Can you feel the love tonight? For the hopeless romantic at heart, a Valentine’s Day party will be the perfect celebration this February. When planning your love-filled celebration, these Valentine’s Day party ideas will add a bit of passion and fire to your event.
Whether you love it or hate it, everyone can at least enjoy all the yummy treats and Valentine’s Day party entertainment! It doesn’t matter if you’re single or taken, this Valentine’s Day celebration is all about all types of love.
Here are 26 Valentine's Day party ideas to help celebrate love this year:
Singing Telegram
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If singing isn't reall your thing, but you still want to serenade your loved ones with a heartfelt message, a singing telegram is the way to go. Your guests will enjoy watching these performers as they put a fun twist on your proclamation of love.
Whether it's directed at someone special during your celebration or a message for all your attendees, they are sure to know how you truly feel about them by the end of the telegram performance.
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Jazz Band
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When setting the scene for any romantic event, music is an integral component. With the light sounds of the piano and saxophone, jazz music will help create a relaxing mood for your guests to socialize. Listen to all your favorite classics from Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday to Frank Sinatra. Whether you want a calm, smooth song for a slow dance or a snazzy upbeat number, jazz bands can be the perfect soundtrack to your celebration.
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DJ
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Bring in a DJ after your live band to end your party on a more lively note. Your chosen DJ will be able to play all the best tracks to keep your guests dancing for the rest of the night. Whether you're into techno beats or want to jam out to the current chart-topping hits, they can play it for you. Let them customize their music to your taste while you watch them create a superb late-night atmosphere for your event.
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Photo Booth
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You know your guests will want to remember your party for years to come, so why don’t you add a fun photo booth to help give them mementos from the night? With a few Valentine’s Day-themed props and backdrops, guests will be able to pose and capture some gorgeous or hilarious pictures. You can snap a silly group shot or take cute images with your significant other in the photo booth, giving you images you can keep in your wallet forever.
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Valentine’s Cards
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For a Valentine’s Day party activity for kids, you can let their creativity shine by making heartfelt cards for their valentine. These crafts can be given to a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or even a secret crush. With some construction paper, colored markers, and a bit of glue and glitter, little ones will be able to show their love through their beautiful creations.
Cupid’s Arrow Toss
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Cupid's Arrow Toss is a fun, competitive game that you can set up for kids. It’s also affordable and requires minimal materials! All you have to do is get 6 paper plates and number them from 1-6. To make the arrows, you will need a straw and some cut-out arrow shapes to glue together.
Once you have created your arrows, set up the paper plates in a bowling pin formation and try tossing your arrow onto the plate with the highest number. Each player has three arrows, meaning they have three chances to land their arrow to get the most points.
For more details on the game, you can follow this article by Playground Parkbench.
Heart to Heart
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Participants of all ages can get behind this next game called Heart to Heart. It involves teams of two players, and the objective is to race to the other side of the room while keeping a balloon balanced on each other's chests, aka “hearts.”
If the contestants touch the balloon with their hands or let it fall to the ground, they must start from the beginning. To make the game an extra bit more special, you can use red or pink heart-shaped balloons!
Guess the Chocolates
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Want an excuse to eat more chocolate? Well, you can with a game of Guess the Chocolates! Gather your guests around and let them pick out and guess the flavor of random pieces of chocolate.
They might accidentally pull out their favorite filling or choose a flavor they hate. Whatever fate has in store for them, everyone can at least enjoy watching the various funny facial reactions.
Speed Dating
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Entertainment for your party that’s more targeted toward teens and adults would be a speed dating game. Although the game is called speed dating, it doesn’t have to be only for singles; it can be for anyone wanting to make new friends.
To start, set up tables around the room that will fit two people. Then, get all your guests to sit on a chair beside a table and talk to the other person for 5 minutes. Once the time is up, everyone on the right-hand side of the table will stay in their chair while the other gets up and moves to the next person.
After the speed dating has finished, hopefully, people would’ve met new friends or possibly their special someone!
Romantic Movie Night
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Set up an outdoor or indoor movie screening area. Choose romantic movies or rom-coms and have cozy blankets and pillows available. You can’t have a movie night without popcorn and candy. Have a popcorn and candy bar set up for guests to grab their favorites.
Wine Tasting Party
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Host a wine tasting party with different types of wines as well as cheese and charcuterie boards. You can set up some wine and cheese pairings to help guests move through the tastings.
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Picnic Party
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Set up a romantic picnic in your backyard or a local park. Use things like cozy blankets, fairy lights, and candles for a Valentine’s Day ambiance. Don’t forget to pack a picnic basket with Valentine’s Day themed treats.
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Karaoke Night
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Hire a Karaoke DJ and request they have a selection of love songs ready to go. Party guests will have a blast singing their favorite romantic (or possibly break-up) tunes.
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Flower Decor
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Flowers are not only a beautiful gift to receive, but you can use them to decorate your event space. In the season of love, roses are the most common type of flower that you will see everywhere. Although red roses symbolize love, you can throw a Valentine’s Day-theme party with a variety of colors!
Have them incorporated into centerpieces on tables, or for a lovely touch, take the rose petals and scatter them on the floor.
Romantic Candles
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When creating an intimate ambiance in your event venue, you don’t want bright overhead lights to ruin the mood. To help with this, you can adorn the area with many candles and tealights. If you want to prevent having too many candles burning at the same time, there are battery-powered options available.
Heart-Shaped Plates
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Why not go all out and dedicate yourself to the Valentine’s Day theme by having everything heart-shaped? From balloons and buntings to chocolates and festive plates, anything you desire can probably be made into a heart.
Depending on what you want, you can buy these plates in either plastic or porcelain. Use them for dishing up your party meal or put them on tables with mouth watering sweets and treats—the possibilities are endless.
Valentine Photo Backdrop
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If you have a keen eye for decorating and love a good photo opportunity, you can create your own elaborate backdrop for insta-worthy images! All you have to do is find a quiet corner in your event space and get creative.
Some ideas to help you get started on your backdrop can be hanging V-Day-inspired paper streamers with balloons placed at the top to make a border outline for your pictures. For an added touch, you can make cut-out shapes and words for your guests to hold up as they snap their perfect shot.
Red Lipstick
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Stand out from the crowd and wear a seductive red lip with your party attire. This bold lip color looks great on all skin tones and is known for increasing confidence levels. Valentine’s Day is not only about your adoration for others but also about self-love. So, show some love by giving back to yourself and apply that red lipstick for an instant boost of confidence.
Classic Love Songs
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Every great party needs music. If live music isn’t an option, stream a playlist full of classic love songs in the background. Play this Valentine’s Day music playlist off Spotify and set up a wireless speaker for easy set up.
Valentine’s Day Party Food Ideas
Heart Pizza
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If you're hosting a large party and you're unsure of what food to serve guests, pizza is always a good answer. However, why stick to the traditional circle pizza when you can have a heart-shaped one instead?
Not only does it taste amazing, but the heart shape will put a smile on all your guests' faces. So if you love pizza, let pizza show its love back with an adorably-yummy heart. Get creative with toppings for a fun Valentine’s Day pizza party!
Pasta
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There’s something about Italian food that makes the heart grow fonder. Other than pizza, another Italian-inspired food option that will spark romance in the air can be pasta. It doesn’t matter if it’s a classic spaghetti bolognese, spicy penne arrabbiata, or a creamy carbonara, you and your party-goers will definitely fall head over heels for a bite.
Bonus points if you experience your own Lady and the Tramp moment with your delicious pasta.
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
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When you think of Valentine’s Day, it’s hard not to mention the abundance of chocolates and the various sweets that are stocked up on every shop shelf. A classic chocolatey treat that will always remain a staple in the season of love is chocolate-covered strawberries. This two-ingredient snack will satisfy your sweet tooth while giving you a healthy kick of vitamin C.
Candy and Chocolates
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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without some sweets! Have classic candies like conversation hearts and assorted chocolates on display at tables. Not only will party guests enjoy the treats, they’ll also double as party decorations.
Valentine’s Day Party Drink Ideas
Wine and Champagne
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For a romantic occasion, what’s more fitting than the drink of love? When it comes to wine and champagne, there’s something delightful about popping open a bottle and pouring a glass that exudes sophistication and romance.
Whether it’s the vibrant smell and taste or the intimate toasting of glasses, wine and champagne helps add a flirtatious flair to any celebration. So, at your Valentine’s Day-themed party, keep the bottles open and raise a glass to a wonderful night.
Pink and Red co*cktails
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If wine isn’t your drink of choice, co*cktails are a great alternative! Guests can sip their favorite fruity co*cktail at your party while socializing with friends. For the Valentine’s Day themed celebration, you can make specialty co*cktails to match the occasion.
If raspberry moscato, cranberry margaritas, and for whiskey lovers, bourbon sweethearts sound tasty to you, here are some recipes that you can try.
Love Potion
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Put a spell on your guests with this delicious love potion punch! In a large bowl, mix together orange, pineapple, and cranberry juice with limeade and lemonade concentrate. To finish it off, top with ginger ale, club soda, and garnish with some fresh-cut strawberries or cranberries. You can top with champagne or prosecco for an adult beverage, and also add a sugar rim to some champagne flutes.
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Insights, advice, suggestions, feedback and comments from experts
As an expert and enthusiast, I have personal experiences or emotions, but I can provide you with information on the concepts mentioned in this article. Let's dive into the different Valentine's Day party ideas mentioned in the article and explore each concept in detail.
Singing Telegram
A singing telegram is a unique way to serenade your loved ones with a heartfelt message. Performers put a fun twist on your proclamation of love, and your guests will enjoy watching their performance. You can find singing telegram services to add this special touch to your Valentine's Day celebration.
Jazz Band
Music is an integral component of any romantic event, and jazz music can help create a relaxing mood for your guests to socialize. Jazz bands, with their light sounds of the piano and saxophone, can be the perfect soundtrack to your Valentine's Day celebration. You can listen to all your favorite classics from artists like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Frank Sinatra.
DJ
To end your Valentine's Day party on a lively note, you can bring in a DJ after your live band. A DJ can play all the best tracks to keep your guests dancing for the rest of the night. They can customize their music to your taste and create a superb late-night atmosphere for your event.
Photo Booth
Adding a photo booth to your Valentine's Day party can provide your guests with mementos from the night. With Valentine's Day-themed props and backdrops, guests can pose and capture some gorgeous or hilarious pictures. Whether it's a silly group shot or cute images with your significant other, a photo booth can create lasting memories.
Valentine's Cards
For a Valentine's Day party activity for kids, making heartfelt cards for their valentine can be a great idea. Using construction paper, colored markers, glue, and glitter, little ones can show their love through their beautiful creations. These crafts can be given to parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, or even secret crushes.
Cupid's Arrow Toss
Cupid's Arrow Toss is a fun and competitive game that can be set up for kids. All you need are 6 paper plates numbered from 1 to 6 and some straw arrows. Players toss their arrows onto the plates, aiming for the highest number to score points. It's an affordable game that requires minimal materials and can provide entertainment for the little ones.
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart is a game that involves teams of two players racing to the other side of the room while keeping a balloon balanced on each other's chests. If the contestants touch the balloon with their hands or let it fall to the ground, they must start from the beginning. This game can be enjoyed by participants of all ages and can add a fun and competitive element to your Valentine's Day party.
Guess the Chocolates
Guess the Chocolates is a game where guests can pick out and guess the flavor of random pieces of chocolate. It can be a fun and interactive activity that allows everyone to enjoy more chocolate while adding an element of surprise and entertainment to your Valentine's Day party.
Speed Dating
Speed dating can be a game or activity targeted toward teens and adults who want to make new friends. It involves setting up tables around the room, with two people sitting at each table. Participants have a set amount of time to talk to the person sitting across from them before moving on to the next person. It's a way to meet new people and potentially find a special connection.
Romantic Movie Night
Setting up an outdoor or indoor movie screening area and choosing romantic movies or rom-coms can create a cozy and romantic atmosphere for your Valentine's Day party. Providing cozy blankets, pillows, popcorn, and candy can enhance the movie-watching experience for your guests.
Wine Tasting Party
Hosting a wine tasting party can be a sophisticated and enjoyable way to celebrate Valentine's Day. You can offer different types of wines and pair them with cheese and charcuterie boards. It's an opportunity for guests to explore different flavors and enjoy the art of wine tasting.
Picnic Party
Setting up a romantic picnic in your backyard or a local park can be a charming way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Using cozy blankets, fairy lights, and candles, you can create a romantic ambiance. Don't forget to pack a picnic basket with Valentine's Day-themed treats to complete the experience.
Karaoke Night
Hiring a Karaoke DJ and requesting a selection of love songs can add a fun and interactive element to your Valentine's Day party. Guests can sing their favorite romantic tunes and enjoy a night of musical entertainment.
Flower Decor
Flowers are a beautiful gift to receive and can also be used to decorate your event space. Roses are a common choice for Valentine's Day, but you can incorporate a variety of colors to create a Valentine's Day-themed party. Flowers can be incorporated into centerpieces on tables or used to scatter rose petals on the floor.
Romantic Candles
Creating an intimate ambiance in your event venue can be achieved by using candles and tealights. Adorning the area with candles can help set a romantic mood. If you prefer not to have too many candles burning at the same time, there are battery-powered options available.
Heart-Shaped Plates
To fully embrace the Valentine's Day theme, you can use heart-shaped plates for your party. These plates can be made of plastic or porcelain and can be used for serving meals or displaying sweets and treats.
Valentine Photo Backdrop
Creating an elaborate backdrop for insta-worthy images can be a great addition to your Valentine's Day party. You can hang V-Day-inspired paper streamers with balloons placed at the top to make a border outline for your pictures. Cut-out shapes and words can also be made for guests to hold up as they take photos.
Red Lipstick
Wearing red lipstick can be a way to stand out and add a seductive touch to your party attire. Red lipstick is known for increasing confidence levels and can be a way to show self-love on Valentine's Day.
Classic Love Songs
Playing a playlist full of classic love songs in the background can enhance the atmosphere of your Valentine's Day party. Whether it's live music or a curated playlist, music is an essential element for creating a romantic ambiance.
Heart Pizza
Heart-shaped pizza can be a fun and delicious food option for your Valentine's Day party. It adds a touch of creativity and can put a smile on your guests' faces. You can get creative with toppings to make it a memorable and tasty experience.
Pasta
Italian-inspired food, such as pasta, can be a romantic and satisfying option for your Valentine's Day party. Classic dishes like spaghetti bolognese, penne arrabbiata, or creamy carbonara can be enjoyed by you and your party-goers.
Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Chocolate-covered strawberries are a classic and delicious treat associated with Valentine's Day. They are easy to make and provide a sweet and fruity combination that satisfies the sweet tooth.
Candy and Chocolates
Having classic candies like conversation hearts and assorted chocolates on display at tables can be a delightful addition to your Valentine's Day party. These treats can be enjoyed by guests and also serve as party decorations.
Wine and Champagne
Wine and champagne are fitting drinks for a romantic occasion like Valentine's Day. Popping open a bottle and pouring a glass can add sophistication and romance to your celebration. Wine and champagne can be enjoyed by guests as they raise a glass to a wonderful night.
Pink and Red co*cktails
If wine is not your drink of choice, you can offer co*cktails at your Valentine's Day party. Pink and red co*cktails can be made to match the occasion and provide a fruity and refreshing option for your guests.
Love Potion
Creating a love potion punch can be a fun and delicious drink option for your Valentine's Day party. Mixing together juices like orange, pineapple, and cranberry with limeade and lemonade concentrate, and adding ginger ale and club soda, can create a flavorful and festive punch.
These are just some of the Valentine's Day party ideas mentioned in the article. I hope this information helps you plan a memorable and love-filled celebration!
