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21 Ways to Celebrate Your 21st Birthday

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bloom U chapter.

We all know that your 21st birthday is the one year that you HAVE TO TURN UP. So when it comes to planning, everything that you have in mind has to come out perfectly. Here are a few ideas if you’re struggling to figure out how you want to celebrate your big day.

 

  1. Have a dinner party with your best friends.
  2. Hop on a flight somewhere warm with palms trees and fruity drinks.
  3. Throw a GLAM BIRTHDAY BASH!!
  4. Go on a cruise and get wasted but don’t fall overboard.
  5. Treat yourself to a shopping spree.
  6. Spend the weekend in Manhattan with your best friends.
  7. Pamper yourself and have a spa day.
  8. Spend the day with your family because we all know family comes FIRST!
  9. Drink from Midnight to Midnight.
  10. Go to the bar and dance on the bar “Coyote Ugly” style.
  11. Spend the day doing 21 things that you’ve never done before. THIS CAN BE ANYTHING!! *wink wink*
  12. Have a Mexican Style Fiesta and throw back as many shots of Tequila as you can.
  13. Go to the beach and just lay out and sip on some frozen drinks.
  14. Throw a pool party!!
  15. Go to a random city and sightsee.
  16. JUST BE SPONTANEOUS!!
  17. Go to Vegas and hit the JACKPOT!!
  18. Go to an art exhibit and sip wine and have a good time.
  19. Have a photoshoot/21 selfie challenge.
  20. Go to Painting with a Twist class with your besties.
  21. Go on a road trip for a far as your bank account will take you.
I am a 23 year old senior at Bloomsburg University. I am a Mass Communications major on the telecommunications track and with a concentration in Public Relations.