A party is a gathering of persons who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, and recreation. A party will typically feature eating and drinking, and often music and dancing as well.Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event (e.g., a birthday party, St. Patrick’s Day). Parties of this kind are often called celebrations .
A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in pubs and bars, and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host.
Types of parties
Birthday party
A birthday party is a celebration that occurs to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the person honored. Birthday parties are, nowadays, celebrated in many cultures.
A child's party is usually held at home or a public place and consists of soft drinks and sweet and savory foods (in many cultures featuring a birthday cake). Birthday parties for children often feature entertainment, costumes, or themes. Adults' birthday parties in Western countries often take place in bars or nightclubs where a range of alcoholic beverages are consumed.
In Western cultures, particularly in the United States and Australia, birthday parties are often accompanied by colorful decorations such as streamers and balloons. A birthday cake is often served with candles that are to be blown out after a "birthday wish" has been made. While the birthday cake is brought to the table, the song Happy Birthday to You is sung. Wealthy people or celebrities may hire an event management agency or a party service to organize a birthday party.
Parties for teenagers and young adults
Parties that are mainly held by teenagers and young adults include house parties, dance parties, and outdoor parties. In some areas of the world, the term house party refers to a party where a large group of people get together at a private house to socialize.
House parties which center around the consumption of beer which is pumped from a keg into plastic cups are called keg parties (or "Keggers"). These parties are popular in the US amongst college students, but are technically illegal for anyone under the legal drinking age, and often, even older party-goers run afoul of the law for violating ordinances regulating noise and disorderly conduct, or for operating a "blind pig".
Dance parties are gatherings in bars or community centers where the guests dance to pop and dance music such as house music, Disco, or techno. The music for dance parties is usually selected and played by a DJ over a PA system or a powerful stereo system. Conversation is not an integral part of these parties as those who attend express themselves through their dancing and by gesturing.
A spinoff of the dance party , the rave involves dancing to loud house music or techno music played by a DJ over a PA system. Rave parties can involve a few hundred people in a club or thousands of dancers in a large warehouse. The Berlin Love Parade attracts over a hundred thousand partygoers.
Outdoor parties include bush parties and beach parties. Bush parties (also field parties ) are a social event held in a secluded area of forest (or "bush") in which friends gather to drink beer and liquor and talk. These parties are often held around a bonfire to provide a source of light and warmth. Bush parties are widely associated with underage drinking. A beach party is usually held on a sandy shoreline of a lake, river, or sea, and the gathering often centers around a bonfire.
A "crush party" is a party in a sorority or fraternity where sisters or brothers get a certain number of invitations (according to their "crushes") to pass on to friends outside of their house to give to the "crushes", keeping the names of the inviters anonymous. There can be some sort of revealing at the party where the guests find out who has a crush on them.
A Skins Party originates from the UK TV series Skins ; it refers to a debauched night of heavy drinking and recreational drug use, in a house which is progressively damaged and destroyed ("trashed"). During the 2007 Easter holiday a girl in County Durham threw a house party; it was advertised on her MySpace as a "Skins Unofficial Party", with the subtitle "Let's trash the average family-sized house disco party". 200 people turned up, causing over £20,000 of seemingly deliberate damage and breaking into the house. She alleges that her account was hacked and someone else placed the ad. These parties generally take place in the UK.
Singles dance party and mixer
A singles dance party and mixer is a party organized for those who are not married and who are interested in finding a partner for friendship, sexual intercourse, or dating. Usually there is a mixer game designed to make it easy for people to meet each other. For example, everyone may be given a card with an inspiring quotation on it. The game is to find someone of the opposite sex who has the same quotation written on his or her card. The couple with matching cards may then come to the front desk to get a small prize or a raffle ticket for a large prize. Later in the evening a drawing may be held for the larger prize. Various non-profit and for-profit organizations have formed to promote parties for singles.
Housewarming party
A housewarming party is held when a person, couple, or family moves into a new house or apartment. It is an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends, and for friends to gather, socialize, and enjoy refreshments such as alcoholic drinks and snack foods. In some cases, the friends and family members who are invited may bring gifts for the new home. Housewarming parties are generally informal, and there are usually no planned activities besides a tour of the new house. The party is generally used to warm the house.
Block party
A "block party" is a social event where a group of residents in the same area decide to throw a party at the same time, usually during the early evening hours. During such an event, partygoers are free to pass from house to house, socializing and often consuming alcohol or other beverages.
Farewell party
In many cultures, it is customary to throw a farewell party in honor of a person who is moving away or departing on a long trip. The dinner traditionally given by a bridegroom to his friends before his wedding is also considered a farewell party.
Dinner party
A dinner party is a formal social gathering at which people eat dinner together, usually in the host's own home. At the least formal dinner parties, a buffet of food is provided on a table or counter, and the guests choose items from the buffet and eat standing up as they talk and mingle. At the most formal dinner parties, dinner is served at a dining table with place settings. Dinner parties are sometimes preceded by a cocktail party, a social gathering in a living room or bar where guests drink alcoholic cocktails as they mingle. Female guests may wear cocktail dresses. Men often wear cocktail blazers/jackets. Cocktail parties are often held as a prelude to a dinner party.
Potluck dinner party
On less formal occasions, a host may invite guests to bring drinks, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, or desserts. This is called a potluck dinner .
Cast party
A cast party is a celebration following the last performance of a theatrical event, such as an opera, musical, or play. It may also take place following the end of shooting for a motion picture, where it is also known as a wrap party, or following the final episode of a television series for the season. The party is often exclusive to the performers and crew members, with a smaller number of guests who did not themselves participate in the performance. Cast parties are traditional for almost all acted performances, including amateur events such as high school plays.
Pre-party
A "pre-party", also known as "pre-gaming", "pre-funking", "pre-function" or in australia around youths it is called "pre's", this is an informal name for a party held prior to main events including: school dances, weddings, birthday parties, raves, or bar/bat mitzvahs. These are usually short and sometimes involve guests getting ready (putting on makeup, clothes, etc.) for the main event. After a pre-party, the guests u
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