corporate holiday parties in Colton.
A corporate holiday party with carnival entertainment is a company's end-of-year celebration staged as a midway, with striped booths, games, food stands and roaming entertainers, and a DJ or sound system for the music. Anyone planning corporate holiday parties in Colton can use this page to see which local sites to ask about, what The Carnival Fun Experts brings, and what each headcount band costs.
Fleming Park, Cesar Chavez Park, Frank A. Gonzales Community Center, Luque Community Center and Hutton Community Center are Colton sites a company can ask the city about. A company with its own office campus lot can skip the city and talk to its property manager. Either way, space and dates get confirmed before a save-the-date goes to staff.
The Carnival Fun Experts provides the midway, the entertainers and the sound. Catering, drinks, seating and heating stay with the company.
A company holiday party in Colton.
Start with an empty lot and a few traffic cones. By party time the booths stand in a row of red-and-white and green-and-white stripes, string lights are on, and a DJ is playing at one end. Staff line up for ring toss and bottle ring, prize tables fill up, and a caricature artist draws portraits. Face painters and balloon artists work the families, jugglers and stilt walkers use the open space, and walk-around magicians perform for small groups.
The company picks a shape. A family afternoon adds Santa and Mrs. Claus at a photo station, plus a few inflatables for the children. An adults evening leaves those out and keeps the booths, the sound and the entertainers. A company can also run both in sequence, with children first and colleagues after. The seven concessions handle snacks, and a caterer handles any meal.
What's typically included.
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Game booths.
Ten-by-ten striped booths, one attendant per booth, prizes at every game, and a booth count that follows the guest count.
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Food stands.
Churros and pretzels, popcorn and cotton candy, nachos, snow cones and caramel apples.
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Sound.
A DJ or a speaker setup for music, announcements and the company's own remarks.
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Entertainers.
Face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists, jugglers, stilt walkers and magicians who walk the crowd, picked a few at a time.
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Santa station.
Santa and Mrs. Claus beside a balloon arch, where staff with children pose using phones or the photographer The Carnival Fun Experts offers.
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Family inflatables.
Jumpers, combo units and obstacle courses for children who are on the guest list.
Typical timeline for corporate holiday parties in Colton.
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Guest count
The planner settles a headcount and picks a family afternoon, an adults evening or both.
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Lineup
Booths, food, entertainers and the Santa station get chosen, and a 50% deposit holds the date.
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Approvals
The Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance or the paperwork a permit asks for, and the company passes it to the property manager or the city.
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The party
The crew builds the midway before staff arrive, attendants cover the booths until the end time, and the lot gets cleared.
Specifics for Colton.
- Price by size: A gathering near 100 to 150 people costs $4,000 to $10,000. Parties of 200 to 400 people cost $10,000 to $25,000. Larger companies pay $25,000 to $40,000 or more.
- Company lots: A leased lot needs the landlord's sign-off. Once the lot is measured, the booths can bend into a loop, an L or a straight row.
- City parks: Fleming Park and Cesar Chavez Park are public parks, so the company asks the city what a reservation requires.
- Community centers: Frank A. Gonzales Community Center, Luque Community Center and Hutton Community Center are city buildings, and a company can ask whether indoor space is open.
- Food and drink: Snacks come from The Carnival Fun Experts's seven concession stands. Meals come from a caterer, and every kind of drink comes from the company.
- Outlets: The booths and the sound system plug into the site. If the lot lacks outlets, a generator runs The Carnival Fun Experts's own equipment.
Colton, CA.
ZIPs: 92324
The Carnival Fun Experts delivers corporate holiday parties throughout Colton and the surrounding San Bernardino County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.
Common questions.
Could our party take place at Fleming Park?
Possibly. The city decides whether the date and space are open, so the company asks first, and The Carnival Fun Experts then provides the insurance paperwork the reservation needs.
What would 250 guests cost?
That headcount lands in the $10,000 to $25,000 band. The booths, food and entertainers picked move the figure inside the band.
Are children required?
No. A party with adults only can drop the inflatables and the Santa station and rely on booths, the DJ and the magicians. The holiday stripes stay on the booths either way.
Who handles lunch or dinner?
The company books its own caterer or restaurant, because The Carnival Fun Experts provides no meals or drinks. That also lets the company set the serving time between rounds of games.
Is Santa available for staff on his own?
No. He and Mrs. Claus belong to the party booking, and the smallest custom event begins around $1,500.
What secures the date?
A 50% deposit, once the headcount, the lineup and the site are settled. The booth plan is then drawn against the lot's actual size.
About this guide.
Compiled by The Carnival Fun Experts, the Orange County, Riverside, and San Bernardino operation of My Little Carnival, a carnival event production company that plans corporate holiday parties in Colton and company events across Southern California.
Helpful local references: City of Colton
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