Farewell party entertainment and performance ideas to liven things up: presentations that convey gratitude
When a colleague who has supported you at work is transferred or decides to leave the company, many people want to hold a farewell party to express their gratitude.
That said, it can be hard to decide what kind of performance or activity to prepare.
If you’re going to do it, you want to make the guest of honor smile with something truly memorable.
In this article, we introduce ideas for performances and entertainment that will warmly brighten a farewell party.
We’ve gathered a variety of ideas, from touching tributes to activities that liven up the venue.
Use them as inspiration to gift a wonderful time to the person who has helped you so much!
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Farewell party entertainment ideas to liven things up: performances and activities to express gratitude (1–10)
Old Photo Guessing Quiz
Farewell parties can get a bit sentimental, but how about livening things up with something like this? Gather childhood photos of the attendees, display them in a slideshow, and run a quiz to guess whose childhood photo it is.
You’ll have people who look exactly the same as they do now, and others where, once it’s pointed out, you can kind of see the resemblance.
Above all, looking at those childhood photos is bound to spark lots of fun conversation!
Surprise Message Movie
How about giving the guest of honor at the farewell party a surprise video? You can show it on a monitor or projector, and then present the video file afterward.
Unlike a message board or card, it doesn’t take up space, and if they keep it on their smartphone, they can watch it anytime and as many times as they like, which will surely be appreciated.
Sketchbook Relay
This is a sketchbook relay where you write a message in a sketchbook and pass it along, linking one to the next.
You turn the pages filled with each person’s thoughts, close the sketchbook, and hand it to the next person.
The fun part of a sketchbook relay is that when you toss or drop the sketchbook, the next person catches it, making it feel like you’re truly passing it along.
Let’s come up with a fun way to connect and add some moving background music.
dance
As a special performance idea for a farewell party in a female-dominated workplace, how about doing a dance to an idol song? There are lots of recent idol songs that are performed by large groups and are super fun and uplifting.
The choreographies are cute, too, and it’s a two-for-one crowd-pleaser where everyone can sing, dance, and get hyped together.
I highly recommend it for those who want to keep the mood bright and pleasant from start to finish at the farewell party.
Medal and certificate of appreciation award ceremony
How about honoring their achievements so far by sending them a medal or a certificate of appreciation, or even holding an award ceremony? Receiving a formal certificate or medal is nice, but how about preparing a homemade, slightly quirky certificate instead? It would make a great keepsake, and an award ceremony is a good opportunity to properly express your gratitude for everything up to now.