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​Reach the Parents of High School & College Seniors planning their Graduation Celebrations!
  • This school year 3.4 million students will graduate from U.S. high schools and 4.6 million college degrees* will go to U.S. students.
  • Graduation parties are getting bigger and bigger every year.  Families will spend an average of $980 on their party and another $1,630 to get their homes ready.
  • 600,000 people visited our site last year (with a peak of more than 6,000 visitors per day in April).
  • 30% of our customers rented party equipment in 2012.
  • 24% of our customers hired a caterer and 17% purchased food from a restaurant in 2012.
  • Graduates and their families are actively looking for your services and products, and they are ready to buy!
  • Based on our incredible content, we are consistently ranked #1, #2 or #3 on Google, Yahoo and MSN when "Graduation Party", "Graduation Planning" or "Graduation Party Planning" are used as the search terms.
* During the 2012–13 school year, colleges and universities are expected to award 937,000 associate’s degrees; 1.8 million bachelor's degrees; 756,000 master's degrees; and 174,700 doctor's degrees (source).
Text Links, Banner Ads & Customized Ad Packages
GraduationParty.com offers four standard advertising options for reaching this market.  Rates start from as low as $100/year for a text link to your site.  We also offer a variety of Banner Ads starting at $300/year. 
  1. Text Link - by State or National (limit to 80 characters maximum, including spaces)
  2. 88 pixel x 31 pixel Microbar - by State or National
  3. 125 pixel x 125 pixel Square Button - by State or National
  4. 468 pixel x 60 pixel Full Banner - by State or National
For rates and additional information, see our Advertising Rates Chart below.

Customized Advertising Packages: For an additional cost, we are also able to create customized advertising packages. Contact us if you are interested in other ad placements throughout our site or on our blog.
Easy signup for a basic Text Link listing
  1. Go to our Local Vendors & Caterers web page to determine which category you want to be listed in.  The rate is simply $100 per listing, per category.  You may choose to be listed in more than one category.
  2. Need to change your order? Send us an e-mail to let us know which category you want to be listed under and include your ad. Text links are limited to 80 characters maximum, including spaces.
  3. Mail us a check made out to GraduationParty.com and send it to GraduationParty.com, 8955 Gould Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347.
  4. Send us an e-mail to let us know your check is in the mail and we will prepare to add your listing.
  5. Once your check has been received and your ad has been approved your listing and banner ad will appear within 48 hours.
For more information on advertising packages or other advertising opportunities, please email Ginger Venable.
Advertising Rates
Note: All advertising rates are for one full year.
  • All advertising rates are for one full year.
  • Prices are based on you providing a jpeg or gif file appropriately sized and ready to publish.  We can help create a graphic for an additional fee.
  • Home page position has restrictions. Our goal is to keep the home page devoted to rich content that will keep the reader involved in our site.
  • Ad placement is subject to graphic and content review.
  • No click charges.
  • Make check payable to GraduationParty.com and mail to: GraduationParty.com, 8955 Gould Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
  • Once your check has been received and your ad has been approved, your listing and banner ad will be added within 48 hours.
  • No click charges.
  • Ask about advertising positions on other pages!