XP: Which party time is less annoying?

ShanJosh777

Just looking for more opinions...

I feel like I post this every year, but my original plans never work out. You would think a summer, non-holiday birthday would be easy.

Anyway, DS's birthday is on Friday, June 15th. Original plan was Saturday the 16th but I literally cannot find anywhere to have it. We want to have it outside at a pavilion at one of the local parks, but I guess because of graduations, etc. there are just none I can get that day.

So that leaves me with either Friday evening, probably at about 530-6pm or Sunday which happens to be Father's Day. Neither is great, but I'm leaning toward Friday. We ended up having it on his actual birthday last year which was a Wednesday and it was fine, because mostly everyone is local and it's summer time so it seems like people are more willing to be out and about in the evenings during the week.

Having it at our house isn't really an option due to space, so that's why I am kind of stuck with the date. What do you think? 

hcmamm1

i would say Friday over Fathers day.

shopgirl78

I'd pick Friday over Sunday in a heartbeat.  I work & the kids go to childcare in the summer, Sunday evenings are calm and always an early night for us to get ready for the next week (maybe no so much in the summer) but at any rate I would pick Friday.

We have had a Friday @6pm party for DD's 5th birthday at the splash park.  It was no big deal and had great turn out.   Some people were a little late due to work and our party was in a neighboring town (15 mins away).

No on father's day~ I doubt we'd come.  If you really want a weekend, can you do a different one??

Zenya

definitely not father's day!

dpdw

Friday night is way better than Father's Day, but is there a reason you won't look at the Saturday before or the Saturday after?

ShanJosh777

Thanks everyone, I had a feeling Father's Day wouldn't go over well. I never thought about the weekend after so I might look into that now. I still may not be able to get Saturday but at least if it's Sunday it wouldn't be Father's Day.

DevonPow

I would look at the weekend before or the weekend after - we are having DS's birthday party a week after his birthday this year to avoid spring break.

penguingrrl

I would definitely avoid Father's Day. A friday evening would be fine with me, but Father's Day we would not come.

jlw2505

Honestly, neither would be my preference.  I would go for a weeknight over either of these.  Father's Day is for sure a no.  We were invited to a party last year on Father's Day and DH was so not happy.   By the time we need to see my FIL and then possibly do something with my sister and her family - it leaves no time for just us to do something special for DH.  Friday nights are Shabbat and while we are not religious, we do like to have a nice family dinner at home.  I feel your pain as my DD's b-day is the 16th of June.  This year we are doing her party the weekend before as we have a conflict on the 16th that we could not avoid.  I would look at the weekend before or after to see if you could make something else work.

Littlejen22

Friday.  Serve dinner (pizza, whatever) and put it on the invitation and people will be happy about not having to worry about Friday night dinner.  If you can invite siblings it would be best but you do what you can afford.  I would never do Father's Day b/c some people travel to see Grandparents and it is really a family day.

ShanJosh777

Littlejen22:

Friday.  Serve dinner (pizza, whatever) and put it on the invitation and people will be happy about not having to worry about Friday night dinner.  If you can invite siblings it would be best but you do what you can afford.  I would never do Father's Day b/c some people travel to see Grandparents and it is really a family day.

Thanks! Yes we will definitely serve dinner and whole families will be invited so I'm hoping that it isn't inconvenient for most people and like you said, people will be happy to have dinner taken care of. I think this is what I'm going with.

RockyMtnMama

Friday is great, but if you could get a pavillion for Father's Day, I've gone to a kid's birthday then and it also had beer and a special cake for all the dads. 

wildfloweragain

1.  Saturday before (Saturday after is graduation here)

2.  Friday night.  We went to a 5 yr old's party Fri eve and it was not bad.

melissa816

Father's Day wouldn't really bother me, but I'd go with Friday evening over Sunday in general.  

jessica1080

We have been to two Friday night parties recently and at first I was annoyed, but then I was glad.  It was nice to have our Saturday and Sunday free.  The Friday night party worked out great - they did pizza so we went straight from work/daycare to the party and no one had to rush home because it was a school night, etc. 

Agree with pp - definitely NOT Father's Day.

tammyz25

I would do Friday over Father's Day

libra31

My kids are invited to Friday night b-day parties all the time.  I like them b/c it frees up the rest of the weekend.  And I would especially like it if it included dinner for the family and I didn't have to worry about that for a night!

 

michelcreek

Friday,  Friday night parties are always fun for the kids, from the ones I've been too.  Finishing up by 7:30 though, I'd guess.

FancyFrenchie

DevonPow:

I would look at the weekend before or the weekend after - we are having DS's birthday party a week after his birthday this year to avoid spring break.

This! Who cares if it's not 1-2 days away from the actual day?