Whether you’re known for your annual Super Bowl party or you just happen to have the biggest TV and your friends insist on watching at your place, get ready to throw one amazing get-together with these Super Bowl party ideas!
Game Grub
Everyone says they’re gathering to watch the game, but we all know the real reason people attend Super Bowl parties — the food! Keep your menu simple with easy-to-eat finger foods and delicious party snacks.
Create your own concession stand
Every good spread needs an assortment of drinks, chips, dips, and crunchy snacks. Sure, you can throw it all on a table and let people have at it. But if you really want to impress your guests, we dare you to build out this epic snack stadium!
For some heartier food options, you can’t go wrong with a nacho bar at your Super Bowl party! Crockpot Super Bowl recipes are another easy choice if you want to set it and forget it. Some BBQ pulled pork or buffalo chicken sliders would be super easy to make and oh-so-tasty.
Take some pressure off yourself and turn your menu into a collaborative effort! Organize your game day party potluck-style and ask each guest to bring a dish. They can all be different, or in the spirit of competition, you could have a cook-off. Have everyone bring their take on chicken wings, BBQ sauce, or chili, and then put them to a vote!
Offer the food of your people
Whether you don the apron yourself or seek outside help, put a unique spin on your football party foods. Try incorporating some specialty dishes from the competing cities. Do a little research on their local cuisine and let the cooking begin!
⛏️ There are many great foods to choose from for 49ers fans to honor San Francisco, but Dungeness crab and sourdough bread top the list. So a bread bowl crab dip would be perfect for your party!
🐺 Any real Chiefs fan knows that Kansas City is known for its BBQ. Whip up some Kansas City BBQ sauce for your Super Bowl wings!
🧑🍳 Leave it to a professional! If you’d rather not ask your guests to provide anything, but you aren’t confident in your culinary skills, hire a caterer to whip up all kinds of game day snacks for you and your friends.
Sweet Treats
Football games tend to last longer than the food usually does, which means people will be ready for something sweet by the halftime show. Get creative with some festive football-themed treats for all those sports fans with a sweet tooth.
Bake delicious goodies
Cookies and brownies are a fun and easy choice for your Super Bowl party desserts. With some icing and a cookie cutter, football-shaped brownies are on theme and delicious. Or, add some food dye to simple chocolate chip cookies or team toppers to plain cupcakes to support your team.
Chow down together
You can’t go wrong with sweet snacks you can grab by the handful. A football twist on classic “puppy chow” would be perfect for your Super Bowl party guests. Keep it brown and green for a general game-day theme, or do red and gold/yellow to fit both teams for Super Bowl LVIII. This is a great way to promote camaraderie rather than rivalry!
📌 Need more inspiration? Check out our Super Bowl Party ideas on Pinterest!
Game Day Drinks
Water, Gatorade, and soda will go great with your game-day grub, but you might want to have a few more fun options for the adults. Get in the “spirit” with themed cocktails and beers at your Super Bowl party.
Serve some cold ones
Celebrating the big game has essentially become “a beer holiday.” Use those research skills to determine which local microbrews are the most popular in each team’s city. Most craft beer stores will carry an array of beers from all over the U.S. (and beyond). Track down your team’s brews and serve them cold!
⛏️ People in San Francisco love their hoppy IPAs, so that’d be a perfect option for Niners fans. Bay Area brewery Lagunitas has a beer finder to help you locate some delicious brews near you!
🐺 Kansas City’s own Boulevard beer is available nationwide, as is the proud Missouri native Budweiser beer. Grab a pack or two for your Super Bowl drink!
Take your beer up a notch
Since you’ll likely have a bunch of beer on hand, here are some easy “beer” cocktails you can whip up for your Super Bowl party guests!
🍋 Radler: Half Wheat beer or Pilsner with half lemon soda
🍺 Black & Tan: Half pale ale or lager and half stout or porter
🐍 Snake Bite: Half lager and half hard cider
🐒 Brass Monkey: Wheat beer, a shot of orange juice, and a dash of bitters
Add some liquor
The Super Bowl Slammer is a super easy cocktail from Simple Joy. 3 ingredients? Can’t complain about that! You can even use white duct tape to add “laces” to your glasses for a perfect game-day look. If your crowd is a little rowdy, try Jell-O shots! Make them in team colors to be extra festive.
🍸 Go all out: Hire a bartender to mix up creative game-day cocktails, like a Mahomes Mojito or a Hurts Highball.
Field Prep
Throwing an awesome Super Bowl party is pretty straightforward. If you’re going to have fans of both teams at your party, staying neutral is probably your best bet. Although, this year, you could do a red theme to accommodate both teams. You can find plenty of Super Bowl party decorations at your local party supply store.
Craft some decor
If you fancy yourself to be a DIY-er, there are a lot of awesome DIY football decor ideas. Use green paper and white tape to turn your tables into football fields, and create football-themed snack bags from brown paper bags. Finish your table decor look with “challenge flag” and “penalty flag” napkins.
Support your team
If you decide you want to spice things up and incite some friendly rivalry, this football banner idea from Oh So Lovely is extremely easy, super cute, and customizable! If you’re cheering for the San Francisco 49ers, go with a slightly darker shade of red and gold and spell out N-I-N-E-R-S instead!
Get in the spirit
Cheering at the Super Bowl absolutely requires wearing your team’s colors and logos! Why not get your nails in the spirit, too? Stick with generic brown and green, or use your team colors. You can also go all out and hire a face painter to help you and your friends get your game faces on!
Fun Activities
While the big game will be your primary focus, it’s good to remember your Super Bowl party is, well, a party! Give your guests a break from food and football with some exciting entertainment. You can plan a pregame celebration, host some halftime games, or have fun activities throughout the whole event.
Play some games
There are lots of ways to keep everyone entertained! Plan a few Super Bowl party games, like rating the Super Bowl commercials or Super Bowl trivia, to play throughout the game. You should also capture your team spirit and special memories with an interactive photo booth and football-themed props!
Host a halftime show
If you really wanna go all out and have the budget to do so, turn your party into a full-out event. Rent an outdoor movie screen to stream the game in the backyard and have your very own live pregame or halftime show. Hire a local cover band to perform a short set, or have a DJ spin some tunes while everyone mingles and loads up their plates.
Overall, pleasing your football-fanatic friends is pretty simple — keep them well-fed, have the drinks flowing, and ensure your TV and surround sound are up to the task. But throw in a few of the unique ideas mentioned above, and your party will be talked about all the way through the offseason. Just go ahead and plan on hosting again next year! 🏈
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