23 Best Party Games for Any Celebration

Get ready to see how low you can go! To play limbo, set up a horizontal bar at a manageable height. Participants will take turns passing under the bar by bending backwards without touching it or falling. After each successful round, lower the bar incrementally to increase the challenge! Continue the game until only one person can clear the bar.

SHOP LIMBO POLES

This classic guessing game involves one player thinking of a person, place, or thing while the other players try to guess what they've chosen by asking 20 yes-or-no questions. Each answer helps narrow down the possibilities until the object is identified or the question limit is reached.

An oldie but a goodie! Players will walk in a circle around a set of chairs while music plays. When the music stops, everyone rushes to find a seat. But there's a catch! There are always fewer chairs than players. The one left standing is out, and another chair is removed. The game continues until only one player remains!

For a game that guarantees plenty of laughs, try your hands at this! Gathered in a circle, guests will each raise one hand while one person announces something they've never done by saying "Never have I ever..." Examples are: "Never have I ever traveled abroad" or "Never have I ever eaten caviar." Other guests who have done that thing will put a finger down. Go around until someone has no more fingers up on their hand. They’re out and the last person left standing is the winner.

You'll need a deck of cards and some spare spoons (enough to match the number of players minus one) for this one. Everyone will sit in a circle with the spoons in the middle, then each player is dealt four cards. The dealer picks a card from the deck, keeps it or passes it to the next player, and then discards a card. Players continue passing cards quickly around the circle. When a player collects four of the same cards, they grab a spoon from the center. Once a player grabs a spoon, everyone else must make a mad dash to grab one, too. The player left without a spoon is out of the game. This continues until only one player with one spoon is left standing.

SHOP PLAYING CARDS

This classic classroom game translates well to parties, too! Gather everyone up and choose one person to be the "caller." The rest of the players will sit with their heads down and eyes closed. The caller then walks around the room, tapping seven people on the shoulder. After being tapped, they'll put their thumbs up. Once everyone has been chosen, the caller announces, "Heads up, seven up!" Everyone raised their heads, and those who were tapped try to guess who the caller is. Whoever guesses correctly becomes the caller.

Someone will need to double as a DJ to get this game going. They'll turn on a song (nostalgic throwback songs are always a hit) and see which guest can guess the artist and name of the song the quickest. Play as many rounds as you want and keep score to determine a winner at the end!

Also known as Assassin, Werewolf, or Village, this interactive whodunit game is always a great time. Here are the basics: a narrator will tell a dramatic tale of good and bad guys, assigning roles such as mafia/assassin, villager, police officer, and doctor to anonymous participating guests. The goal is for the group to successfully guess who the mafia is, while the mafia's goal is to take out other players without getting caught. You can find detailed instructions here.

Ever seen this old TV game show? Similarly, guests at your party can participate in fun mental or physical challenges that they have to complete in under a minute. Ideas include cup stacking, sorting a bowl of candies by color, picking up Cheerios with a toothpick, and so many more. You might even provide prizes for the big winners!

Grab some sticky notes and get ready to giggle! For this one, each person will write down a celebrity, character, animal, or other object on a post-it, then stick it to the forehead of another player without revealing what it says. Players will then take turns asking yes-or-no questions to determine what's written on their own face!

SHOP STICKY NOTES

First things first, prepare for soggy faces and lots of laughter! Though usually played around fall and Halloween, this game is fun for all times. Just fill a tub with water and add several apples. Players will take turns trying to grab an apple with only their mouths. Whoever succeeds is deemed the winner!

There's a reason this delightful game has been played for years and years! Simply blindfold the participants, spin them around gently, and let them try to stick the tail onto the poster of the donkey. The player who gets closest to the correct spot wins! You can also switch out the donkey for any other animal or object to match the theme of your event.

It hardly gets more classic than charades! This tried-and-true game can be as simple or as complicated as you make it. For those who need a refresher, have everyone write down concepts, animals, movies, people, shows, and more to act out. Divide into teams, then one person will act out something drawn from the assortment while their team members guess what it is. When time is up, switch teams and repeat. You can add time limits, scoring systems, or other rules as desired.

Based on the TV show, "Hot Ones," this new game is sure to bring the heat to your upcoming celebrations! Here's how it works: guests will take turns answering challenging questions while eating increasingly spicy wings. Each round, the questions get tougher, and the sauces get hotter. Just be sure to have some milk on hand!

Here's an idea that's perfect for your next picnic! To play, each participant is given a spoon and an egg, with the goal being to balance the egg on the spoon and race from one point to another without dropping it. The first person to cross the finish line with their egg wins. Remember: slow and steady wins the race!

SHOP WOODEN SPOONS

How well do you know your guests? Well, you're about to find out! One by one, each player will share two fun facts and a lie about themselves without revealing which is true and which is false. Other players will have to guess which is the lie! This one also works as a fun icebreaker.

Everyone's favorite cookie is the center of this challenge! And with so many fun Oreo flavors out there, you can even choose one to match the occasion! As for the rules, each player will tilt their head back and balance a cookie on their forehead. On the count of three, everyone will race to get their cookie from its current spot to their mouths, without using their hands. The first to eat their Oreo is the winner.

Played best with a group of close friends or family, this game involves asking the crowd fun questions such as "Who is most likely to win a reality show," or "Who is the most likely to sleep through an earthquake?" After each question, on the count of three, everyone in the group will point to the person they think takes the title!

To answer the call of this classic game, gather everyone in a circle, then have the starting player choose a phrase to whisper in the ear of the person to the right of them. That person will then whisper what they heard to the person to their right. This chain continues until the phrase reaches the final person in the circle who will share what they heard. It's often not at all how it started! Amp up the challenge by playing music in the background, too.

If you don't already have the Twister game, it's easy to DIY your own mat and spinner. Once that's ready to go, spread out the mat and spin the spinner to determine which body part goes where. Adults and kids alike will have so much fun watching everyone get into hilariously contorted and wobbly positions.

SHOP TWISTER