Rev Up The Party With Cool Homecoming Themes

Think creatively!
Homecoming is such a huge celebration that it’s a wonder any theme is needed at all! Everyone’s buzzed with excitement, there’s a smell of anticipation in the air and there’s energy to spare. Add homecoming themes and the party’s set to end all parties! Over the years, different schools have come up with a vast range of ideas, some highly original, some a little lacking in the imagination department. But homecoming themes are usually created to suit the school’s collective personality, be it sporting, arts-minded or big city culture.

School sports teams
Many homecoming themes center around the school’s sporting teams. Sport is a unifying subject and it’s like the patriotic heart of the school’s body. Decorating the venue in the team’s colors and shining the spotlight on their successes over the year are sure-fire ways to set the mood to high energy!

Honor the troops
Sometimes, world politics can govern homecoming themes. With so many of our troops serving overseas, it can be a wonderful way to honor their service by putting together a red, white and blue theme, complete with 1940’s posters, music and dress code. Securing a celebrity guest can be huge, especially if they come along as though they are entertaining the troops. Patriotic bunting and a few well-placed flags really set the scene.

Pick a year, any year
Whether it’s the 60’s, the 70’s or the 80’s, every decade has its own personality and can lend itself beautifully to homecoming themes. The music is probably the biggest feature of all and plays an enormous role in creating the atmosphere. The food can also be lots of fun. Think of 70’s fondue! There are chocolate fountains that can be hired for the night and while the disco ball is spinning its glittery magic above, all the party people can be indulging in chocolate covered treats.

Under the big top
Circus homecoming themes bring out the child in everyone. Who doesn’t love clowns and rodeo acts and funny animals? Roving entertainers and a ringmaster MC are the perfect additions to the evening. Imagine fire-eaters putting on dazzling shows and an acrobatic team displaying their amazing agility.

Greetings from …
From the balmy Caribbean to the icy glaciers of Alaska, postcard homecoming themes can set the mood for dreams of faraway places. The invitations are designed as postcards and the venue is dressed up to look like the destination. Try Jamaica, the North Pole, the grasslands of Africa, the outback of Australia or the high-tech fun of Japan.

Hooray for Hollywood
Nothing says glamor like Hollywood homecoming themes. Everyone dresses up to their glitziest best and arrives to be greeted by paparazzi on the red carpet. They pose for pictures, a la Paris Hilton, then head inside for the party of a lifetime, complete with big screens showing clips of movies, (non-alcoholic) cocktails and movie soundtrack music.

Mardi Gras
New Orleans could sure use a party. Homecoming themes that honor what the south has been through courtesy of one Miss Katrina can even aim to raise funds for the various charities set up to help. When homecoming themes incorporate a little social conscience, it doesn’t mean any watering down of the good times, it just means a great event can be even greater. Homecoming themes add more pizzazz to your party so come up with a good one so that everyone can get right into it and the night will be a sure success.