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Hometown Night

Dress like where you’re from — the high-school mascot, the local uniform, the regional cliche you secretly love. Bring a snack or drink that says home. Vote for the most committed representation of a zip code. Just enough effort to start a dozen conversations.

Friends+ Medium group Any season Low effort
Deepen friendshipsMix strangers
PurposeMake geography the costume — the easiest brief that produces the most unexpected conversations.
VoteMost committed representation of a zip code — outfit and snack judged together.
RevealEach guest names their hometown before their fit is evaluated; no prior research allowed.
Run of show

What it's for

Make geography the costume — the easiest brief that produces the most unexpected conversations.

The guest's job

Dress in your hometown’s most legible visual cue and bring one food or drink that is unmistakably local.

The vote

Most committed representation of a zip code — outfit and snack judged together.

The reveal

Each guest names their hometown before their fit is evaluated; no prior research allowed.

Food & drink spine

A patchwork table of regional snacks and drinks — the host provides nothing but the plates.

Conversation fuel

"What’s the one thing you’d never tell someone about where you’re from until the second drink?"

How it flops — steer around it

Costumes that need a tour guide to decode. Legible stereotype beats obscure authenticity every time.

A bespoke dinner-party concierge. Vote with conviction; bring something defensible. Themes · Playbook