30 Party Appetizers Perfect for Entertaining

Looking for some party appetizer ideas to serve your friends and family? These 30 party appetizer ideas are sure to please everyone!

‘Tis the season my friends! Family, friends, visits & celebrations, delicious drinks (find all of our favourite cocktails here), and even more delicious food – the holiday season is officially here and we plan on celebrating all month long with some of our favourite people, favourite drinks and favourite food! We’re excited to be hosting a few special celebrations this year and, while they will all be quite different in many ways, the one thing they’ll all have in common is that we’ll be serving up tons of appies. Appetizers are my very favourite way to feed my friends and family – whether it’s a smaller get-together, or a large group of people, a family affair or just the grown ups – when you serve up a buffet of appies, everyone is sure to find something they love. And my favourite part is how people graze throughout the entire event, I find so much comfort in knowing that nobody will go hungry for even a minute. We love serving up appetizers so much that often it’s the ONLY thing we serve at our gatherings. There’s really nothing like a big island full of food to fill your plates with, friends and family gathered all around it visiting. SO fun!

With a several gatherings coming up over the holidays, I’ve been gathering up all sorts of appetizer inspo for weeks now. I actually ordered up a couple of books that I highly recommend if you love appies as much as we do – Graze is full of so much small plate inspiration and Spectacular Spreads has so many beautiful and easy to prepare ideas too. While I’ve found a few recipes in my new books that I can’t wait to serve, I’ve also come across a ton of recipes online that look like a perfect mix between simple, beautiful and delicious. Today, I thought it would be fun to share some of the party appetizers that caught my eye in case you find yourself on the hunt for some appetizer inspo too.