20 Football Party Ideas You Will Love

We have lots of boy football party theme ideas. You’re sure to find inspiration for throwing your own football bash by checking out our party round up.

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You’ll find decoration ideas, dessert tables, party favors, and even recipe suggestions to inspire you.

On with the game plan!

See Also

• Check out these super easy and fun to make Football Fudge Pops.

1. A Tailgate Party

From Let’s Get This Party Started via Spaceships and Laser Beams

PVC goalposts and spray painted yard lines transform a backyard into a personal football field. The family SUV is staged with party food and decorations.

Add plaid blankets, lawn chairs and team colors for a party full of team spirit.

2. Football Themed 2nd Birthday Party

From Jewelbox Creative Studios via Spaceships and Laser Beams

A chalkboard scoreboard serves as a cute welcome. Set up as a backyard buffet, this party has a modern, preppy feel.

A bookcase is styled as a cute drink stand.

Much of the food was thoughtfully served in individual containers for guest convenience.

3. Vintage Football Party

From Hello My Sweet via Spaceships and Laser Beams

A serving table that looks like a football field with mini goalposts, a stand that references old-time risers, plus vintage style pompoms, help make this party special.

An old style scoreboard is a great focal point.

DIY directions for the football field table and cupcake stand are here, too; DIY Football Field, DIY Cupcake Bleacher.

4. Football Party Dessert Table

From Fancy Cake Art via Spaceships and Laser Beams

This fun dessert table is filled with sweet treats, but you’d never realize that at first glance.

Desserts masquerade as game day burgers, dogs, pizza and fries; what a terrifically amusing idea.

5. A Tailg8 Party!

From GreyGrey Designs via Spaceships and Laser Beams

Here’s another great party with a classic, vintage vibe.

Goalposts are on the savory table, chenille varsity letters decorate the dessert table and a scoreboard embellishes the favor bar in this party full of football style details.

Even cookies, cake pops and pie pops are in football gear shapes.

6. A Team Tailgate

From Amy’s Party Ideas via Spaceships and Laser Beams

A favorite team’s colors and beloved traditions are the starting point for this party.

Colorful food presentation is party perfect already, but team pennants, a football and helmet are nice touches.

7. A Cool Football Party

From A to Zebra Celebrations via Spaceships and Laser Beams

Giant footballs OVER the table, an awesome football cake ON the table and football pennants FRONTING the table accentuate the sport theme with flair.

A tiered serving piece looks like spectator bleachers. No one would stand on the sidelines at this party.

8. A Big Boy Football Birthday Celebration

From Banner Events via Spaceships and Laser Beams

Fabulous food presentation and unique wall decorations are especially noteworthy in this party.

Stripes and polka dots in team colors add fun zip to this football gathering that utilizes artificial turf and goalposts, too.

9. Football Fun Snack Table

From Spaceships and Laser Beams

Our own football fun collection with amazing illustrations and a unique color palette is cool enough for kids and stylish enough for moms.

The collection includes decals, favor tags, a banner, wrappers, and placemats; it’s everything you could need to construct a pigskin party.

10. Oregon Ducks Themed Birthday Party

From Capes and Crowns via Kara’s Party Ideas

The Oregon Ducks star in this football bash in yellow and green team colors.

Who knew paper chains could make such a smart backdrop?! Classic football elements and the team mascot, Puddles, join in the football fun.

11. Football Birthday Party Ideas

From Shindig Parties To Go via Kara’s Party Ideas

Learn how to re-create a football party table in your team color choice that includes pennants, goalposts, megaphones, Astroturf and morefor under $100.

12. Sports Themed 6th Birthday Party

From Buckets of Grace via Kara’s Party Ideas

My favorite idea from this party is the unique table backdrop featuring pictures of a crowd of spectators overlooking the playing field (table) full of desserts.

I also like how wire baskets are used to display team memorabilia.

13. Free Football Party Printables and Homemade Snack Recipes

From Little Sprout Creatives via Hostess With the Mostess

A free, printable football collection includes football style popcorn box and football field likeness snack basket, touchdown pretzel bags, beverage labels and cupcake toppers to give you a jumpstart on your next football party.

14. Football Party Cupcakes

From Celebrations via Hostess With the Mostess

Although the how-to is not available, pictures of innovative football themed cupcake designs might inspire your creativity.

15. Fun and Creative Big Game Bash

From Hostess With the Mostess

Free Printables, cupcake toppers, party circles, buffet labels, pennant style food flags, football player silhouettes and more football themed images to help you embellish your game day party.

16. 1st Birthday Tailgate Party

From Cake Events Blog

Pick-up trucks as food stations, picnic blankets, hay bales and fabric banners were used in this celebration.

A delicious, dark beer, chocolate cupcake with salted caramel icing recipe is shared here and it sounds like a perfect football party delight.

17. Opening Game Dessert Table

From Double the Fun Parties

This University of Georgia game day dessert table was done in red and black. Find a cute no-sew banner and lots of staging ideas for a football dessert table here.

18. 9 Football Shaped Foods and Treats

From Pizzazzerie

Peanut butter dip, chocolate covered strawberries, ice cream sandwiches, cupcakes, mini-subs, passion fruit and whoopee pies–all in football shape–will add pizzazz to your game day table.

19. Blue and White Tailgate Party

From Mirabelle Creations via Pizzazerie

This football bash illustrates how ready-made food is made party ready with easy-to-do paper goods. Make it nice for your guests, but make it easy on yourself, too.

20. Football Fun

From Sweet Threads Clothing Company via The Party Wagon

A miniature field goal post looks terrific as a table decoration. This small version, done with PVC pipe, would be inexpensive and easy-to-do. Find more styling ideas here, too.

Plan the ultimate football birthday bash with these great party supplies:

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• Inflatable Goal Post Cooler with Football
• Fanci-Fetti Footballs
• Football Shaped Plastic Tray
• Touchdown Serving Bowl Set
• Foam Football Party Favors
• Football Paper Lanterns   
• First And Ten Football Pan
• V-Neck Referee Shirt
• Official’s Penalty Flag
• Football Stadium Chip And Dip Serving Set 
• Football Clappers Party Favors
• Face Paint Sticks

Check out more football-themed parties you will love.

• Game Day Food Ideas for any Football Party
• Football-themed Second Birthday Party
• Vintage Football Birthday Party

Plus, don’t miss out on 25 Football Party Food Ideas…