This summer is the perfect time to get out of the office and into the sunshine. With our extensive experience in the corporate event industry, we have a wide selection of corporate summer party activities specifically designed for the warm spring and summer months.
The work summer party is a much-anticipated highlight on the work calendar as a mid-year escape where teams can ditch the desks and create memories in a fun and relaxed setting. It’s also a perfect opportunity to strengthen work relationships and say “thank you” to your team for their hard work.
At GOTO Events, it’s our mission to make your corporate summer events the EPIC kind!
We design insanely fun activities guaranteed to have your guests in stitches of laughter. Our diverse portfolio explodes with options, from outdoor challenges to indoor activities, there’s something for every team. Think bouncy castles that’ll make your inner child scream, nostalgic games that bring back the good ol’ days and team building challenges that’ll have you high-fiving all summer long.
We offer fully packaged summer office party events that are ready to roll, complete with our fully-mobile event equipment and staff who’ll bring the fun right to you. Feeling stumped for ideas? Dive into our top 12 summer corporate event ideas below for a splash of inspiration!
Top 11 Corporate Summer Party Ideas for 2024
Whether you want to host your office summer party in your own garden, a rented outdoor location or a public open space, our company summer party ideas are adaptable to all venues.
1. Soap Box Derby
- Activity type: Fun sports with creative challenges and loads of team spirit.
- Event Overview: In teams, build and design your own wacky race carts, dress up your racer then get ready to hit the pedal to the metal and win the final race.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
Soap Box Derby is a hilarious work summer party activity that brings out the best in people. Teams will plan, build and decorate their own ultimate wacky race carts and dress up their designated driver. After passing all the safety checks and parading their creations, it’s time for the head-to-head laps around the crazy course, pounding it down the track to get the quickest time. As you might have guessed, speed alone won’t win the race, as there are added points for innovation, creativity, teamwork and best-dressed drivers!
Think Soap Box Derby would be the perfect activity for your company summer party? Enquire now and get a bespoke proposal in less than 45 minutes!
2. Olympic Sports Day
- Activity type: Olympic-inspired sports with exciting and fun twists.
- Event Overview: In teams, compete in lighthearted, head-to-head sporting challenges designed to spark fun, laughter and team spirit.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
New to our 2024 work summer events portfolio, the Olympic Sports Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate this year’s Olympic Games. This is an action-packed activity for the ultimate corporate summer party that will get your employees moving, laughing and bonding with each other. For this exclusive event, we’ve reimagined some of the iconic Olympic sports into hilarious team building challenges, suitable for all fitness levels. Think inflatable Sumo duels, giant human table football and human caterpillar races.
Ready to add the Olympic Sports Fun into your summer party? Request your free bespoke quote today.
3. The Crystal Team Challenge
- Activity type: Fun mental and physical challenges in an immersive game show setting.
- Event Overview: Hilarious team activities set in 4 uniquely themed zones, working together to win crystals and beat the opposition before the time runs out.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
The Crystal Team Challenge is packed with fun and exciting games that will test both mental agility and physical skill. Working through 4 themed zones, Medieval, Aztec, Industrial and Futuristic, your teams will aim to complete the challenges to win shiny crystals. The grand finale? Dive into the gigantic inflatable dome for the ultimate cash grab challenge! Grab as many golden tickets as you can to skyrocket your team to the top of the leaderboard. But watch out! Sneaky silver tickets will deduct points, so be strategic and don’t jeopardise your team’s journey towards victory!
Does the Crystal Team Challenge sound like the ideal summer work party idea? Enquire now to receive a free proposal.
4. It’s A Knockout
- Activity type: Inflatable head-to-head activities full of laughter and entertainment.
- Event Overview: With the music pumping and our host hyping up the atmosphere, compete against other teams in hilarious inflatable challenges.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
It’s A Knockout is one of our most popular outdoor work summer events. It’s full of giant inflatables, slippery slides (yes, you may get wet!), enough foam to fill an Olympic swimming pool and a lot of competitiveness that you may not have seen before from your colleagues. Teams will rotate around different zones, playing each activity, head-to-head with the opposing teams. We’re talking giant inflatable assault course, gladiator joust, wet wall and giant inflatable washing machines!
Want to give it a go? Enquire now about It’s A Knockout corporate summer party event.
5. Company Fun Day
- Activity type: Pick your favourite inflatable activities for the ultimate corporate summer event package.
- Event Overview: Teams rotate through a selection of epic outdoor activities and compete head-to-head in hilarious inflatable battles such as Bungee Race, Assault Court, Wet Wall and more.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
This is a bespoke corporate summer party package that allows you to pick and mix all your favourite activities. Our portfolio includes a range of fun activities involving huge inflatables, colourful props, crazy costumes and some exciting surprises on the way! Guests will be split into teams competing head-to-head with one another to win points and become the summer champions. Activities include Bungee Race, Assault Course, Wet Wall, Gladiator Joust, Sweeper and more.
Company Fun Day is a great activity if you’re looking for something different this summer. Chat to us today about summer office party ideas.
6. GPS Treasure Hunt
- Activity type: Pick your favourite inflatable activities for the ultimate corporate summer event package.
- Event Overview: Teams rotate through some epic outdoor activities and compete head-to-head in hilarious inflatable battles such as Bungee Race, Assault Court, Wet Wall and more.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
In our GPS Treasure Hunt, teams grab iPads loaded with an interactive map of the local area that will invite them to unlock epic games, from trivia questions to hilarious photo and video challenges. But you never know what’s coming next, so stay sharp to collect the virtual treasure hunt items and rack up those bonus points. This is not your ordinary treasure hunt challenge, it’s a thrilling quest packed with strategy, creativity and laughter, perfect for a sunny summer’s day!
Are you interested in our GPS Treasure Hunt? Ask us for a quote and we’ll send this to you in less than 45 minutes.
7. Charity Bike Build
- Activity type: A rewarding team building experience where teams learn practical skills whilst making a difference to someone’s life.
- Event Overview: The event is designed around teams building bicycles from scratch that will be donated to charity after the event.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
Our Charity Bike Build is a meaningful and fun way to engage your employees at your corporate summer event. Expert workshops will equip your team members with the skills to confidently build a bike that will bring joy to others. Through fun challenges, teams earn parts and collaborate to bring their bikes to life. Don’t worry, our friendly crew is always there to offer a little bit of help. But it’s not all about the physical build. Teams get to personalise their creations with a unique message for the future rider, adding a special touch to their charitable efforts.
Find out more about the Charity Bike Build event or get in touch with our event management team for a bespoke proposal.
8. Country Sports
- Activity type: Pick and mix from a selection of traditional country sports for a nostalgia-packed company summer outing.
- Event Overview: Designed for mixed teams of all abilities, country sports include target archery, badminton, croquet, duck herding and more.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
Our country sport events offer an excellent chance to embrace the great outdoors, featuring a diverse range of activities catering to all tastes. Rooted in tradition, yet with modern twists, our activities are designed for mixed teams of all ages and group sizes. Whether you prefer casual rounds or head-to-head games, there’s something for every team.
One of our most popular country sports events, Duck Herding guarantees a quackin’ good time! We will have a lively bunch of ducks let loose from their pens and a well-trained sheepdog awaiting your instructions to guide the ducks around an obstacle course and into the pen. But don’t feel under pressure, we will have an expert handler on standby!
Get more Country Sports summer party ideas for work and contact us today for prices!
9. Survival Island
- Activity type: A unique team building challenge that will equip teams with essential survival skills and knowledge.
- Event Overview: Teams have to complete survival tasks in an extraordinary survival training programme led by professionals.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
If you’re looking for something different this summer, our Survival Island team building adventure provides the best opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and develop some essential transferable skills such as resilience and team cohesion.
How does it work? Your team will be stranded in a remote location with no sign of civilisation. They have to use their initiative and survival skills to survive “the island’ with what can be scavenged from the surrounding area. Each survival task is designed to involve every team member, using what nature has to offer. As you progress through the training zones, teams build their skills ready to become the ultimate survivalists.
Is Survival Island something that your team would be excited about? Enquire about this corporate summer event now.
10. Putt For a Purpose
- Activity type: A special activity that combines the fun of mini golf with the satisfaction of giving back to the community.
- Event Overview: Each team will craft their own mini golf hole using food bank items.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
What better way to enjoy the sun than an outdoor mini golf course with your team? But what if we made it even better? We’ve transformed the classic mini golf game into a sensational corporate summer party by adding in an exciting charity twist. Swing away for a cause and turn every hole into a chance to make a difference!
In teams, guests have to use their creativity and communication skills to build a mini golf hole, using food bank items like cans and cereal boxes. Once the mini golf course comes to life, it’s game on! Teams will take turns playing the full course in a spirited, friendly competition. At the end if the event, we will dismantle the golf course and carefully pack up the food bank items which we will deliver to a charity of your choosing.
If you want to have fun with your team while making a difference, why not book Putt for A Purpose for your work summer party? Get a bespoke quote in less than 45 minutes.
11. The Gladiator
- Activity type: An extremely fun sports activity that will test your strategy and agility.
- Event Overview: Teams will compete in a series of physical challenges including giant inflatable, obstacle courses and huge puzzles.
- Group Size: 10 – 1000+
- Venue: Outdoor
- Location: Any location in the UK, we bring this activity to you.
Experience the ultimate summer adventure with an exhilarating activity that will ignite everyone’s competitive spirit. With a variety of thrilling challenges waiting to be conquered, each Gladiator will have a chance to showcase their power within the arena. But this spectacle goes beyond strengths and physical ability – strategy and teamwork are key! From giant inflatable courses to huge puzzles, your team will have a blast competing as if their lives depend on it.
The Gladiator is the perfect activity for a company family fun day. Contact us today for prices and recommendations.
Planning a 2024 Corporate Summer Event?
Sun’s out, suits off! Make your 2024 work summer party the best summer party yet with activities that will have your team in stitches of laughter. Our team can advise you on the best summer corporate party ideas to suit your group.