College parties are meant to be fun and a time to let loose. If you’re planning a college party, you’ve come to the right place. In order to plan the best party, whether that’s a frat party, house party, or sorority party, you’re going to need to try one of these college party themes!
Here are 25 Best College Party Themes You’ll Love!
These creative and fun college party themes and college party ideas will have everyone talking about their night out and how much fun they had!
This post is a roundup of the best college party themes to plan your next college house party!
#1 Glow-in-the-Dark Rave
Decorate with neon lights, glow sticks, and UV paint to create a glowing wonderland. You could get a black light to make it even better and add to the whole glow-in-the-dark vibe. Tell people to wear bright clothing and you’re all set!
#2 Around the World
This one is fun if you want to give people the freedom to dress up in all sorts of ways. You could also have each room or area of the house represent a different country with themed decorations, food, and music to add to the whole cultural, world traveler vibe.
#3 Time Travel
I would absolutely love to see what people come up with if they were told to dress in futuristic or historical outfits for a time traveler-themed party. Guests could dress up with clothing from their favorite decade or futuristic looks.
#4 Under the Sea
Transform your house into an underwater paradise. You can use aquatic-themed decorations and ocean-themed cocktails to serve at your pregame.
#5 Patriotic
Have everyone dress in their favorite patriotic wear. Deck out your house or yard with flags and red, white, and blue decorations. If it’s a darty, you could even BBQ to add to the themed fun.
#6 White Lie Party
White lie parties are all the rage and one of the most fun college party themes. Essentially, everyone wears a white T-shirt and writes a white lie about themselves on it. It’s a fun way to spark conversations and get people laughing and talking all night!
#18 Neon Night
If you’re looking for one of the most fun and easy college party themes, neon night has to be your go-to. It’s so simple and easy to find costumes, making it more inclusive. It also makes for great pictures!
#7 Jersey Party
This is one of the best college party themes for college athletes. If you’re throwing a house party, make it jersey-themed. Basically, you can wear any kind of jersey, but specifically sports jerseys. It’s fun to see what teams everyone will represent and it makes for great conversation starters.
#8 Outer Space
This college party theme will work for house parties, frat parties, and sororities. You can get away with an outer space theme for pretty much any party, since it’s pretty simple and self-explanatory. Decorate with stars, hanging planets, astronaut pictures, and twinkling or black lights.
#9 Night at the Disco Party
Disco is perfect for an extravagant party with lots of people. It’s loud, fun, and leaves a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to party attire. Decorate with disco balls, sparkly decor, and fun colorful lights!
#10 Wild West
A Wild West college party theme is such a classic. I’ve been to my fair share of western-themed house parties and they’re always a hit. Finding a costume is easy and takes little time and effort. Decorating is also easy. You can use cowboy hats, country-themed prints, and country music.
#11 Hollywood Red Carpet
This party theme is all about elegance and glam. It’d be such a fun theme for a sorority to throw or for a themed formal. It’ll allow people to dress up and feel a bit glamorous for the night as they put on more formal party attire.
#12 Luau
If you want to transport people to the beach or on vacation, have a luau-themed college party. Have people dress in Hawaiian shirts, hand out leis, prepare tropical drinks, and decorate with cute beach decor.
#13 Hippie Party
Cue the lava lamps, peace signs, rose-colored glasses, and colorful clothing. This is such a classic college party idea that’ll make everyone happy (no pun intended, LOL)!
#14 Toga Party
Oh yes, we all know the famous toga-themed college party idea. It’s perfect for any group of college students, but especially those in Greek life. It’s also pretty easy to find costumes and decor. All you need is some hanging vines, white sheets, and Greek life-themed decorations.
#15 Roaring 20s
If I could go back to any era, it’d probably be the 1920s. This party theme is all about pizazz. Think Great Gatsby, flapper dresses, jazz music, and gold and black decor.
#16 Royalty
A royalty party is perfect for a night filled with elegance and glamour. People can dress up as kings, queens, princesses, or princes. You can also deck out your house with fake gems and jewels or cut-outs of knights in shining armor.
#17 Masquerade Ball
I love this college party idea for a themed formal. Masquerade balls are all about elegance and sophistication. It could be perfect for a sorority or fraternity date night or formal night. You can hand out masks or have people bring their own and wear their best formal party outfits.
#18 Winter Wonderland
A theme that’s perfect for winter is winter wonderland. People can dress up in their best winter outfits and you can cut out snowflakes and hang silver, sparkly, white, or blue decor to fit the theme.
#19 Camo Party
Another one of the most classic and easy college party themes is a camo party. People can dress in camouflage clothing and you can decorate with military-style, green, and black decor.
#20 Safari
This is another one of my favorite college party themes. Safari parties are fun and easy to decorate for. You can use stuffed animals, pictures of safari animals, fake plants or hanging vines, and use green and brown decorations.
#21 Casino Party
This is another fun college party theme. While not everyone will be old enough to legally gamble at a casino, you can bring casino night to them. Set up card tables, roulette wheels, poker chips, darts, and other fun casino games and decorations for a Vegas-style night.
#22 Preppy
We all love a good preppy party. This is great for sororities and frats. Think bright colors like hot pinks, aqua blues, and neon yellows.
#23 Summer Vacation
Okay, if you’re throwing a darty or back-to-college party, this has to be your theme. People can dress in shorts, casual T-shirts, and even bathing suits if they want. If you’re throwing the party outside during the day, you could have a slip-and-slide, water balloons, and water guns!
#24 Rock n Roll
What’s better than dressing up as a rockstar for the night? You can play rock n roll music and deck out your house with pictures of guitars and famous musicians.
#25 Anything-but-Cups
If you want a party that’ll get people to laugh a lot and stay entertained, this is one of the best college party themes for that. With an anything-but-cups party, people have to bring their own drinks in anything but a can or cup. It’s hilarious to see how creative and weird people can get with this college party idea!
Let us know if you think of any other fun college party themes to entertain at your next college house party. Remember to stay safe and be responsible when attending college parties!
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