So you want to throw an epic New Year’s Eve party for you and your friends in your new Stretch Tent? Why not show it off with one of these easy to do themes.
Transform your stretch tent into a 1920’s speakeasy. Go for a black and white theme – perfect with a white stretch tent – just add a few black drapes, plenty of black couches, cushions, and that all important speakeasy bar!
To decorate make sure that you have plenty of lights that are draped with either black or red scarves or other fabric, and plenty of mardi gras beads in pearl white pearls. Why not have your hooch and other prohibition era cocktails served from large tapped or mason jars?
Lighting can be provided from well placed spot lights, candelabras and plenty of tea light candles, or just wrap everything in fairy lights for that romantic 1920s look!
Don’t forget to have plenty of space for 1920s dancing – try the Tango, the Charleston, the Shimmy and more! – and a high stakes poker table or two!
- Decoration Essentials: Art Deco, Feathers, Pearls
- Serving Essentials: Hooch and plenty of champagne!
- Dress Essentials: Flappers dresses, red lipstick and suits
Turn your tent into a tropical paradise with this Luau theme. Originating in Hawaii, these are perfect for warm southern hemisphere New Year’s Eve parties.
Decorate your stretch tent with plenty of flowers, palm fronds, and paper flowers. Make or buy a large totem pole for your centerpiece, and place plenty of candles or multi-coloured lights around it to create a tropic feeling.
Transform your bar by giving it its own grass skirt, palm frond sides or and make sure that there is a large punch bowl filled with fruit pieces floating in your favorite cocktail!
Why not get a few bags of beach sand and create a beach area for your guests to play in?
For lighting, make sure that you have plenty of tiki lanterns, strings multi-coloured lights and torches to keep the place lit throughout the night!
Don’t forget the Hula Dancing and limbo contests throughout the night. Make sure that you have a few spare grass skirts for those who forget theirs!
- Decoration Essentials: Tiki Lanterns and flowers
- Serving Essentials: Cocktails in coconuts
- Dress Essentials: Boardshorts, bikinis and straw hats!
Go retro clubbing and break out the glow sticks with this neon theme.
Order plenty of bright coloured decorations or stretch neon fabric over your own wire frames with a neon light inside to create your own centerpieces or attractions.
Why not combine your neon party with some black lights or UV lights? Transform your white stretch tent into a neon one with a simple unturned UV light. If you are going to go the UV or black light path, make sure that you get enough of them so that you can cover most areas inside your tent. The reflected light from the roof will provide plenty of light. Or just leave plenty of glow in the dark jars or string lights everywhere.
Find some old furniture, paint it black and then use whiteout or white pen to highlight patterns or shapes on it. Throw plenty of glow sticks in the pool for added effects
Make sure that you have neon pens and body paint so that your guests can decorate themselves through the night! Make sure that you order the glow sticks, necklaces and bracelets in bulk! Leave plenty lying around so that your guests can add them to their own outfits!
- Decoration Essentials: Neon. Lots of neon!
- Serving Essentials: Tonic water in the cocktails!
- Dress Essentials: White clothes that can be painted or drawn on at the party.
