Party acts that hype up the crowd: Recommended entertainment and performances for banquets and drinking parties [2026]
Farewell and welcome parties at work, year-end and New Year gatherings, after-parties with friends, and class reunions.
There are quite a lot of banquets and drinking parties, aren’t there?
They’re basically fun, but there’s one time that troubles new hires, young employees, and juniors… yes, the “entertainment segment”!
People often say, “Do something!” or “Can’t you do something funny?” and you end up covering it with an awkward smile, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of recommended ideas for when you can’t dodge party entertainment, including skits and performances everyone can do together.
Be sure to use it as a reference when you’re in a pinch!
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Party tricks that liven things up. Recommended entertainment and performances for banquets and drinking parties [2026] (111–120)
Spinning Glasses Long-Straw Speed-Drinking Battle
It’s a party game that uses a curly, spiral straw shaped like a pair of glasses.
Players use this extra-long straw to sip their drink, and whoever finishes first wins—simple as that.
Because a long straw takes more effort to draw liquid through, the participants’ desperate expressions and faces turning red from exertion are part of the fun.
And since the straw is shaped like glasses, using a colored drink lets you enjoy watching the “glasses” gradually take on the color as you sip.
A one-shot gag with a hat
Speaking of hat tricks, Ryuhei Ueshima from Dachou Club made the “Kururinpa” famous! In fact, there are lots of one-shot tricks you can do with a hat besides the Kururinpa.
For example, putting on and taking off a hat without using your hands, rolling it from your hand up your arm and onto your head, or adding throws to create an advanced variation of the Kururinpa.
For these kinds of tricks, it’s best to choose a hat with a brim that goes all the way around and is somewhat stiff.
Hats are easy to carry and don’t take up much space, so give it a try—practice and have fun!
Let It Go dance
“Let It Go,” the smash-hit song from Disney’s global blockbuster Frozen, is beloved worldwide.
In the Japanese version, Takako Matsu, who voices Elsa, delivers a beautifully expansive vocal performance.
How about trying a dance to this hugely popular track? Elsa’s movements as she conjures ice one after another in the film almost look like a dance, don’t they? You could exaggerate Elsa’s motions and turn them into dance moves, create your own original choreography, or pick a theme—like moves a celebrity might do—and dance along in various ways.
Heat things up so much that even the ice might melt!
funny face
If you really master funny faces, they can become a proper performance.
A lot of them use your hands to make your face look funny, but some require a bit of facial flexibility, and others rely on skillful expressions.
So if you practice regularly and have a few ready, when someone suddenly asks, “Got anything funny?” you won’t have to dodge it with a laugh—you can actually deliver, make everyone happy, and liven up the party.
You could even get the audience involved and turn it into a funny-face contest, which would probably be a hit.
Please feel free to use this as a reference.
Cup Vanish Magic
It’s a magic trick where a cup that was supposedly wrapped in newspaper disappears.
You use the newspaper to cleverly create a blind spot and hide the cup there.
It may sound simple when explained in words, but it takes a bit of practice to make sure your audience doesn’t catch on.
group gymnastics
Group gymnastics, which many of us probably did at least once during elementary or junior high school sports festivals.
One big advantage for party entertainment is that you don’t need any props—just your own bodies.
From simple moves that two or three people can perform, like the Cactus, Airplane, or Fan, to a pyramid with around ten people, showcasing a variety of techniques to music will surely get the crowd going! You’ll need a bit of space, but it’s a surefire crowd-pleaser that never slips up.
to ride on a 1-sho bottle
This is a party trick where you balance on top of a sake bottle that isn’t fixed in place.
A good sense of balance is very important.
It also makes a strong visual impact.
At a party, there should be bottles around, so there’s no need to prepare anything.
If you fall, it could be a disaster, so be careful when you perform it.