Games to Liven Up Your 2026 Graduation Party and Thank-You Banquet
After the graduation ceremony, many schools might hold parties or thank-you gatherings.
And if you’re the organizer, you might be struggling to choose games or activities for entertainment, right? Since it’s a special graduation party, you’ll want to make it a wonderful and fun time that everyone will remember.
In this article, we’ll introduce a variety of ideas—from games related to school life to activities that get large groups excited.
We’ve also prepared plenty that let you look back on memories, so please use them as a reference!
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[2026] Games to Energize Your Graduation Party & Thank-You Banquet (31–40)
Friend Bingo
Speaking of bingo, the standard rules involve handing out cards with random numbers and marking off the numbers as they’re called.
In this “Friend Bingo” version, you write words that match a given theme into the blank grid yourself.
If your partner says a word that appears on your sheet, you circle it and aim to complete a line—horizontal, vertical, or diagonal—to get bingo.
Because it’s played while chatting, it makes party conversations even livelier! Give it a try.
Graduation Certificate Lottery
I think graduation certificates have a serial number like “No.
XX.” How about using the last four digits (or similar) to run a lottery? Drawing one digit at a time, just like an actual lottery, would probably make it really exciting!
Stand-up game
You clear the round if the declared number matches the number of people standing! The simple rules make the “Stand-Up Game” fun for everyone, and since it doesn’t require any props or explanations, it’s perfect for busy graduation parties or thank-you gatherings packed with different activities.
Of course, you can make the last person remaining the winner, but it’s also fun to have everyone predict who among the participants will win.
It’s easy to play in spare moments, so it’s great as a quick filler while you prepare for the next performance!
Pull it off nicely.
First, stack paper cups and sheets of paper alternately for about three layers.
Then, try to pull out all the sheets from between the cups without letting the cups topple over.
It’s an easy-to-prepare game that’s thrilling for spectators and highly recommended!
One-in-a-hundred survey
Do you know the “1 out of 100 Survey,” a popular segment from the variety show Waratte Iitomo? It’s a game where you ask a question that seems likely to apply to only 1 out of 100 people, and you clear the challenge if exactly one person actually fits.
That said, gathering 100 people can be tough.
In that case, you can still enjoy it by reducing the number to, say, 10 people.
It’s also fine to play with a larger group, like 200 people.
Feel free to adapt it flexibly to suit your situation.
[2026] Games to Liven Up Graduation Parties and Thank-You Banquets (41–50)
How about a rose?
It’s a fun activity where you make a rose out of colored paper.
The finished result looks quite authentic, but the method is very simple—you can do it in about five minutes.
It also makes a nice memento for a graduation ceremony, so it’s like killing two birds with one stone.
Get everyone together, chat away, and have fun giving it a try!
Name of Things Quiz
There are quite a few names for things that seem familiar but we don’t actually know, right? And there are also things we should know from class but just can’t remember… This is a quiz where you guess the names of such items! The Stevenson screen that every school had is a prime example of a name that feels like it’s on the tip of your tongue! Let’s make a quiz using the names of items found at school or used by teachers!