Trending Outdoor Theme Party Ideas

Outdoor entertaining offers the opportunity to create an outdoor setting to impress guests and set the perfect backdrop for a memorable day or evening. The ideal outdoor furniture and party theme can make your gathering even more unforgettable. Consider using one of these festive theme party ideas from Outdoor Furniture Ideas for your next outdoor gathering:

Garden Tea Party

If you’re entertaining during the day, a garden tea party can be the perfect theme. Garden furniture or wicker furniture, blooming flowers on trellises and an elegant table setting are all that’s needed to set the stage for a garden tea party. Be as chic or as traditional as you wish with your choice of tablecloth, napkins, furniture cushion coverings, and other outdoor accessories.

Vintage Settings

From 1920s glamour to 1940s attitude, eras of days gone by can be the ideal inspiration for your outdoor party theme. Transform your outdoor lounge setting into an environment right out of an Ernest Hemingway novel with period table settings, outdoor bar furniture and appropriate décor. Embellish your outdoor setting with a few antiques from your chosen decade and encourage guests to dress the part. Play old-fashioned parlour games and backyard classics like croquet or badminton.

Nautical

Everyone loves a breezy day at the ocean, and this theme can work even if you don’t live by the sea. Think understated elegance with centrepieces, candle bases, and napkin holders accented with shells, starfish, and sand dollars. Use colours like teal, aqua, and seafoam, decorate your outdoor setting with model boats, a captain’s wheel, and anchor imagery. The menu? Consider a lobster boil or clam bake with sides like cornbread and artisan salads to delight their palettes.

Around the World in 80 Days

Let this classic Jules Verne novel serve as inspiration for a multi-cultural outdoor party full of culture and style. Make it a participatory experience and have each guest bring a dish from a different region of the world. Decorate with chic garden furniture and travel-themed items like a vintage globe, framed maps, and a leather-bound travel journal for guests to write in.

Tropical Delight

Perfect for daytime or early evening, a tropical themed party can lift the mood of partygoers of all ages. Think bright colours, tropical flower accents, and tiki torches. Hula grass table skirts and a surfboard or two can all help to create a fun and festive environment. Serve tropical fruit salad, roasted pork and other exotic island-inspired fare on  an extension table large enough for all guests.

Outdoor entertaining is one of the pleasures of life. From leisurely daytime gatherings to al fresco dinner parties to late night soirees, there are endless opportunities to create fun and festive settings. Outdoor furniture like wicker furniture or cosmopolitan outdoor lounge styles can help to create the perfect outdoor setting. Use these trending outdoor theme party ideas to add even more life to your outdoor gatherings.