Whether you’re a Trekkie, Jedi, Gamorrean Guard or Wizarding World fan, a sci-fi glow party is the perfect bash for geeks and nerds of all fandoms. When planning a stellar sci-fi soiree, it’s all about going bold with out-of-this-world decor, cosmic cocktails, themed treats, and lots of blacklights transforming the party into a fantastical neon wonderland.
Craft Otherworldly Invitations
Set the stage for your sci-fi extravaganza by sending guests clever, creatively-designed invitations. Craft invites resembling sci-fi movie posters featuring your party details or make holographic e-vites inspired by messages transmitted from outer space. Go retro with parchment invitations written in quill calligraphy like a Hogwarts acceptance letter. Or try using invisible ink on scrolls that materializes when guests use a UV light to decode the details.
Decorate with Sci-Fi Flair
To amplify the sci-fi theme, deck out your glow in the dark party space with glowing alien decor, astronaut ice sculptures or life-size cutouts of favorite characters from Star Wars, Star Trek or Guardians of the Galaxy. Line the room with blacklights and hang fluorescent posters of planets, spaceships and extra-terrestrial landscapes. Project nebula clouds and galaxies across walls and ceilings to mimic a supernova. Suspend glow sticks, colorful lanterns and disco balls overhead to emulate an interstellar atmosphere.
Serve Out-of-This-World Eats and Drinks
Offer a stellar spread of bright, fluorescent foods and drinks that look straight from another planet. Make neon green alien blood punch, glowing Romulan ale cocktails and bubbling test tube shots using ingredients like glow stick juice and highlighter ink. Frost cookies and cupcakes with neon food coloring or edible UV dust to recreate items from Honeydukes. Float dry ice in alien brain or toxic waste punch bowls for an oozing effect. Infuse ice cubes with glow sticks and serve drinks in color-changing cups.
Get Decked Out in Cosplay Finery
Have guests come dressed to impress in intricate cosplay costumes or quirky DIY sci-fi attire. Provide cheap LED bracelets, glow necklaces and face/body paints for creating glowing alien makeup looks. Set up a body painting booth to transform attendees into Na’vi, Predators or androids. Supply cheap wigs, headdresses and light-up accessories for those without full costumes. Award prizes for the best dressed Wookie, most realistic alien queen, best Doctor Who regeneration and other standout sci-fi looks.
Play Supernatural Games
In addition to cranking out the sci-fi soundtracks on a glowing dance floor, orchestrate games that align with the paranormal party motif. Host contests like give the Wookie a cookie, Jedi training courses, pin the eye stalks on the alien, extra-terrestrial egg races, Vulcan salute freeze dance, Astronaut limbo and Lego lightsaber battles. Award winners with glowing trophies, candy loot bags or entries into a raffle for sci-fi merchandise.
Capture It All with a Photo Booth
Capture the stellar shenanigans with a sci-fi themed DIY photo booth. Use a smartphone on a tripod and equip the station with costumes, props and signage straight from Echo Base, Cybertron, Deep Space 9, Pandora and beyond. Provide pairs of diffraction glasses to give photos a laser beam special effect. Build a Tardis backdrop for snapping memorable pics. Print images as keepsakes or share them online using a custom geofilter showcasing your sci-fi soirée.
The cosmos is the limit when orchestrating a supernova sci-fi party extravaganza. With glowing grub, flashy decor and games evoking favorite fictional worlds, your sci-fi bash will long be remembered by guests from this galaxy far, far away.