How to Host a 1990s Style Party
Ready to throw it back to the decade of neon colours, boy bands, and Tamagotchis? A 1990s party is the ultimate nostalgia trip — full of bold fashion, catchy tunes, and fun food. Whether you grew up in the 90s or just love the vibe, here’s how to host a totally rad celebration your guests will never forget.
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Invitations & Free Printables
Your invites set the tone! Go bold with neon colours, geometric shapes, and cassette-tape designs.
How about this invitation that looks like a CD. Its from Zazzle so it can be personalised, it’s pretty cool!
Don’t forget digital options, you could send out digital invitations designed to look like a 90s computer screen or a pager notification.
Here are a pack of ready made invitations.
Free Printable 90s Party Invitation below
Print out these free invitations from me to you. Blank for you to fill in. 2 invites per A4 sheet.
Dress code for your 1990's party
Encourage guests to dress as their favourite 90s icons — think The Fresh Prince, Spice Girls, Friends, or Nirvana.
Outfit Ideas
Grunge: Flannel shirts, ripped jeans, Doc Martens.
Pop Star: Crop tops, mini skirts, chokers, and platform shoes.
Hip-Hop: Oversized jackets, bucket hats, gold chains.
Accessories: Scrunchies, slap bracelets, butterfly clips, bum bags.
This outfit comes with all these accessories too.
Dress like a Spice Girl.
1990s Party Decorations
Set the scene with neon streamers, abstract patterns, and posters of your favourite 90s shows.
Décor Ideas
Neon geometric tablecloths and banners
Posters of Friends, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls
Inflatable chairs & beanbags
Lava lamps & disco lights
Take a look at this 30 piece 90s theme party decorations,
You could decorate the place with posters of 90s icons (e.g., Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls).
Pack of Ten 90s Film and TV Posters, A4 Size.
Inflatable chairs and mini sofas were a 90s staple and perfect for creating a fun, loungey vibe.
Jelly Inflatable Chair.
Bean bags make great seating, and lava lamps add a retro feel to the room.
Rainbow Lava Lamp.
Ultimate 90s Playlist
A 90s party isn’t complete without the soundtrack! Create a playlist of hits from:
🎧 Spice Girls · Britney Spears · Nirvana · TLC · NSYNC · Backstreet Boys · Tupac · Destiny’s Child
A compilation CD would be good, such as Now that’s what I call the 90s.
90s Food & Drink Ideas
Serve up a mix of retro snacks and fun themed cocktails.
To make the food and drink 90’s themed, you could come make some cocktails or mocktails with some names like “The Fresh Prince Punch” or “Spice Girl Spritzer.”
Food I remember from the 90’s include a lot of Pizza Hut pizzas, pot noodles, monster munch (pickled onion flavour) and space raiders. Followed by jelly tots and fruit pastilles. Turkey twizzlers were also a favourite, until they became a symbol of unhealthy food!
Perhaps there was healthier food in the 90’s and I can’t remember it!
Snack Ideas
Mini pizzas or Pizza Hut-style slices 🍕
Monster Munch or Space Raiders
Jelly tots, Fruit Pastilles, or Pop-Tarts
How about a retro 1990’s sweets box.
Drink Ideas
Fresh Prince Punch (lime soda + grenadine)
Spice Girl Spritzer (sparkling lemonade + raspberry syrup)
90s Games & Activities
Bring back the fun with 90s classics!
Play Mario Kart, Sonic, or Street Fighter on a retro console.
Add Twister, Jenga, or Pictionary for group games.
Host a 90s karaoke session — bonus points for Spice Girls impressions!
Try a 90s trivia quiz — music, movies, and pop culture.
If you are able set up a station with classic 90s gaming consoles like the Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, or original PlayStation, and play games like Super Mario Kart, Street Fighter, or Sonic the Hedgehog.
Here’s a mini version to get you in the mood.
Other games like Twister, Jenga, and Pictionary were popular in the 90s and add to the nostalgic fun. With Twister being a great party game!
Twister game.
90s karaoke is always a blast! Sing along to hits from Britney Spears, Spice Girls, and boy bands.
These 90’s Trivia Games, True or False and Music Trivia Game, would be a great party activity.
90s Photo Booth & Party Favours
Set up a photo booth with props like cassette tapes, 90s sunglasses, pagers, and hats. You could even add a Polaroid camera for instant pics.
Photo Booth Props
Cassette tapes, boom boxes, 90s sunglasses, pagers
Printable prop packs & neon backdrops
Create Instagram-worthy moments with a retro photo booth.
Take a look at this 90s party decorations pack, which includes 20, 90s posters, 10, I love 90s balloons, 1 inflatable boom box, a 90s quiz game and two tape decorations.
Party favours
It can be fun to give out some party favours, perhaps some pin badges, 90s-inspired treats like slap bracelets, temporary tattoos, or mini Tamagotchis.
These 90’s VHS imspired keyrings would be great as favours.
Hosting a 1990s theme party is pure nostalgia — the fashion, food, and music bring back so many memories. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or just throwing a throwback bash, these 90s ideas will keep the good vibes rolling all night.
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