The holidays should sparkle with laughter and joy, but sometimes adult Christmas parties can fizzle into polite small talk and clock-watching. Not this year!
If you’re hosting a cozy friends’ night, an office party, or the ultimate family gathering, these Christmas party games for adults will guarantee laughter, competition, and just the right amount of holiday mischief.
From hilarious gift exchanges to laugh-out-loud challenges, every game on this list is festive, easy to set up, and perfect for groups. Best of all? They work in any space. No snow required.
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Laugh-Out-Loud Icebreakers & Group Christmas Party Games For Adults
1. Sneaky Little Elves
Give each guest 5–10 Christmas stickers. Their mission? Secretly stick them on other guests without getting caught. If they’re busted mid-stick, they take the sticker back and accept one from the person who caught them. The first person to use all their stickers wins!
2. Who Is Most Likely To: Holiday Edition
“Who’s most likely to still have their tree up in March?”
Ask a funny ‘Who is most likely to?” Christmas question. Count down from three. On “one,” everyone has to point to whoever in the group they think is the most likely to do whatever funny thing was said. The person with the most fingers pointed at them drinks or earns group points.
3. Never Have I Ever: Naughty List Edition
Start with 10 tokens (candy, coins, or drinks). Every “Never have I ever…” costs you a token if you’ve done it. Keep it sweet or turn up the naughty depending on the crowd.
Use this game for a fun adult Christmas Gift Exchange too!
4. 5 Second Sleigh Ride
*Super Popular Game
Players have five seconds to name three holiday-related things. Fail, and you’re out!
Don’t miss the game cards in the digital shop. They make it easy to play in groups!
5. Cards Against Christmas
Play the outrageous card game with the Christmas expansion pack for some holiday-specific, cringe-worthy hilarity.
6. Merry Dissmas
Play an epic truth-telling card game about your friends and family that will turn your holiday party into a laugh-out-loud roast!
7. Holly Jolly Telephone Pictionary
- Give everyone a stack of paper and a pencil.
- Start by writing holiday-themed words and phrases like “Santa stuck in a chimney” or “Elf snowball fight.” on the first sheet of your stack. Keep it a secret!
- Pass your stack to the person on your right.
- The next person looks at the word or phrase, flips it to the back of the stack, and draws what they think it means on the next sheet.
- Pass again to the right.
- This time, the person looks at just the drawing, flips it to the back, and writes a new word or phrase based on what they think the drawing is.
- Keep passing, alternating between writing and drawing, until the stacks go all the way around the circle.
- When everyone gets their original stack back, take turns flipping through the pages and reading them aloud.
Get ready to laugh at how far off the final guess is from the original word or phrase!
8. Team Tinsel Charades (In Reverse!)
Instead of one person acting and the team guessing, the whole team acts out the Christmas charades prompt while one person guesses.
Grab the entire set of game cards in the digital shop!
9. Holiday Trivia Shots
Split into teams for some fun holiday trivia. Wrong answer? Take a shot!
More Christmas trivia to use:
10. Would You Rather: Naughty Or Nice?
Pose festive dilemmas like, “Would you rather untangle Christmas lights for 3 hours or wrap 50 oddly-shaped gifts?”
11. Ho-Ho-Holiday Psych
Download the Psych app and answer holiday trivia with hilarious made-up answers. Try to guess the real answer or get others to believe yours.
12. OFF Topic: Naughty or Nice?
Each player grabs a card, fills in the blank, and drops it into a bowl. Then, one by one, everyone takes a turn guessing who wrote which card. The player with the most correct guesses is crowned the winner!
Be Naughty or Nice: Tailor the fun to your group. Keep it sweet and wholesome for all ages, or add a cheeky twist for an adults-only crowd.
13. Ho-Ho-No!
Play this classic Christmas Taboo game. Guess holiday words without using obvious clues.
Festive Competitions & Party Challenges
14. Minute To Win It: Mistletoe Mayhem
Play festive one-minute challenges with candy canes, ornaments, and holiday candy.
15. Wrap Battle
Battle it out to wrap a gift using oven mitts. Race against the clock!
16. Fa La-La-La-Fabulous! Ugly Sweater Contest
Award prizes for “Most Festive,” “Most Likely to Blind Santa,” or “Looks Like Grandma Made It.”
17. Gingerbread House Speed Build
Teams have 10 minutes to decorate a mini gingerbread house. Creativity counts!
18. Giant Holiday Hunt
Hide candy canes, little ornaments, Santa figurines, or mini nativity pieces throughout the party space. Guests hunt for the hidden treasures, and whoever collects the most by the end of the night takes home the win! The funnier the hiding spots, the better!
19. Jolly Pants Toss
One player slips into oversized Santa pants while the others race to toss “snowballs” (cotton balls or soft white balls) into the pockets. Want extra laughs? Make it a relay challenge and see which team can stuff Santa the fastest!
20. Emoji Elves Movie Challenge
Give players a sheet with strings of emojis that represent Christmas movie titles. The first player to guess all of them wins.
21. Christmas Cocktail Competition
Teams create signature holiday drinks. Judge on taste, appearance, and creative names.
22. Name That Holiday Tune
Play snippets of Christmas songs and have guests guess the title or artist. Bonus points for finishing the lyric or singing the next line of the song!
23. Christmas Heads Up!
Play with the Heads Up app using holiday decks.
24. Ornament Guess
Fill a jar with mini ornaments, peppermints, or bows. Or have guests guess the number of ornaments on the Christmas tree. Closest wins!
25. Blind Wrap Challenge
One person is blindfolded, and the other can only give verbal directions to wrap a gift. Expect disaster!
26. Ho-Ho-Hat Swap
Choose a trigger word or phrase at the beginning of the party. Say the trigger word? Wear the Santa hat!
Gift Exchange Christmas Party Games For Adults
27. Jingle Bell Steal
The classic gift-stealing game, but spice it up by adding a rule: before stealing, the player must sing a Christmas carol, wear a silly Santa hat, or answer a holiday trivia question.
28. Secret Santa Roast
A twist on Secret Santa! Buy funny or quirky gifts, then roast the person (lightheartedly!) before giving it to them.
29. Saran Wrap Roll
Wrap prizes in layers of Saran Wrap, adding candy and small trinkets throughout (mini bottles of alcohol, gift cards, lottery scratch-off cards, mini condiments, and funny magnets make this game more adult-themed). Players unwrap while the next player rolls the dice. When doubles are rolled, the ball passes.
30. “As Seen on Sleigh-V”
Every gift must be something ridiculous (and preferably useless) from an “As Seen on TV” ad. The fun is in the absurdity. Think bacon-scented alarm clocks or questionable kitchen gadgets.
More Fun Party Games For Adults
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