Need some inspiration? Here is an A-Z of ideas to help you get started:

A

Abseil           

Aerobics - sponsored competition

Afternoon tea for friends or neighbours

Antiques hunt/sale/guess the value

Apple bobbing

Arts or crafts stalls/exhibitions/fairs

Auction - auction your services for free or donated items

B

Bad clothing day - hats/shirts/socks/ties/jumpers

Baked bean bath

Baked goods sale

Barbeque

Bath tub race

Barn Dance

Bazaars

Bike rides

BMX bike display/competition

Book club

Book/comic sale

Bouncy castle bounce competition

Bowling competition

Bric-a-brac sale

Brighton marathon

Bring and buy sale

Burns night party

C

Car boot sale

Car washing

Card nights

Carnivals

Calendar sale

Cake/chutney sales

Card and gift sales

Carol concert

Carol singing

Chess competition

Christmas Jumper wearing

Chilli eating competition

Cocktail party

Coconut shy

Coffee morning

Collection tins

Come dine with me with friends

Computer games (wii, tennis, bowling)

Concerts/plays/shows

Cooking contests

Cribbage competitions

Crockery smash

D

Danceathon

Diner and dance/ball

Disco

Dog show

Dominos competition

Donation bags

Dress down days

E

Easter egg hunt

Easter party

Egg decorating competitions

Egg rolling competitions

Endurance tests

F

Face painting

Fairs and Fetes

Fancy dress

Fancy dress party

Fashion show

Fish and chip nights

Film nights

Five-a-side footie competitions

Flower show

Football tournament

French night

G

Garden party

Game show - stars in their eyes/Call my bluff

Games night

Gift wrap service at Christmas

Gigs

Golf competitions

Guessing competitions - guess the name, guess how many....

H

Halloween party

Halloween trick or treating

Head shave

J

Jumble sales

K

Karaoke competition

I

Indoor games night

Indoor bowls competition

L

London Marathon

Line dancing

Lottery

Lunches

M

Marathons

Marathon events

Masked ball

Mini golf competition

Mufti days

Murder mystery evening

N

New Years' Eve - ball/party

O

Open house

One hundred club

Open  garden event

P

Pancake day race

Parachute jump

Pedal along/push

Pram race

Parties

Penalty shoot-out

Pet show

Pool tournament 

Q

Quizzes

Quit something - smoking/chocolate either for good or for a set time period

R

Race

Raffles

Running competitions

Rollerblading event

S

Santa's grotto

Scavenger hunt

School fair

School dinners night

Silly games day

Skateboard events

Skating events

Snooker

South Downs way walk/hike/trek

Sponsored event - weight loss/walk/silence...etc

Street party

Stocks - with wet sponges

Supper clubs

Swear boxes

Swimathon

T

Table sales

Talent show

Tea clubs

Tea Party

Teddy bears' picnic

Tennis competition

Themed event 70's / 80's

Tombola

Toy sales

Treasure hunt

Treks

U

Uniform free days

University challenge

V

Valentines disco

Variety shows

W

Waxing bits for sponsorship

White elephant stall

Worthing marathon

Walking

Y

Yard Sale

Z

Zorbing

Zumba