16 Memorable Graduation Party Game Ideas For Your Big Day

A graduation party is a celebration of years of hard work and dedication, which deserves a memorable send-off. What better way to make your graduation party unforgettable than by incorporating some fun and engaging games? We’ve compiled 16 exciting graduation party game ideas that’ll add an extra layer of joy to your big day. With both classic favorites and unique activities you might not have heard of, the games on this list will make your celebration a total success.

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1. Grad Libs

For our first and one of our favorite graduation party game ideas, we’re suggesting a new twist on an old favorite. Have you ever played Mad Libs? “Grad Libs” is just like that, but it uses a fill-in-the-blank template that’s specifically focused on your graduation celebration. Simply print out copies of the page below and hand them out to your party guests along with some pens.

2. Who knows the graduate best?

Celebrate the graduate whose party it is by making them the center of attention with this engaging (and potentially quite challenging) game! Details to quiz guests on include their birthday, nickname, eye color, shoe size, and more. Be sure to have a fun prize ready for whoever wins this one!

3. “Ever or Never”

Similar to the previous suggestion, this graduation party game involves having your guests guess whether the graduate being celebrated has ever done certain things, mostly related to breaking rules: skipping a class, lying about their age, using a fake ID, etc. See how well your guests know the graduate by having them compete to get the most guesses right!

4. Graduation bingo

This version of bingo for a grad party is a bit more like a scavenger hunt than regular bingo, but that makes it more fun—rather than being about luck, it’s a challenge where everyone playing has an equal chance to win. Even better, as your guests go around to one another and compete to find people who fit each of the categories on the bingo card (from “Read a book this month” to “Is left-handed”), they’ll also get to know each other better in the process!

5. What’s on your phone?

This “What’s on Your Phone?” game involves a list of features, each of which has its own point value. Every time you check off one item, such as your phone having a cracked screen (50 points) or more than 1,000 unread emails (100 points), you earn more points. Whoever has the most points at the end wins this game!

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6. Pin the tassel on the grad

We mentioned we’d be including some classic games on this list, and this is the most classic party game of all, with a major thematic twist. Instead of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, it’s Pin the Tassel on the Grad! Hang up a large photo of the graduate in their graduation cap, and then have your guests try to pin the tassel on their cap while blindfolded. This one is sure to get lots of laughs from participants.

7. Graduation word scramble

Offer your guests a list of scrambled graduation-related words, and award a prize to the quick-witted person who successfully unscrambles them first.

8. Emoji decoding game

This graduation party game is similar to the word scramble above, but instead of scrambled-up words, your guests will be decoding emojis to find terms related to school and graduation. This one is honestly pretty challenging, which makes it more competitive and exciting!

9. “I Spy” graduation

This is a graduation party game that can be played at the graduation ceremony itself, at the party, or during both! Your guests can look for various graduation-related items—including graduation caps, diplomas, ribbons, awards, and more—and circle or color them in as they spot them.

10. “Prescription for Success” advice game

Hand out sheets with these fill-in-the-blank advice prompts—such as “Never forget to ________” and “Don’t be afraid to ______”—to give adults at the party a structured opportunity to share their life wisdom with the graduates. 

11. “Are You Smarter Than a High School Graduate?”

Here’s another quiz game that tests party guests on things that recent high school students are much more likely to know than the adult guests at the party. What a fun and unique challenge!

12. Graduation word search

Word searches are another classic game for a reason, and they’ll be perfectly on theme for your grad party when the hidden words include “diploma,” “ceremony,” “gown,” and other relevant terms!

Be sure to thank your guests for attending your celebration by using our graduation party favor ideas guide as your inspiration!

13. Graduation drawing game

For this game, your guests will close their eyes and attempt to draw the graduate and surround them with various relevant items like a graduation cap, the school they graduated from, and so forth—all without opening their eyes! The results are sure to be hilarious, if not very accurate drawings.

14. Graduation riddles

Recent grads may be tired of racking their brains for the right answer to challenging questions. However, your other party grad guests might be more enthused about this friendly competition to figure out a series of graduation riddles.

15. Senior most likely

Have your guests agree on which graduates are most likely to do each of the things on this list—from becoming a YouTuber to marrying their high school sweetheart!

16. Think fast game

So far, none of the games on this list have been timed. So how about getting your guests’ adrenaline going a bit with a more fast-paced game like this one? Whoever can think of the most examples of each category wins!

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