Outdoor Living
Fun Party Ideas for an Epic BBQ
We love firing up the grill year-round, but there’s something special about barbecuing in the summer. With long sunny days and warm evenings, summer is the perfect season to throw a party and gather your friends and family for delicious BBQ recipes, refreshments and fun. Here are some of our favourite BBQ ideas and party ideas to help inspire an epic summer BBQ.
Party Themes
Having a party theme adds a bit of fun whether it’s a casual get-together or a birthday celebration. Everything from your food and drinks to decorations and outfits can fit the theme and make your summer BBQ into a party to remember. For example, if you chose to have a Hawaiian luau-themed party, you can grill up some pineapple burgers, chicken teriyaki and coconut shrimp kebabs and serve mai tais and Hawaiian punch. For décor, leis and bright colourful floral shirts will help set the scene along with some tiki torches for lighting up the night.
Another fun party theme is fiesta night. You can create a DIY taco bar with grilled chicken, fish and steak fajitas with plenty of toppings like grilled corn elote, guacamole, salsa and coriander. Serve margaritas and Mexican Coca-Cola to your guests on tables with sombreros, cacti and piñatas as party décor.
Themes help bring cohesiveness to parties and can also help guide you when planning the menu for your summer BBQ.
BBQ Ideas For Your Themed Party
Country & Western BBQ
- BBQ Food: Bacon cheeseburgers, juicy steaks, hot dogs
- Cocktails: Bourbon ginger lemonade
- Decor: Cowboy hats, bandanas, check shirts and plaid
Top Tip: Make perfect burgers for the crowd with the Weber Burger Press
Pizza Party
- BBQ Food: Grilled pizza bar with DIY toppings
- Cocktails: Wine, or whatever you fancy!
- Decor: Gingham tablecloths and wooden pizza peels
Top Tip: The Weber Gourmet Pizza Stone will give you that delicious grilled pizza taste
Mediterranean Night
- BBQ Food: Whole grilled gish, marinated lamb kebabs, grilled aubergine dip
- Cocktails: Ouzo lemon spritzers
- Decor: Blue and white place settings, rosemary centrepieces
Top Tip: Try grilling your fish in a large fish basket to keep it from sticking to the grill and falling apart.
Hawaiian Luau
- BBQ Food: Pineapple burgers, chicken teriyaki, coconut shrimp
- Cocktails: Mai Tais and Hawaiian punch
- Decor: Leis, floral shirts and tiki torches
Top Tip: This rotisserie skewer system rotates as it cooks, ensuring all the kebabs get cooked evenly
Hawaiian Luau
- BBQ Food: Pineapple burgers, chicken teriyaki, coconut shrimp
- Cocktails: Mai Tais and Hawaiian punch
- Decor: Leis, floral shirts and tiki torches
Top Tip: This rotisserie skewer system rotates as it cooks, ensuring all the kebabs get cooked evenly
Fiesta BBQ
- BBQ Food: Grilled steak, fish and chicken fajitas in a taco bar and grilled corn elote
- Cocktails: Margaritas
- Decor: Sombreros and piñatas
Top Tip: Using a cast iron griddle on top of your barbecue will make it easy to cook your fajita vegetables
Breakfast for Dinner
- BBQ Food: Griddled pancakes, bacon, eggs and homemade waffles
- Cocktails: Mimosas and bloody marys
- Decor: Retro diner decorations
Top Tip: Try the Weber waffle iron insert for uniquely delicious waffles and a double-sided griddle to make breakfast for a crowd
While we love a flame-grilled burger as much as anyone else, now’s the time to try one of these creative BBQ ideas and throw an epic themed party. You can grill almost anything you’d like, from different proteins like grilled chicken, pork and fish, to vegetables like asparagus, courgettes and corn on the cob. BBQ food is incredibly versatile and you can make marinades and sauces to fit whatever theme you’d like. We hope these party ideas will help inspire your next cookout. For all the BBQ accessories you need for an awesome barbecue this summer, check out our catalog online or stop by in store today!
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