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Add a fun and energetic touch to your Holi celebrations with these 10 Holi festival games. Don’t forget to check out some important tips at the end of the blog. Happy Holi!

Holi, the festival of colours, celebrates the eternal love of the deities Radha and Krishna. Every year, we bring out colours and water guns and make memories, spreading love and smiles with our loved ones. Elevate your celebration with these Holi festival games this year and watch your loved ones declare you the ‘best host ever’. We have listed all the ideas for the Holi games in this blog for you to play at your Holi party and make unforgettable memories.

1. Colourful Water Balloon Fight

Classic water balloon fight but with a Holi twist! Fill the water balloons with colour-dyed water and divide people into teams. Now, distribute the water balloons equally among the team. Whichever team gets to hit the other team the most with water balloons wins! Make sure to keep scores, play fair, and celebrate the winning team.

2. Holi Antakshari

Give your classic Antakshari a fun Holi twist! Divide everyone into teams and make it all about Holi-themed songs. Each team has to sing a Holi song starting with the letter that the previous team’s song ended with. Set a timer like 10 minutes, and let the musical battle begin. The team that sings the most songs within the time limit wins! It’s the perfect way to add color, laughter, and music to your Holi celebrations.

3. Rangoli Competition

One of the most classy games to keep your guests entertained and engaged. Ask your guests to make Holi-themed rangolis, and they can work in teams. If you want to spice up the game, add a time limit. The winning team or person with the most beautiful rangoli may get a colourful prize.

4. Holi Musical Chairs

Play some Holi songs, gather your guests, and spread smiles and joy with the Holi musical chair game. Place chairs just one less than the number of players, play music while everyone walks around it, and when the music stops, everyone should have a chair to sit on. The last one to remain wins the game. Add a vibrant twist to the game by letting the eliminated person smear colours on the remaining players. 

5. Holi-themed Kite Flying Contest

A Holi-themed kite flying contest is one of the best Holi games for big group. Let your guests bring their unique kites, and the last one to have their kites still flying wins the contest. A simple contest will let you and your loved ones make memories that will be cherished for years to come.

6. Water Balloon Dodgeball

If your Holi party is outside on a bright sunny day, consider including water balloon dodgeball in your Holi party games. It is splashy, fun, and unique. Have your guests divided into two teams, and have buckets filled with water balloons ready. Each team has to throw water balloons at the members of the other team to eliminate them from the game. The players who get hit by the water balloon are eliminated. The team that gets all its players eliminated loses.

7. Holi Movie Night

After a long day of Holi celebrations, host your friends and family to a movie night! Grab snacks, blankets, and keep the environment cozy. Choose wholesome movies to watch that will be loved by everyone. This will end your party on a good, refreshing, and relaxing note.

8. Holi Karaoke Night

Similar yet different from movie night, if you and your guests are still full of energy, bring out the karaoke system and sing the most fun Holi-themed songs. Make it a competition of who sings the best if everyone decides to get competitive. Karaoke nights are fun, engaging, and create long-lasting memories.

9. Colourful Fashion Show

One of the most unique Holi games ideas includes a colourful fashion show. Add a fashionable twist to your party by asking your guests to come in their best colourful dresses. Be creative and include accessories. Click pictures and have a blast at the photoshoot. Make it a competition and keep colourful prizes for the best colourfully dressed winner.

10. Desk Decor Competition

If you are celebrating Holi at your workplace and need some Holi games for office, consider a desk decor competition. Let your colleagues go all out for decorating their desks in the most whimsical and colourful ways. Declare the best-decorated desk the winner. This activity will let your colleagues unleash their creativity and have fun.

Bonus Tips for Holi Celebrations

1. Apply baby oil or any gentle oil to your hair and skin. This will help remove the stains gently without harming your skin or hair.
2. Say goodbye to harmful chemicals by making your own Holi colours. You can extract the colours from natural ingredients like beetroot, turmeric, etc. You can find tutorials to make the same easily on YouTube.
3. Choose a dark colour to play Holi in. We know, the best pictures come out in white. You can simply click your pictures in white and then change into dark clothes when it is game time.
4. Hydration sounds simple, but it is very crucial. Make sure you and your guests are hydrated with water and energizing drinks, especially if you are celebrating out in the sun.
5. Sustainable Holi is the new trend we should all try our best to follow. Let’s be responsible citizens and reduce water usage, opt for eco-friendly and chemical-free colours, and avoid plastic containers.

We hope this blog inspired you to host your next Holi celebration, keeping your guests entertained and happy with Holi festival games. Holi is a celebration that is enjoyed nationwide, spreading joy, happiness, and colours of love. It is important to be respectful as well as mindful of others who are celebrating and also not celebrating Holi. Respecting others’ boundaries while celebrating Holi is the best way to have a blast without worries and stress.

Click a lot of pictures to document the memories, and if you want some inspiration, check out this Pinterest pin here, a collection of many Holi pictures you can recreate with your friends and family.