Company Picnic Checklist
GUIDE
Simply put, our specialists are uniquely positioned to bring you prime locations, fantastic interactive games, and excellent catering choices for your next company picnic, guaranteed.
Are you curious as to how we make it all happen?
Please keep reading for a detailed company picnic checklist outlining what it takes to plan your day.
Don’t be overwhelmed – all you have to do is pick up the phone, call, and tell us what you’d like to offer guests for the big day.
We’ll handle the rest – easily! 🙂
It’s time to turn our focus toward stunning spring and summer social soirees (trying to say that three times fast!) These soirees are part of our more extensive picnic season calendar, which typically begins sometime around April and extends through September. Luckily, our event planners possess decades of experience, enabling them to create some genuinely spectacular corporate picnics. After planning successful picnics for over 35 years, we’ve developed intimate knowledge of the region and long-standing relationships with vendors.
Your Company Picnic Checklist Looks Something Like This:
Location with Inspiration.
A good location is critical to the success of any event, especially a picnic, where outdoor space can make or break the more practical aspects of the event. We begin our planning process by scouting venues that best match your preferences.
We pool our resources by speaking with venues and vendors we’ve previously worked with. Our mission is to find the most stunning, budget-friendly, and geographically-relevant venue for you and your guests!
That way, a solid foundation is laid so that other important details – like your catering setup, live entertainment, inflatable games (if you opt for those), and team-building activities- have a dedicated space.
Location Checklist
- Capacity and Space
- Accessibility
- Outdoor Amenities
- Indoor Facilities
- Restrooms and Hygiene
- Safety Measures
- Permits and Restrictions
- Catering Options
- Scenic Surroundings
- Shade and Sunscreen
- Entertainment Options
- Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities
- Parking Facilities
- Power Supply
- Budget Considerations
- Reviews and Recommendations
- Event Coordination Support
Every location has its own unique approach and checklist items. For examples company picnics Los Angeles are different because they have great weather year round, giving you more options for planning.
The best picnic spots in the Bay Area book nearly a year in advance so you have to act more quickly there. Dallas company picnics have hot summers and cold winters, limiting the months you can plan your picnic in. For help specific to your location, contact our specialists.
What kind of food will you be serving? Are we talking about a delicious outdoor BBQ with multiple buffet lines? Freshly made gourmet salads, wraps, or New York-style deli sandwiches? Whatever you choose, your picnic food will always be prepared on-site and served with excellent homemade side dishes, like rich macaroni & cheese, gourmet coleslaw, sweet & smoky baked beans, freshly baked rolls, and more. Don’t forget the drinks! Depending on your crowd, alcoholic beverages might be preferred. Drink tickets are an excellent option for guests who’d like to imbibe and for clients who want to control the amount of liquor served. An open bar with beer and wine only or a fully-stocked open bar are also viable options. Contact your company picnic planners for more specific catering details or to let them know of any particular dietary requests!
Picnic Catering Checklist
- Dietary Restrictions
- Menu Options
- Package Inclusions
- Flexibility
- Freshness and Quality
- On-Site Preparation
- Serving Style
- Food Presentation
- Beverage Options
- Staffing
- All-Inclusive Pricing
Interactive Games & Activities!
Games and activities are the cornerstones of any great picnic or outdoor event. Simply put, good company picnic games are those that your guests want to participate in!
Intricate mazes, rock climbing, giant moon bounces, carnival-style slides, and a wide range of team-building events and employee challenges are at your fingertips when planning a picnic with us.
Checklist for Picnic Games & Team Building Activities
- Inclusivity
- Variety
- Team Building
- Competition
- Outdoor Suitability
- Duration
- Equipment
- Safety
- Fun Factor
- Employee Feedback
- Prizes and Rewards
- Facilitation
- Personalization
- Balance
- Ice Breakers
- Diversity
- Environmental Impact
- Rotation
- Accommodations
- Photogenic
- Reflect Company Culture
- Volunteer Involvement
Dream a Theme!
What is the theme of your event? Are you looking for a general theme or something more specific? Themed picnics can be a fun and festive way to celebrate the occasion and allow guests to let loose a little. In case you’re curious, we offer dozens of exciting themes to impress and stimulate your guests.
Our Olympic theme, for example, features interactive sports competitions with excellent prizes and a special Olympic-themed award ceremony. Our Safari theme offers guests pony rides and a petting zoo, while our Circus theme includes acrobats, face painting, caricature artists, and a full range of amusement park rides. Our event designers can transform any outdoor area into a completely customized space!
Checklist of Considerations for the Theme
- Company Culture
- Employee Interests
- Season and Weather
- Inclusivity
- Creativity
- Relevance
- Engagement
- Scalability
- Budget-Friendly
- Ease of Implementation
- Memorability
- Brand Representation
- Team Building Potential
- Environmental Impact
- Photogenic
- Entertainment Options
- Relevance to Location
- Feedback
- Flexibility
- Guests and Families
- Consistency
- Positive Impact
- Catering Considerations
Live Entertainment.
Live entertainment is another excellent opportunity to impress and entertain your picnic-going guests. What’s better than listening to live tunes amplified by a state-of-the-art sound system, with a plate of BBQ chicken & ribs in your lap and a cold one on the side?
With access to the best DJs, singers, dancers, and performers in the nation, your entertainment options are limitless. Caricature artists? Face Painters? Country singers? A live rock band? A dance contest? Contortionists? Whatever you can envision, we can deliver, and then some!
Point-list to Consider for Picnic Entertainment
- Audience Appeal
- Outdoor Suitability
- Music Genre
- Entertainment Variety
- Engagement
- Performance Duration
- Sound and Equipment
- Space and Stage Requirements
- Safety Measures
- Reviews and References
- Contractual Agreements
- Accommodations
- Budget Considerations
- Entertainment Flow
- Company Image
- Family-Friendly
- Special Requests
- Insurance Coverage
- Backup Plan
- Communication
- Event Coordination
- Technical Requirements
Have a Lot to Do?
Look like a lot of tasks on your company picnic checklist? Allow us to handle all of your logistics, including parking and valet management, acquiring permits, planning your menu, providing security, designing your picnic theme, finding your location, and organizing your interactive games. With meticulous care and attention to detail, we will plan out your day, so you don’t have to.
One of the most important questions when planning an event is how many people are you expected to attend? Keeping track of your guest count is crucial for all sorts of practical reasons, including catering, seating, and parking. Our new RSVP services is an excellent first step in managing and maintaining a guest count. Let us customize your RSVP page with personalized invitations, graphics, and your company logo. Use it to get guest counts, create professionally printed name tags, and send email updates to guests about the event.
Let us help!
With so many company picnic ideas to consider on your company picnic checklist, allow us to handle the small stuff so you can focus on the big stuff. Our event planners will work with you to turn the ordinary into extraordinary.
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