Every BRCH Format Ranked: From Beer Pong to the White Party

Ranked on repeatability, how much of the night the format itself carries, and the strength of the record behind it, the BRCH formats line up like this: the White Party first, the Boat Party second, the Black Party and BLACKOUT family third, Pub Golf fourth, Color Party fifth, and the Beer Pong Tournament last as a format, even though it is first in the brand's history. This is an editorial ranking of BRCH's own formats from BRCH's own event record of 10 editions between 2021 and 2025. Every factual claim below traces to that record.

Key Takeaways

• The White Party ranks first because the record backs it: four editions in three years, more than any other BRCH format.
• The Boat Party ranks second on a single edition, because a limited-capacity boat is the strongest room any format on this list gets for free.
• The Beer Pong Tournament ranks last as a repeatable format and first as a piece of history: it is where BRCH began, on June 22, 2021.
• The ranking judges formats, not nights. A great crowd can rescue a weak format once. Only a strong format survives repetition.

The criteria

Three tests, applied the same way to every format. Repeatability: has the format actually been run more than once, or could it be, without the idea wearing out? Load-bearing: how much of the night's energy does the format itself generate, before music, crowd, and production help it? Record: what does the BRCH event history, 10 events from June 2021 to July 2025, actually show?

1. White Party

Four editions: June 24, 2023, June 23, 2024, February 15, 2025, and the Final on June 24, 2025. No other BRCH format has been repeated, which settles repeatability on evidence rather than taste. The dress code is the load-bearing wall: a room where every guest wears all white generates its own visuals, its own photos, and its own group planning before the first track plays. The full series is recapped in our White Party recaps, and the format itself is explained in what is a white party.

2. Boat Party

One edition, July 25, 2025, and the strongest setting on this list. The record describes setting sail into the sunset with curated beats, an intimate experience on the water. A boat hands a format three things no venue can: a fixed departure that makes the crowd arrive together, a capacity limit that keeps the room curated, and a route instead of a dance floor, so the night has a built-in arc. It ranks below the White Party only because one edition is a promise and four editions are a proof. The format is covered in the boat party guide.

3. Black Party and BLACKOUT

Two editions of the dark family: BLACKOUT on February 26, 2022, an experimental night of complete darkness and immersive sound, and the Black Party on July 26, 2025, an all-black dress code event where the crowd becomes part of the art. As a dress code, black is the white party's mirror: easier for guests to commit to, harder to make photograph as dramatically. As an atmosphere, the darkness concept is the boldest idea in the record. The family ranks third: proven twice, three years apart, in two different forms. See what is a black party for the dress code version.

4. Pub Golf

One edition, April 19, 2024: a competitive day event where teams played across venues in golf-style scoring, dressed to impress. Pub golf is the most participatory format on this list: guests are players, not audience, and the scorecard gives the day a structure most parties have to manufacture. It ranks fourth because its ceiling is a great day out rather than a signature night, and because the record shows it run once, as a one-off between White Party editions. The rules are explained in pub golf explained.

5. Color Party

One edition, August 8, 2021, the second event BRCH ever ran: guests in their brightest fits, a celebration of creativity and community. Color is the loosest dress code on this list, which cuts both ways. It asks the least of guests and so commits them the least, and a room where everyone wears something different produces energy without a single unifying image. A good early format for a young brand. A weaker flagship. The format is explained in color party explained.

6. Beer Pong Tournament

One edition, June 22, 2021, where it all began, in the record's own words: a competitive tournament that brought people together and planted the seeds for everything that followed. As history, it outranks everything here. As a format, it ranks last: a tournament game is a party activity, not a party, and the brand outgrew it within two months, moving to the Color Party and then to dress-code formats. Honour the origin, rank the format on what it can still carry. The tournament rules live in beer pong tournament rules.

FAQ

Is this ranking based on attendance or ticket sales?

No. BRCH's event record carries no attendance or sales figures, and this page invents none. The ranking uses the three stated criteria, applied to the dates, formats, and recap text the record does carry.

Why is the Boat Party ranked on one edition?

Because the criteria reward what the format itself provides. One edition limits its record score, which is why it sits second rather than first, but the setting a boat provides is assessable from the format and from the record's own recap of that edition.

Which format should a first-time BRCH guest start with?

The dress-code formats ask the most and return the most. The Vancouver themed party guide walks through what each format expects of a guest.

Sources

BRCH, src/data/events.ts: all 11 event records used for dates, formats, and recap text (Beer Pong Tournament, June 22, 2021; Color Party, August 8, 2021; BLACKOUT, February 26, 2022; White Party 001, June 24, 2023; Pub Golf, April 19, 2024; White Party 002, June 23, 2024; White Party 003, February 15, 2025; White Party Final, June 24, 2025; Boat Party, July 25, 2025; Black Party, July 26, 2025; UNDRCVR, coming soon), read October 23, 2026.

Four formats on the roster now have full explainers: What Is a Disco Party?, What Is a Masquerade Party?, What Is a Rooftop Party?, and What Is a Warehouse Party?.