Editing Party (section)

{{short description|Gathering of invited guests}}
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{{redirect|Garden party}}
{{redirect|Beer party|the Austrian political party|The Beer Party (Austria)}}

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[[Image:Hip, Hip, Hurrah! Artists’ Party, Skagen (Peder Severin Krøyer) - Gothenburg Museum of Art - F 62.tif|thumb|300px|''[[Hip, Hip, Hurrah!]]'' (1888) by [[Peder Severin Krøyer]], a painting portraying an artists' party in 19th-century Denmark]]
[[File:Selborne Road - Victory Street Party Sep 1, 1945 - geograph.org.uk - 447551.jpg|thumb|300px| A September 1945 [[street party]] in Selborne Road, [[Margate]], celebrating victory in the [[Second World War]]]]
A '''party''' is a gathering of people who have been invited by a [[Hospitality|host]] for the purposes of [[socializing]], [[conversation]], [[recreation]], or as part of a [[festival]] or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and [[beverages]], and often conversation, music, dancing, or other forms of entertainment. 

Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a [[birthday]] party, a [[Super Bowl]] party, or a [[St. Patrick's Day]] party. Parties of this kind are often called '''celebrations'''. A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are sometimes held in restaurants, [[Public house|pubs]], [[beer gardens]], [[nightclub]]s, or [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], and people attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host. Large parties in public streets may celebrate events such as [[Mardi Gras]] or the signing of a [[peace treaty]] ending a long war.