10 Office Christmas Party Themes and Ideas (With Pictures)

One more Christmas has arrived and the plans to spice up your office event are doing rounds. You are really tired of the same boring stuff, a thanksgiving speech and the same old menu. It starts with the daily hi and hellos, then a speech by your boss and continues with your gossip. Say bye to these traditional way of having an office Christmas party.

So let’s go through some Christmassy corporate party ideas to help you out with a few great themes to include in them.

1. Back to School:

Yes! You have seen it right. Back to school theme. Now your life is boring wearing those formal clothes and shoes everyday for work. Give it a break by adding this theme to your party. Take inspiration from your school uniforms, the way your teachers use to dress or simply just mix and match.

You could keep the decor resembling your school class rooms. Put up a black board, some charts and a time table to compliment the theme. Your boss could be the principle of your class. To add more fun, you could request everyone to carry few of their pictures from school days. Make a slideshow of them and it would be fun in guessing who’s who.

1. Glow in the Dark:

This is one of the hit themes trending in the clubs these days. But what will stop you from introducing this theme in your office party? Neon’s surely in everyone’s wardrobe. Get them out and make your party more bright and colorful.

For the decor get some neon stickers, ribbons’ and balloons and neon lights to match up with your costumes.

If you don’t have neon in your closet, there is nothing to worry about. You can do it yourself. Take white tee, get some neon paints that are easily available in the market and put your fingerprints on the tee with them or any other design you desire and your costume is ready.

1. Movies day out:

If you have planned a last minute office party and don’t have sufficient time to prepare for it, then this would be savour for you. Let all your guests be dressed in one of their favorite movie character.

Since, we talking movies you could decorate your party with some famous movie posters and play some famous movie for entertainment.

As its Christmas go for movies like: A Christmas Day, A Christmas Carol, Elf, Bad Santa etc.

1. Red Carpet:

It’s sure everyone’s desire to dress up like one of your favourite actor/actress. So why not incorporate this in your office party. Let your guests remove the best dress that’s locked up in their closet (waiting for a special event).

Have a red carpet placed at the entrance of your office and call for a photographer to take their pictures as soon as they enter to make the look right.

You could arrange for a photo booth. These guys come with some interesting props and give you instant prints.

1. That’s 50’s Style:

50’s, 60’s and 70’s had inspired our older generation with those chicky songs, bell bottoms, skirts and midis. So get back in time and arrange this theme to get out a 50’s character form your guests. Play some famous retro songs, have some retro lingo’s written around the office to involve the guests in the theme.

1. The Ugly Sweater:

Every Christmas you receive a parcel from your grandmother containing a sweater that has Santa, reindeer’s and Christmas trees on them. The cherry on top is glitter in gold, silver and bronze. You never wear them and it goes right at the bottom of your cupboard.

Its time you get out these sweaters, jumpers and wear them to your ugly sweater office party. This, though a weird theme would be liked by one and all after seeing some funny jumpers around.

1. Black and White:

This is the theme you could choose when you are stuck with no choice at the 11th hour. Let your guests be dressed in black or white. You can match up the interiors with black and white curtains and food that is decorated with black and white icing or garnishing.

1. Christmas Carol Karaoke Night:

Carol’s are the heart of Christmas. You don’t need to be a choir singer for this. Get your home karaoke set a install it up in your office. Let your guests make teams and participate in them. This breaks the ice between them and gets everyone together in party mood.

1. Christmas costume night:

It’s not just Halloween that you need to hit the costume store to get some scary stuff. Organize a Christmas costume night in your office. Let your guests be dressed in Santa suits or Elf. You could keep the best Mr and Mrs Santa dressed award to push your guests to be dressed perfectly.

1. Bonfire:

Its winters and the temperature dip quite low till Christmas. Plan a small outing party outside your city or if you cannot arrange this, then pick up the near most open space by your office. Arrange a bonfire. Place some Barbeques and let your guests cook themselves. Serve some beer or rum to warm your guest’s bellies.

These are some Christmas party themes and ideas you should know. Do you like these ideas? Do you have any other idea? Let us know by commenting below: