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Party Theme Ideas & Invitations

A party theme is the one idea that ties the invitation, decorations, food and games together: a train for a toddler, a disco ball for a 30th, a garden for a shower. Each theme below has its own page of ideas, and invitations that play the theme as guests open them. Every design is free, and guests RSVP on the same page.

How to choose a party theme

  • Start with the guest of honor. A toddler's favorite vehicle or animal, a grad's next stop, the music a 40-year-old grew up on: a theme they already love needs no explaining.
  • Check it against the place and season. A garden party needs a rain plan, a winter wonderland suits January, and a backyard movie night needs dark by start time.
  • Pick two or three signature details. Tickets at the door, a color pair and one centerpiece carry a theme further than a room full of matching plates.
  • Let the invitation set it up. Guests meet the theme on the invitation first, so put the theme's words in the title and its look on the page.

Party theme questions

What are good kids' birthday party themes?
Themes with a page here: Train, Construction, Space, Carnival, Fiesta, Wild One, Video Game, School Bus and Winter Wonderland. Each has decorations, food, games, favors and invitation wording for the theme.
What are popular baby shower themes?
Themes with a page here: Hot Air Balloon, Storybook, Bee, Woodland, Rubber Duck, Celestial and Cloud Nine. Most carry over to a first birthday or a sip and see.
What party themes work for adults?
For grown-up birthdays, bachelorettes, send-offs and dinners, themes with a page here: Disco, Roaring 20s, 80s & 90s, Masquerade, Movie Night, Après-Ski, Sushi, Travel, Nautical, Garden and Lantern.
Are the themed invitations free?
Yes. Every design on these pages and every intro and page effect are free on every event. A free event takes up to 20 RSVPs; a one-time upgrade per event raises the limit.

Have a theme of your own?

Pick any design, then change its colors, intro and page effect to match. Guests reply on the page, with no app.