have the typical gangster look in mind for dressing up, and lets face it, gangster party costumes are very popular and stylish. You can play it easy as well as safe and buy your own costume or else you could make your own. There are many famous gangsters you could model yourself on such as Ronnie and Reggie Kray, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, John Dillinger, Jesse James, Babyface Nelson, Billy the Kid, Don Corleone and of course everybody’s favorite Tony Soprano!
If you’d like to come up with your own ideas, then you could use the following gangster party costume ideas as a guide, but remember that gangsters are always really well dressed:
1. You’ll require a black gangsters hat, very important.
2. A cigar.
3. Go a few days without shaving (men only).
4. Pin striped trousers as well as a pin striped waist coat are quite essential.
5. You’ll need shiny black shoes, buff them up real good.
6. If you wear a black shirt with a white tie then you’ll stand out lots.
7. A Tommy gun will be a great accessory.
8. Get a violin case and turn up to the party holding it! Your Tommy gun could be inside!
9. Finally you really should work on your Italian American accent!
10. For the ladies, consider going as a famous celebrity from an era gone by! How about Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn. Classic!
Gangster Party Decorations
Well the stereotypical gangster is Italian, so remember the Italian party ideas which i recommended above, you really should check them out! These gangster party decorations would work for both party themes as well! You really should do your best to make your venue look as Italian as you can! Here are some suggestions:
1. Get some Italian flags, large ones to adorn the walls and small ones for the tables.
2. You can get gangster car cut outs which you can prop against the walls.
3. Get some fake $100 bills. You can give them to your guests with a kiss on both cheeks when they arrive.
4. You could turn your venue into a casino! These casino party ideas will give you all the info you need for this! After all, all gangsters love casinos! At the very least you should set up a few casino games such as roulette or blackjack!
Gangster Party Games
1. Remember to set up your casino as above! You could take things further if you wanted and hire in some casino staff, simply check online for casino staff to hire, they come surprisingly cheap for the night and they bring all the games needed and run them themselves. You could even visit a local casino and offer to employ a few people on a private / ad-hoc basis.
2. This is not really a game, but it’s a bit of fun which i’ve already mentioned above. Get some fake $100 bills. You can use them throughout the night, stuffing them into people’s pockets after conversations, for bringing you a drink, for carrying out orders for you etc!
Gangster Party Music
We all know it’s the music that really makes a party. You should really go for anything Frank Sinatra! This will really set the scene for the party! If you’d like a good mixture then consider downloading some of the songs below:
1. Gangsta Party – Tupac
2. Gangsta Gangsta – NWA
3. Gangsta Music – Young Jeezy
4. How I Could Just Kill A Man – Cypress Hill
5. On My Block – Scarface
6. Mary Jane – Rick James
7. Gangsters Paradise – Coolio
Gangster Party Food
Again, you really should go for anything and everything Italian! Such as:
Starters: Bread, Calamari, Olives.
Main: Spaghetti, Lasagna, Pizza. You get the idea!
Gangster Party Drinks
A nice twist you could do could be to have all the alcohol in mason jars because of the prohibition act of the 1920′s when alcohol was outlawed. It’s partially due to this law that enabled gangsters such as Al Capone to make their name in the first place.
Red wine would be the drink of choice along with champagne.
Gangster Party Invitations
It’s really optional if you’re want to send out any physical invites for the party. Facebook has made many things redundant such as the need to talk to people on the phone and also party invites. However by sending out invites you’re more likely to get people to actually come to the party!
A cool thing I always suggest is to look on google images for some pictures of gangsters you like, print them off and write your invites on them. How about pictures of some of the following:
1. A Tommy gun toting gangster.
2. A $50 bill.
3. Tony Soprano.
4. A gangsters black car.
5. Al Capone
And as stated above, you really should create a Facebook group for your gangster theme party whether or not you send out invitations. Creating a Facebook group has many advantages. For starters, you’ll have more guests turn up as they’ll see reminders of the parties existence every time they log in. When they see they have other friends who’re attending then they themselves are much more likely to attend. You’ll also be able to hype up the party as the day approaches. Lastly, you’ll have a permanent reminder of your fun night as the group will always exist, you’ll all be able to upload all your video footage and photos and tag all your friends in them.
If you have any other gangster party ideas then please share them with us by leaving a comment below!
