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Corporate Event Planner in Los Angeles
Work with a corporate event planner in Los Angeles who keeps the racing, flight, surf and photo stations in town and knows how a Downtown tower, a studio lot and the convention center each handle a load-in. Los Angeles is one of our two bases, and Orlando is the other.
Corporate event venues in Los Angeles
LA venues range from a 720,000 sq ft convention center to studio sound stages, and each has its own fire, power and access rules that shape your floor plan.
Los Angeles Convention Center
On Figueroa Street next to LA Live. South Hall covers nearly 350,000 sq ft, West Hall 210,685 sq ft and the lower-level Kentia Hall 160,000 sq ft. An expansion is under construction through early 2029, so we confirm your hall, dock and route with the event manager before move-in.
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
By the harbor in Long Beach. The Grand Ballroom covers 20,456 sq ft, and 34 meeting rooms surround it. Corporate meetings here pair well with a photo booth in the foyer between sessions.
Pasadena Convention Center
On Green Street, with a 50,000 sq ft exhibition building and the 2,997-seat Civic Auditorium, which hosted the Emmys for two decades. It suits awards nights and regional conferences away from Downtown traffic.
Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City
The 45-acre lot has 16 sound stages and was MGM's home from 1924 to 1986. We set up in the Rainbow Room at the Scenic Arts Center for an industry launch: read about our AI networking matchmaker and racing simulator at TEC6.
AI networking matchmaker and racing simulator at TEC6Downtown office towers and plazas
An event can stay in your own building: a high floor or the plaza at the base of the tower. These need building access windows and insurance papers, and our cases below show how we handle both.
Los Angeles trade show calendar
A booth with a game guests want to replay gets more visits, and it's easier to book before the show's exhibitor deadlines close. These shows run at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2027.
LAFD rules, building access and COI
In Los Angeles, the fire department and building managers set the rules, and we plan around both before load-in day.
- Fire department review. At the convention center, the Fire Inspector checks floor plans against LAFD codes, and some exhibits need a Fire Department Permit. LAFD also permits tents, vehicles indoors and open flames at events.
- Tall or covered booths. A booth over 12 ft or steps over 30 inches need a wet-stamped engineering plan. Covered areas of 750 sq ft or more need sprinklers.
- Exclusive services. Levy handles all food and beverage at the convention center, and Boldyn Networks supplies internet. Food sampling at a booth needs written permission.
- Office towers. Each building sets its own access hours, freight elevator slots and insurance terms. We agree on all three with building management before load-in.
- Certificate of insurance. We send insurance documents to your venue, building or organizer on request, with the names they ask for.
Where LA companies hold events
- Downtown. Office towers on Bunker Hill and South Hope Street, LA Live and the convention center.
- Culver City. Sony Pictures Studios and the media companies around it, with sound stages that double as event halls.
- Playa Vista. Google, Electronic Arts and YouTube offices on the former Hughes Aircraft site. We delivered a surf simulator we carried upstairs for Alpha School to a second-floor room reached only by stairs.
- Santa Monica. Snap's headquarters and the rest of Silicon Beach, with rooftop and beach-side venues.
- El Segundo. Aerospace companies next to LAX, with campuses that host family days.
- Pasadena. The convention center, Civic Auditorium and school campuses.
- Long Beach. The convention center, the harbor and the port companies.
- West LA. Office campuses where we ran a four-station racing social.
Business events in Los Angeles spread across a metro of separate business centers, and the venue that's near your team saves an hour of traffic for every guest.
Planning in Anaheim or Irvine? See corporate events in Orange County. Heading south? See corporate events in San Diego.
Corporate event ideas in Los Angeles by industry
LA's industries each bring a different crowd, and a station that fits the crowd keeps the line busy all event.
Aerospace
El Segundo and the South Bay are home to Boeing, Northrop Grumman and SpaceX teams. A flight simulator with a landing challenge suits them: we brought two flight simulators for Parker Aerospace to an employee and family open house.
Tech
Silicon Beach companies in Playa Vista and Santa Monica run all-hands and recruiting events. VR stations and a racing leaderboard give engineers a score to beat.
Finance
Investment firms Downtown host employee socials. Capital Group has booked us for three events in LA.
Ports and logistics
Companies at the Port of LA and Long Beach fit a truck simulator for driver appreciation days.
Schools
Alpha School in Playa Vista and EF Academy in Pasadena booked our surf simulator for student events.
Event production company in Los Angeles
You can book one service or the whole event from one LA team; each section links to its full page.
Photo booth rental in Los Angeles
AI and 360 photo booths for office parties Downtown, launches in Culver City and conferences in Long Beach. See photo booth rental in Los Angeles.
Team building activities in LA
Racing, flight and surf simulator contests with a leaderboard and prizes, inside your office or on your plaza. Details are on team building in Los Angeles.
AV rental in Los Angeles
QSC speakers, wireless microphones, mixers, projectors and screens, with a technician who stays the whole event. Book AV rental for a town hall on Bunker Hill, a product demo in Playa Vista or a plaza party on South Hope Street.
Event production in Los Angeles
Run of show, staging, AV and interactive for a launch on a Culver City studio lot or a Downtown all-hands, including hybrid event production in Los Angeles when part of your company joins online. See event production.
Experiential marketing agency in LA
Brand activations with our own stations dressed in your colors, for launches in Santa Monica, sponsor zones at Anime Expo or pop-ups at LA Live. See experiential marketing.
Trade show booth rental in Los Angeles
Booth builds and interactive for LACC, Long Beach and Pasadena shows. Read about trade show booths.
Interactive rentals
Racing, flight, surf, truck and soccer simulators, VR stations and photo booths, kept at our LA base and driven across town to your venue. Browse all interactive rentals.
Our events in Los Angeles
These are events we ran in LA office towers and on a Downtown plaza, with the timing and setup details you'll need for your own.
Racing challenge
Capital Group Racing Simulator Challenge on the 55th Floor in Downtown LA
A competition in an office tower: two cockpits and a leaderboard on the 55th floor, with ten prize places. Setup started at 9 AM for a 2 to 5 PM window, each race took about three minutes, and both stations stayed busy almost nonstop.
Downtown Los Angeles
Summer social
Five Interactive Stations and AV for Capital Group's "I Love LA" Summer Social
An outdoor plaza at 333 S. Hope Street in July. Two surf simulators, VR Baseball, VR Hockey and an AI photo booth with branded, LA-themed prints ran under shade tents, with four QSC speakers carrying music and announcements. Four operators and one AV technician staffed it from 2 to 5 PM.
Downtown Los Angeles
Employee social
Four Racing Simulators for a Capital Group Employee Social in Los Angeles
Four racing stations on the first floor of a West LA office, all feeding one leaderboard, for an employee social with a Hawaiian luau theme. Each guest drove about 90 seconds.
West Los Angeles
Photos from our LA events
Shots from the 55th floor Downtown and a campus lawn in Pasadena show how much floor each station takes.
Questions about corporate events in Los Angeles
How much does a corporate event planner in Los Angeles cost?
We don't publish a price list. Each LA event gets a custom quote shaped by the venue, tower access hours or LACC show orders, station count, event hours, branding and staff. Read how we quote.
Do we need an LAFD permit for our booth or event?
At the convention center, the Fire Inspector reviews your floor plan, and some exhibits need a Fire Department Permit. Outside the convention center, LAFD permits tents, vehicles at indoor events and open flames. We tell you early if our stations need anything on the permit.
Can you get stations up to a high floor in a Downtown tower?
Yes. We book the freight elevator and the access window with building management, and we check each station against the elevator car and the route to the room.
Will weather affect an outdoor event in Los Angeles?
Rain is rare from May through October; 92% of it falls from November to April. May and June mornings can be gray near the coast, and Santa Ana winds blow from late fall into spring. We weigh down shade tents and keep screens out of direct sun.
How fast can you book an event in LA?
Fast, when the date is open. EF Academy booked our surf simulator for a luau party in Pasadena two days before the event, and we delivered on time.
Can you send a COI to a Downtown building or a studio lot?
Yes. We send insurance documents on request, naming the building owner, management company or studio as they ask. On the Sony lot in Culver City, we also arranged staff access to the studio ahead of the event.
Do you plan a corporate holiday party or retreat in Los Angeles?
Yes. For a corporate holiday party in Los Angeles, we add stations to your Downtown office floor, a Long Beach or Pasadena ballroom, or a studio space in Culver City. December falls in LA's rainy season, so plan the party indoors. For a corporate retreat near Los Angeles, we drive the stations and AV to your resort and run them.
Plan your LA event
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