Why you should be embracing festival fever with your team this summer
Event management companies are embracing the weird and wonderful requests that come with planning bespoke Company Festivals.
The event management team at Eventurous, say Corporate Festivals have been the making of a record-breaking year for them, having planned over 60 festivals in 2023 and expecting more in 2024.
Kieron Bowen, director at Eventurous says:
“Corporate Festivals are very eye-catching and therefore instagrammable; so, word spreads fast about the amazing benefits of an event like this. It probably explains why we’ve seen enquiries for outdoor events increase by 47 per cent in summer 2023 vs 2022.”
Discover 5 reasons why you should hold a Corporate Festival in 2024, courtesy of Eventurous.
1. Inclusivity
Corporate Festivals can be extremely inclusive. The open design leaves room to plan a wide range of activities, from fete stalls, fairground rides, crafts, live music, garden and inflatable games, street food, country pursuits, petting zoos and more. This ensures a positive sense of community and a unique experience which all attendees can enjoy equally.
2. Brilliant Branding
A Company Festival is super easy to personalise and brand. Experiment with extraordinary and eye-catching ways to get your brand across. Branded touchpoints around your festival such as flags, photo walls and life size letters can help bring your company ethos to the forefront of this memorable day. Merchandise like hats, T-shirts and lanyards help bring people together through symbols of team and community.
3. Cultivate Community & Culture
A Company Festival can be the perfect way to celebrate your team culture and promote your brand, values and people. This laid-back style of outdoor corporate event allows people to connect and build on their relationships at their own comfortable pace without the pressures of a usual networking environment. If you are looking to encourage collaborative working then you can and include some interactive and fun outdoor team building activities such as Country Pursuits or Inflatable Games.
4. Support Employee Wellbeing
Outdoor team away days are becoming more and more popular each year, as research shows that giving your team time out, to be in green open spaces, can have provide great benefits for wellbeing, mood and productivity. You can work with our venue finding experts here at Eventurous to source a venue for your team away day or festival. We can help you source the right space that suits your budget,
location and activities. If you are looking for a rural and refreshing location to help you maximise the benefits of a team away day outdoors, then we’d recommend tipi venues such as Sheepy Meadows in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside.
Kieron Bowen continues… “Tipi venues are a favourite as they offer a completely new environment for your team to relax, re-energise and refocus and are ideal for activities such as Meditation, Tai Chi and Yoga.”
5. Recognise, Reward and Retain
Show appreciation for your hard working team and retain top talent with a Corporate Festival that is truly memorable and enjoyable! No forced fun allowed! Imagine captivating live performances, excitingly exquisite street food, positive vibes and Vitamin D - what better way to show your team their true value than with an experience they’ll ACTUALLY love.
Be sure to make time for any awards or recognition of the team ahead of getting carried away with the days’ exciting events. Doing this close to the start will set the tone for a positive day ahead, maximising your return.
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