There’s so many ways to celebrate the incoming arrival of a little one, and if you’re finding out the gender, you might be wishing to throw a large, or more intimate gender reveal party to announce the big news!
From less classic gender reveals to more intimate celebrations for the happy couple, here are 9 of the top gender reveal trends for 2026 you need to know about!
The Hottest Gender Reveal Trends For 2026
1.White Cake Reveal
A continuation from last year, the white cake gender reveal is still coming out top as the most popular way to reveal the gender as it’s affordable, and can be used in both large and more intimate reveals.
The classic white cake in a round or heart shape is enduringly popular as it creates such a pristine, pure backdrop. There’s a number of ways which you can choose to reveal the pink or blue sponge inside. A pair of forks, a knife to cut a slice, or a pair of champagne flutes to plunge into the cake remain the most common ways to reveal the gender in this form.
2. Earthy Neutrals
Couples are moving away from the constrict of the traditional blue and pink colours associated with boys and girls and are instead embracing earthy neutrals for a grounding, comforting feel.
Neutral fabrics, and earthy colors such as reds, greens, creams, whites and browns are popular choices for decor, cakes and balloons.
We’re seeing this trend across baby showers as well in 2026, as they’re totally unisex, and it can deliver a much more sophisticated end look than bold pink and blue.
3. Biodegradable Confetti Cannon
Along with this move away from traditional colors, we’re also seeing much more of a conscious effort to support using biodegradable confetti and indoor options which don’t come with environmental impact and safety risks.
A biodegradable confetti cannon or similar still carries a spectacular, and even elaborate way to announce the gender, but it will give you the peace of mind that it’s also being done in a conscious way.
4. Intimate Balloon Popping
A growing number of parents are opting out of overtly large gatherings to reveal the gender, and well, sometimes smaller is better!
For an intimate gathering or a reveal with just the couple, balloon popping still remains one of the top trends. It’s easy, affordable yet gives instant results and looks fab as a reveal on camera too!
Lean into one with biodegradable confetti for an extra conscious step at your gender reveal.
5. Less Gender-Binary Centred Language
As we touched on with the colors couples are leaning towards, in general we are seeing the classic pink/blue binary being questioned. Instead, we’re seeing more words and sentiments such as; “baby is on the way”, rather than emphasising the boy vs girl dynamic.
This mirrors a wider shift towards gender-neutral parenting and inclusivity. To buck this trend, lean into a neutral inspired setup with earthy colours or warm neutrals and adopt wording such as ‘oh baby’ or even lean into a theme such as ‘what will baby bee?’.
There’s also more of a sophisticated element that comes with gender neutral decor in general which is aesthetic and, is popular across social media.
6. Themes That Tell A Story
Instead of a standard gender reveal, couples are adopting themes that tell a story and experience, especially true for large gender reveal gatherings.
Example themes that are gaining traction into 2026 include, celestial, moon and stars, travel inspired, retro arcade or game inspired reveals.
It also makes the gender reveal feel less generic again which points towards this conscious move away from the blue and pink dichotomy.
7. What Will Baby Bee?
A popular gender neutral trend that is big across baby showers too, is one with a bee theme!
You can adopt the super sweet sentiment which is “what will baby bee?”. Use soft honey colors and browns through the decor and reveal the gender by popping a balloon, hitting a bee piñata or cutting a bee themed cake open.
There are so many ideas for doing this theme justice for large gender reveal parties to intimate settings at home.
8. Cloud Nine
White is not only seen as a pure and pristine decor theme, but it’s highly aesthetic and another alternative to battling between a pink and blue construct in your theme.
For cloud nine, take inspiration from the below setup! The cloud covering has a ribbon which when pulled releases the confetti to reveal the gender.
It’s such a sweet way to celebrate, and is undeniably Instagram worthy! We’ll definitely be seeing a lot more of these reveals in the coming year.
9. Gender Reveal Cakes
Regardless to how you wish to celebrate, or what color scheme you want to lean into, gender reveal cakes are still the most common way to reveal a gender.
Not only can they be relatively inexpensive, it’s something that can be enjoyed in small and large gatherings. Plus, there are so many gender reveal cake ideas to choose from that you can still have something completely unique for your gender reveal.
We’re seeing a lot more personalisation in 2026 in general, and you don’t have to have a cookie cutter gender reveal if you don’t want to!
Which of these gender reveal trends for 2026 gets your vote? Let us know in the comments below!
