Star Wars

What to Watch & When

The easiest way to watch Star Wars is to stream on Disney+. You can also find them on Amazon, Apple TV and Google.

For a binge watch, the easiest thing to do is to pick one of the movie trilogies. As of 2025 that means:

  • The Original Trilogy

    • Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)

    • Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    • Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

  • The Prequel Trilogy

    • Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

    • Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

    • Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

  • The Sequel Trilogy

    • Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)

    • Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)

    • Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

  • The Ones That Don’t Fit Neatly Into A Trilogy Prequel-Sequel Trilogy

    • The Clone Wars (Animated, 2008)

    • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

    • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

But there are also:

  • The Live Action TV Series

  • The Animated Series

  • The Animated Specials

  • The Documentaries

  • The Vintage Specials

If you go the original trilogy route, The question is: Which versions? The original, unedited trilogy has become very hard to find and there are now multiple versions of the Star Wars “Special Editions.” Disney+ has the most current ones, but if your curious read the breakdown of what version they have here.

  • Roku has the original unedited version of the first movie for some reason. I don’t think they have Empire or Jedi.

  • You can track them down on VHS. The video quality is not going to be great, and you’ll need a VHS player.

  • Seek out Harmy’s Despecialized Edition or Project 4K77. These are both HD fan reconstructions of the original trilogy and exist in a legal gray area where they’re not exactly illegal but also can’t legally be sold. You can find them on torrent networks but be careful. You can read an intro to torrenting here. It’s not 100% clear, but the version of Star Wars on Roku might be the Harmy version. You might be able to find a Bluray version to purchase online but buyer beware.

  • If you want one of the older “Special Editions” they can be found on DVD, but the video quality won’t as good as the Bluray, or what’s currently streaming.

Image by Pexels from Pixabay

There’s never a bad time to have a Star Wars party, but if you want to build it around a specific date:

  • January 17: James Earl Jones (Darth Vader) birthday

  • April 2: Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) birthday

  • April 18-20, 2025: Star Wars Celebration Japan

  • April 22, 2025: Andor Season 2 scheduled release date

  • May 4: Star Wars Day: “May the 4th be with you.” (or if your more into the Dark Side of the Force...)

  • May 5: Star Wars Day: "Revenge of the Fifth" (Sith Lords can also celebrate on…)

  • May 6: Star Wars Day: “Revenge of the Sixth” (…as some feel that’s the better joke)

  • May 14: George Lucas (Creator/Writer/Director) birthday

  • May 16: Attack of the Clones anniversary (25th anniversary in 2027)

  • May 19: The Phantom Menace anniversary (30th anniversary in 2029) and Revenge of the Sith anniversary (25th anniversary in 2025) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) birthday

  • May 21: The Empire Strikes Back anniversary (45th Anniversary in 2025)

  • May 22, 2025: The Mandalorian and Grogu scheduled release date

  • May 25: Original Star Wars anniversary (50th anniversary in 2027) and Return of the Jedi anniversary (45th anniversary in 2028)

  • July 13: Harrison Ford (Han Solo) Birthday

  • September 25: Mark Hamil (Luke Skywalker) birthday

  • October 21: Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) birthday

If you want to go in a different direction, there’s the Star Wars parody route.

We link to more parodies & shorts in the next section…

Pre-Show Entertainment

Audio

We embedded a few options here and links below. The official soundtracks are easy to find on streaming services — or get something on CD, vinyl, or 8 Track!

Visual

YouTube (shockingly!) has a large amount of Star Wars content. We have a few playlists here depending on your needs (and guests ages):

This one is pretty all ages friendly, about 30 minutes:

This one is maybe more 17 and up about 40 minutes:

This one also skews older, about 3 hours 30 minutes. Includes the Star Wars parodies Hardware Wars and Troops.

Disney and Lucasfilm would like to pretend the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special would disappear, but you can find it on YouTube.

Check out some other fun YouTube Playlists (can’t vouch for the age appropriateness):

Menu

The Official Star Wars Website has some great recipes with descriptions you can copy into a Word doc and print out (we’d do it for you but don’t want to get sued). What we did do is pull some options so you don’t have to spend all day searching (but it’s fun! you should!) Some of these require a certain amount of artistic skill, and the drinks are non-alcoholic… so if that’s not for you skip down a bit.

Appetizers

Mynock Wings

Bantha Burger Blue Milk Buns

Yoda Vegetable Terrarium

Yoda Inari Sushi

R2-A6 Garlic Bacon Dip

Entrees

Dianoga Meatballs

Port Borgo Noodles

Chewbacca Hot Dogs

Lomi Usqi Noodles

Yoda’s Root Leaf Stew

Drinks

Chandrilan Squigs

Star Wars Tiki Drink Recipes

Dessert

Porgin Pie

Tauntaun Cookies

Salacious Crumb Cakes

Gingerbread Ewoks

Darth Vader Retro Ice Cream Pop

Wookiee Cookie Brownies

Finally, here are our ideas with labels you can print and some dad joke level hilarious puns.

If you would like to print out labels to place alongside your dishes, click here, or make your own with Star Wars themed labels on Etsy.

Click on the name of the dish for recipe inspiration, or use your own. If you have any ideas for a dish but need a description, email us!

You can decorate your foods & drinks with action figures, cake toppers, serve it on Star Wars themed plates… we link to all that stuff in the Decorations section.

Appetizers

R2-Meat2 & Cheese-3PO Board

The meat is as sharp and salty as R2 and the cheese is arranged with such precision it could’ve been programmed into 3PO’s protocol matrix. Try the Obi Wan Keno-Brie!

Darth Tater Tots

So dark and crispy, these taters might’ve been fried in the fires of Mustafar. Each bite is the chosen one, crackling with menace, and seasoned with the crushed hopes of rebel scum.

Boba Feta Cheese and Tomato Salad

Lurking in the shadows, the feta cheese crumbles into the background of every bite with a salty edge and zero patience for nonsense. Definitely worth climbing out of a Sarlacc pit for this one.

Jar-Jar Drinks

Non-Alcoholic

Blue Milk

Produced by banthas on the desert planet of Tatooine, this rich drink is the perfect beverage to kick off a long day of moisture farming and droid shopping.

Green Milk

Fresh from the utter of a thala-sirens on Ahch-To, this Jedi-approved beverage is proof that even galactic legends need calcium.

There are a lot of recipes out there for Blue Milk and Green Milk. Give ‘em all a shot:

Creme Del A Crumb Blue Milk * Taras Multicultural Table Blue Milk * Geeky Chef Green Milk * Stress Free Mickey Blue & Green Milk * Reddit Blue & Green Milk

Hoth Chocolate

Hot chocolate so rich and comforting you won’t need to climb into the guts of any tauntauns to stay warm.

With Alcohol

Han Solo Cups (Bartenders Choice of liquor)

A Solo cup filled with who-knows-what. A mystery drink that’s unpredictable, charming, and definitely shoots first.

G’Rey Goose Vodka Soda & Lime

Don’t underestimate Rey — or this drink. She may be new to the force but she’s smooth under pressure, sharp when it counts, and absolutely not here for your family drama.

Emperor Palpatini

Elegance with a sinister twist. This isn’t a drink to relax, it’s a pathway to many abilities some consider to be… unnatural.

Qui-Gon Gin & Tonic

Crisp, composed, and quietly defiant. This drink is never one to follow the recipe just because tradition — or the Jedi High Council — says so.

Darth M’Aperol Spritz

A drink that looks bright and inviting until that first bitter hit slices through your expectations. At last it reveals itself — leaving a taste that lingers longer than some villian’s screentime.

Entrees

E-Wok Chicken

Wok stir-fried chicken cooked over the burning remains of an Imperial speeder. Yub nub.

Kylo Blackened Chick-Ren

Scorched by legacy, pressure, and a desperate need to prove it’s something more: every bite hits with dark intensity, cooked by rage and regret. You know what you have to do.

Poe Dam-Ramen

Hot, fast, and a little messy—but bold, dependable in a pinch. This dish proves that even the simplest ingredients can be the spark that'll light the fire that'll burn your hunger down.

Tatoo-Bean-ie & Cheese Enchiladas

Much like the twin suns of Tatooine, this bean and cheese enchiladas is composed of two blazing forces—one rich and heavy, the other sharp and melty. Just be careful because much like sand, it gets everywhere.

Lando Calzone-ian

You got a lot of guts trying this calzone — it’s unexpectedly rich, and just risky enough to make you second-guess your first bite.

7 Leia Dipp Jabba The Hutt Dog

Hot, greasy, and gluttonous, these hot dogs are the pinnacle of Hutt decadence. Just eat them slow so you don’t end up like Jabba.

Dessert

Yodonuts

Small, wise, and dangerously addictive these are. Harmless… until you realize dozens consumed you have.

Obi Wan Cannoli

Polished and composed on the outside but with a rich, complex center shaped by years of loss and regret. From a certain point of view it’s the best dessert on the menu.

Admiral Ack-Bar Cake

Layered, slightly nutty, with chocolate and butterscotch chips, this cake is best served with a side of tactical caution. Yes, it’s a trap — but one you won’t mind getting caught in.

Chew-Baklava

A towering, layered masterpiece—tough on the outside, sweet once you get through the growls.

Games

Depending on the age of the guests, games will either be optional or mandatory. If you’re throwing this party for a Star Wars fan, chances are they may already have some of the games we mention so check first before you buy.

Trivia

U.S. Army USAG-RP by Linda Lambiotte, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

sean cook, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Video Games

San Andreas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Other Activities

Decorations

How far you want to go with your Star Wars theme is up to you. You can read our philosophy on decorations here (TL;DR: don’t over think it).

Browse collections at:

Use the list below as an inspiration.We broke it down into a few categories (mostly Amazon links to make it easier):

Image by portoshirt from Pixabay

Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

Image by Henry Rodríguez from Pixabay

Costumes

Whether you want to have a costume party or just come dressed in the spirit, we got you:

Costumes & Cosplay

Johanna, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Additional Resources

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