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Corporate Holiday Parties Your Employees Will Be Stoked to Attend
If your idea of a corporate holiday party includes wine tastings, farm-to-table dinners, outdoor adventures or creative workshops, it sounds like your corporate mentality is right up our alley. With adventures that range from glamping...
If your idea of a corporate holiday party includes wine tastings, farm-to-table dinners, outdoor adventures or creative workshops, it sounds like your corporate mentality is right up our alley. With adventures that range from glamping under the expansive starry skies of Moab to culinary workshops and retreats in rural Wisconsin, we’ve got a bevvy of ideas for your next holiday party with your hardworking crew. Want to treat them to the best skiing in Aspen? We’ve got a spot for that. Think your crew would be more into low-key oyster shucking and beer tastings? We’ve got those spots too.
Reporter: Alyssa Brown
Walking distance from some of Music City’s most popular spots, this hotel built for groups makes the perfect center-hub for your team’s end of the year celebration-turned-retreat. Plan a day enjoying this iconic city’s live tunes and legendary bbq, then gather your team at Bode’s many communal spaces including cozy fire pits, concert stages, and private lounge areas.
Adventurous, animal-loving teams will have a roaring good time exploring this African-inspired oasis in San Diego's backyard. From hot air balloon rides to live animal presentations to safari rides among exotic wildlife, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park offers a full itinerary of exclusive attractions for your crew to experience.
Celebrate the year’s success in Urban Wine Country at City Vineyard, a fully-functioning winery located on the Tribeca riverfront. Whether you deck the halls on the climate-controlled rooftop bar or in the glass-enclosed main dining room, your team can enjoy wine tasting, sangria blending activities, and a range of award-winning, locally-crafted wines.
A warehouse that’s large enough to fit a party crew of up to a thousand, City Market Social House is a rad venue to takeover and treat your staff to a night of delicious cocktails and eats by the Wolfgang Puck Catering team. There’s a ton you can do with this 12,000 square foot spot, so plan on having a section set up as a lounging zone inside and an area filled with bountiful grazing tables.
When your team spends all day indoors working hard at their desks, it’s always great to get them out in the sunshine. For an idyllic California setting, head to Santa Margarita Ranch’s Oyster Ridge. Nestled between rambling mountains and vineyards, Oyster Ridge can set your squad up for wine tastings, fresh-shucked oysters and farm to table dinner with a local winemaker. For the more adventure-seeking crowd, days can be filled with zip lining, kayak tours, archery, team building and hiking, with nights of glamping in these beautiful hills.
Your crew have worked hard all year and they deserve to be celebrated in style. Gather the troops and head out to Zingerman’s Cornman Farms for an epic farm-to-table dinner where the wine flows like water.
The renowned Warfield venue in San Francisco has been ground zero for a plethora of concerts and performances over the decades, but you can also rent out this epic space and have it all to yourselves. If you’re planning an awards ceremony, or considering bringing in a big ole band for a night of revelry, this 2,300-person venue could be your ultimate holiday party spot.
Set sail on a one-of-a-kind holiday party your colleagues will never forget. World Yacht pairs nautical flair with extraordinary culinary offerings allowing your team to sit back, relax, and cruise in style. Plus, the views of New York City’s skyline and the ever-mesmerizing Statue of Liberty at dusk are simply icing on the cake.
San Diego’s brewery scene is no joke, and your work crew can fill up on brews of all different varieties at Nolita Hall. Set up a shuffleboard competition and plan to have the football game going on all screens if it’s game day.
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Set in the heart of Prospect Heights, this industrial space is home to one of Brooklyn’s most intimate cooking schools. If your work team loves to gather around a good meal that they’ve banded together to create, Cook Space could be your perfect holiday party venue.
Get ready for an outdoor adventure in Moab, where your team of up to 150 can sleep in tipis and safari suites under the starry Utah skies. Located just near the entrance to the Arches and Canyon Lands National Park, this spot is an awesome basecamp for a few days of soaking up the scenery.
Seven bars, a VIP lounge and 750 seats give this Italian Renaissance theater a dramatic and opulent feel that’s perfect if you’re planning an end-of-year award ceremony or treating your hardworking crew to their very own concert. Located in the heart of Richmond, this Central Virginia party spot is just across the street from the convention center and conveniently located to lots of cozy hotel rooms.
To get the creativity flowing this holiday season, head to Portland’s Tendue for a workshop. Maybe a wreath-making class would put your hardworking team into the holiday spirit, or perhaps a festive cocktail-making session.
This gorgeous, modern winery in Napa is the perfect spot to host a city escape to wine country. You can take an immersive tour with a smaller work squad, or opt to do a full-property buyout and bring along a gang of up to 250.
Deep in the heart of the Kentucky hills, Keeneland is a classic racecourse and venue where you can bring your team along for a day filled with local bourbon tastings and indulging in the best local food and drink. Here you’ll find every type of venue from clubhouses to barns to an auction house.
Wine tastings and a tour of Brooklyn Winery can be a great way to gather your work crew and slow down for a few hours of R&R. This urban winery is a great spot for holiday libations and you can add a raw bar, caviar bar and fondue bar to keep people fueled up between sips.
If you’re considering a family-friendly holiday party, this Philly waterfront hangout has everything you need to appeal to colleagues of all ages and stages. There’s an outdoor skating rink, mini golf, a carousel and tons of games and carnival style food stands.
Set up Showbox SoDo in Seattle as a private club for the night and your work crew will never stop talking about this incredible party. The 1,800-capacity industrial building is a hidden gem and can be morphed into anything that suits the vibe you’d like your holiday party to embrace. There’s also a smaller 300-guest lounge if you’re looking for something more intimate.
A relaxing weekend in the Redwoods may be just what your work crew needs. Head out to Skylonda Lodge in Woodside and plan to spend time soaking up the wilderness and expanding your yoga practice as a team unit.
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Surprise your work-hard team with a holiday party in the desert! The Old Fashioned is a whitewashed mobile party starter that can be set up as a bar or an ice cream stand anywhere you’d like to celebrate this great year past.
At Camp Wandawega, you can book your team in for a culinary retreat or workshops that run the gamut from catching your own food to cooking it. This prohibition era summer camp is chockfull of stories that are sure to get your crew talking over the campfire.
This luxury ski-in, ski-out resort just underwent a massive reno and the results are outstanding. If a holiday party for your top-performing staff is in the works, head to The Little Nell and treat your team to a combination of ski time and spa time.
The holiday season is a busy time of year for everyone, and it’s more important than ever to encourage your work crew to rest, relax and rejuvenate. At Dunton Hot Springs, there’s an indoor bathhouse and five other hot springs options for your people to rest their busy minds.
Private tastings at this distillery are a great way to introduce your team to the local Tennessee Whiskey scene. If you’re rolling with a holiday party crew of up to 250 folks, check out The Oak Room at Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery.
