Theme Parties

One of the best party tips I ever learned in college was that the best parties always have a theme. Weddings have an automatic theme, birthdays have a theme, holiday parties have a theme. There are a ton of different themes you can have for your party. Birthday themes, Holiday themes (like Halloween or Christmas), wedding themes, sock hop themes, grease themes, beach themes, tropical themes, luau or Hawaiian themes, But you can take your everyday party or birthday parties or especially company parties and kick it up a notch with a theme! Just by adding a theme you're adding a new dimension to the party. A theme party makes everybody get to step out of their everyday life and get to be someone new or special. Here are a couple of suggestions for cool theme parties. We can help you on every aspect of these theme parties, from the theme music to the theme decorations and everything in between. Each of the following pages will give you a couple theme song ideas (we have plenty more), decoration suggestions and other theme party tips. After all Silicon Valley DJ is the Theme DJ!

1. Pirate Party

   
   This is always a fun party, especially now with the success of the Disney Pirates franchise. You can do this with minimal effort or you can go all out. There are all sorts of great pirate decorations available now.

2. 70's Disco Party
   This theme keeps staying alive! Boogie shoes, bad haircuts, funky synthetic clothes but also some of the best dance music ever.

3. Island Party

   
   A Few Reggae Theme Favorites. It's so much more than just Bob Marley.

   Some Soca: the Happy Island Theme Music, some great party songs you know and you probably didn't even know they called them soca. Great for a Luau!

   Throw in a few Ska theme songs - great for dancing.

   Fakin' Jamaican favorites. Songs with that reggae/ska flavor, but aren't really either, although some may call a few of these part of the ska theme.

4. Sock Hop
   

   
   Grease theme or a 50's theme, Malt shop theme or a sock hop theme. It means poodle skirts, jeans and white t-shirts... Do you want just 50's? Or some early 60's added in? Or can we play songs throughout the years that sound like they belong at a Sock Hop?

5. 60's Psychedelic theme
   Some of this is kinda dance music, but mostly not. I just put this in because everyone already thinks of Motown for sixties dance music, so this is different. (And, yes, I do have a great "Motown theme" party list - just ask if you want to see it.) (As for you Beatles lovers, how about Beatlesque theme songs or a Beatles covers theme in addition to the originals?)

6. Tropical Luau
   Hawaiian theme music. Here's something fun that you can actually apply to all these other theme party ideas as well. Got songs that are great for "listening", but you still want play them? Just divide your evening into "Dinner" music and "Dancing" music. Here's a sampling of an Island dinner music menu for your Hawaiian theme Luau.

7. 80's New Wave
   

   
   The last great theme decade. You could also do variety of other 80's themes (ie: big hair metal), but this seems to be the most popular. If you're going with a more "punk" theme, then make your invitation, rip part of it and photocopy it and then make copies from the copies to send out. Authentic punk replica just right for your theme party.

8. Surf/Beach Party
   This is always fun to do. A Surfing theme or a Beach theme. It's easy or you can go all out. Throw up some beach towels and umbrellas. Pull out the cooler. Spread some sand in your backyard (I've even seen a party where they put sand indoors - all downstairs - what a job to clean that up, though.)

9. Mexican Fiesta
   

   
   From full on Bodas Mexicanas (Mexican Weddings) to your own backyard Cinco De Mayo party, a fiesta theme party is always fun. Great music. Great food. Fun Decorations. From the traditional to the Mexican-American mix that's become popular to our California culture. Perfect theme in San Jose and the Bay Area.

10. Roaring 20's
    Whether you concentrate on a twenties jazz theme or more towards flappers and gangsters theme, or a Chicago theme, you'll have a blast with this theme. It's fun to get dressed up! The music can be traditional or mix it up with some modern songs that can fit right in. And you can always add some swing (even if it's not quite with the theme.)

11. Country Wedding Hoedown
    A beautiful country theme wedding. So no cheatin, lyin' or stealin'. Or perhaps you're looking for a Country theme BBQ? Would you prefer it Smooth and Tangy or more Spicy and Hot?

12. Chocolate
    Everyone loves chocolate and there are a couple of good songs to fit in with this theme (and plenty more that may not be so appropriate - you decide) Chocolate Songs



13. Halloween Party
    A Halloween theme party can always be fun. Not everyone's choice for a wedding date, but Halloween weddings are more common than you think. So, here are some Scary Spooky Halloween Songs

14. More Coming....
    

    

No matter what the theme, we have a selection of songs that will match - that's why DJ Pol is known as the Connection Master! San Jose's Theme DJ!