1970s

The 70s is a fun theme. The costumes and music alone are enough to make a party.  Another plus is that it was recent enough to have plenty of artifacts you can use to set the mood.  Browse down the page for food and party game ideas. 

70s Clothing and Costumes

• Australia's Online Party Costumes Superstore - lots of party costumes and dress-ups delivered anywhere in Australia for $9.95. They stock Rock n Roll themed costumes and accessories. 
   
• Costume Box - Thousands of Fancy Dress costumes for adults and kids for all occasions.  Sydney-based online store with delivery to Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Flat fee delivery within Australia. Most costumes dispatched within 24 hours. All costumes displayed are in stock. See their 70s costumes and Disco costumes
   
• Parties Online - Sydney-based party products store in operation since 1991. They specialise in themed and coloured tableware, balloons costumes and more. See the range of Dress ups and Fancy Costumes.

70s Themed Music and Entertainment

• Yardgames - An Australian store that stocks giant, outdoor and team games. They are based in Sydney and deliver throughout Australia. Yardgames stocks limbo! See Garden Games.
   
• iTunes Music Store - Huge range of digital downloads available online through iTunes. Individual songs or whole albums. Buy music from these 70s artists -
  

  ABBA Alice Cooper Al Green Barry Manilow Bee Gees Carly Simon The Carpenters Cat Stevens David Bowie Diana Ross

  The Doors The Eagles Electric Light Orchestra Elton John Elvis Presley Eric Clapton Foreigner KC & The Sunshine Band Kenny Rogers

  KISS Meatloaf Olivia Newton John Peter Frampton Queen Rolling Stones Stevie Wonder Village People The Who

70s Party Products & Decorations

• Blue Dog Posters in Sydney is Australia's largest online poster shop. Get your poster laminated or delivered as is. Delivery to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Flat rate delivery Australia wide and express delivery is also available. See their movies posters and music posters or go straight to posters from 70s pop culture including -
  

  AC/DC The Doors Elvis Presley

  Joy Division The Ramones The Rolling Stones

  The Sex Pistols Star Wars The Who

• Picture Store - Based in NSW with Australia-wide and some international delivery. They stock an extensive range of Movie and TV Show and Music posters. See their posters for -
  • The Rolling Stones | The Beatles | Star Wars
     
• Party Products Australia - your one-stop shop for party supplies, based in Brisbane, Queensland. Party Products Australia stocks over 6000 items including invitations, balloons, napkins, plates, cups, hats, goody/loot bags, temporary tattoos, banner flags, piñatas, and a lot more! Themes include Rock n Roll.
   
• Parties Online - Sydney-based party products store in operation since 1991. They specialise in themed and coloured tableware, balloons costumes and more.

70s Party Ideas

When you think of the 70s, the disco era is an obvious theme.  But there were plenty of other fashion and music disaster areas you can spice up your 70s party with.

• Decor - To create the mood, clear space for a dance floor and hang a mirror ball from the roof.  Other 70s-tastic decor could include: Brown, orange and green shades; wood veneer; Beanbags; shag rugs; Lavalamps; and 70s glassware from op shops.
• Themes - Screen characters/celebrities of the 70s, Disco,  70s fashion and Roller-Disco (this is best outsourced to a rollerskating rink)
• Celebrities  - Sports stars with moustaches, Farrah Fawcett, Aretha Franklin, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Nixon, David Bowie, ABBA, Bee Gees, ACDC
• Activities - Disco dancing competition, Biggest afro/platforms/bellbottoms competition. 70s trivia, Play limbo!

70s Party Food

The 70s was never known for its good taste, and the food was no exception. The craze for fondue (and the related put-everything-on-toothpicks fad) makes an obvious food theme. Keep in mind that some of this food may be more fun to make (and laugh at) than eat.

• Fondues, both sweet and savoury
• Skewer any of the following on a toothpick: cabannossi, gherkins, cocktail onions, cheese and pineapple, mini frankfurts.  For extra tackiness you could stick the toothpicks in a grapefruit
• Quiche, miniature or otherwise
• Punch
• Prawn Cocktails
• Pigs in a Blanket
• For more 1970s foods see Food Timeline
   
• For more inspiration see Saturday Night Fever party ideas
• See also our Rocky Horror Picture show theme