Events

We only do one theme.
Unforgettable

And sets balance
sheets ablaze!

We love a good themed event at Gustaf

Your people will, too. A strong visual identity can be the event glue that holds a shared experience together, creating clarity and consistency at every touchpoint.

From your save-the-date and invite to venue signage and event styling itself, a theme helps get tongues wagging for all the right reasons. It builds interest and heightens anticipation. Plus, it’s a godsend when it comes to designing a standout event brand – another of our team’s creative sweet spots.

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We’re not talking second-rate fancy dress

When we say themed, we’re not talking second-rate fancy dress, slinging up humdrum decos, or settling for corny party vibe. We’re talking themes that’ll get your people raving about it. Before and after.

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Consider these teeth cut

Having toured the world with rock ‘n’ roll royalty (depending on your taste, obviously) you won’t be surprised to hear that when clients approach us to design them a festival-themed event… it’s music to our ears.

We cut our event teeth on the nightclub decks, and perfected our performance craft by sharing a stage with two brothers from Burnage. If we can’t get your team buzzing, no-one can.

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Themed Events

What Is A Themed Event?

The short answer is a themed event can be anything you want it to be! 


As the name suggests, a themed event revolves around a central theme. There’s no limit to the types of themes your event can be based upon. Some popular ideas include holiday seasons, films, literary characters, locations or decades. Though, when you work with us here at Gustaf, we can help come up with some ideas based on your commercial aims as a business.

Once we’ve nailed the theme, everything surrounding the event such as the venue, entertainment, catering, decorations and invites will tap into this theme. Typically, guests are requested to dress in accordance with the theme which can make for an unforgettable experience for everyone! But we can help you iron out all these finer details later.

There are lots of reasons why you might want to hold a themed event. As noted above, this can include trying something different for a corporate event, or to create a memorable promotional event for your customers.

Some event types that can have a theme applied include award ceremonies, charity events, corporate events, hybrid events, product launches, summer parties, Christmas parties, industry conferences or gala dinners.

In essence, absolutely any event type you might want to hold as a business can be curated with a theme in mind. Gustaf can take care of every aspect of your themed event planning on behalf of your business.


Gustaf Incentive Themed Event Agency Services - Themed Event Planning Checklist

  • Event logistics

  • Pre-event marketing

  • Theme or concept ideas

  • Themed event catering

  • Themed event decorations

  • Themed event entertainment

  • Themed event invites

  • Themed event planning

  • Themed event production

  • Themed event souvenirs

  • Themed event venue sourcing

  • Travel and transport

  • Post-event evaluations


Gustaf will work with you to understand your themed event requirements, which can include some of the above, all of the above or more than the above! 


Just let us know what you need and our team will make it happen, from creating the initial brief through to the post-event evaluation. 

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Why Your Event Needs Creative Theming Experts 

Maximised event outcome - It sounds simple enough to come up with an event theme. But in reality, themed events quite literally take a village to plan and achieve. A creative agency is best placed to help, since we can bring innovative ideas and concepts to the table. So let's leave sausages on sticks and DJs blasting out Agadoo in the past. Unless that’s what you’re after of course. 


Competitive advantage - When planning an event for a product launch, brand awareness or any other commercial aim, there’s a good chance your customers, the general public or the press will be invited. Boring formats, or even event types that have been done already just won’t cut it when you’re looking to impress. But with a Gustaf themed event, we can pull out all the stops to create a unique experience that can’t be topped. Until next year that is! 


Local knowledge - Based in Manchester, Gustaf has unrivalled knowledge of all things putting on a themed event in the North West. We can actually work further afield too. But based on our work locally, we have an intrinsic understanding of the best venues, suppliers and talent to make your themed event nothing short of a show-stopper. 


Themed Event Examples & Ideas 

When you work with us here at Gustaf, we’ll create a unique brief for your event theme. 

Our team will consider all of your thoughts, ideas and overall aims for your event. You may have some event themes you’d like to pitch, or we can do all of the creative legwork for you. 


POPULAR EVENT THEMES

To give you an idea of some popular event themes, take a look at the following list. 

    

  • 1920s themed events    

  • 1980s themed events    

  • Alice In Wonderland events    

  • Arabian nights themed events    

  • Back to school events    

  • Black and white themed events    

  • Bollywood themed events    

  • Carnival or circus events    

  • Christmas events    

  • Coachella themed events

  • Colour themed events    

  • Country-specific themed events

  • Disco themed events

  • Festival themed events    

  • Futuristic themed events    

  • Game Of Thrones events

  • Glamping themed events

  • Great Gatsby events    

  • Halloween events    

  • Hollywood red carpet events    

  • Ibiza chill out themed events    

  • Las Vegas themed events    

  • Manchester themed events    

  • Mardi Gras events    

  • Masquerade ball events

  • Medieval themed events    

  • Musical festival events    

  • Narnia themed events    

  • Neon events 

  • Oktoberfest events    

  • Peaky blinders themed events    

  • Science fiction events    

  • St Patrick's Day themed events

  • Summer party events    

  • Superhero events

  • Sustainable events    

  • Time travel events    

  • Travel incentive events    

  • Tropical luau events    

  • Valentine’s Day events    

  • Vintage or retro era events    

  • Wild west themed events    

  • Winter wonderland events    

These ideas are off the top of our head and hopefully, they’ll give you a starting point to what your themed event could look like. 


But if you’re in the mood for something different, let’s chat! 


Benefits Of Themed Events 

What’s not to love attending a themed event that will engage, entertain and inspire like nothing else? 

The advantages of putting on themed events are as vast as the types of themes we can explore. 


But the main point to note is that a theme allows you to take your event in a specific direction. Sometimes this can be for the purpose of entertaining your team. In other cases, a theme can be integral to meeting any commercial objectives of your business. AKA - a themed event is completely unique. 


Perfect For A Number Of Event Types

There are endless types of events you might want to put on as a business. This can include award ceremonies, hybrid events, product launches, gala dinners, incentive events, corporate retreats, employee workshops, conferences, fundraising events, team building events and summer parties.

Our list could go on and on here! But what remains the same throughout is that a themed event can step up to the plate no matter the event type or event objectives. So whether the event will be for your employees, your customers or even the public, there is a theme just waiting to be explored for your next soiree.

A Theme Allows You To Completely Curate The Experience 

Whether your event is designed to give your team a fun night to remember, or if you want to make lots of noise about a new product launch, selecting the event theme gives you full control.

That’s because everything from the venue to the dress code will be centred around the theme. 


Having a theme can also make many decisions more straightforward, as every detail needs to work toward one common goal. For instance, knowing what entertainment to choose or what the pre-event marketing should look like. All of which can make the entire event planning experience streamlined and ultimately more successful due to a clear direction throughout. 


Builds Excitement For Those Invited 

From the moment your guests receive their invitation, your event theme will spark that excitement that all events worth going to should.

For teams especially, themed events create a talking point as guests decide what to wear and how they’ll style their look. It’s then super satisfying (not to mention hilarious!) to see these costumes and ideas come to life on the night, especially if the theme is more light hearted.


Even when the event theme is a little more paired back, having a concept gives everyone an idea of what to expect. 


There Is No Shortage Of Themes To Explore! 

From Barbiecore to Bollywood, tropical to time travel - there is an unlimited amount of event types that we can explore and curate for you. These may be general event ideas or even something completely unheard of, including themes unique to your business.

What all of this adds up to is that themed events never fail to surprise, delight or entertain your guests. If you’re looking to throw a themed event for your corporate summer party, one idea is to have a new theme every year. 


But regardless of the event type, the bottom line is that there are no rules! 


Themed Events Agency FAQs 

We’ve answered some of the most common questions about all things themed events UK below.

Don’t see your query? Please give us a call on 0161 399 0579 to chat with a member of our team.


What Is An Event Theme? 

An event theme is a central concept that an event is based upon. There is no fixed idea as to what an event theme has to be, in fact the ability to experiment is all part of the fun! But once you’ve decided on your event theme, everything from the venue design to the entertainment and even the dress code will be a reflection of the theme. 


How To Come Up With A Theme For An Event? 

A creative events agency such as Gustaf can help your business come up with a theme for your event. There are lots of things to consider when selecting a theme. This includes what you’re looking to achieve with your event as a whole. Once we understand your event objectives, this helps to narrow down some suitable themes to explore in response.


What Does An Events Agency Do?

What don’t we do?! As an events agency, Gustaf is here to help you with every aspect of putting on a show-stopping event. 


Our work begins by helping you decide on a concept for your event including for themed events. From there, we’ll map out the entire experience ensuring every detail is perfected. From finding a venue to sourcing the entertainment, as an events agency it’s our job to bring your event to life.

If there are any specific questions you have as a business interested in putting on an event, we’d be more than happy to run through how we can help.

Gustaf Creative Team

How To Choose The Right Event Agency?

Well, when you consider what you’re looking to get out of an event, your choice of events agency should be able to deliver beyond your expectations due to their experience, insights and overall reputation.

What successful events all come down to is aligning with people who share your vision. For us here at Gustaf, we create events that move away from cookie-cutter fancy dress nights and instead offer fully curated experiences.

Why not take a look at our events work over on Instagram to see what we’re all about? 

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What Types Of Events Can Be Themed? 

The easy answer here is any type of event. But to get specific, we create themed events for the likes of award ceremonies, Christmas parties, conferences, gala dinners, incentive travel and team building away days. Alongside corporate themed events, it’s also possible to create events for your customers, influencers or the wider press. 


How To Plan An Event?

That part is best left to us! But to summarise, things to consider are the purpose of the event, target audience, budget, required resources, interests of the guests, dress code, venue suitability, entertainment and event promotion. In the case of themed events, we’ll plan your event based on a central concept or idea. 


What Are The Coolest Themes For An Event? 

Any event planned by Gustaf, obviously. In all seriousness, we think the most successful events are those which look to lead rather than follow. What we mean by that is exploring all creative options with regard to the event theme and all of the decisions needed to bring that event to life. So for us, we want to look beyond what’s been done before to give your guests an experience they won’t forget for all the right reasons. 


Gustaf - Themed Event Organisers Manchester UK

Hi, we’re Gustaf and we’re a creative events agency. Based in Manchester, we can design themed events for your company anywhere in the UK or beyond.

So whether you have a set theme in mind, or want us to explore some ideas based on your business objectives, all that’s left for you to do is get in touch. 

Let us know more about your themed event needs by filling out our contact form. Or by giving us a call on 0161 399 0579.

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