Pirate Party Ideas

Ahoy Matey! Yer Invited!

Invitations for a pirate party can be creative, mysterious, and exciting! They are the perfect way to get your invitees eager to attend your party. First, send your invitations like the pirates did, in a message in a bottle! Since these are difficult to mail, really impress your guests by sending them through a singing telegram dressed as a pirate! Your guests will feel extra special receiving these unique invitations. Next, try making or using aged paper with scroll on it. Crumple and burn the edges of paper and write on it with old time script writing. Last, another fun invitation is a treasure map marking the destination of your party. On the other side you can put all the details for your party. Remember, if you want your guests to wear costumes let them know this in the invitation! Also, be sure to send your invitations out in advance so your pirates have plenty of time to clear their schedules.

Beautify your Space Buccaneer Style

Bring the feeling of adventure to your pirate party with decorations that make your guests feel like real pirates. The usual color scheme for party decor at a pirate party is red and black. Use black table clothes with gold chocolate coins and fake jewels scattered on top. Have stands of pirate flags hanging from your ceilings. Use Halloween skeletons and place them around the room along with fake cannons. Get extra creative and have a pirate jail and a miniature pirate ship that your guests can pose behind. Hire a photographer and send your guests home with a cool party favor. Also, since most pirate’s home was the sea, deck out your room with fishing nets that have crabs or lobsters scattered in or around them. Buy or rent some fake palm trees to add to the Caribbean atmosphere. Last, don’t forget to decorate your guests. If you did not have your guests come in costumes, give them bandannas, pirate hats, eye patches, and any other appropriate pirate accessories.

Heave Ho and Let the Fun Flow

Once all your guests have arrived it’s time for the entertainment! To begin, get the guests grooving by hiring a calypso band, Caribbean band, steel drum band, an event DJ, or Celtic musicians to set the mood during your party. Another neat idea to add authenticity to the party is to hire a Jack Sparrow impersonator or a costumed character with a pirate theme to entertain the guests and get them engaged. Next, get some games going! A treasure hunt, having the guests search from clue to clue until finding the treasure filled with candy and other pirate party favors, is always exciting. Deciphering pirate lingo, a treasure toss, and pin the hat on the pirate are some party game favorites you can also play. If your buccaneers are young, make sure you hire some children’s entertainment. Face painting, balloon twisters, and children’s theatre are sure ways to keep the kids entertained. Making their own pirate telescopes and flags are also creative ways to have fun with children.

Get your Grub!

Have a feast just like a real pirate! The main dishes the buccaneers ate came straight from the sea. Go all out with lobsters, shrimp, crabs, and any other seafood dish. Jerk chicken was also a favorite of the pirates. To add some variety, have sandwiches or hot-dogs with pirate ship sails stuck into them with toothpicks. For snacks, have goldfish crackers, swedish fish, gummy worms, and golden/chicken nuggets. If you want to ease some stress and not have to worry about serving anyone, hire a caterer for your party. Don’t forget desserts! Ice cupcakes or cookies with black icing with skull and crossbones on them. Top off your menu with an amazing cake. Hire a cake decorator to make you an authentic looking crossbones cake or a treasure chest cake. The preferred drink of pirates was rum so get creative with mixed drinks with rum in them. Serve tropical drinks naming them creative names like Pirate Punch or Buccaneer Brew. Have non-alcohol mixes of the tropical drinks for kids or those not drinking alcohol. Be sure to offer beer too as it was also a favorite of the scallywags. A fun way to serve your drinks is out of goblets like the real buccaneers used to use. Another clever trick is to have ruby ice cubes or ice cubes colored with red food coloring. If you want some delicious drinks and extravagant entertainment, hire a flair bartender that will definitely impress your guests.

If planning a Pirate Party on your own is overwhelming or too time consuming, have an event planner help you out. They will work with you side by side, ensuring you your party is a huge success. If you want to take on the challenge of party planning by yourself, GigSalad is here to help you step by step along the way, providing you with a quicker and easier process.