50 Ways to Celebrate Turning 50

Turning 50 is a major milestone. It's a time to reflect on your past, celebrate your present, and look forward to the future.

50 ideas to get you started

1. Take a trip

2. Fly first class

3. Go to your favourite restaurant…

4. …or one of the world’s best‍

5. Throw a party

6. Dress up and go for high tea

7. Take a cooking class

8. Go wine tasting

9. Gather oysters and learn to shuck them

10. Go for a hot air balloon ride

11. Release sky lanterns in your favourite place with your favourite people

12. Go somewhere from your favourite book or movie

13. Stay in a Scottish Castle

14. Rent a villa in wine country

15. Charter a yacht or sailboat

16. Go on a helicopter tour

17. Stay in one of the best hotels in the world‍

18. Be a volunteer in the audience at a comedy or magic show

19. Hire a chef and host a dinner party…

20. ...and make it a Murder Mystery

21. Go on a wellness retreat

22. Sit in the orchestra of the show you’ve been wanting to see

23. Go to a Masquerade Ball

24. Golf at the course of your dreams

25. Visit your first flat or somewhere you haven't been in years

26. Get your hair and make-up done

27. Refresh your wardrobe

28. Learn to surf

29. Go skiing

30. Master a martini or your favourite drink

31. Train for and run a marathon

32. Visit a cheese cave

33. Get tickets to your favourite late-night show

34. Rescue a pet from a shelter

35. Go fishing and grill your fresh catch

36. Write a book

37. Go on a food tour in your favourite city

38. Learn a new language and go where you can speak it

39. Relax by a bonfire on the beach

40. Volunteer for a good cause

41. Become someone's mentor

42. Order the tasting menu

43. Get your aura read

44. Indulge in a spa day

45. Go to a tropical island…

46. …and drink out of a coconut

47. Do yoga at sunrise

48. Buy yourself the watch, the golf clubs, the car!

49. Get the best seats you can afford at a sports match or concert

50. Make a bucket list and start crossing things off

No matter how you decide to celebrate, your 50th birthday should be exactly what you want to do. Whether you want a big party with all your friends and family, a day of service, or a solo trip to your dream destination, make sure it's something that will make you happy and feel celebrated.

And if you're organising a surprise for someone else, why not start collecting money now?

Say hello to Collctiv 👋‍

Collctiv makes collecting and spending the group money quick and easy when it comes to celebrations like 50th birthdays! Instead of sharing your bank details and constantly chasing people, simply sign up to Collctiv today and create a pot, all in less than a couple of minutes.

You can then share a unique link or QR code to the pot with your group and they just tap to pay in seconds. No account creation or lengthy sign up is needed from your group - we make it easy for them to pay, so that you’re no longer out of pocket.

Collctiv can be used completely free of charge too. There’s optional tips on payments into your pot and the option to tip when you withdraw, but we want you to be in full control of your money!

When it comes to managing your pot, you can keep track of who’s paid you and how much and you can even export your payment messages into a spreadsheet along the way. Perfect for your friends and family to leave their heartfelt messages for these milestone birthday celebrations!

There’s a mobile app and web version of Collctiv too - ideal for you to manage your pots whilst you’re on the move on your phone, or you can sit down at your laptop and really get stuck into the party planning on a larger screen!

When it’s time for you to spend the collected money, we’ve got a few options:

- You can withdraw the money straight to your personal bank account. This takes 2-3 working days, or you can use our faster withdrawal options for a ‘priority’ or ‘next day’ service. Find out more about our withdrawal options here. 

- You can use our ‘Send to someone’ feature to send some or all of the pot balance onto someone else. They ‘claim’ the funds through the link you send them and then they can choose what to do with the funds. This is a handy feature for when other people in the group are in charge of booking certain parts of the celebrations, such as the accommodation if you’re staying overnight, or the all important gift!

- We have a range of digital gift cards that you can purchase straight from your pot, that will land in your inbox within a few hours, or even better - in the inbox of the recipient on their actual birthday! From John Lewis to M&S, we’ve got you covered for that special 50th birthday gift.

Join Collctiv and start the 50th birthday planning today!

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