POPULAR FUNDRAISING GALA THEMES FOR 2022 AND 2023


What are the best themes ideas for gala fundraising events? Here are 50 ideas that will bring your donors back year after year. Galas are social occasions with special entertainment or performances which should include ways to fundraise like having a LIVE AUCTION, SILENT AUCTION, RAFFLES, and more. Impact Auctions specailizes in these areas. Contact us today.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game
  1. Runway Fashion Show– Fashion is in and will make any event fashionable.
  2. Last Dance
  3. Black-Tie and Pearls
  4. Craft Beer Tasting
  5. Kentucky Derby
  6. 19th Hole
  7. Bourbon Kentucky Tasting
  8. White Gala
  9. Pink Night Away– Pink Tie/Pink Shoes
  10. Broadway Musical (for example Hamilton)
  11. Talladega Nights
  12. Red Carpet
  13. James Bond “Martini”–James Bond themed event, with Martini bar, Ice sculpture, Blackjack, & roulette tables Bond girls and yours truly as Sean Connery’s James Bond.
  14. “Superhero Soiree”
  15. Vodka-tasting party
  16. Emily in Paris
  17. Moonshining
  18. Blue Jeans & High Heels
  19. Geishas and Samurais
  20. Star-Gazing Soirée
  21. Scotch and Chocolate Cigars and Champaign
  22. Red, Red Wine Tasting- Nothing is quite as romantic as throwing a party that is entirely red. Red decor, red flowers, red velvet cake
  23. English Pub
  24. Bow Ties & Diamonds
  25. Anchors Away–Anchors Away: You might not own a yacht, but you can certainly party like you do. Think royal blue and white decor and plenty of anchors as the theme of your decor.
  26. Chef’s Cooking
  27. Styling in Sport Attire
  28. Kings and Queens
  29. All White Classic
  30. Murder Mystery Party
  31. Nights on the Nile
  32. Hope Grows Here
  33. Laughter Comedy Night
  34. Give “Cancer” the Boot
  35. Hats On
  36. Backyard Garden
  37. It’s a Jungle
  38. “Zombie” Apocalypse
  39. “Greece”
  40. Laughter and Comedy night
  41. Take Me Out to The Ballpark
  42. Masquerade Ball
  43. Casino Night
  44. A Taste of Hope
  45. Glamours Night on the Town
  46. Great Gatsby
  47. Tuxes and Tennis Shoes
  48. Hats, Purses and Scarfs — Ladies
  49. Cirque du Soleil
  50. Running Towards a Solution

About Impact Auctions:

Debbie and Ron Hitzel, Impact Auctions, are a husband and wife team that have been in the fundraising business for over 20 years raising money for charitable causes close to their hearts. Our Auctioneer is a former US Navy Nuclear Submariner and has upgraded electrical power plants around the world. Ron speaks several languages after working in over 56 countries and thus brings his world travels to the stage! Debbie is a former teacher of almost 30 years and now enjoys helping all fundraising events.

North Carolina and Florida Auctioneer based but we do travel nationally.

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