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Team event ideas for companies – to suit your team and the occasion

From a short activity to a full day together as a team: choose from active, creative and food-and-drink activities – indoors, outdoors or online. We’ll help you find the team event that fits your group size, occasion and goal.

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Which team event is right for your team?

A good team event doesn’t start with the first activity that comes along. It starts with the right questions. Do you want to celebrate a success, bring new colleagues together, improve how you work together, or simply give your team some special time together? Your group size, available time, location and preferred activity level help determine which activity fits best.

Browse team event ideas ranging from rallies and team challenges to projects where you build something together, creative tasks, quizzes and food-and-drink experiences. If focused teamwork is your main aim, explore our team-building events. For a day together away from the daily work routine, take a look at our company outings.

Whether the event should be indoors, outdoors or online depends on the season, location and how your team works. If you’re planning a year-end get-together, you’ll find suitable activities among our Christmas parties for companies. Tell us the occasion, number of participants, preferred location and timeframe, and we’ll help you choose.

The most popular team event ideas for companies

These are the six team events teams choose most often at teamio. They differ in whether the group tinkers, builds, solves puzzles or competes.

Participants building a giant wobbly tower of wooden blocks at the teamio 3-Kampffrom €59

teamio 5-Kampf

If you don’t want to spend long choosing: five challenges from a pool of modules, rotating teams, digital tournament scheduling and an awards ceremony. The format works flexibly indoors and outdoors.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
2.5 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Team event with a range of challenges and activity coursesfrom €49

Team-Parcours

The classic with a trainer: each group plans its strategy, tackles tasks like the “Tower of Power” and reflects together at the end. More than 20 modules to choose from.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Escape game for a company team eventfrom €35

Live Escape Game

In the shared crime case, different clues and perspectives move the team forward.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Team event with drones by teamiofrom €49

Drone Race

For tech fans: fly drones through an obstacle course, steer Sphero Balls by iPad and build a drone. The format works in conference rooms and on company grounds.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Archery team event by teamiofrom €39

Archery

The longbow contest: four competition modes and balloon shooting as the finale, beginners included. Possible on company grounds, at a conference hotel or in a park, protective equipment included.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Building a table football table at a team eventfrom €79

Kickerbau event (building your own table football table)

First the screwdriver, then the kick: the table football table is built from a kit and christened in a tournament. The tables can later be donated or used at your company. No handwork skills needed.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor

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51 team events

Teamwork on the farmfrom €59

Farm Rally

Wheelbarrow course, hay bale run, milking contest and horseshoe throwing: teams collect points in proper farmyard challenges. The team with the most points takes the golden pitchfork home.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
2–3 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Participants playing boules on the sand at the Beach Gamesfrom €49

Beach Games

Sandcastle building, a water relay and coconut boules: in small groups you go barefoot from station to station, to a soundtrack of summer hits. We bring the sun cream – safety first!

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
from 2 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Archery team event by teamiofrom €39

Archery

Longbows with no sights and no technical gadgetry, four ways to compete and a balloon-shooting finale: after a briefing and some warm-up shots, even beginners hit the bullseye. Every team gets its own protective gear.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Cajon workshop team event – teamiofrom €69

Cajón workshop

Build your own cajóns from high-quality kits, then play rhythms in several parts as a team, guided by drum coaches. You can take your box drum home.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Casino hire for corporate team eventsfrom €49

Casino Night

Las Vegas without the risk: at authentic tables you bet, bluff and sweat it out with play money, playing roulette, poker, craps and blackjack.

Participants
20–1,000 people
Duration
3–4 hrs
Setting
Indoor
Crossgolf team event by teamiofrom €59

Crossgolf Experience

Golf without a golf course: clubs in hand, you head over hill and dale, with team tasks such as the golf ball pipeline and ladder golf waiting along the way. In the end, the best team handicap wins.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
2–2.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Darts tournament team event – teamiofrom €39

Darts tournament

All the atmosphere of the pub, darts included: teams play 301 through a preliminary round and a knockout stage for the title of company darts champion, while a cheeky hosting team comments on every throw.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Digital three-challenge team eventfrom €55

Digitaler 3-Kampf

Fly drones, send robotic balls racing each other or steer racing cars using an iPad: in this tournament, teams compete using VR, robotics and AI. You choose the stations.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Domino team event by teamiofrom €35

Domino Effect

Every team builds its own section of a giant chain reaction out of dominoes, LEGO and Kapla planks. After the countdown, down it all goes – in the meeting room, the conference hotel or the office.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor
A dragon boat team paddling in unisonfrom €79

Dragon boat festival

Design a flag, christen your boat, start paddling: the teams race each other in dragon boats while a drummer sets the beat. The winning team gets Crémant, and the flags go on to decorate the canteen.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
from 2.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Team event with drones by teamiofrom €49

Drone Race

Steer DJI drones through an obstacle course (touching an obstacle adds a time penalty), guide Sphero balls using an iPad and build a drone even though only half the team can see the instructions.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Musical team event – Drum Event by teamiofrom €49

Drum Event

Everyone gets a real djembe, and our drum coaches lead you step by step from a body percussion warm-up to the big final arrangement. Nobody needs any musical experience.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Eisstock curling team event by teamiofrom €49

Eisstock curling

The feel of curling, minus the ice: on mobile plastic lanes the teams slide their stocks towards the target – in a company building, a hotel or outdoors. Strategy, precision and plenty of cheering.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Archery by torchlight at a team event by teamiofrom €49

Archery by torchlight

Sherwood Forest by torchlight: after a short briefing from our trainers, even beginners pick up a longbow and take on the other teams.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
After-work bingo team eventfrom €99

Feierabend BINGO Show

Time to clock off and join the video call: with the hosts broadcasting live from a real bar, everyone mixes two cocktails using the contents of the treat box, tries four craft beers and ticks off bingo numbers in between, until a cry of “BINGOOO” echoes through the call.

Participants
20–1,500 people
Duration
2 hrs
Setting
Online
A private Christmas market for a Christmas partyfrom €139

Company Christmas market

We set up the stalls right on your company grounds: candied almonds, mulled wine and a winter BBQ, plus an Eisstock curling lane and archery by torchlight if you like.

Participants
100–2,000 people
Duration
3–5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Raft-building team eventfrom €69

Raft building team event

From wooden planks, hemp ropes, securing straps and barrels, the teams build their own raft, hoist the pirate flag and put on a show to christen it, then take to the water for the regatta.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
3 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Referee showing a yellow card in front of a football poster.from €49

Fußballfieber (football fever) team event

Soccer-Toss, Quiz-Ball and more: you choose the football activities from over a dozen challenges, and we build them into a tournament that runs from the preliminary rounds to the final – with a golden cup on request.

Participants
20–1,000 people
Duration
1.5–3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Mulled wine expedition for a company Christmas partyfrom €59

Glühwein Expedition

Geocaching with an expedition rucksack: teams head out into your city in search of the secret of Christmas, solve puzzles and track down hiding places. Homemade Glühwein (hot mulled wine) keeps the cold at bay.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
from 2.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
GPS-Rallye team event with GPS trackersfrom €55

GPS-Rallye

Backpack, walkie-talkie and GPS device: teams hunt for hidden caches, solve puzzles based on their surroundings and tackle challenges together along the way, whether through the undergrowth or the urban jungle.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
from 2.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Giant human table football team eventfrom €59

Human Table Soccer

Teams line up along six rods inside inflatable human table football arenas and play a tournament, with commentators, football hits and Mexican waves for company. The winners walk away with the golden cup.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2.5 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Fun challenges at a company Christmas partyfrom €49

Hütt’n Challenge

Frozen lake, snowball pipeline, guess the spice and Santa charades: all teams start at their stations at the same time and chase points. Santa hats are included.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Indoor team event with a series of challengesfrom €49

Indoor Team-Parcours

Build company cars, pull off an emergency operation in the Emergency Room or raise a tower: you put your course together from over 20 tasks. And the only way to get it done is together.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–3 hrs
Setting
Indoor
Building an insect hotel at a team eventfrom €84

Insect hotel building event

The wooden kit lands in your home office, a live host talks you through building the insect hotels over a video call, and a beekeeper tells you about local flora and fauna. The package also includes seeds for a bee-friendly meadow.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Online
iPad Rallye team event – digital scavenger huntfrom €49

iPad Rallye

iPad, walkie-talkie and a virtual city map: teams hunt for points, complete tasks and answer questions about your company. Fifteen minutes before the end, the live scores disappear – and that’s when it gets really tense.

Participants
20–1,000 people
Duration
1.5–3 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Company table football tournament for a team eventfrom €49

Kicker Cup

Your own table football championship: every team founds a club, name and all, then battles through the group stage and knockout rounds while commentators guide you through the tournament like a Saturday-night football show.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Building a table football table at a team eventfrom €79

Kickerbau event (building your own table football table)

Your very own table football table is built from a kit, then christened in a tournament. The fastest team to finish building gets to play at home in the opening match, and the tables can be donated afterwards.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Creative team event for companiesfrom €49

Creative Workshop

Each artists’ collective paints its own canvas around your theme. Then the canvases come together as one large artwork for your company – with a bird’s-eye drone photo, if conditions allow.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Making a short film with colleagues at the Short Film Gala team eventfrom €49

Kurzfilm Gala

Write the script, pick costumes and false beards, shoot, edit: every film crew makes its own short film with an iPad and a collection of props. At the end, all the films are screened at your very own film festival, nominations included.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
2–3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Escape game for a company team eventfrom €35

Live Escape Game

As a new Europol task force, the teams hunt a master thief: armed with an agent’s case, a puzzle box and a postcard under UV light, they solve puzzles against the clock – and must tread carefully, because their adversary is hot on their heels.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Mario Kart racing at a company team eventfrom €59

Mario Kart event

A large CRT television with an N64, a Carrera track and remote-controlled Mario Karts: across three challenges, teams go head to head in races that mix retro nostalgia with full-throttle action. The winning team gets to pop the corks.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Online drumming team eventfrom €79

Online drum event

The rhythm package brings a cajón kit to each home office, and everyone builds it live on the video call with step-by-step guidance. Then it’s time to drum along to classic songs on the livestream.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Online
Online escape game for a company team eventfrom €35

Online Escape Game

A criminal investigation on a video call: clues arrive from the virtual command centre, plus photo and video tasks. No extra software needed, and a host playing the head of the investigation guides you through the game.

Participants
20–1,500 people
Duration
1.5 hrs
Setting
Online
Online gin tasting for a company team eventfrom €79

Online Gin Tasting

Five premium gins, matching tonics and botanicals are ready and waiting. Joining you by video call, live from a bar, professional bartenders guide you through gin’s history and aromas. Alcohol-free packages are available too.

Participants
20–1,000 people
Duration
2 hrs
Setting
Online
Online pub quiz and beer tasting for teamsfrom €64

Online pub quiz & craft beer tasting

A real bar, a brewer, three rounds on a video call: questions on drinking culture and your company, name-that-tune and beer-mat towers. In between, you taste the craft beer from your tasting package together.

Participants
20–1,000 people
Duration
2 hrs
Setting
Online
Online quiz show for teamsfrom €35

Online Quiz Show

Small teams on a video call take on crazy questions, like adding up the digits in your head office’s postcode, and guess hits from the last 30 years. A live host guides you through the show, and gifts go to the winning team only.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1–2 hrs
Setting
Online
Online chocolate workshop and tasting for teamsfrom €69

Online chocolate workshop

Cocoa butter, cocoa beans, chilli and vanilla are in the kit: on a video call, everyone makes three chocolate bars of their own under the guidance of a chocolate expert, then whisks up a traditional cocoa drink with a real molinillo.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Online
Online wine tasting for company teamsfrom €69

Online Wine Tasting

Four wines and two glasses arrive at your home office beforehand, then a wine merchant talks you through looking, sniffing and tasting on a video call – no nonsense. And yes, we’ll settle whether red wine really smells like a horse’s saddle.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Online
Quiz show for company teamsfrom €39

Quiz Show

Quizmaster, wireless buzzers and company-specific questions: teams guess their way through short rounds and funny video challenges. Points are paid out in sweets, but anyone who nibbles spoils their appetite for victory.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2.5 hrs
Setting
Indoor
Lawn curling team event by teamiofrom €39

Lawn curling

A delicate touch and clever tactics: the teams take turns sliding their curling stones towards the target circles, on grass, asphalt or office carpet. One well-placed stone knocks the opposing stones out of the lane.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Online domino chain reaction event for company teamsfrom €79

Remote Domino Chain Reaction

Everyone builds their own section at home from colourful dominoes and household items, and over a video call they join up into one big chain reaction. We count down together, and (almost) every domino falls.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Online
Segway tour and expedition with colleagues at a team eventfrom €129

Segway Expedition

Sightseeing on Segways: after a safety briefing and a test ride, you set off through town in your helmet, with puzzles, a cone course and tasks you have to dismount for along the way. At the finish, everyone gets a Segway diploma.

Participants
20–100 people
Duration
2.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Soapbox car building and racing for company teamsfrom €59

Soapbox derby

Spanners first, then speed: every team builds its soapbox car from a kit, gives it a look all its own and shows it off to see how it scores on the applause meter. Then it’s down the ramp for qualifying and a relay race, and a bubbly shower waits at the end.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
3–4 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Team event with a range of challenges and activity coursesfrom €49

Team-Parcours

In the “Tower of Power”, a team builds a tower using a special crane rig, and the other tasks only work out when everyone pulls together. Every group has its own trainer and plans its strategy before trying it out.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–3 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Rope game with a wooden frame on the lawn at the teamio 3-Kampffrom €49

teamio 3-Kampf

You choose three challenges, for example lawn curling, XXL Jenga, CrossBoccia, ladder golf or a drone race. All teams start at the same time at different stations, and the scoring is done digitally via the event app.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Participants building a giant wobbly tower of wooden blocks at the teamio 3-Kampffrom €59

teamio 5-Kampf

Pick five challenges from a pool, such as the Mario Kart balloon hunt, Cube Challenge or pipeline building. Everyone chases points in changing teams, with medals, Crémant or a cup on request.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
2.5 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
teamio Biathlon team eventfrom €49

teamio Biathlon

Two disciplines, one tournament: in disc golf the metal baskets have to be hit with as few throws as possible, while on the e-scooter course every second counts. Helmets and protective pads are compulsory.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
2 hrs
Setting
Outdoor
Decorating a gingerbread house together at a company Christmas partyfrom €49

Christmas Bakery

Nibble, nibble, little mouse: every team builds its own gingerbread house from large gingerbread slabs and sweets, and takes on a team challenge to win a few extras.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor
Baking with colleagues at a company Christmas partyfrom €69

Online Christmas baking

Fresh gingerbread from the bakery, icing and sprinkles arrive in a Christmas box at your home office. Then everyone builds their own gingerbread house on a video call and presents it to colleagues. Any construction mishaps? Deliberate design choices, of course.

Participants
20–1,000 people
Duration
2 hrs
Setting
Online
Minigolf tournament at a Christmas partyfrom €59

Christmas golf tournament

Golf in the lift, in the lobby or in the underground car park: everyone gets a mini Christmas tree and earns decorations for it at stations along the course.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor
A private Christmas market for a Christmas partyfrom €49

Christmas market rally

With a GPS device and a backpack full of Spekulatius (spiced Christmas biscuits), clementines and Glühwein (mulled wine), small teams roam the Christmas market, crack puzzles and tackle team challenges, amid the bustle of the festive stalls.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
approx. 2.5 hrs
Setting
Outdoor

Special extras for exceptional team experiences

teamio TV

Live. Digital. Interactive. That is the DNA of our online team events. Studio-quality production, professional direction and multiple cameras – that is teamio TV.

Online event boxes

Our experience boxes make every online team event special – from party containers to gourmet editions, delivered throughout Europe.

One Event – One Tree

We commit to planting a tree for every event we run and supporting its growth. We have been doing so since 2016.

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Right for you, not random

We start with your goal, occasion, group size and practical requirements. The result is an activity that suits your team – not just whatever is trending right now.

Indoors, outdoors or online

Indoors in suitable rooms without worrying about the weather, outdoors getting active, or online for teams in different locations: choose the option that suits the location, season and participants.

For teams of different sizes

Many activities can be planned for small teams as well as large groups. The right number of participants depends on the event itself and on how closely you want people to work together.

Personal support from planning through to the event

We advise you on choosing an activity, clarify the practical requirements and support you while it takes place. That way you know early on what’s needed for your team, at your venue and within your schedule.

Can be run across Germany

Many team events can take place in your city, at a suitable event venue or on your company premises. We’ll check the space and other requirements with you beforehand.

Sustainability in mind

For every event teamio runs, we plant a tree as part of “One Event – One Tree”.

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Let’s find the team event that suits your team

Tell us the occasion, group size, preferred place, date and the goal of your event. We’ll recommend suitable activities and work out together which option will work for your team.

Frequently asked questions about team events for companies

From choosing an activity to deciding where to hold it, understanding costs and planning for bad weather: here are the key answers for planning your next team event.

What can you do at a team event?

Team events can be active, creative, playful or all about food and drink. Depending on your team, rallies, team challenges, building projects, quizzes, workshops or tastings might suit. What matters is that the activity, group size, occasion and goal fit together.

Which team event idea suits our company?

Start with the goal: should the event show appreciation, bring new team members together, improve collaboration or simply create some shared fun? Group size, timing, place and how active you’d like to be then shape the choice. On that basis we recommend suitable activities rather than a generic off-the-shelf solution.

What’s the difference between a team event and team building?

A team event is, first of all, a shared experience for colleagues. Team building places greater emphasis on collaboration, communication or a specific team task. Many activities combine both: a positive experience and a focused activity done together.

What group size are team events suitable for?

There are team events for small teams and for large workforces. The exact minimum and maximum number of participants depend on the activity, the place and how you’d like it to run. Tell us your expected group size so we only recommend ideas that can realistically be delivered.

Should we choose an indoor, outdoor or online team event?

Indoor activities are unlikely to be disrupted by the weather, outdoor events get people moving and give you a shared experience in the open air, and online events connect teams at different sites. What matters is the season, where people work, how mobile your participants are and the goal of the event. If needed, a bad-weather alternative can be planned in too.

Where can a team event take place?

Depending on the activity, a team event can take place at your company premises, at a suitable event venue, outdoors or online. Many activities can be run across Germany. Before you book, we check together whether your preferred place has enough space, equipment and anything else it needs.

What does a team event cost?

Costs depend, among other things, on the activity you choose, the number of participants, the place, the duration and any extras you’d like. That’s why a flat price for all team events wouldn’t tell you much. With the key details, we can put together a suitable proposal for you.

How long does a team event take?

Depending on your goal and chosen activity, a team event can be a short session or a full day together. A shorter activity may work well alongside a conference or as part of a company party, while company outings usually allow more time. We’ll fit the event around your schedule.

How early should we plan a team event?

The sooner you settle on a date, location and group size, the more choice you’ll usually have. That applies especially to popular dates, larger groups and activities that need special spaces or materials. Short-notice events may also be possible, depending on availability.

How does planning with teamio work?

You tell us the occasion, goal, group size, date, preferred place and timeframe. We match these details to suitable activities and what each one needs. Once we’ve agreed everything, we plan the event and support your team on the day.

What happens at an outdoor team event if the weather is bad?

That depends on the activity and on conditions on site. Some outdoor events also work in changeable weather; for others an indoor alternative or a change of plan is the better choice. We therefore agree a suitable approach for your event beforehand.

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