Hey everyone!

I'm looking to make a list of party ideas that are for more low magic or mundane settings! I would love to hear your ideas

Edit: I think there are a few duplicates, so I'll try and sort it out later. This list is great! Thank you everyone! Just a few more to go!

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1. A gladiator duel (to the death or not to the death) - For low magic, maybe special effects are added like sparks when the weapons hit.
2. Orgy time
3. A dance with the host and/or hostess
4. A jousting with a prize!
5. A bow and arrow competition with a prize!
6. A sword fighting duel (certainly not to the death) with a prize!
7. Marbles Game (Knocking marbles out of a circle with a "shooter" marble)
8. Alcohol and/or other recreational drugs Mr_Lantern
9. Gambling. Card games, board games and etc... Mr_Lantern
10. Roleplaying. maybe a DnD game or some such. Mr_Lantern
11. Watering the flowers on your enemy's grave Mr_Lantern
12. Singing, dancing, karaoke. Mr_Lantern
13. Artistic Games: Drawing Contest World_of_Ideas
14. Artistic Games: Ice Sculpting World_of_Ideas
15. Artistic Games: Painting Contest World_of_Ideas
16. Artistic Games: Poetry Contest World_of_Ideas
17. Artistic Games: Pumpkin Carving Contest World_of_Ideas
18. Artistic Games: Singing Contest World_of_Ideas
19. Board Games: Chess World_of_Ideas
20. Board Games: Go World_of_Ideas
21. Board Games: Oware World_of_Ideas
22. Combat / Weapon Contest: Archery Contest - from horse back from chariot hit a swinging target World_of_Ideas
23. Combat / Weapon Contest: Axe Throwing - from horse back from chariot hit a swinging target World_of_Ideas
24. Combat / Weapon Contest: Fencing / Kendo World_of_Ideas
25. Combat / Weapon Contest: Hammer Throwing World_of_Ideas
26. Combat / Weapon Contest: Hand to Hand - pugilism / martial arts / knock opponent out of ring World_of_Ideas
27. Combat / Weapon Contest: Gladiator - person vs. person / person vs. animal(s) / person vs. monster(s) / group vs. group / group vs. monster(s) / trained creature vs. trained creature / golem or automaton vs golem or automaton / polymorphed person vs. polymorphed person / summoned creature vs. summoned creature World_of_Ideas
28. Combat / Weapon Contest: Javelin Throwing from horse back from chariot hit a swinging target World_of_Ideas
29. Combat / Weapon Contest: Jousting World_of_Ideas
30. Combat / Weapon Contest: King of the Hill - stay at the top of a hill while everyone else tries to knock you off World_of_Ideas
31. Combat / Weapon Contest: Knife Throwing hit a swinging target hit a thrown target World_of_Ideas
32. Combat / Weapon Contest: Mock Battle - capture the other teams flag or fort World_of_Ideas
33. Combat / Weapon Contest: Pit Fighting - man vs man / man vs animal World_of_Ideas
34. Combat / Weapon Contest: Shuriken Throwing World_of_Ideas
35. Combat / Weapon Contest: Spear Throwing from horse back from chariot hit a swinging target World_of_Ideas
36. Combat / Weapon Contest: Sumo Wrestling World_of_Ideas
37. Combat / Weapon Contest: Wrestling World_of_Ideas
38. Food Contest: Cooking Contest - best food / fastest cook / strange ingredients World_of_Ideas
39. Food Contest: Drinking Contest World_of_Ideas
40. Food Contest: Eating Contest - most food / disgusting food / eat the fastest / hottest spicy food World_of_Ideas
41. Hunting Games: Capture animal or beast without killing or crippling it World_of_Ideas
42. Hunting Games: Hunt animal or beast World_of_Ideas
43. Hunting Games: Hunted - contestant wears a color marking them as the hunted. Hunted must make their way through a city or other terrain to try an reach the “flag”. Guards are posted all throughout the area and are trying to capture the hunted. World_of_Ideas
44. Hunting Games: Pig Catching - greased pig trying to run away, contestants trying to catch it bare handed World_of_Ideas
45. Perception Games: 3 Card Monte World_of_Ideas
46. Perception Games: Concentration - matching card pairs game World_of_Ideas
47. Perception Games: Cups & Balls World_of_Ideas
48. Race: Dog Sled Race World_of_Ideas
49. Race: Foot Race World_of_Ideas
50. Race: Horse Race - chariot / wagon / sled World_of_Ideas
51. Race: Obstacle Course - ditch jumping, mud, rope (bridge), ropes (climbing), ropes (swinging), tight rope, walkway of polls, wall climbing, etc / while blindfolded & 2nd person gives instructions / while people throw soft objects at contestant World_of_Ideas
52. Race: Pulled Rickshaw Racing World_of_Ideas
53. Race: Race While Impeded - ball & chain attached to one leg / legs tied / 3 leg race / have to pick up & carry a weight at each check point in the race / while carrying another person on your back / while dragging a heavy weight by a rope / while holding & egg on a spoon World_of_Ideas
54. Other Competitions / Games: Animal Fighting - animals fight each other (not all cultures are ethical to animals) World_of_Ideas
55. Other Competitions / Games: Animal Racing - trained animals race each other / trained animals navigate a maze World_of_Ideas
56. Other Competitions / Games: Arm Wrestling World_of_Ideas
57. Other Competitions / Games: Calcio Storico - early form of football (soccer / rugby) World_of_Ideas
58. Other Competitions / Games: Capture the Flag - capture the most individuals flags while avoiding losing your own flag / capture team flag / capture team flag and return it to your base World_of_Ideas
59. Other Competitions / Games: Card Games World_of_Ideas
60. Other Competitions / Games: Crossing a greased pole - must reach the other side / must retrieve a flag from the far end and return. World_of_Ideas
61. Other Competitions / Games: Dart Throwing World_of_Ideas
62. Other Competitions / Games: Deepest Cut - target is a large wooded pole, contestant get 3 hits. Contestant who make the deepest cut wins World_of_Ideas
63. Other Competitions / Games: Dice Games World_of_Ideas
64. Other Competitions / Games: Horse Shoes World_of_Ideas
65. Other Competitions / Games: Pinata - break open a paper mache container with a stick while blindfolded while drunk World_of_Ideas
66. Other Competitions / Games: Log Rolling - 2 contestants balancing on a log rolling in the water. First to fall loses World_of_Ideas
67. Other Competitions / Games: Log Throwing World_of_Ideas
68. Other Competitions / Games: Maze Navigation - while blindfolded World_of_Ideas
69. Other Competitions / Games: Pole Climbing - first to reach the top. greased pole World_of_Ideas
70. Other Competitions / Games: Ring Toss - toss ring over an upright pole, 1st to get “x” number wins. World_of_Ideas
71. Other Competitions / Games: Rodeo (bareback riding) - bull riding / horse riding / monster riding World_of_Ideas
72. Other Competitions / Games: Rodeo (hog tying) - capture a small animal and tie it up the fastest World_of_Ideas
73. Other Competitions / Games: Rope Climbing - greased rope World_of_Ideas
74. Other Competitions / Games: Scavenger Hunt - 1st to find all items on a list and return to the judges World_of_Ideas
75. Other Competitions / Games: Stone Skipping - get the most skips on a stone thrown across a body of water World_of_Ideas
76. Other Competitions / Games: Stone Throwing World_of_Ideas
77. Other Competitions / Games: Tight Rope Walking World_of_Ideas
78. Other Competitions / Games: Tug of War World_of_Ideas
79. Other Events: Acrobat Show World_of_Ideas
80. Other Events: Dancing World_of_Ideas
81. Other Events: Fire Breathing Show World_of_Ideas
82. Other Events: Fire Dancing World_of_Ideas
83. Other Events: Fire Walking World_of_Ideas
84. Other Events: Fireworks - actual fireworks / magical fireworks World_of_Ideas
85. Other Events: Floating Lanterns World_of_Ideas
86. Other Events: Fortune Tellers World_of_Ideas
87. Other Events: Freak Show - freakish people / freakish animals World_of_Ideas
88. Other Events: Guessing Games - age / weight / how many “x” in a jar World_of_Ideas
89. Other Events: Ice Sculpting World_of_Ideas
90. Other Events: Juggling World_of_Ideas
91. Other Events: Magic Show - stage magic / real magic World_of_Ideas
92. Other Events: Poetry Reading World_of_Ideas
93. Other Events: Puppet Show - entertainment / current events (good light) / current events (bad light) / historical event World_of_Ideas
94. Other Events: Riddles World_of_Ideas
95. Other Events: Singing World_of_Ideas
96. Other Events: Story Telling - completely made up / historical event World_of_Ideas
97. Mud throwing battle Custard_Tart_Addict
98. Staring Contest – “Who can outstare outstare our reigning champion, Medusa?” Sale of stone sculptures of random townsfolk, incredibly realistic portraits carved in stone. The people depicted seems to have left the festival for the day. MyEvilTwin47