Parties on special days

Parties on special days

Australia
Australia Day

Canada
Canada Day

Christian
Christmas
Easter
Mardi Gras
Saint Patrick’s Day

India
Chaand Raat (Eid)
Diwali
Holi

International
All Saints’ Day
Candle Night
Cinco de Mayo
Eid
Festivus
Halloween
New Year’s Eve
Saint Patrick’s Day

Iran
Nowruz

Ireland
Saint Patrick’s Day

Islamic
Eid al-Adha
Eid ul-Fitr

Jewish
Hanukkah
Passover
Purim

United Kingdom
Guy Fawkes Night

United States
Independence Day, aka the Fourth of July
Super Bowl Sunday

Famous parties
Burning Man
Full Moon Party
Lollapalooza
Nuit Blanche
Woodstock Festival

Other parties
A costume or fancy dress party

An offshoot of the classic masquerade ball. The costumes of guests provide the theme of the event.

A game party

A social gathering during which the guests play party games.
A LAN party

A party that involves multi-player computer games and uses a Local Area Network.

A political houseparty

A party that is hosted in a private home for the purpose of supporting a particular candidate, political party, or ballot measure, or to share information and opinions about an upcoming election.

A pool party.

A party in which the guests swim in a private swimming pool.

A sleepover or pajama party, also called a slumber party.

A party for which the guests are invited to stay overnight at the home of the host. These parties are only for teenagers or young children.

A toga party.

A party in which the guests wear togas. Toga parties were made popular by the movie Animal House.

-source: wikipedia