Gangster themed party

Gangster Party Scenario

Party in a gangster style, script, costumes, invitations, menu, photo If you don’t know which holiday script to choose, choose a party in the style of gangster Chicago.
This is the option for a party where you can party to the fullest with weapons, a sea of underground booze and playing in a casino, and for the female gender, sparkle of jewelry, fur and bright makeup with an emphasis on the eyes. The most important point in organizing a holiday party is to make sure that the guests remember this party, if not for the rest of their lives, but definitely for a long time. The holiday should be original, unusual and interesting. A well-thought-out script, professional presenters and, of course, your positivity will help make it this way.

A party in the style of a gangster party or in the style of Chicago of the 30s is the most original solution for any event, be it a birthday, corporate event, bachelor party or even a wedding.

The thirties of the nineteenth century are surrounded by an aura of mystery and have their own unusual surroundings; there are dashing guys with guns, mafiosi , clans, prohibition, underground casinos and gorgeous women in dazzling outfits.

To hold a party in this style, you will need decorations; they will create a style and set the tone for the entire event. No one will refuse to participate in such a stylish party, but then let’s talk about everything in order.

So, you've decided to throw a gangster-themed party, where to start? Of course with invitations.

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Invitations to Chicago guests

First of all, think about what the invitations will be for a Chicago-themed party. In their design, use the following colors: black or dark brown, white or milky, red.

In these shades you can create original invitations in the form of: a banknote, a “Wanted” poster with a photo of a guest, a pistol, a playing card, and more.

Invitations

For such an unusual party, you need unusual invitations that fully correspond to the theme of the celebration. The inscription on the invitations could be something like this: You are invited to a private gangster party! The date is 10/10/10 at Johnny's bar. You will meet with Don Corleone , play in the casino, have fun over the edge.
Dress code for men: suit and hat; for women – a dress and a smile. It is advisable to design the invitation itself as intriguing as the text. You can print a newspaper in one spread, where the invitation will be located on the first page and highlighted in bold; you can order small postcards with images of gangsters or any attribute of a gangster party; invitations in the form of a pistol or machine gun would also be appropriate. Naturally, such invitations need to be sent out to guests in advance so that they have enough time to prepare.

Having received an invitation card to a gangster party, everyone will be delighted and believe me, there will definitely be no one who refuses to come.

Invitation templates

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How to decorate a room?

Preparing decorations for a gangster-themed party is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. The premises may be the most ordinary, because in those years they didn’t really bother with underground establishments and they looked like an ordinary bar , but all the other paraphernalia will have to be worked on and thought through to the smallest detail. For example, right at the entrance, it is worth placing a stadiometer , always in black and white, for photographing against its background.

Immediately at the entrance, you can install an animator who will check guests for weapons and drugs. To decorate the hall, you should order an off-site casino. You can hang banners with night views of Chicago ; they can also serve as wonderful backdrops for a photo shoot. In order to surprise your guests, prepare in advance special leaflets with their photos and the inscriptions “the police are looking for them”; under the photo you should place special signs of the “criminal” in a comic form.

Instead of leaflets, you can make posters and hang them around the room, guests will definitely look at them with interest and, as an option, such posters can also become a wonderful background for photos.

Gangster party: photos, costumes, script and design

Tough guys with machine guns, amazing Chicago, showdowns between different mafias and fatal beauties in silk dresses - all this will certainly take everyone into the mysterious and dangerous atmosphere of the 20s of the XIX century.
This period attracts many people with its indescribable surroundings. Nowadays, books, video games and films about the American mafia are widely popular. There are even special themed clubs dedicated to that time. The interest is easy to explain, what it takes to take part in a bank robbery, go on vacation to an underground bar where they will pour you the most delicious forbidden whiskey, take part in drug smuggling and feel the whole atmosphere of the mafia world. Now you can embody an entire era in a super-incendiary gangster-style party ! Its scenario is ideal for corporate events, New Year's Eve, bachelorette parties, bachelor parties or even weddings, birthdays and a host of other events.

A gangster-style party can be held in a cafe, bar, country house or home, the main thing is to create the appropriate atmosphere and set the right mood for the guests. If the organizers of the holiday are not constrained by the budget, then it would be ideal to order several actors and a host for the evening. Actors in the role of tough mafiosi will check each guest at the entrance for weapons and drugs, and beautiful girls will offer guests a Cuban cigar. The presence of specially trained, healthy people will enliven the holiday guests and bring a lot of positive emotions.

It is best to make invitations for such a themed party with your own hands, this way they will look more presentable, and each guest will be able to keep it as a souvenir of the holiday.

The style of making inviting leaflets should characterize everything that any person associates with a gangster. And these are weapons, large sums of money, legends of the American automobile industry of the 20s, jazz and roulette. A good option would be to issue invitations in the form of dollars of different denominations or announcements in the “Wanted dead or alive” style, which was relevant for those times. To do this, of course, you don’t have to sacrifice real currency, you can print out fake dollars on a printer and decorate them with images of playing cards or Al Capone, and to advertise “Wanted” you just need to find a high-quality template on the Internet.

It is important that the invitations to the event are in dull colors, made in black and white or in sepia style, only in this way they can accurately convey the spirit of that time. For writing texts, it is best to use Beckett, Budapest, FetteFraktur or RosewoodStd-Regular fonts. Invitations must contain information about the location, date of the event and the presence of a dress code for everyone.

The premises should fully recreate the atmosphere of mafia America in the 20s. The interior and decor are best decorated in white, red and black colors. For example, you can decorate a room with garlands of card suits cut out of cardboard. Which can be connected with a thin rope or fishing line and attached to pieces of furniture, walls or ceilings.

It won’t be superfluous to purchase attributes for a gangster party that best suit the theme of the holiday. For example, stacks of counterfeit dollars would be very appropriate. There’s no point in being small, because it’s advisable to put 1 million of them in your suitcase, and a certain amount of “green” money can be scattered around the room and put on guests’ tables. With such counterfeit bills you can “buy” drinks at a party, treats, etc.

Large posters in the “Wanted” style will be a mandatory attribute of the event; the wanted person can be the birthday boy, newlyweds, TOP company executives or just guests of the holiday. Another option is to order from specialized companies banners with images of gangster themes, famous personalities of that time, panoramas of night New York or Chicago, measuring 2 by 3 meters. This will help complement the overall mafia atmosphere of the evening.

Anyone can take bright and interesting photos against the background of thematic posters.

You should also definitely buy a height meter for a gangster party; this is a background image with height meters and a number, against which the criminals are photographed.

Each table should have nameplates for guests. Such a card will indicate to each guest his place at the table. The party organizers themselves choose the principle of seating the guests, but you should not break up married or loving couples, and it is very useful to seat single individuals of the opposite sex at the same table.

To conduct themed photo sessions, you need to prepare in advance a lot of toy weapons, handcuffs, boas, elegant hats and cigars.

Since Prohibition was introduced in America in the 20s of the 19th century, to serve both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, you can prepare samovars, thermoses, kettles in advance, and use ordinary cups instead of glasses.

It would be nice to decorate the tables with white tablecloths with red elements. If you are celebrating a party in a cafe, then it is better that the hall is aimed at people who smoke, since not a single gangster will refuse a good Cuban cigar. Dim lights and cigarette smoke will complement the overall ambiance of the party.

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The image for a gangsta party must be carefully thought out and brought to life in the form of beautiful clothes, accessories and shoes from the time of Al Capone.

There is no girl who would refuse to spend an evening in the image of a mysterious film star of the 20s or try on the image of the beloved girl of a “bad” guy from the mafia. As for men, everything is simple: weapons, big money, a beauty nearby and probably a Cadillac parked on the street. Who wouldn't want to be the cool guy for the evening who has it all?

A man's suit for a gangster party should include a headdress, a white or striped shirt, stylish trousers, boots, suspenders, an elegant scarf around the neck or a bow tie, and every mafioso can wear a massive ring and take his favorite cigars with him. It is important that the suit is solid and made in deep blue, black and brown tones.

Also a classic gangster outfit - a black suit, black shirt and white tie.

A woman's outfit must contain such an important attribute as a hat or a feather in her headdress. Not many people know that the hat was preferred by girls who were themselves involved in dark mafia affairs, and those who inserted feathers into their headdress were only girlfriends of gangsters.

For the fair half of humanity, an outfit for a gangster party may consist of the following elements: a floor-length black dress with a deep neckline, a chain with a small diamond on the chest, stiletto heels in the same tone as the dress, a fur cape on the shoulders or a boa. Some girls prefer to wear a pantsuit to such an event, but then it is worth finding suspenders and a hat in advance. Alternatively, you can wear a short black dress and fishnet stockings, and be sure to not forget about a garter to complete the piquant look. The best hairstyle would be large curled curls, and a veil with a hat on top.

Makeup for a gangster party is best applied in a bold way, with pronounced smoke eyes, red lipstick and the use of a suitable tone for the face.

At such a themed event, an image thought out to the smallest detail will look most impressive, that is, one where the guests of the evening took care not only of having an interesting outfit, but also suitable accessories, shoes, hairstyle and makeup.

Nowadays, it’s not a problem to buy suitable accessories for a gangster party ; there are a lot of stores online and in the real world, where a wide range of necessary parts are presented to complete the look. These could be short or long gloves, long strings of pearls, large rings, bright hairpins, suspenders, hats, etc.

What kind of image each party guest chooses for himself depends only on his imagination.

For those who ignore the dress code, you need to prepare hats, fur capes, cigars, suspenders and toy machines in advance.

You can also fantasize about the menu, but still with a certain degree of seriousness. Refreshments will be served in the form of a buffet. Since Italy is the birthplace of the mafia, you can choose Italian cuisine: lasagna, risotto, pasta, basil sauce, pizza, olives, mozzarella, salads with Parmesan, tomatoes, capers, etc.

Light snacks, for example, sandwiches, sandwiches with salted fish, caviar, hot sandwiches, fruit, etc., will also not be superfluous.

You can come up with a mafia-funny name for each treat, for example, “Cop Salad” or pizza “Don Corleone’s Proposal” - it will be impossible to refuse it.

Since there is a dry law at the party, and all alcohol is prohibited, you can put your own labels on the bottles with the words “Cherry juice” or “Grape nectar”. Gangsters' favorite drinks - whiskey , bourbon, scotch or gin - are ideal as alcohol for such an event. It is worth considering that not all guests drink alcohol, and it is worth taking care of the availability of orange juice and mineral water.

For dessert you can serve black truffles, panna cotta or tiramisu with espresso coffee. As an option, bake cupcakes and pastries in the shape of a bullet, a hat, or with the image of a weapon.

The music is chosen thematically and atmospherically. The ideal backdrop for such an event would be soundtracks from the films “The Godfather” and “Pulp Fiction,” as well as the best jazz songs of the 20s and 30s.

Games and competitions are an important component of any thematic event. The more original the entertainment program, the more guests will enjoy it. Contests for a gangster-themed party should be fun and energetic.

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"Mafia"

Perhaps one of the best themed games will be “Mafia”. The essence of the game is tied to the human factor, psychology and emotions. "Mafia" comes in several versions, but it is best to play its classic version.

First of all, a presenter is selected, who must be well versed in the aspects and rules of the game. Participants are seated at a table at some distance from each other. If necessary, the progress of the game can be recorded. To play "Mafia" you need to buy special cards where the main characters are indicated.

After the game is dealt, night falls, each player closes his eyes and waits for the leader’s instructions. After the phrase “The city falls asleep, the mafia wakes up,” people with the mafia card open their eyes and a visual acquaintance occurs. All this happens in absolute silence, only the presenter speaks. After instructions about sleep, the next player wakes up, and so the maniac, killer, lawyer wake up in turn, only civilians do not wake up.

After the presenter announces the arrival of the day, all players open their eyes and choose a candidate for arrest. Finding out who is who is possible only by studying the sounds from one or another participant that could be heard by civilians when meeting representatives of the mafia. The main task of the civilians is to identify the mafia, and to prevent it from detaining its people. After the card of the participant who is about to be arrested is revealed, the city falls into sleep again. On the second night, the mafia kills one civilian.

The finish of the game is determined by the attitude of participants from different groups; the group with the most survivors wins.

"Cache for Loot"

To conduct the competition, you will need two women and two men, who are divided into pairs. Each couple is given 25 counterfeit bills of different denominations. Girls must hide all the money on their couple's body in half a minute. It is important not to place more than one bill in one place. The winner is the couple that hides the most pieces of paper.

"Spy"

This game is an analogue of the legendary “Crocodile”. The essence is this: all guests are divided into two teams, each of them makes a word for a representative of the opposing team. It must be shown through movements, without the help of speech. The team guesses the word for 5 minutes. The one who guessed all the words wins.

"The Smell of Money"

This is a competition of smell. Participation is accepted from two people. The players sit down at the table, after which they are blindfolded. A stand with different banknotes is placed in front of the participants; they need to determine its denomination by smell. The one who correctly identifies the most bills wins.

"Creative Gangster"

A lot of guests can participate in this competition. Everyone is given a long ball, which they need to inflate to form a new type of weapon. The one who makes the funniest and most structurally correct model, as well as comes up with a name and explains the principle of its operation, will receive a prize.

"Dividing the spoils"

Counterfeit bills and coins of different denominations are placed in a three-liter jar in advance. The jar is filled to the top. About ten participants are selected, each of whom makes a bet on how much money is in the bank and how much money will fall on each gangster. The one who more accurately determines the amount in the bank wins.

"Themed photo shoot"

At any party, a photo shoot is an important component. Any guest will not refuse to receive a photo as a souvenir, where he appears in the image of a cold-blooded but fair gangster or a sultry beauty in chic outfits.

Due to objective reasons, it is impossible to take a high-quality photo even with the most advanced smartphone models, so we recommend using the services of a professional photographer - don’t skimp (it’s better to cut the part of your holiday budget that you plan to spend on food and drink). Thus, guests will be delighted with bright and interesting photos taken by a professional photographer at an exciting gangsta party!

In addition to the games described above, you can organize a casino where real attributes will be used: chips, money and excitement, or card games - poker and blackjack. It is important that the competitions are fun and liberate the guests, but there should not be an excess of them.

For winning competitions, the participant should be awarded incentive prizes. These could be: themed playing cards, counterfeit money, cigars, toy model cars of the time, boas or red lipstick for girls, etc.

A gangster party is ideal for a group of friends who plan to completely forget about everyday problems for one evening and plunge into the world of mysterious mafiosi. A well-organized celebration will certainly please all guests, and pleasant memories of it will remain in their memory for a long time.

In August 2021, we organized a DIY Gangter Party at home. A detailed script with competitions, decorations and costumes can be viewed here.

Suits

When preparing an outfit for a gangster party, you should look on the Internet and see what outfits people wore in those early years. Men were required to wear a suit and hat. To be without a hat was considered bad manners. The suit can be of any color, but preferable, of course, are classic shades - black, blue, gray. It must be a three, i.e. there should be a vest , in the pocket of which the men kept their watches. Suspenders, a tie or a bow tie are also required - this is a party. And what is a man without a cigar, so it’s worth buying one or two.

For women, there is a wider choice of outfits, but the only rule is low waist . Although, if you have a black classic dress without a low waist in your arsenal, you can simply dress it up with the right accessories, such as: stockings with an imitation seam at the back, a boa, a long string of pearls, a head decoration, it can be with stones, feathers or just a ribbon with sequins and, of course, fur.

Also in the thirties, it was fashionable to smoke a cigarette on a long cigarette holder, and even if you don’t smoke, such an accessory will add charm to your look. For makeup, you should focus on the eyes and lips: the eyes should be with shaded arrows, and the lips should be bright red or cherry, the hair should be curled with curling irons and beautiful waves should be made.

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What menu is most suitable for a gangster party? A wonderful solution would be to arrange a buffet-style table with a large number of snacks, such as canapés on skewers, small sandwiches with slices of ham and cheese, puff pastries with meat or fruit filling. It will be original to serve pasta with various sauces of the guests’ choice, pizza with meat and seafood, pieces of chicken prepared according to an Italian recipe.

Booze should include strong drinks, such as whiskey , which will flow like a river, despite Prohibition, because this is a closed party where there are no prohibitions. But, nevertheless, for the ambiance, instead of glasses, there may be coffee or tea cups on the tables. For ladies, you can prepare all kinds of whiskey-based cocktails, the recipes of which can be viewed on the Internet or discussed with the chef who will prepare the buffet for you.

Competitions

casino with a variety of gambling games
is perfect Everyone present will appreciate playing poker with a glass of whiskey and a cigar, and the winning chips can be exchanged in a mini shop for a cigar or a bottle of whiskey. To avoid boredom, it’s worth thinking through competitions and games for those present in advance.

You can initially play out pre-thought-out roles in the form of forfeits for guests at the entrance, in whose image they will perform for the main part of the evening or participate in competitions; such images can be red-haired Mary, Jim and Louis Armstrong, little Sophie, Rose's corpse. The prototypes for the characters of the evening can be the main characters of any mafia showdown; you just need to watch the films and the image is ready.

For entertainment, you can organize shooting competitions, with darts, for example. You can send secret messages with riddles all evening, and give prizes to those who guess it. Prizes in competitions can include souvenir dollars, small gangster-themed souvenirs, and drinks.

Entertainment for guests from Chicago

To make the party fun, write a script for it. Come up with a nickname for each invitee. Inform your guest at the entrance. For example:

Big Harry is a big man who owns a gambling house;
Handsome Louis is a famous casino robber;
Little Rose is a young and cheerful widow.

The nickname must be consistent with the appearance of the guest.

At the entrance, each guest is greeted by a waiter or a boy handing out newspapers. The newspaper is called Chicago Today. It contains photographs of friends and small scandalous articles with a humorous twist. Tell your friends where they can buy the missing accessories. Prepare a table on which there will be beads, hats, fans.

Take a short tour and tell them that this used to be a bootleggers' warehouse. However, not all contraband was found. Hide small bottles of alcohol around the hall in advance. The more difficult it is to find the bottle, the more prize points the team receives. Use banknotes, bullets, cards as prizes.

Throughout the evening, the assembled guests, as in the game "Mafia", must find out who killed some non-existent character.

Each participant comes up with an alibi for himself. There will be a real killer among the guests. The participant is informed about this at the entrance. During the evening, incorporate other entertainment into your Chicago party scenario.

Contests for a Chicago-themed party may include:

raid;

2 or more participants are called. They are given banknotes containing money. At the command “Roundup!” Each player must hide the banknotes on themselves. The one who hides the most money wins.

Blind Joe;

One participant is called. He is invited to drink a cocktail blindfolded and find out what is included in it. For the less daring, you can guess the ingredients by smell.

intriguing question;

A game that will liberate guests. The point is to quickly come up with original answers to questions. For example: “Why do you smell like alcohol?”, “There’s a whiskey label stuck to your shoe. Where did she come from?";

the best dance performers;

Couples participate in the competition. First, they have a short lesson on movements. Swing, foxtrot, Charleston are suitable as a direction.

Music: jazz, blues, retro music, music for films about Chicago of the 30s, rock and roll.

Your guests will be interested to know that competitions used to take place when couples danced until they fainted for several days without stopping.

impenetrable;

Participants are given cups and paper straws. Other guests play the role of police officers who keep order. One of the participants has illegal alcohol in his glass. While some of the players drink from their cups, the police must guess who is breaking the prohibition law. Pour alcohol into all the glasses, and then it will be even funnier to watch the police try to guess the offenders.

money money money;

2–5 participants are invited. They are blindfolded. Then the players are given a stack of banknotes, many of which are counterfeit. It is necessary in one minute, without peeking, to divide the money into two bundles. Banknotes can be touched, crushed, and sniffed. The one who made fewer mistakes will be the winner. He is given real banknotes as a prize.

Any gambling games are suitable for entertainment: cards, roulette, casino. And also a game of the classic “Mafia” - the setting for this game is perfect.

Whatever competitions and entertainment for the Chicago party are included in the program, an important component of the scenario are photographs for memory.

Every guest should have them. It’s good if you manage to print out the pictures right at the party and hand them over at the end of the evening. The background in the photo could be a prison stadiometer, a photograph of evening Chicago, or a poster of a celebrity of that time.

The ideal way to end the evening would be a fireworks display or friendly shooting at the ceiling. Provide guests with pistols with plastic bullets. Make balloons for the ceiling with confetti or streamers inside. Unexpectedly brilliant rain will cause delight and admiration of guests.

Music

Music for a gangster party should match the theme of the event. It is worth picking up popular melodies of the 30s of the nineteenth century. In those days, jazz was at the peak of popularity.

But you don’t have to play it all evening; you can dilute it with music that will be associated with old America, such as rock and roll , tango, foxtrot. Make sure that the guest DJ has the tunes you need. And, of course, the DJ should also look like a gangster.

Dancing , dancing and more dancing. It will be great if among the guests there are those who know how to dance the Charleston at least a little; they will set the tone on the dance floor or, as an option, you can invite professional dancers who will entertain guests with fiery dances throughout the evening. If there is a TV in the room where the party will be held, then you can continuously play films about gangsters without sound.

In any case, if you decide to organize a gangster party, you will win, because this option cannot fail. Everyone likes gangsters and everyone would like to plunge into the world of the mafia and try on one of their criminal or fatal images. Your guests will be satisfied and will certainly remember such a holiday for a long time. Good luck in organizing the holiday - bang bang!

Chicago Party Decorations

A 1930s Chicago style party can be held in an apartment, but a larger space would be a better option. The main elements in the decor of a party room in the style of Chicago of the 30s are:

colors: black, dark brown, white and deep red;
large-sized furniture with carved handles and crooked legs;
hang small compositions and garlands of everything related to gambling (cards, chips, roulette), weapons, banknotes, feathers and beads;
Disguise modern interior items with decorations;
paintings in massive frames are hung on the walls. It is possible to hang black and white images of Chicago, movie celebrities, jazz performers, tango dancers;
There are thick curtains hanging on the doors and windows;
arrange scarlet roses or hydrangeas in crystal vases;
the room is decorated with feathers and balls in black, red and white;
Place a table in the corner of the room. Lay a green cloth on it and place a roulette wheel or play cards.

Fill your decor with antiques.

It will be great if you find something truly antique from the past: ashtrays, dishes, record players, records, lampshades.

The entire interior is imbued with high prices.

Don't forget to make themed invitations:

in the form of a dancing couple, vinyl records, cigars, hats;
An original invitation would be a postcard in the shape of a banknote, a pistol, or a wine label.

The mood for the holiday theme will be created by the aged paper on which the invitation is written, frayed edges.

Addressing the guest: “Gentleman”, “Lady”.

Music is a must for a Chicago themed party. Jazz, compositions by Frank Sinatra, George Gershwin and Louis Armstrong are suitable for this. For dancing, include tango, foxtrot, Charleston.