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. Here are 50 ideas to get you started:

1. Take a trip
2. Fly first class
3. Go to your favorite 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?

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