A party banner or garland is the fastest way to turn a blank wall into a backdrop. This collection brings together every hanging decoration we stock, across fringe, foil, felt, paper, and honeycomb, from brands like Meri Meri, xo Fetti, Devra Party, Cami Monet, and our own Bonjour Fete line.
What is the difference between a banner and a garland?
A banner spells something out or carries a shape, like a happy birthday banner or a pennant strung on twine. A garland is decorative rather than lettered, a repeating run of paper, felt, or fringe hung along a wall, mantel, or table edge. Bunting is a garland of triangular flags. In practice they hang the same way and often layer together, which is why they live in one place here.
What size party backdrop do I need?
For a dessert table, six feet of fringe covers a standard six-foot table with a little overhang. For a full photo wall, plan on two to three fringe panels hung side by side, or one wide fringe curtain. A happy birthday banner is usually sized to span five to seven feet once strung, and most are adjustable because the letters slide on the ribbon.
How do you hang a party banner without damaging the wall?
Removable adhesive strips are the standard answer, and they hold nearly everything in this collection because paper, foil, and felt are all light. Washi tape works on painted walls for lighter garlands. For heavier layered fringe or a full backdrop, small removable hooks at each end will hold the shape better than tape in the middle.
Layering banners and garlands
The look most people are after is layered, not single. Start with a fringe backdrop or streamer panel as the base, hang a lettered banner across the front of it, then run a smaller garland along the table edge below. Balloons fill the corners. Mixing two textures, like metallic fringe against felt or paper, reads more designed than repeating one.
