* off site
A
- Abseiling
- Aerobics
- Ale Fair
- Alternative Therapies
- Animal Show
- Antique Fair
- Apple Dunking
- Archery Contest
- Arm Wrestling
- Arts or Crafts (stall/exhibition/fair/sale)
- Auctions
B
- Back to Front Day
- Bad Hair Day
- Bad Tie Day
- Baked Beans Bath
- Ball (themed, summer, winter, etc)
- Barbecue
- Barn Dance
- Basketball Tournament
- Beat the Goalie/Penalty Shootout
- Bedroom Tidying *
- Beetle Drives
- Belly Dancing
- Bike Display or Competition
- Bike Hire
- Bike Ride
- Bingo
- Book or Comic Sale
- Bop till you drop
- Bouncy Castle
- Bowls Tournament
- Bring and Buy Sale
C
- Cabaret
- Cake Sale / Stall
- Car Boot Sale
- Car Parking
- Car Wash
- Carols in the Park
- Cartwheel Competition
- Chocolate Ban *
- Chess tournament
- Coffee morning
- Coin Collecting
- Collages
- Collections
- Competitions
- Computer Games Marathon
- Concert
- Conker Championship
- Cook Book
- Cookery Contest (like Ready Steady Cook)
- Corny Joke Competition
- Cover a Distance With Coins
D
- Dance
- Dance Marathon
- Darts Evening
- Darts Tournament
- Dinner Dance
- Disability Sports
- Disco
- Dog Walk – sponsored
- Dog Walking
- Donkey Derby
- Doughnut eating (no licking of lips)
- Dragon Boat Race
- Drawing Competition
- Draughts tournament
- Dress Down Day *
- Dungeons and Dragons
E
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Eating Baked Beans with a Cocktail Stick
- Eating Competition
- Eco Fest
- Egg and Spoon Race
- Egg Painting
- Environment Day
- Exhibitions
- Expert Talk
F
- Face Painting
- Fair/Fete/Bazaar
- Fancy Dress
- Fancy Dress Football
- Farmers Market
- Fashion Show
- Fetes
- Fill Smartie Tubes with coins *
- Film Show/Premiere
- Fines Box *
- Fire Walking
- Fireworks
- Flower Show
- Food Fair/Stall
- Football – 5-aside tournament
- Football (game, tournament, beat the goalie)
- Football Tournament
- Fun Runs
- Future Visions
G
- Gala Evening
- Game Shows based on TV quizzes
- Garage Sales *
- Games – scrabble, chess, trivial pursuits, etc.
- Games from the past
- Garden party
- Gigs
- Give up a Vice *
- Go Karting
- Golf
- Green Day
- Guess the name (teddy, pet, etc)
- Guess the number (balloons in car, sweets in bottle)
- Guess the weight (cake, teddy, etc)
- Guess who the Baby is (from photos)
- Gymkhana
H
- Hair beading/plaiting
- Halloween parties
- Head shave
- Healthy Living Exhibition
- Heritage Walk
- Highland Games
- Honesty Boxes *
- Hopscotch
- Horse racing
- Horseshoe throwing
I
- Ice cream eating
- International Evenings *
- International Food/Dinner Party *
- IQ tests
- It’s a Knockout
J
- Japanese Evening
- Jazz Night / Jazz in the Garden
- Jelly Eating
- Jelly Races
- Jewellery Making/Selling
- Jigsaw marathon
- Jigsaw puzzle
- Jogs (sponsored)
- Joke a thon
- Juggling
- Juggle-a-thon
- Jumble sale
K
- Karoake
- Kiss Selling
- Kite Flying
- Knitting
- Knobbly Knees Competition
- Knockout Contests
L
- Ladies Nights
- Landscape Detective
- Lawn Mower Races
- Leap Frog
- Limbo Competition
- Line Dancing
- Line of Coins
- Litter Picking
- Living Museum
- Log Rolling
- Lotteries *
- Loud Tie Day *
- Ludo
- Luncheons
M
- Magic Show
- Marathons (running, aerobics, line dancing, badminton, table tennis, dancing, stay awake, etc.)
- Marshmallow eating
- Masquerade Ball
- Maypole Dancing
- Meal and Talk in Restaurant *
- Milk Crate Races
- Mountain Climbing
- Miss Something, eg drink, meal, treat
- Murder Mystery Event
- Multicultural Food Fair
- Music Quiz
- Music Recital/Concert
N
- Name the Baby/Teddy
- Nature Trails
- Nature Walking
- Netball Tournament
- New Year’s Party
- New Year’s Resolutions *
- No Smoking Day
- Noodle Sucking
O
- Obstacle Course
- Odd Clothes Day *
- Odd Jobs
- One Day Fasts
- One price stalls
- Orienteering
- Origami
- Outings – book bus trip for group *
P
- Pageants
- Painting challenge
- Pancake race/competition
- Panel games
- Pantomime
- Party – themed
- Pay-to-play competitions/ tournaments
- Penny Mile (line of coins or specific distance)
- Pet Competition
- Pet Show
- Photo Competitions/exhibitions
- Picnics
- Pin the Tail on the Donkey
- Pie eating
- Plant Sale
- Plastic duck race
- Play
- Pool Competition/contests
- Pram push
- Procession
Q
- Quasar nights
- Quiz
R
- Race of all types (3-legged, relay, swimming, etc)
- Raffles
- Read-a-thon
- Record breaking
- Relays
- Reunion – family, school, colleagues
- Rock ‘n’ Roll night
- Rounders tournament
- Rowing
- Rugby matches
- Running events
S
- Sack races
- Santa’s grotto
- Scalextric Grand Prix
- Scavenger Hunts
- Shoe Shining
- Show
- Site Tours
- Skateboard Competition/Display
- Skydive *
- Slim *
- Softball Tournament
- Spot the (baby, dog owner etc)
- Sponsored Silence
- Spot the Cowpat
- Sports Day, competition and display
- Squash Ladder (tennis, badminton)
- Stalls
- Story Telling
- Swim-a-thon
T
- Tea Party (Alice in our parkland)
- Talent Show
- Tango around the town *
- Tap Dancing
- Teddy Bears Picnic
- Three Legged Races
- Tombola
- Treasure Hunt
- Tree Planting
- Trips (hire the bus, reduced entry tickets for groups) *
- Tug of War
- Twister-a-thon
U
- Underwater draughts
- Unicycle racing
- Uniform free days *
- University Challenge
- Used stamps *
V
- Valentines Parties/Ball/Event
- Variety Show
- Vegetarian evening
- Video Competitions
- Video-a-thon
- Volley Ball
W
- Walk
- Wellie Throwing Competition
- Wheelbarrow races
- Whist Drive
- Wine and Cheese Evenings
- Wine Tasting
- Word Search
- Workout-a-thon
- Workshops
- Worm Races
X
- X-country races
- X-File Quiz
- Xmas Ball
- Xmas Fair
- Xmas Panto
- Xylophone Marathon
Y
- Yacht Racing
- Yard of Ale competitions
- Yo-Yo competition
- Yodelling Competition
- Yoga
Z
- Zany Clothes Day
Reproduced with permission of North West Parks Friends Forum
