Corporate outings are an important element of team building. The goal of integration is to connect people and teams working within a company. Corporate events positively affect employee engagement and loyalty to the employer. People who feel a special bond with their colleagues are less prone to burnout and change jobs less frequently. What are the best ideas for themed parties?
We like to travel through time like in a time machine that takes us to another era, country, or a movie or fairy-tale world. Therefore, it is best if the event's atmosphere differs from the gray everyday life and helps to transport us to a completely different world. This is something that will delight everyone. A themed party is not an ordinary ball in evening gowns but a party where all elements are subordinated to one main theme. If we want to travel to the fun and freedom-filled 1920s, we can allow ourselves spectacular outfits with fringes, glitter, and sequins. Long shiny gloves, strings of pearls, and boas represent the feminine dimension of that time, while men in suits should remember their patent leather shoes.
Costumes are one thing, but a themed party also includes decorations, music, food, and alcohol, which should also be adapted to the given era and style. Thus, a 1920s-style party means jazz music, roulette, poker, and on the dance floor a crazy swing or charleston. Art deco decorations with luxurious fabrics and ebony complete the whole. For a moment, one can feel the spirit of liberation and the artistic carefree ambiance of those times. If we are fans of a historical era, a themed party is a great opportunity to travel there.
Imagination is the best place to find ideas for themed parties, but if we don’t feel too confident, we can use the support of event companies, which never lack ideas. They help organize every element of such an event because they develop full event scenarios even for several thousand participants.
As part of a themed party, you can organize quizzes and competitions with prizes related to the party's main theme. Themed parties can also be supported by animators and MCs, giving us confidence that the event will not be boring, will engage all participants in fun, and no unwanted situations will arise—or if they do, there’s no need to worry as they will be quickly resolved. What themed party ideas are worth considering?
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Corporate events concern a specific group of people who may have similar interests, a sense of humor, and preferred ways of spending time. It is worth surveying employees to ensure that the main theme is not a flop, e.g., a Star Wars-themed party among people who are not fans of the film saga. If the team knows well what characterized the 1960s, you might opt for a themed party in the style of the Woodstock festival. Denim bell-bottoms, colorful Lennon-style glasses, and a peace sign necklace are must-have clothing elements, while the speakers will play the voices of the forever-young members of the Club 27. Flowery and rainbow decorations and accessories will complete the festival atmosphere.
Staying with the 60s, but not only, you can transport yourself with a themed party to Poland and the famous PRL era (Polish People's Republic). It is a rather popular theme for themed parties that brings a lot of laughter. Decorations such as shelves with vinegar or cassette players and gramophones are one thing, but food also matters. Herring in vinegar and skewers made of yellow cheese and sausage, with drinks served in jars on a table covered with a red and white checkered oilcloth, will leave a unique impression on participants. What more can you ask for from a themed party?
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Everyone sometimes wants to feel like a movie star. Men as James Bond and women as their famous partners or the disco style characteristic of Saturday Night Fever are options everyone will gladly join. A real disco with a mirror ball on the ceiling and a colorful light show combined with shiny outfits will get everyone dancing not only on Saturday nights. Or maybe from Hollywood, you could also go to the realm of Bollywood and host a lavish party in Indian style? Here, besides turbans and spectacular gold-covered outfits, Indian cuisine fragrant with curry, turmeric, and cardamom will be important. The oriental atmosphere should be emphasized with the scent of incense, colorful flowing scarves, and of course, music straight from Bollywood films.
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Ideas for themed parties can come directly from the most interested ones, i.e., the employees. Thanks to this, we can count on their involvement in organizing the event and also be sure they will want to attend. We can be sure they will have a great time.
In the interiors of Hotel St. Bruno, you can organize a atmospheric themed party in a royal style. Have other ideas? We are also happy to undertake their realization. We have prepared a dedicated hotel offer for companies.
