🎉 Festivus 2-Day Party Plan


Day 1 – Festivus Opener (Nov 27)

  • Board Game Tournament (all day)
    • Scored on Mitch's cool Excel sheet
  • Opening Mixer and the Wall of Disappointments (12:00–2:00 PM)
    • Beer
    • The mini-Airng of Grievances: Guests share any number of gripes on sticky notes posted to the “Wall of Disappointments.”
  • Festivus Dinner (5:00–7:00 PM)
    • Menu: Meatloaf on lettuce
    • Ritual: Airing of Grievances during dinner. Each person has one minute to tell others how they’ve been disappointed in the past year by other members of the party.
  • Feats of Strength (7:30–8:30 PM)
    • Competitions (trivia duels, arm-wrestling, farting contest)
    • Final “pinning” of the head of household closes the ritual

Day 2 – Festivus Maximus (Nov 28)

  • All-day Catan Tournament
    • Round 1: Base game.
    • Round 2: Seafarerers
    • Round 3: Cities and Knights
    • Round 4: Treasures, Dragons, and Adventurers
  • Festivus Maximus Celebration (8:00–11:00 PM)
    • Buffet dinner & desserts (Festivus cookies, pole cupcakes)
    • Ceremony: “Festivus Miracles” declared
    • Elaine Dance Contest

Prizes

  • Aluminum pole trophies for tournament winners.
  • Sashes for “Greatest Grievance” and “Strongest Feat.”
  • Custom mugs: ChrisThanksMas & Festivus 2025 – A Holiday for the Rest of Us.