5 Sober Party Ideas That Don’t Suck

At many stages throughout your life, you’re gonna get invited to parties that don’t involve drinking. While most of these parties will likely take place before your 18th birthday, there will still be the odd one that slips through the cracks and into your adult life.

In fact, there’s a good chance you might even have to host one of these sober affairs. Maybe your parents aren’t a fan of the ol’ Denzel Frothingtons, maybe you had to invite your little cousins, maybe you’re feeling a little ill.

Or maybe, just, maybe, ya just realised that there are ways to have fun with a group of mates that don’t involve mildly poisoning your body and speaking loudly to each other. 🥂🍷🍸🍹🍾

Whatever your reasons, if it’s a good, sober time that you’re after, then look no further than this:

1. Boardgames night

Haha, nah just kidding. This article is for party ideas that don’t suck.

1 (for real this time). Laser tag and bowling

I swear that in the past decade, the CEOs of all the laser tag and ten-pin bowling places in the country had a big meeting and decided to join forces. It seems like you can no longer have one without the other.

I don’t know how or why this happened, but it is an incredible, beautiful thing.

Unlike singing ‘Happy Birthday’ at a family gathering, neither laser tag nor bowling gets less fun as you get older. But if ya still feel like you need a bit more adrenalin in your life, maybe give paintball a go instead!

@jack.is.not.cool Very dangerous #bowling #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #dangerous #lol #funny #lmao #scary #danger #crazy ♬ original sound - user1032600094533

2. Head to an outdoor cinema

While having a slumber party and doing a movie marathon at home may fall into the same sucky category as ‘Boardgames night’, there’s something different about heading to an outdoor cinema.

On the right day with the right weather, outdoor cinemas can be downright magical. Bring a group of your closest mates, a bunch of beanbags, some warm blankets, a picnic rug, and enough crackers and dips to fill the hole in the Ozone layer, then get ready four the full outdoor movie experience.

My advice – try watching a horror flick, outdoors, at night. Good times guaranteed. 📽

3. Camping trip

While a camping trip might not be a good idea straight after watching a scary movie, in any other circumstance, they’re a guaranteed great time.

You’ll need your mates to be available for a little longer than your usual party, but if ya can get everyone together for a night or two away, you’ll have a sick time.

You don’t even have to go far. You could be half an hour from home and find yourself immersed in the bush, laughing at that inevitable one mate who can’t put up a tent, cracking jokes around a campfire, and waking up stiff from sleeping on air mattresses and yoga mats all night. 🏕️

@usadventures You're not going to BELIEVE this view! Comment your reactions 😍 #camping #adventure #hiking #scenic ♬ Can We Kiss Forever? - Kina

4. Karaoke

This comes as a shock to some people, but you can actually have a lot of fun at karaoke – completely sober!

Getting up in front of a group of strangers and singing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea and that’s fair enough. But who said it had to be in front of strangers? Some restaurants let you book out a room for just you and ya mates and while you get silly and start serenading each other, they bring you a bunch of food to pig out on. What could be better? 🎤

5. Do a class

Rather than getting all ya mates to spend their money on vodka cruisers and goon bags the size of hot air balloons, why not get them to buy a ticket to a group class instead?

It could be anything!

Salsa dancing, painting, cooking, pottery, ju-jitsu, candle-making, photography, sailing, sewing… Have a look around to see what’s near ya then get booking!

Who said you and ya mates couldn’t have fun without smashing some Mt Frothyoskos?

As ya can see, it’s very doable. You might even find something out about your closest friends that you never would have known if ya just hosted one of your stock-standard house parties (maybe one of them screams during scary movies or is an absolute weapon at making campfires). Give it a go and find out for yourself!