Ideas for employee events
Team building activities for work
Activities sorted by time, place and group size, from quick icebreakers to outdoor games and remote options.
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Corporate Event Ideas and Planning Guides
Our corporate event planning blog answers practical planning questions: what to do with a team, how to plan a holiday party, how to get people to stop at a booth.
Corporate event planning guides by topic
Pick the topic that matches the event on your calendar. Each card says what the guide covers, so you can skip what you already know.
Ideas for employee events
Employee appreciation ideas
Daily recognition, an appreciation week planned day by day, and ideas that still work at a large company.
Ideas for employee events
Corporate event ideas
Contests, simulators, themed parties and client nights, sorted by what you want the event to do.
Ideas for employee events
Hybrid event examples
Town halls, launches and team events that include remote colleagues, with the tech and staff each format needs.
Parties, picnics and themes
Office holiday party ideas
Themes, games for adults, ideas for a small office and for a large group.
Parties, picnics and themes
How to plan a company holiday party
Goal, date, venue, run of show and a timeline you can work backward from.
Parties, picnics and themes
Corporate party themes
Gatsby, luau, casino and aviation themes, each paired with an activity that keeps the theme going.
Parties, picnics and themes
Company picnic ideas
Games, food and entertainment for a picnic or a family day, plus how to handle shade and timing.
Planning and production
Corporate event planning checklist
Seven stages from goals and budget to the event day, with a timeline.
Planning and production
Conference AV checklist
Sound, microphones, screen size, projector or LED wall, and what to ask the venue before you rent.
Planning and production
Sustainable corporate events
Venue and travel choices, food waste, materials and how to report the results.
Planning and production
What is a DMC?
What a destination management company does, when your event needs one and how to check one before you sign.
Trade shows, marketing and incentives
Trade show booth ideas
Contests, simulators, photo booths and hosts that stop people in the aisle, including ideas for a 10x10 booth.
Trade shows, marketing and incentives
Trade show lead generation
How to turn booth traffic into contacts, with a real booth from a fintech show.
Trade shows, marketing and incentives
What is experiential marketing?
How it differs from ads, common formats and how to measure what it brought in.
Trade shows, marketing and incentives
What is incentive travel?
How companies reward top performers with trips, who qualifies and how to measure the payoff.
Event planning questions we hear most
What are the 7 stages of corporate event planning?
Set the goal, set the budget, choose the venue, book vendors, send invitations, sort out logistics and run the event day. Our checklist above breaks each stage into tasks with a timeline.
What are good entertainment ideas for a corporate event?
Pick something guests can play and others can watch: a racing or flight simulator with a leaderboard, VR sports, an AI photo booth or a themed contest. The corporate event ideas guide above sorts them by goal.
What do corporate event planners do?
They turn your goal and budget into a plan, book the venue and vendors, and run the day so you can host. We do that and bring our own interactive stations and operators. Our two bases, Los Angeles and Orlando, keep the equipment within reach of both coasts, and we work across the U.S.
How much does a corporate event planner cost?
It depends on the format, the city, the hours and the staff, so we don't publish a price list. Every event gets a custom quote. The factors are explained on how we quote.
Ready to plan your own event?
Send the date, the city and the guest count. We'll reply right away with ideas that fit your team and a quote. Tell us the event type, date, city, guest count and budget. If an idea from one of our guides caught your eye, mention it. Or call +1 213 912 1010
