costume parties
Themed disguise celebrations
Costume parties are social gatherings where guests dress up in costumes, often following a theme like decades, horror, or fictional characters.
Halloween parties are the most common type, but costume parties also mark other occasions: They threw an 80s costume party for her birthday.
The appeal lies in temporary transformation—becoming someone or something else for an evening.
- dress upMake appearance fancier
- masksFace-covering disguises
- ball gownFormal full-length dress
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
trick or treat · attire · Halloween · haunted houses · tuxedo · carnival masks · witches · werewolves · face paint · murder mystery · photo booth · cosplay · vampires · festivities · outfits · phantasmagoria · ensembles · capes
- Star Wars Day activitiestrivia contests, watch parties, marathon viewing
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- festivitiesparades, celebration, carnivals, festival, fairs
- holiday traditionsChristmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, New Year
- kids partiesbirthday cake, balloons, goodie bags, pinatas, cupcakes
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
costume partiesformal dinners
Ceremonial group meals
state dinners · debutante balls · awards ceremonies · charity balls · inaugurations
costume partiesnetworking events
Gatherings for professional connections
class reunions · job fairs · meet and greets · meet-and-greets · job interviews
costume partiesfunerals
Rites for the deceased
memorial services · board meetings · court proceedings · wakes · religious services
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