Are you in charge of planning your company picnic? Or in charge of planning another company’s annual summer picnic? Then this blog post is for you: the planner starting from scratch trying to coordinate the perfect summer company picnic that makes employees glad to be working for their employer. We know that every party planner’s process is different, with some event planners starting by determining the theme (if so, you’ll want to read our theme suggestion post) and some the company picnic venue.
Unfortunately, choose the right venue for your picnic is not as simple as choosing from our list, as there are more factors to use when determining the right company picnic venue:
- Number of people
- Demographic of your crowd (adults only, families, etc.)
- Date & time/availability
- Logistics (transportation to, parking, etc.)
Once you’ve nailed down these key details, now it’s time to brainstorm the right local venue for your crowd. Here are a few suggestions for company picnic venue ideas to get you started:
- Restaurant
- Zoo
- Museum
- Park
- Rooftop deck
- Football arena
- Botanical garden
- Boat/cruise
- Lake cabin
- Water park
- Ice arena
- Race track
- Fairgrounds
- Baseball stadium/park
- Pool
- Bandshell
- Casino
- Airport Hangar
- Aquarium
- Art gallery
The next step is choosing a theme and arranging for food and entertainment for your guests. Contact an entertainment agent who can recommend entertainers that fit with your company picnic venue and theme. An experienced agent can listen to your vision and make recommendations, or can come up with unique entertainment ideas perfect for your event. Together you can create an employee appreciation event that makes the employees feel valued, and you feel accomplished.
