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Team-building events in Dortmund: ideas for your company

Set off on an action-packed adventure in the heart of the Ruhr area!

Set off on an action-packed adventure in the heart of the Ruhr area!

Dortmund can hold its own against almost any of Germany’s famous, historic cities! It’s not only one of the biggest cities in the most populous federal state in the country, it also sits in the heart of the Ruhr area – that bubbling, ever-changing melting pot of industry, culture, history and – naturally – football! In that department especially, as the “football capital of Europe”, it leads the pack even beyond Germany’s borders.

It’s exactly this mix of industrial heritage, today’s cultural life and Ruhr charm in abundance that makes Dortmund a setting like no other for team events of all kinds. Our selection of out-of-the-ordinary team experiences reflects the city’s diversity and lets you and your team discover its many sides.

Head off on an exciting adventure through the streets of the bustling Old Town or through the idyllic surroundings of the botanical garden. Pit yourselves against each other in fun team contests in the legendary concourses of the Signal Iduna Park (view of the pitch included!). Build teamwork and togetherness while marvelling at the impressive architecture left by Dortmund’s industrial past. Enjoy active outdoor events on the shore of the modern Phoenix-See and in the unspoilt green spaces of the Westfalenpark. And Dortmund has a big choice of atmospheric venues for varied and original indoor events too!

The most popular team events in Dortmund

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
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
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
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
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

More event formats in Dortmund

Group taking part in a winter team game under a gazebofrom €59

Xmas-5-Kampf

Five winter challenges, from stacking giant presents to building a sleigh in Santa’s workshop: teams collect points towards the overall score, and everyone celebrates together at the awards ceremony, indoors or outdoors.

Participants
20–500 people
Duration
2–2.5 hrs
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
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
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
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
Mini golf team event in an office or hotelfrom €49

Hotel and office golf

Soft balls down long corridors, minigolf balls through the spa area, glowing balls in a darkened meeting room: six golf stations turn your office or hotel into a golf course. Do mind the coffee mug!

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
1.5–2 hrs
Setting
Indoor
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
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
Creative online workshops and team events by teamiofrom €59

Kreativ-Werkstatt @home

The creative box with two canvases, acrylic paints in twelve colours and brushes arrives at home in advance, then everyone paints live on a video call, guided by a professional artist. An online exhibition of your artwork rounds it all off.

Participants
20–250 people
Duration
2 hrs
Setting
Online
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

Dortmund: the perfect city for team activities with a difference

With its distinctive character and plenty of interesting sights and fascinating places, Dortmund sets the scene for a whole range of exciting events with a difference. With our iPad Rallye, you set off on a wild scavenger hunt through Dortmund’s bustling shopping streets and lively city centre. Armed with a digital city map and split into several groups, you and your team head off on an action-packed race to collect points across Dortmund. Along the way, plenty of tricky challenges and puzzles are waiting for you – tailored, of course, to the many historic places and attractions Dortmund has to offer! Only those who can navigate the winding streets with skill and solve task after task as a team will come out on top in this race against the clock. Away from the hustle and bustle of the big city, Dortmund also offers countless chances for special team experiences. The city’s wide green spaces, above all the Westfalenpark, are perfect for intensive, reflective team-building events. Take on demanding challenges together and improve how your team works and communicates with our Team-Parcours. Modern oases like the Phoenix-See and the historic Zeche Zollern colliery make fantastic settings for a team experience worth remembering, too. Whether you’d like to be physically active or creative – Drone Race, raft building, archery or Drum Event – Dortmund has the right venue with just the right ambience.

Highlights in Dortmund

Stadium at night with yellow lighting

Signal Iduna Park: matchday atmosphere for the whole team

“You’ll never walk alone” isn’t just the anthem sung at Borussia Dortmund’s stadium, it’s a motto every team should be able to get behind! At Signal Iduna Park, a true temple of football, you can put your collective team spirit to the test. Combine a fascinating stadium tour with the chance to get stuck into one of our team-building activities. After all, where better to inspire teamwork and togetherness?

Flamingo standing in the water in sunshine in Dortmund

Westfalenpark: a green oasis for active team events

The sprawling Westfalenpark offers perfect conditions for varied outdoor team events, away from the busy city. Whether it’s our Team-Parcours, the teamio 5-Kampf or the GPS-Rallye, your team can find the ideal balance of fun and effective team building here. Other green spaces in Dortmund are great for outdoor team activities too: the Revierpark Wischlingen and the botanical garden in the Rombergpark are great spots for active team events in the open air.

Circular island with a bridge on a lake under a blue sky in Dortmund

Phoenix-See: modern city charm meets nature by the water

The Phoenix-See is one of Dortmund’s modern landmarks. Its setting is quite special, surrounded by nature and modern city buildings alike. It’s ideal for water sports of every kind, of course, but also for hands-on team events such as raft building or dragon boat racing. The area around the lake, including the idyllic lakeside promenade, offers plenty of ways to get active outdoors together. And the neighbouring restaurants are inviting places to round off a successful team day.

Panoramic city view in Dortmund

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Frequently asked questions about team events in Dortmund

What kinds of team events can you do in Dortmund?

Dortmund offers a wide range of possibilities for team events. The choice of indoor and outdoor activities in interesting venues is huge. Team-building challenges, team contests, scavenger hunts, escape games, quiz shows, archery or darts tournaments – anything goes.

What’s the best place for team events in Dortmund?

For outdoor activities, Dortmund’s many parks and green spaces are particularly good, such as the Westfalenpark, the Fredenbaumpark or the Rombergpark. But you can also enjoy a wide range of exciting team events at the Phoenix-See or in Dortmund’s Old Town and city centre. For spectacular indoor events, the Signal Iduna Park is a fantastic backdrop, and Dortmund also has plenty of other indoor venues that can be chosen to suit your requirements.

Which team events suit large teams best?

Outdoor events like our teamio 5-Kampf or the iPad Rallye are perfect for large teams. Indoor experiences such as our Kickerbau event (building your own table football table) or the Live Escape Game are fun activities that help bring your team together too.

Are there indoor alternatives for really bad weather?

We have a wide choice of activities designed to deliver something special indoors: our quiz show is guaranteed to get every team’s brains whirring and spirits soaring. Our Drone Race combines three varied challenges, digital and analogue. And with our Domino-Effekt event, your team can show nerves of steel and set off a chain reaction that tops anything you’ve seen before!

What are the benefits of a team event for my team?

Team events and team building strengthen cohesion and help improve communication and collaboration within the company. They also help you better understand team dynamics and analyse each participant’s particular strengths and weaknesses.

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