New Years Eve Party Ideas

New Years Eve comes but once a year, so make it a bash to remember! Check out our New Years Eve party ideas gallery for tips on how to throw a New Year's movie party, a Venetian masquerade, a tropical Cuban-style party and more – each with menu suggestions, favor ideas and champagne cocktail recipes. Shop below or print this handy New Years party ideas checklist to shop your Party City Store:

If you want to make your New Years party last into the night, host a midnight breakfast. Make your menu sweet, with Belgian waffles, fresh berries, whipped cream and bacon, or go savory with smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and bagels served on bright Modern New Year's plates. To make a Tangerine Mimosa to go with your breakfast, download the New Years Eve Party Ideas for Sparkling Cocktail Recipes PDF.

This is one of our favorite New Years Eve party ideas! Go for a nostalgic celebration by planning a movie party with New Years flicks like "About a Boy," "Meet John Doe," "Sunset Boulevard" and "Sleepless in Seattle." Choose a retro pattern like Black Tie Affair with top hats, champagne coupes and noisemakers in gold and silver. Serve light fare like popcorn seasoned with parmesan cheese and black pepper, salty-sweet kettle corn and savory appetizers like parmesan puffs. Download the New Years Eve Party Ideas for Sparkling Cocktail Recipes PDF to make a classic Champagne Cocktail for your party.

Our New Years Eve party ideas would not be complete without this hot pink and zebra stripes party. Ring in the New Year with a bash for your best girlfriends. Get hot pink and black tiaras and beads for everyone to wear and gift favors like zebra-striped nails. Serve pink foods like spicy tuna rolls and salmon sushi, fresh strawberries and darling cupcakes with zebra and pink leopard tattoos. Sip your snacks with rose sparkling wine and pink cocktails. Download the New Yea's Eve Party Ideas for Sparkling Cocktail Recipes PDF to make a raspberry Sparkling Clover Club Cocktail for your party.

We're taking our New Years Eve party ideas to the tropics with this Cuban-style fiesta. Serve medianoche (midnight) sandwiches filled with swiss cheese, roasted pork, ham and pickles, plus plantain chips and cigar cookies on festive Midnight Celebration tableware. Ernest Hemingway always drank his mojitos with champagne and you can too; download our New Years Eve Party Ideas for Sparkling Cocktail Recipes PDF for the Hemingway Champagne Mojito recipe.

Why not surprise friends with a Venetian-inspired New Years Eve masquerade party? Have feathered masks for guests to wear to create an air of mystery. Decorate with sparkly floral sheeting, more masks on the walls and Midnight Festivities plates. Create an Italian-themed menu with bruschetta, prosciutto ham wrapped around grissini bread sticks, and caprese skewers. Download the New Years Eve Party Ideas for Sparkling Cocktail Recipes PDF to make a strawberry Rossini Cocktail for your party.

Our New Years Eve party ideas will make all your dreams come true in 2012, especially when you create this rainbow-themed party. Line the walls with rainbow streamers, then set the table with Bright New Year plates and napkins. Choose horns and party hats in every shade. Download the New Years Eve Party Ideas for Sparkling Cocktail Recipes PDF to learn how to set up an Interactive Champagne Cocktail Bar for your party.