Plan New Year’s Eve: who’s coming, where and what to bring

Raclette with friends, a games night with a buffet or cooking together? The date of New Year’s Eve is clear. But who is coming, where will you meet and what will you eat? With fragab, collect the group’s replies before each idea disappears in the chat.

Start with the decision you still need to make. Confirming attendance, choosing an activity and sharing out food are different tasks. You can create separate polls as each step is settled.

Create your New Year’s Eve poll

Already have a plan? Ask who is coming

If the venue and plan are settled, ask directly: “Are you joining us on New Year’s Eve?” Put 31 December of the relevant year, the start time and meeting place in the description. A yes/no poll suits this question; you do not need several date options.

If you have not decided how to celebrate, choose the idea first and confirm attendance afterwards. Liking raclette does not mean someone has committed to coming.

Set a reply deadline so you can plan the shopping. Ask explicitly about partners and children: five replies do not necessarily mean five people to feed.

Choose a place or an idea for the evening

Keep the choice manageable: “How shall we spend New Year’s Eve?” Offer realistic options for your group, such as:

• 🧀 Raclette at ours: spending the evening together around the table
• 🍳 Cooking together: choosing and preparing a meal as a group
• 🎲 Games and a buffet: bringing games and food to share

For an initial choice of ideas, everyone can select several suggestions. Then review the replies and agree on the plan. Three votes for raclette and three for games might mean you can combine them. Still check that everyone is happy with that.

Live example: ideas for New Year’s Eve

Raclette, cooking together or games with a buffet: five people have made three, two and three selections respectively. There are eight selections from five people because each person may choose several ideas.

Try the New Year’s Eve poll

The example is open and interactive. You can try the choices, but your changes are not saved. Create a separate poll for your own group.

Share out food and drinks with a contribution list

Once the plan is settled, divide up the contributions. For raclette, useful entries include “cheese for six people”, “potatoes”, “vegetables” and “bread”. For a buffet, try savoury snacks, a salad, dessert and alcohol-free drinks.

A contribution list lets everyone see what others have offered. Be specific about quantities and tasks: “two bottles of juice” or “bring games” is clearer than “drinks and other things”. Check together what is still missing before buying supplies.

The Christmas potluck example shows the same principle with snacks and drinks. For New Year’s Eve, adapt the contributions in your own list.

Three questions for your planning

1. Choose the idea: “What would you enjoy on New Year’s Eve?” Offer concrete suggestions.
2. Confirm attendance: “Will you join the evening we have agreed on?” Give the place and start time.
3. Share contributions: “What will you bring to the buffet?” List food, drinks and tasks.

These are separate decisions. Only create the polls you need. If the plan is already fixed, skip the vote on ideas.

Send everyone the final plan

After the poll, share a short summary: where to meet, when to arrive and who is bringing what. Ask whether anyone will arrive later. Guests should not need to piece together several polls on 31 December.

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