38 Graduation Party Ideas For The Best Party On The Block

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This post is all about indoor graduation party ideas.

It’s graduation party season!

Planning a successful grad party is extremely stressful. You graduated from high school, and now you have a ton of pressure to successfully host a huge party for all of your relatives and friends.

I can promise you that your grad party will be a success, and here are some tips to help you along the way.

This post shows you 38 tips to throw an amazing graduation party.

Graduation Party Ideas

Vintage Graduation Party

1. Sign a Globe

At graduation parties that don’t have a vintage theme, you usually see a large wooden letter that people sign. I love this spin (no pun intended) on that to make it vintage!

Have guests sign a vintage globe with sharpie, and enjoy bringing the globe and well wishes with you to college!

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2. Overgrown Bicycle

How cute is this idea?

I think this would be a perfect decoration for the entrance of your party.

3. Overgrown Suitcases

This is an amazing idea for a display next to your card box or dessert table.

I love how well this branch of a vintage theme would fit for a traveler, or someone who might be studying abroad the next year.

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4. Rustic Centerpiece

This is such a cute idea and color combination for center pieces for each table!

I love how the jars are wrapped in a map and finished with the small white flowers.

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5. Burlap and Lace

Burlap and lace is a classic vintage pairing. What’s more vintage than burlap and lace?

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Graduation Party Photo Booths

1. Pink and White

I love the huge pink and white flowers!

2. Green with Lights

Have a brick wall at your grad party? This is the perfect backdrop!

This one is pretty simple, just requiring white lights and fake ferns.

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3. Wood and Color

This is such a cute idea for a quick backdrop!

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4. Pink Rustic

This light pink backdrop with ferns is so cute!

For a daytime graduation party, you can copy the picture above. If you are having a night time graduation party, add some lights!

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5. Black and Gold Hearts

This backdrop is a great idea if you’re having an indoor graduation party.

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6. White and Floral

This is perfect for a corner in an outdoor graduation party!

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7. White and Gold

I love how the gold from the balloons hangs down onto the white backdrop!

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8. Colorful Circles

This is perfect if you don’t want to invest a ton of money into a photo booth.

All you need is circle banners and a white wall!

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Graduation Party Dessert Ideas

1. Chocolate Covered Oreos

Chocolate covered oreos are delicious!

Here’s a fun way to incorporate your school colors or keep up your theme’s colors with these chocolate dipped oreos in a bucket of coordinating colored candies.

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2. S’more Bar

A s’more bar is perfect for an outdoor graduation party.

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3. Cupcake Display

This rustic cupcake display is perfect for a rustic graduation party.

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These are perfect to match with your theme’s colors.

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4. Candy Bar

Candy bars are super cute and very easy to throw together. Here’s a couple of my favorite displays.

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5. Diploma Cookies

Such a cute way to display these cookies!

Graduation Party Food Ideas

1. Taco Bar

A taco bar is a perfect idea for a grad party!

Keep these as an appetizer alongside your main food, or use it as the main dish.

2. Fruit Display

Fruit is a staple at every graduation party. Would it even be a grad party without it?

In my experience we always saw fruit assorted in tin serving trays. Theses were perfectly functional, but I think this display option is so much cuter!

Here’s some display tiers that I think would be perfect for displaying fruit, just like this!

3. One Smart Cookie

Such a cute way to display some cookies!

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4. Wine Glass Desserts

I thought this was such a cute idea!

Fill plastic wine glasses with chocolate covered candies and top with a cupcake.

Try and coordinate the colors to match your grad parties theme!

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5. Veggie Dip

Have veggie dip to go along with your vegetables?

Use a hollowed out bell pepper to hold your dip. A bowl works perfectly, but this is such a cute and innovative way to display your vegetable dip, and let guests know exactly what it’s for!

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Graduation Party Games

1. Giant Pong

This is such a fun idea!

Giant pong is perfect if you have a large backyard or large grass area at your venue.

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2. Bean Bag Toss

This is such a classic!

You can buy the plain one shown below, and paint it like the one shown above to match the theme of your party!

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3. Yard Twister

Use the bottom of a box to create a perfect stencil to spray paint your twister mat.

Create a spinner out of a square of wood and paint or markers.

4. Ladder Toss

Ladder toss is another classic!

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5. Giant Connect Four

So fun for kids and adults!

Perfect for a big yard or venue with a large grassy area.

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Graduation Party Centerpieces

1. Pink and Gold

If your grad party has elements of gold or blush pink, these are the perfect glam centerpieces.

These are also pretty easy to DIY, get all of the supplies below!

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2. Floating Candles

Floating candles are not just for weddings!

This is a perfect example of a neutral centerpiece you can have for your graduation party. If your party has more of a modern theme, this also thrown a rustic vibe in!

The jars shown below are perfect for copying the picture above. Write your graduation year with a thick black marker on the tag!

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3. Rustic

This is another idea that’s perfect for a rustic theme. The white color combined with the tan twine and numbers is perfect!

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4. Simple and Glam

These glittery centerpieces are perfect for a pop of sparkle at a modern themed party.

These are simple to make too, copy them with the supplies below:

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5. Floating Flowers

If I saw this before my graduation party, these would have been my centerpieces! I think these are absolutely gorgeous, and you can pick flowers that match your colors perfectly.

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Outdoor Graduation Party Ideas

1. Hanging Lights

Hanging lights between trees or other structures is a great way to add some flare to your party!

These look great during the day, but even better when it gets a little darker. If you’re planning your outdoor grad party for later in the day, these are perfect!

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2. Jar of lights

Battery operated string lights in a jar are perfect for centerpieces. Tape the battery pack to the lid to make it even more picture perfect!

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3. Photo Booth

A photo booth is perfect for a grad party, especially at an outdoor grad party!

All of your friends that come to the party will love the awesome instagram opportunity, too!

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4. Chalkboard Signs

This example of a chalkboard sign is so cute! Chalkboard signs are perfect for outdoor graduation parties, especially for listing grad party games in such a cute way!

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5. Floral Centerpieces

Floral centerpieces are a perfect finishing touch for an outdoor grad party. Fill these jars with some local flowers and a cute sign with your graduating year or a small baby picture.

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This post showed you 38 graduation party ideas.