Like watching sport with your mates? Then throw an Olympics party! Enjoy having a few friends round to watch the Olympics together? Ever think it might be fun to make a bit more of a party of it? You've come to the right place! The whole aim of this site is to give you some ideas and resources to help you throw an Olympics party with your friends. Yes, you could just turn the TV on and hope somebody remembers to bring a few lagers with them. Somewhere at the back of the cupboard there's a packet of cheese and onion crisps you haven't eaten yet, right? OR, you could go to town a bit, and for very little money turn the whole thing into a party that everyone will remember. It doesn't take a lot of effort to decorate the room in the colours of the nation you're cheering for. There are countless sources of flags, bunting, scarves, shirts and other ways to decorate your room (or yourself!) available, and we'll try to link you up with some of them. Or take it a step further, and find some wine or beer from the nations involved. One thing we've got loads of on this site is recipes from around the world, so whether you're a budding chef or a bit of a novice in the kitchen, there should be something here that will give your Olympics party some culinary pizazz! This site is an "off shoot" of the successful Sporting Parties web site, so many of the ideas will be similar. In fact many of the links will open on pages from the other site where they are useful or appropriate - there seemed very little point in filling up the web with duplicate pages that simply have a different logo on! Of course, there's nothing to stop you using the ideas on this site for a party that's not strictly Olympics or sport-related. But if you are having a few mates round to watch the Olympics, why not make the most of the occasion?! And if you have any ideas to add to this site, please get in touch! Throwing an Olympics Party? Plan ahead! OK, the Olympics only comes round once every four years, so in theory we all have plenty of time to plan the perfect party, but somehow life never works out quite like that! A little advance planning will help create a party to remember. Here are some of the things to think about: Check out the official London 2012 Olympic events page so you can plan those party dates around specific events! Now you've got the date in your diary, check out our party planning guide to make sure you get everything sorted out in time. Themed Recipes for different nations - theme your food to match the countries that are taking part! We have some great menu suggestions below! Nibbles - it's not a party without nibbles! Flags & Decorations - deck the room out in the colours of the teams! Although many of these pages are "football related", there are plenty of useful ideas there for an Olympics party.

Latest Olympic News Click here for the official London 2012 Olymics site. If you fancy a flutter, click here to bet on the London 2012 Olympics. Quick Country Finder Throwing a party themed around a key Olympic event, and need to find some ideas fast? Use the list below to find the page for your nation (or the opposition), and away you go! We've only listed here those nations for whom we have pages already built on our sister site, Throw a Football Party. I'm afraid if your nation doesn't appear below, we don't have a page of ideas for them (yet!). Algeria Angola Argentina Australia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Chile Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Equatorial Guinea France Gabon Germany Ghana Great Britain - to be added shortly Greece Hungary Italy Japan Korea - North Libya Mexico Montenegro Morocco Netherlands Nigeria Poland Portugal Russia Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Turkey Ukraine Uruguay USA Themed Ideas For Olympics Parties Greek Party As the birthplace of the Olympics, Greece offers plenty of ideas for an Olympics themed party. Decorations Deck out the room in the Greek national colours of white and blue, with plenty of Greek flags and bunting. Menu Grilled Halloumi Cheese ----- Classic Greek Salad ----- Souvlaki or Kleftiko ----- To Drink Mythos Lager Retsina Ouzo London Pride As the 2012 Olympics are being held in London, why not put together a London-themed party? Decorations Deck out the room in the British national colours of red, white and blue, with plenty of Union Jack flags and bunting. Menu Potted Shrimps or Onion & Ale Soup ----- "Bangers" & Mash with Onion Gravy or Beef in Ale Casserole ----- To Drink London Gin & Tonic Fullers London Pride Ale Youngs Special London Ale English Garden Party Quaint, civilised, sophiticated.... could be a lot of fun, and a very "different" kind of party if everyone gets into the spirit of it... Decorations Decorate the garden with plenty of red, white and blue, with plenty of Union Jack flags and bunting. Menu Cucumber Sandwiches Scotch Eggs Egg & Cress Sandwiches Sausage Rolls Coronation Chicken ----- Scones and Jam Strawberries & Cream Sherry Trifle Jam Tarts ----- To Drink Tea! Ginger Beer Pimms & Lemonade Multi-National Party This results in a really bright, colourful party with loads of interesting food and drink! The idea is that each person picks a country from around the world (you could use countries of the British Commonwealth, or one country from each continent, or countries with yellow on their national flag, or whatever other theme works for you), and then brings a flag, some bunting or other decoration from that nation, and prepares a dish from their chosen country. Decorations This will obviously be dependent on the countries you choose, but you'll find links to flags, bunting and other decorations from around the world here. Menu Again, this will depend on the nations you choose, but click here for our list of recipes from around the world. To Drink Have a search at ; they have a pretty good selection of wines from around the world. Five Olympic Rings Another way to get a brightly coloured party with lots of interesting food! The idea is that each person or family picks one of the colours of the Olympic Rings (red, yellow, black, blue and green). They then have to bring a decoration and a dish that is linked with that colour. Or the host can provide the decorations, and the guests bring a dish and a drink themed to the colour (be prepared for plenty of Blue Nun!). Decorations This will obviously be dependent on the colour you choose, but you'll find links to flags, bunting and other decorations from around the world here. Menu Again, this will depend on the colour you choose, but click here for our list of recipes from around the world. Other ideas maight be chicken in black bean sauce, Thai green curry, something with red snapper in, etc. To Drink Blue Nun, Red Wine, obvious. Portuguese "Green" wine (it's not really green), Johnnie Walker Black Label , Black Sheep Ale ... Coming soon.... More great party theme ideas

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