This post: 28 Fun Graduation Party Finger Food Ideas / Post updated 2/2025
It’s hard to believe, but graduation season is creeping up on us, which means it’s time to celebrate your grad’s hard-earned, sweet success with a graduation party!
Whether it’s a small party with just the family or a larger backyard bash, it’s fun to step up your food game with a variety of cool finger foods!
If you’re looking to make your grad’s celebration special, here are a few graduation party finger food ideas to inspire you!
28 Fun Graduation Party Finger Food Ideas
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Tempting 7-Layer Taco Cups
Layered with everything you love in a delicious taco, these 7-Layer Taco Cups are festive, fun, and super easy to make ahead of time. Serve with a big bowl of taco chips for dipping.
Image: The Girl Who Ate Everything
Gooey Cheese Sticks
The first bite begins with a deliciously crispy outer coating followed by a surprisingly soft, gooey, and cheesy middle. Serve them with homemade marinara sauce for a grad party appetizer your guests will love! Plus, is there a teenager out there who doesn’t love cheese sticks?
Find the recipe HERE at Spend with Pennies
Graduation Funfetti Cups
We’re a little obsessed with this fun (and simple) graduation dessert idea! Buy plastic glasses at any party store, fill them with fun candy in your favorite color, and top them off with a decorated cupcake. These individual dessert cups will be a total stand-out on your dessert table.
Image: Living Locurto
Strawberry Brownie Kabobs
Strawberries, mini brownies, and marshmallows with a drizzle of chocolate – who could possibly resist this delicious dessert? Make them ahead of time to keep graduation party day stress-free.
Image: The 11 Best
Mini Cheeseburger Bites
These Mini Cheeseburger Bites are so temptingly delicious! Plus, they’re just plain fun for a grad party!
Image: Pizzazzerie
Individual Veggies n’ Dip
You can have a big veggie platter or you can do something a little different and create these fun individual veggie n’ dip cups. Assemble these right before the party begins to keep the veggies fresh and crisp.
Image: The 11 Best
Loaded Tater Tot Bites
Looking for something different to serve at your child’s grad party? Everyone will love these delicious handheld cups of crunchy goodness that are filled with classic toppings including sour cream, bacon bits, and chives.
Find the recipe HERE at The Feathered Nester
Mini Graduation Cupcake Caps
Just a handful of ingredients are needed to make these adorable Mini Graduation Cupcake Caps. This is one dessert that won’t last long at your grad party!
Find the recipe HERE at Lil Luna
Fruit Kabobs
By the time graduation season rolls around, the weather is starting to warm up. These refreshing and colorful fruit kabobs are the perfect treat to cool your guests off. Plus, they’re just plain fun to eat!
Image: Cassidy Lucille
Ham and Swiss Sliders
I’ve made these easy Ham and Swiss Sliders dozens of times for parties and gatherings and they’re always a hit! They taste seriously amazing and the best part is, they’re super easy to make! Everyone will be asking for the recipe.
Find the recipe HERE at Graceful Little Honey Bee
Club Sandwich Pinwheels
These delicious Club Sandwich Pinwheels pack in all the yummy flavors of a traditional club sandwich, but they’re wrapped in a flour tortilla and secured with a toothpick making it the perfect finger food idea for your grad party!
Find the recipe HERE at Real House Moms
Candy-Dipped Marshmallow Diploma Pops
Celebrate the sweet success of your grad with these fun Candy-Dipped Marshmallow Diploma Pops!
Find the recipe HERE at Wilton
Mini Loaded Baked Potato Bites
Who could resist these tempting Mini Loaded Baked Potato Bites? They’re brimming with all the flavors your guests will love!
Find the recipe HERE at The Comfort of Cooking
Fruit Cones
What a festive and fun way to serve fruit! I’m not sure there’s anyone who could resist these tempting Fruit Cones! They’re easy to prepare and make a beautiful presentation.
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Perfect Pizza Dippers
These simply delish Pizza Dippers are made with store-bought pizza dough so they’re a breeze to make. Serve them up with pizza sauce for dipping and your guests may never leave.
Find the recipe HERE at Bitesized Kitchen
Italian Antipasto Skewers
I served these at a party thinking only the adults would eat them (and not the kids/teens). Boy, was I wrong! The teenagers, especially, devoured them! They look pretty on a platter and they’re filled with different flavors that are fun to eat!
Find the recipe HERE at From Valerie’s Kitchen
Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket
Mini smoked sausages wrapped in warm, flaky, golden crescent dough filled with two types of cheese, spicy jalapenos, and crispy bacon bits. This little finger food could be the hit of the party.
Find the recipe HERE at A Goud Life
Strawberry Shortcake Skewers
Is there anything that screams “let’s celebrate” more than strawberry shortcake? This pretty dessert served on a stick makes it even more delectable! It’s the perfect “finger food” dessert for grad parties.
Find the recipe HERE at Karen in the Kitchen
Copy Cat Chick-fil-A Chicken Nuggets
Well… these could, dare I say, beat the real thing. Instead of catering, why not make your own? These aren’t difficult to make, you can whip up a big batch in no time and they’ll be a hit with your guests!
Find the recipe HERE at Damn Delicious
Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites
These are always a HUGE hit! And, the best part is, you can make a big batch and serve them warm with delicious cheese sauce or a spicy mustard sauce.
Find the recipe HERE at Two Peas and Their Pod
Chocolate-Dipped Waffle Bites
Not just for breakfast anymore, waffles have gone mainstream! At weddings, birthday parties, special events, and even grad parties, these bite-sized waffle bites are so incredibly fun, easy to make and they’ll be a real show-stopper on your graduation dessert table.
Image: Sugar Swings
Mini Chicken & Waffles
Kids and adults alike will love this hearty appetizer finger food. Make the waffles in advance to cut down on the stress the day of the party and serve with different sauces. It’s sure to be a hit!
Find the recipe HERE at Pure Wow
Enchilada Cups
No forks needed for this yummy graduation appetizer – although, you might want to have a few napkins on hand. These tempting Enchilada Cups are filled with everything you love in an enchilada, only in a small bite-sized cup.
Find the recipe HERE at Gimme Some Oven
Maple Bacon Popcorn
Butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup drizzled all over some freshly popped popcorn and topped with candied bacon. Your guests are going to think they died and went to popcorn heaven.
Find the recipe HERE at Almost Super Mom
Oven-Baked Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
You really can’t go wrong with chicken wings. Nearly everyone loves ’em and they’re pretty darn easy to make! Plus, making them homemade is a lot less expensive than catering.
Find the recipe HERE at Simply Stacie
3-Step Mini Cheesecakes with Fresh Fruit
Did anyone say classy? Put a platter of these gorgeous mini cheesecakes next to your graduation cake and your guests will be in total awe. But, don’t be fooled by how pretty they are… they’re easy to make!
Find the recipe HERE at Kraft Recipes
Bacon-Wrapped Little Smokies
No graduation party would be complete without the deliciousness of Bacon-Wrapped Little Smokies. But, they’ve taken it a step further by adding a spicy brown sugar rub that makes these absolutely mouthwatering.
Find the recipe HERE at The Chunky Chef
Italian Pinwheel Sandwiches
These quick and flavorful Italian Pinwheels are the perfect finger food for any graduation party. Layered with a savory cream cheese spread, fresh lettuce, salami, pepperoni, and ham – these little sandwiches won’t stick around long.
Find the recipe HERE at Krolls Korner
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