October 2021 marked my husband Sam’s 60th birthday along with a large birthday party complete with a live band, entertainment, catered food, decorations, and a lot of fun! The party was a HUGE success with all of his family, friends, and co-workers who attended the event.
When planning a milestone celebration, one of the first things to consider is how you’ll invite your guests. Sending digital birthday invitations is an easy and fun way to get everyone excited ahead of time. Once the invites are sent, you can focus on the details that make the party truly special.
If you’re looking for some fun and unique 60th Birthday Party Ideas we’ve got some for you! Check out our list and photographs for some awesome ideas.
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Memory Table – This table was set up with photographs of the guest of honor (the birthday boy) throughout the years! We picked up inexpensive black plastic photo frames from our local Dollar Store. You’ll need frames in different sizes. I do recommend that you stick with the same color and shape. We went with black colored frames and rectangle shape to give a co-hesive look to the table.
The table was decorated with a large black plastic table cloth, Over the Hill and Birthday signage in a black and white color scheme with confetti sprinkled on the table. On the wall behind the table were two silver 60 paper hang-ups that were attached to the wall with 2-sided sticky tape.
Autographed Guitar – We picked up an inexpsive black guitar. You can buy one at a flea market, yard sale, or look for inexpensive ones online. We had 3 Sharpie silver colored metallic markers and the guests were able to write birthday messages and greetings on the guitar for the guest of honor. It was a HUGE hit!!!
60 Reasons Why – Gift Table – We had a table set up where guests could leave the gifts and greeting cards. We had a 3-panel poster board set up that said 60 Reasons We Love Sam with little clips on it. We had pieces of paper sitting in front of the board along with black fine-tip markers. Guests were invited to write messages to the birthday boy on why they loved him. Those messages were clipped up onto the board. There were additional photographs of him lining the left and ride side of the board. On the wall we added “It’s the Big One” party sign.
Food Table – We opted to keep it simple since it was a catered event. When selecting the food…you want to make sure that you select some of the Birthday Boy’s favorite food items. All food tables were covered with black plastic table cloths, black napkins, black & silver plastic utensils, etc. In total there were 4 food tables set up. On the walls behind them we added additional party supplies using 2-sided sticky tape. All were in a black, white & silver color scheme and a 60th Birthday Party theme.
Guest Tables – All of the tables were covered with round black plastic table cloths. Silver confetti was sprinkled on the tables. Each one had a 60th Birthday Party centerpiece that were purchased at a party supply store. Party favors on each table were silver-foil wrapped Hershey’s Kisses and travel-size bottles of hand sanitizer with custom-printed party labels.
For a nostalgic sweet and tangy twist, add sour salt water taffy. Guests can enjoy them at the party or take the home as a favor.
Each table seated 6 guests. We opted to tie helium party balloons onto the back of 2-3 chairs at each table.
Birthday Boy Costume – We had the guest of honor wear a red velvet royal cape, a gold King’s crown complete with faux gems and gold CELEBRATE glasses. He had a great time running around the party wearing his new costume and being celebrated by all of the guests who were in attendance.
Live Entertainment – Birthday Boy loves Rock & Roll and Classic Rock so we hired a local band (a popular one) called The Luv Gods. They played all of his favorite rock songs and were dang good! Everyone enjoyed getting out onto the dance floor and having a great time!!! Sorry about the photo, with the lights flashing and people up moving around it was difficult to get a good, clean shot!
Large parties like this take a lot of planning! You’ll want to plan MONTHS in advance and enlist some help by family and friends. To save money we looked around for the best deals on the type of party supplies that we wanted. We used coupons and shopped at several different places. Stick to a theme and color scheme so that everything looks cohesive and professionally planned. To save even more money you can make a lot of decorations and party favors yourself.
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Looks like a great celebration. I like the 60 reasons why board.
Oh my! You did a wonderful job of giving your husband a creative fun party. You have given me some ideas that I shall pass on to my daughter-in-law for my son’ 50th birthday.
What a great time that must have been. I really like all your ideas, especially the guitar. You are so creative.
This post was so fun to read and it is full of fun ideas. I so love the memory table idea and also the birthday boy costume I am so doing those.