UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-KCURRENT ~~REPORT~~REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934April 1, 2013Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

~~Pursuant~~iPARTY ~~to Section 13 or 15~~CORP.(d)Exact name of ~~the~~registrant ~~Securities~~as ~~Exchange~~specified ~~Act~~in ofits ~~1934March~~charter)Commission 6,file ~~2013Date of~~number ~~Report (Date of earliest event reported)~~001-15611

iPARTY CORP.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	76-0547750
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Delaware	1-15611	76-0547750
270 Bridge Street,Suite 301,Dedham, MA	02026
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
(Address of PrincipalExecutive Offices)	(Zip Code)
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

270 Bridge Street, Suite 301, Dedham, Massachusetts	02026
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(781) 329-3952
(Registrant’s Telephone No., including Area Code)

(781) 329-3952(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 28.0201 ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On ~~March~~April 61, 2013, iParty Corp. ~~issued~~(the “Company”) issued a press release ~~announcing~~concerning ~~its results~~the conclusion of ~~operations~~the ~~for~~go-shop period under the ~~fourth~~Agreement ~~fiscal~~and ~~quarter~~Plan of ~~2012~~Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated March 1, 2013, by and among the Company, Party City Holdings Inc., ~~fiscal~~a ~~year~~Delaware ~~ended~~corporation ~~December~~(“Party 29City”) and Confetti Merger Sub, ~~2012~~Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Party City. ~~The~~A copy of the press release is ~~attached hereto~~filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated ~~herein~~ by reference herein.

~~The~~Additional ~~information~~Information ~~in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is being furnished to the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~Where ~~Commission~~You ~~and~~Can ~~shall~~Find ~~not be~~It deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

~~Item~~ In 9connection with the proposed transaction, on March 15, 2013, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A.01 In addition, the Company will file with the SEC a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and relevant documents. Investors and security holders of iParty Corp. are urged to read all relevant documents filed with the SEC, including the preliminary proxy statement, and when available, the definitive proxy statement, because they contain important information about iParty Corp. and the proposed transaction. The preliminary proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement (when available) and any other documents filed by iParty Corp. with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by iParty Corp. by contacting David Robertson, Chief Financial ~~Statements~~Officer at 781-355-3770. Investors and security ~~Exhibits~~holders are urged to read the preliminary proxy statement, definitive proxy statement (when available) and the other relevant materials before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction.

~~(d)~~ The Company and its directors and certain executive officers may, under ~~Exhibits~~SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in connection with the transaction. Information regarding the directors and executive officers and their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise is included in the Company’s proxy statements and Annual Reports on Form 10-K, previously filed with the SEC, and information concerning all of iParty’s participants in the solicitation will be included in the proxy statement relating to the proposed transaction when it becomes available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov and from the iParty Investor Relations Web Site, at http://www.iParty.com.

~~99.1 Press~~Item ~~release of iParty Corp~~9.01 ~~dated~~Financial ~~March~~Statements 6,and ~~2013~~ Exhibits

~~SIGNATURE~~(d) Exhibits

~~Pursuant~~99.1 Press ~~to the~~Release, ~~requirements~~dated ofApril ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~1, ~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~2013.

	iPARTY CORP.
	By:	/s/ SAL PERISANO
		Sal Perisano
		Chairman of the Board andChief Executive Officer
Dated: March 6, 2013

SIGNATURES

~~EXHIBIT~~Pursuant ~~LIST~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT
	iPARTY CORP.
NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
	(Registrant)
99.1	Press release of iParty Corp. dated March 6, 2013
April 1, 2013
	By: /s/ Sal Perisano
	Sal Perisano
	Chairman of the Board andChief Executive Officer

Exhibit List

99.1	Press Release, dated April 1, 2013.

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