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Gen Z Wants to Throw Parties with These 10 Themes

When Gen Z throws a theme party with their friends, they have endless choices—but these are the concepts they’re most excited about now…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Sep 30 2024
North America

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Themed parties are a huge trend with Gen Z, fueled by social media where they’re getting ideas
Nostalgia is fueling the most popular theme they want to have, with decades their top pick
Color parties are an easy way for them to get creative and create an aesthetic

Gen Z is partying at home, with young adults today far preferring to have gatherings with their friends in their own spaces than out on the town. But they are eventizing everything, and creating major trends in hosting—as YPulse’s  POV: Gen Z Is Hosting trend report explores. And looking at young people’s party posts on social media one thing becomes clear: themes are HUGE. The majority have had a themed party, and most prefer them. In fact, 54% of young people, and 60% of 18-24-year-olds specifically, say they’re more likely to attend an event it’s themed. With 64.7M TikToks showing under...