Disco Party Ideas
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Planning a 70’s disco party? Why not become John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever, or maybe Austin Powers? Turn your house into a retro-fitted dance party from the 1970’s. Have guests come dressed in their favorite disco attire, and award prizes to promote creativity. |
Planning a 70’s disco party? Why not become John Travolta from Saturday Night Fever, or maybe Austin Powers? Turn your house into a retro-fitted dance party from the 1970’s. Have guests come dressed in their favorite disco attire, and award prizes to promote creativity.
Disco Party Invitations
Make invitations with funky lettering saying something like “Disco made me do it” or “Get your groove on and disco your night way”.
Disco Party Decorations
Have a dance contest and show off your best disco moves like the Hustle or the Bump. Decorate with all classic Disco decorations. Here are some of our Disco party ideas to help you and your guests boogie the night away!
- Smiley faces hung up on the door, windows or walls
- Flowers like Daisies etc.
- Have some 8-track tapes out for people to look at and talk about
- Beaded curtain to enter the party room
- Hang a Disco Ball. You can make a homemade disco ball made from a beach ball covered with reflective stickers. Or make a disco ball from a paper lantern that you can hot glue gun pieces of cut up cds on the outside. It will glitter really well when hanging.
- Happy face yellow balloons
- Black lights
- Lava lamps
- 70s fragrance scented candles or incense
- Use the Peace sign wherever you can
- Create a painted board for guests for photos with cut out face holes
- Hang LP records or 1970’s cd’s from the ceiling with fishing line or ribbon
- Fiber optic lamp
- Have a pet rock
- Use some Strobe lights
- Try to have a lighted dance floor. Very cool if you can!
- Bean bag chairs
- Have a good sound system! Rent one if necessary with good bass.
- Make rubix cubes out of cardboard boxes. Tape together and paint in the squares. Paint the squares to match your color scheme.
- Make a cardboard painted music tape, boombox, and pacman characters.
- Hang a balloon arch that can be used in a photobooth.
Disco Party Attire
- Polyester or weathered bell bottoms
- Polyester leisure suits
- Velvet
- Big gold chains
- Polyester wrap dresses
- Tie-dyed shirts
- Bandanas or head wrap
- Metallic leis
- Disco Vests
- Fluorescent coloured clothing(great for black light party)
- Big Collared shirt
- Fake mustache or Super Afro
- Platform shoes
- Roller skates
- Corduroy
- Big belt buckle and belt
- Oversized silver hoop earrings
- Disco Go-Go Boots
- Blue eyeshadow and shimmery light pink or red gloss lipstick
- Mini dress or skirt
- Tank top
- Leotards
- Sweatbands
- Knee-high socks
- Tight-fitting button down shirt in a loud color with super-peaked lapel
- Sunglasses - disco shades
- Felt Hippie Hat
- Psychedelic fedora hats
- Disco ball earrings
- Love beads jewelry
- Fringe vest
- Use a crimping iron on your hair
Disco Party Music
No Disco Party would be complete without the music. Here is a list of favorite disco music from the 1970’s Disco Fever era:
- You're the One That I Want (John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John Or anything from the Grease Soundtrack)
- American Pie - Don McLean
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Imagine - John Lennon
- Dust In The Wind - Kansas
- Dream On - Aerosmith
- Hotel California - The Eagles
- Piano Man - Billy Joel
- I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
- Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
- American Woman - The Guess Who
- Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
- Benny and the Jets - Elton John
- Crocodile Rock - Elton John
- Tiny Dancer - Elton John
- Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger
- YMCA - Village People
- Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
- Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
- Night Fever - Bee Gees
- Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
- Runnin' With the Devil - Van Halen
- My Sharona - The Knack
- Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
- Dancing Queen - Abba
- ABC - Jackson Five
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
- Tonight's the Night - Rod Stewart
Disco Party Activities and Games
- Play Charades with 1970s TV characters like:
- The Brady Bunch
- Partridge Family
- Gilligan's Island
- I Dream a Jeanie
- Bewitched
- Dukes of Hazzard
- Charlie’s Angels
- Make it a movie night and watch 70s movies all night like:
- Saturday Night Fever
- Star Wars
- Jaws
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Original Charlie's Angels
- Godfather
- Alien
- Rocky
- Grease
- Have and use a Ouija Board for the brave at heart
- Have a Dress up or costume contest
- Lip sync/Karaoke Contest
- Yo-Yo contest
- Limbo contest - how low can you go? Get a long dowel from a hardware store, paint it up and you are ready to go.
- Make your own microphone
- Have a photobooth - have lots of props for your guests of glasses, handheld hair and hat masks, records, big funky boots, and some cool clothing
- Go rollarskating
- Twister
Disco Party Food and Drink
Serve whatever you would normally serve at your parties but if you want include the following:
- Cheese fondue as an appetizer and chocolate fondue for dessert
- Flavored popcorn
- Sugar cookies that look like records
- Disco ball cake pops
- Smiley face cake
- Hippie car cake
- For Alcoholic drinks serve:
- Tequila Sunrise
- Tom Collins
- Southern Comfort and 7-Up
- Low gin fizz
- Non-alcoholic Drinks:
- Tang
- 7-up
- Dr. Pepper
- Coke or Pepsi
- Punch
- Snapple
Disco Party Favors
- Happy face keychain
- Glitter glue
- Tiny fake gems or craft beads for homemade jewelry
- Peace and happy face stickers
- Glow jewelry
- Mood rings or necklace
