Hippies and partiers of all stripes started celebrating a certain kind of high life about 50 years ago, and the party never stopped.


Today, it can be great fun to plan a peace and love party to celebrate life, love and good friends.

The best peace and love parties touch upon all the senses with selected sights, sounds, tastes and smells that help guests feel like they are back in the peace and love era.  

Dress the Part

Start by sending invitations that reflect your theme. Ask guests to dress the part and wear costumes from the 1960s.

Set Your Theme

Before your party begins, lower the lights in the main party room. Replace the bulbs in table lamps with colored bulbs or black lights. Decorate the room with posters from the era if you have any. Scatter the floor with large pillows and a beanbag chair.

Choose 1960s music that sets the mood, such as Donovan, the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, late Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and Led Zeppelin.  

Munchies

Put out lots of "munchies" like bite-sized candy bars, M&Ms, potato chips and dip, pretzels, raisins, carrot sticks, slim Jims and tons of hot pizza with the works. Serve Kool-Aid and soda for non-drinkers, beer and Boones Farm Wine for the drinkers. Sprinkle the serving tables with hard peppermint candies and incense for decorations. And don't forget the brownies!  

Exotic Aromas

As your guests arrive, be sure to fill the air with the aroma of exotic incense and light a few candles for atmosphere. The scents of sandalwood or patchouli are especially reminiscent of the 1960s.

Plan Some Fun

Plan activities and games that will further remind everyone of your peace and love theme. For instance, any parlor game that has clues can be adapted to a 1960s theme.

And when it's time for guests to leave, make sure every one gets a small memento of your peace love party to take home. Tie-dye bandanas, rolling papers, peace stickers and inexpensive beaded jewelry make perfect parting gifts.

Reconnect with a Peace and Love Party

Planning a peace and love party is a great way to reconnect with old friends and make a few new friends along the way. Use  your imagination. Think out of the box. Celebrate peace and love, and party like it's 1969!

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Click to visit the LIVE Duval Street Cam in front of Sloppy Joe's Bar, the infamous party central of Key West Florida. Turn your speakers on, and listen to the celebration!