Your last night of freedom, before walking down the aisle, should be an unforgettable experience! It doesn’t have to be about having a crazy and wild night, the main focus should just be about having a good time with your best friends. Whether you are hosting your own stag night or your friend’s, we have collected 30 awesome bachelor party ideas for you to choose from. Also, make sure to look through our pick of wedding ideas.
1. Snacks and Drinks – Hosting a Special Stag Night
Make sure no one gets hungry or thirsty with a small buffet filled with food and drinks! You can decorate the whole buffet area in a clean and modern way. You can write up the name and date of the event on a blackboard.
2. Mugshots – Creative Photo Ideas
If you’re looking for a fun and creative idea, then you’ll love this one! Give everyone the impression that you had a wild and rough night by having your mugshots taken. Everyone should be holding a sign of what crime they committed (being the groom or the groomsman) and also the date of the wedding.
3. Booze Bath – Great Ideas for a Stag Night
An idea that all your mates will love is a booze bath! All you need to do is fill up an empty tin bathtub with dozens and dozens of bottles of alcohol. Then throughout the night, everyone can visit the booze bath and quench their thirst.
4. Beer Pong – Game Ideas for the Night
Everyone loves playing games, and this game is perfect for any stag night. Beer pong might be a game you played last at your college nights, so why not give it another go at your bachelor party? Naturally, this would also be a fun idea for a bachelorette party!
5. Groomsmen Gifts – Unique Present Ideas
Make certain that every groomsman knows how grateful you are, for standing by your side! Express your thanks with a few gifts. In a beer pitcher, place some funny sunglasses, a cigar, a bottle of beer and some snacks. You will be able to take awesome photos in the sunglasses later on.
6. Paintball – Get Fired Up
Have you thought about doing some sort of fun activity during the day, before your actual stag night? Well if you love paintball, how about rounding up your groomsmen and most important male members of the family, and getting everyone to play a game of paintball? It’s a fun and exciting game, that will bring a bit of adventure into your day!
7. Shots for Everyone – Great Ideas for a Stag Night
Are you planning on playing a few games of poker during your stag night? Well, a game of poker means a few glasses of whiskey. Make sure the environment of the place also reflects the mood and theme of the night, for example, you can have a drink tray with the words “man drinks” cut into it. This should make it pretty obvious, that you are at a stag night.
8. Beer Openers – Gifts for the Groomsmen
If your group of mates love to drink beer, this will make a perfect gift for them. Buy everyone beer openers, with the words “I do crew” engraved on the handles. This is a great gift idea because whenever they will open a beer with this, they will remember your stag night!
9. Hangover Kits – Thoughtful Gifts for the Next Day
We have to face the fact that most stag nights are about heavy drinking. With all that said, it’s best to arrive prepared! Make sure you assemble hangover kits for each and every one of your friends who will be present at the bachelor party. You can put in Advil or Nurofen into the kits for the killer headaches some of you might experience during the next morning. Everyone will be really grateful for these!
10. Matching T-Shirts – Great Ideas for the Gang
Get matching T-Shirts for all the groomsmen and the groom for the stag night. Not only will these make it clear to everyone what sort of event you are celebrating, but they will also look awesome on pictures when you’re standing together for a group shot. Make sure the groom has a different message on his t-shirt.
11. Going Hunting – Unique Ideas for Your Bachelor Party
Going hunting is considered to be old-fashioned, but it’s still an activity that a lot of men pursue in our modern-day. If you’re planning on hosting a rustic wedding and you’d like the theme of the wedding to be reflected in your stag night as well, then you might like this idea. Take your friends on a hunting trip, it’s might prove to be an exciting adventure for all of you! Make sure everyone knows how to use their gun though so that no accidents happen!
12. Engraved Flasks – Presents for the Bachelor Party
Gift your groomsmen with a fantastic idea, give them all whiskey flasks! This is a great idea if you know that your groomsmen love to drink. Engrave their name on the flask, along with the date of your stag night and the role that they play at your wedding (whether they are a groomsman or the best man).
13. Funny Tattoos – In Case You Get Lost
If you’re going out into the city for a crazy night of drinking, make sure everyone has some sort of identification on them so they don’t get lost. We’re not talking about actual ID cards, we’re talking about these awesome temporary tattoos. Take a look at the picture above, these tattoos will ensure that your night doesn’t get boring!
14. Star Wars Theme – Great Themes for Your Bachelor Party
Did you grow up in the generation of people, who love Star Wars? Then this geeky but awesome theme will be perfect for you and your friends! Introduce Star Wars to your bachelor party. You and your friends can dress up as stormtroopers, but make sure the groom himself stands out in a Darth Vader helmet. After all, you’ll want the force to be with you for the whole night!
15. Personalised T-Shirts – Bachelor Party Outfits
Get personalised t-shirts for everyone for your bachelor party! Each shirt should have something written on it, for example, “the groom”, “the groomsman”, “the father of the groom” or “the best man.” Make sure that the groom’s t-shirt is a different colour than the rest.
16. Matching Outfits – Ideas for Your Stag Night
Do you and your mates have a similar style when it comes to dressing? Even if you don’t, you should all be wearing the same matching outfits for your stag night! This way if you are out and about in the city, everyone will know that you are birds of a feather. You can get a funny logo or slogan printed on your shirts for an extra laugh.
17. A Nice Dinner – A Relaxed Stag Night
If you prefer nights when you stay in, drink a few glasses of wine and have a great conversation with everyone, then this might be a great option for you! Instead of going out into the city and getting smashed, why not have dinner? A delicious meal and one or two glasses of scotch or wine is an elegant way to say goodbye to your last days of freedom before tying the knot.
18. Heroes in Disguise – Ideas for Your Bachelor Party
Make sure you and your groomsmen look awesome and hero-like on your stag night! Grab a few nerf guns and have a blast at your bachelor party!
19. Whiskey Bar – Great Ideas for Your Night
An idea that every guy is guaranteed to love is a home bar that you can put together yourself! You can arrange the bar by yourself, it’s quite easy. On a big blackboard, you can write up something along the lines of “whiskey bar for stags.” Place this blackboard behind a table. On the table make sure you put a few bottles of whiskey and cans of cola. Your boys will be able to visit this as many times as they want during the night.
20. Can Coolers – Gifts for the Groomsmen
Make sure your can of beer is in a safe place during your stag night and put it in a can cooler. Can coolers are great, because they thermally insulate any beverage that fits inside. Gift the participants of the stag night can coolers, to make sure their beer stays cold!
21. Shot Glasses – Fantastic Gift Ideas for the Groomsmen
Gift your groomsmen something fun and unique that you know they’ll actually use. Give them shot glasses! On each shot glass, write up what role they play at your wedding, were they the best man or a groomsman?
22. That ’70s Theme – Funny Theme Ideas for Your Stag Night
Try getting your guys dressed up in a similar theme for your stag night! Giving your stag night a theme is a great idea because you will be able to choose thematic activities. We don’t even have to mention how awesome it would look on a group photo, seeing everyone dressed up in a similar style. The photo above is a great example of guys dressed in ’70s clothes.
23. Another Example of Hangover Kits – Gifting Your Groomsmen
There is nothing worse than being hungover. The terrible headaches and nausea will make you think twice whether you should drink or not. Well, make sure you and your boys can drink freely on your stag night by arranging small hangover kits for the day after. This wouldn’t only make a good gift for the guys at your bachelor party, this would also make a fantastic gift for the bridesmaids at a bachelorette!
24. In the Absence of Women – Decorated Cookies
Now that there aren’t any women around, feel free to munch on some funny cookies. Get some custom-made cookies, like the ones in the picture above, for each one of the groomsmen. You can have the name of the groom “tattooed” on the cookies.
25. Suit Up – Best Gift Ideas for Groomsmen
Get your groomsmen perfect gifts so that they will be able to suit up to your wedding. Get them a bottle of whiskey, funky sunglasses and a tie. These are just a few basic gifts, that anyone would love to receive. Naturally, you can include something more personal in the gift box.
26. Team Groom – Bachelor Party Ideas
Get your gang in the mood for your stag night! Get matching sunglasses, matching hats and matching cups for everyone. You can have these accessories personalised with a slogan or saying on it, for example, “team groom.”
27. Pocket Knives – Great Gifts for Your Groomsmen
Make sure you thank all your groomsmen for being by your side by giving them a present! Pocket knives make a great gift as they are something you might need in your day to day life. Engrave their names or the role they play in your wedding (groomsman or best man), as well as the date of the stag night or wedding.
28. Having a Hoot – Another Great Activity for Your Stag Night
If you’re planning on doing paintball for your bachelor party, make sure you have a tonne of fun! Get everyone dressed up in funny outfits before actually going to play paintball. Just take a glance at the picture above, looking at a picture like this in a few years time will draw a smile on your face when you remember your bachelor party.
29. An Epic Beer Station – Beer for Your Bachelor Party
Are you hosting your stag party in the outdoors? Well, make sure you have the perfect beer station that fits right into the environment of the party. In the front blade, the tractor shovel, place an ocean of ice cubes and a multitude of beer. This will keep your drinks cool but in a stylish manner.
30. Archery – Stag Party Sports Ideas
If you’re in search of a fun sport you can try out with your mates for your stag night, look no further! Archery is a fun sport, it’s all about concentration and focus. So instead of just drinking at bars, go out and try archery! Take it to the next level by dressing up as medieval archers or famous archers in fiction, history, and video games. Now, that’s one way to stand out!
We hope that our collection of 30 ideas for bachelor parties has inspired you. Of course, it’s up to you and your group to decide what you’re really in the mood for! Whether this is playing a sport or wearing matching outfits, we’re sure you’ll have an amazing bachelor party! If you are looking for other wedding ideas, such as wedding ring pillows or wedding napkins, then check out our website for inspiration!