Adult Birthday Party Ideas
Just because you’re an adult, doesn’t mean you can’t have a birthday party! Choose one of our adult birthday party ideas and celebrate your birthday with a bang. Complete with a grown up menu, party games and drinks galore, you’ll have a birthday bash you’ll never forget.
Decoration
Welcome guests at an adult birthday party with this creative chalkboard party sign. This DIY party sign is a fun and festive birthday party decoration that's also budget friendly!
Recipe
Whether it's a 4th birthday or a 40th, the guest of honor deserves a specialty dessert to celebrate! And what better way to celebrate another year than with a treat that combines the guest of honor's favorite childhood treat with their favorite adult beverage?! These homemade beer floats do just that.
Inspiration
Celebrate your 21st birthday with a few desserts infused with booze. Whether your drink of choice is an Irish Car Bomb or a margarita, you can turn any cocktail into a sweet birthday treat.
Drink
As an adult you can have your cake, and sip it, too! After searching for the perfect birthday cake martini recipe, Expert Rachel Hollis decided to just make her own and it's guaranteed to make any adult birthdays extra fun and extra fabulous!
Real Party
For a fun, yet stress-free adult birthday party, get a few close friends together and enjoy a luau birthday dinner. We'll show you how easy it is to use flowers, colors and textures to bring the Hawaiian look to your table with style.
Craft
For a more intimate dinner party celebration, consider going the extra mile with a special place card worthy of a milestone adult birthday. These photo place cards are a fun, festive and functional way to decorate the birthday table!
Tip
Wine bottle gifts abound at adult birthdays and other big milestone celebrations. Instead of popping your bottle into a boring bag from the store, get creative with one of these three simple ideas for a more personalized look.
Activity
While kid birthdays are littered with party games, adult birthdays are often a lot more subdued. A great party activity for an adult birthday that's simple to set up and even easier to get guests interacting with is cake pop fondue. Get the how-to for this fun party idea here!
Tip
This brunch idea is great for Mother's Day, but it's also a fabulous and creative way to celebrate an adult's birthday! Get all the tips and recipes here!
Real Party
A tailgate themed part is great idea for that sports enthusiast in your life and a good way to celebrate outdoors is the summer heat. Boxed lunches and drinks fresh from the cooler are quick and easy crowd pleasers that are sure to score big at your next birthday bash.
Inspiration
Perfect for a milestone birthday or even to celebrate Grandparent's Day, a life celebration party commemorates all that's wonderful about life by sharing memories from the older generation with the youngest in the family.
Drink
If you think you're too old to enjoy a birthday or some birthday cake, we've rounded up our top cocktail recipes to celebrate any adult birthday!
Inspiration
When you're married with kids, date nights are a rarity. So rather than surprise your husband with a wrapped gift for his birthday, consider giving him a night out with you - and have the baby sitter stay overnight. This sweet story will have you conjuring up your own very special birthday date night for your husband.
Inspiration
As the candles on the cake threaten to melt the frosting right off in sheer volume, it's tough to want to celebrate getting older. Contributor Michele Anderson shares her story and what made her realize lotions & potions are out - it's time to embrace those growing candle counts!
Activity
Adult birthdays aren't typically as fun-filled activity wise as kids parties, but this photo booth idea is an easy way to encourage some silliness. Check out our tips and set a themed photo booth up at your next birthday party.