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Planning Your Employee Appreciation Event
When is employee appreciation day? Officially, National Employee Appreciation Day falls on the first Friday in March. However, many companies also celebrate their employees when they hit certain goals or pass milestones.
Recognizing your employees and rewarding them with something extra special can come at any time. It could be a special occasion at your company, like a work anniversary or a celebration of a great year. These events give a chance for team building among coworkers. Appreciation also boosts spirits and improves morale.
When planning an incredible employee appreciation event, it’s important to think about experiences. Planning your day to be an experience instead of a simple event will make it truly amazing.
When you take into consideration what experiences your team members want, you’re guaranteed success. Give your employees experiences they will always remember fondly. This promotes your company culture and is impactful, with longer lasting satisfaction for your team.
Giving Back to Your Team
Celebrate employee appreciation day any day of the year. Giving back through unique experiences reaches far, driving their productivity and happiness for the rest of the year.
Showing your employees how much their hard work means has benefits for your business beyond just being a nice gesture. Hosting an employee appreciation day allows you to:
- Show your employees that you appreciate them to foster company loyalty.
- Promote teamwork by encouraging mingling and socialization.
- Ease the stress of the workday by giving your employees some much-needed rest.
- Get to know your employees better on a personal level.
Studies show that when employees feel valued, they are more productive. Whether it comes from an employee recognition program or a company wide event, these actions mean a lot. Appreciation brings increased employee engagement, encourages a positive work environment, and has a positive impact on staff.
Employee Appreciation Event Ideas
Looking for ideas for your next appreciation event?
Our agency has plenty of ideas and real-life examples for you.
Employee appreciation events are our specialty, and our event agency would love to share our top tips with you.
Give back to your team in a special way this year. Click through the guide or scroll to read our favorite employee appreciation ideas.
For large companies, small companies and remote or in-person events, we’ll explore many types of experiences your team will love.
Employee Appreciation Event Ideas for Large Companies
When planning employee appreciation events for large companies, it’s important to have both space and varied activities. Offer a variety of activities so everyone can find something to enjoy. Whether it’s a family day like Bell held, or a team building event like this energy drink brand hosted, your team is sure to love it.
Ideas for Small Companies
For small companies, employee appreciation events can be held nearly anywhere! Give thanks with a picnic lunch like Samsung or hit the town in Vegas like this company did. Your team is sure to enjoy taking part in every one of these ideas.
Employee Appreciation Outings
Excursions and outings are fun for everyone. Whether you’re riding dune buggies in the desert like BEHR Paints or having a branded beach party like Cartoon Network, you’ll make amazing memories.
Hybrid & Remote Options
Hybrid and remote events boost attendance rates, especially for national or global companies with remote employees. If you’re thinking of hosting a hybrid event, read our article “Should My Next Event Be Hybrid?”
- Include digital engagement methods like social media hashtags or online games
- Consider hosting a destination event to bring your team together in person
- Offer a hybrid event to maximize attendance and celebrate everyone, wherever they are.
- Give out digitized handouts for a virtual party like digital gift cards or awards
- Live-stream a concert
- Do web-based team building activities
- Incorporate digital voting for employee awards
- Mix digital and in-person participation for activities like scavenger hunts
See more ideas in our employee appreciation ideas for remote workers blog.
Employee Appreciation Comes in Many Forms, Including:
- Employee Retirement Party
- Office Holiday Party
- Company Picnic / Outing
- Employee Recognition Party
- Employee Anniversary
- Outstanding Service Award
- Employee Appreciation Day
- Awards Ceremony Party
- Team Building Events
- Company Competitions
- Charity Events
- & Many More!
Crafting Your Event
Our team has worked planning employee appreciation events nationwide for 35 years.
We handle every detail of your event, so you can kick back and have fun. From booking and travel, to catering, to day-of logistics, we’re here for you, every step of the way.
When planning your event, we have some tips and things you should keep in mind.
For any further questions, contact our company event planners at 800.366.0603
Finding the Perfect Location
Where should you host your employee appreciation day? Venue scouting and coordination is an important aspect of your event. We offer exciting choices that will impress your employees this year.
Outdoor venues, like stunning downtown rooftops, offer unparalleled views of the city. Intimate spaces and VIP areas in the hippest clubs and restaurants are also available. We can even turn your appreciation day into a “field trip” to an iconic local spot.
Our event designers can transform any space and make it yours for the night. Whether it’s through custom installations or warehouse and parking lot transformations, we do it all. Our lighting and AV team can have your company logo displayed around the venue in creative ways. Our MC can be yours for the day to introduce any guest speakers for corporate events and keep your live entertainment rocking.
Nothing Says “Thanks” Like Delicious Food & Drink
Food is always a great kick-off to any event. As one of the top event planning companies, we can bring a wide range of menu options to impress your team.
We offer high-end plated dinners with tableside service for your employees. Our chefs from across the world create quality custom menus for your event. Casual dining with exhibition stations where guests can serve themselves BBQ or ice cream is another fine option.
Event Solutions offers delicious hors d’oeuvres served on trays and signature cocktails made by experienced bartenders. We take pride in providing top-notch service and the best event catering around. Your catering choices are many, but only one event planning company delivers the best of the best.
Reviews From Our Clients
“Not only did you create a great ambiance with the lounges, lighting, and music, but the food displays were a work of art. And the entertainment? People are still talking about it. My guests all enjoyed a wonderful evening. Thank you so much for making me look good …Denise and Nikki, Event Solutions is lucky to have such a dynamic duo. I will continue to recommend your services to everyone I know! ”
Angelisa – O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Full-Service Employee Appreciation Events
One-stop boutique style event planning and production services. We handle all event planning services such as venue selection, catering, design/decor, audio visual, and guest management. Every detail is an opportunity to promote and uplift your brand, company, product or service.
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Samsung’s Larger Than Life Employee Appreciation Day
Case Study
Ready to see what your employee appreciation event could look like? Here’s the event we organized for Samsung.
Samsung wanted to give back to their valued team in a major way: with an Oversized theme appreciation event. 200+ staff spent the day playing giant versions of everyone’s favorite party games in a park near the New Jersey Samsung Center. Their managers, too, joined in on the fun, taking part in a dunk tank as well as serving up some delicious lunch. The team certainly had a blast, and we felt assured that the staff knew how much their company appreciated them.
Cartoon Network’s Beachside Employee Appreciation Picnic
Case Study
To show their team some appreciation, Cartoon Network hosted a day of fun in the sun. Employees and their families enjoyed a seaside day of fun and games at Will Roger’s State Beach in California. We brought custom company branded balls and game equipment to the employee appreciation picnic to make it more personal.
450 guests spent a relaxing afternoon, fostering team bonds and connections. What better way to show your appreciation than a beach day?
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We Also Plan All Types of Corporate Events
Whether you’re looking to hold an employee appreciation picnic, party, or any other style of corporate event, Event Solutions can help you. To begin planning your next event, you can fill out the form below or call our event planners directly at 1.800.366.0603. Here’s a few examples of events we coordinate:
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