corporate holiday parties in Orange.
A corporate holiday party with carnival entertainment is a company's year-end gathering turned into a midway: striped game booths with prizes, snack concessions, a DJ or sound system, roaming entertainers and a station for Santa and Mrs. Claus. The party can run in the afternoon with families or after work with adults only. The notes below cover corporate holiday parties in Orange, including cost bands by headcount and the tasks the company keeps for itself.
An Orange company can host on its own property or ask the city about Hart Park, Grijalva Park, Handy Park, Shaffer Park or Yorba Park, each of which can host an event once space and dates are confirmed. The booths, the DJ and the Santa station fit either kind of site.
The Carnival Fun Experts builds the entertainment and runs it. The company arranges the meal, drinks, seating and permits.
A year-end party with a midway in Orange.
Take a company of about 180 on an afternoon in a rented park lawn. Six striped booths ring the grass, the DJ stands near the path, and the Santa station sits at the entrance. A face painter and a balloon artist walk between groups, and a caricature artist takes a table. Staff try ring toss, milk can toss and bottle ring, collect prizes, and bring children to Santa. The company's caterer handles the lunch tables nearby.
An evening party for adults skips the inflatables and keeps the rest. Coworkers play the booth games for prizes, snack from the concessions (churros, pretzels, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, snow cones and caramel apples) and listen to the DJ, while a walk-around magician works the groups. If the party starts at the end of the workday, the string lights come up as the daylight fades, and the host can decide how late the evening runs. A company can also trim the party to two hours and a handful of booths. Because the crew handles the build and the strike, nobody on the staff has to move a booth, which keeps the planning committee at the party instead of behind it. A host who likes a quieter corner can ask for the caricature artist to work away from the games.
What's typically included.
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Game booths.
Striped booths running prize games, with prizes bought for the guest list.
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Concessions.
Seven snack stands, run by The Carnival Fun Experts attendants.
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DJ or sound system.
Music and announcements from The Carnival Fun Experts.
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Entertainers.
Face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists, jugglers, stilt walkers and walk-around magicians, selected by the host.
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Santa station.
Santa and Mrs. Claus for staff with children, with the photographer The Carnival Fun Experts offers if wanted.
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Inflatables.
Jumpers and slides for a party that includes families.
Typical timeline for corporate holiday parties in Orange.
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Choose a format
Pick between a family afternoon and an adult evening, and send The Carnival Fun Experts a headcount.
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Hold the date
A 50% deposit holds it, and the company books its property or the park.
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Pick extras
Choose entertainers and the Santa station, and request the certificate of insurance.
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Party day
The crew sets up, runs every station and loads out when the party ends.
Specifics for Orange.
- Cost by headcount: Parties of about 100 to 150 start at $4,000 and top out near $10,000. At 200 to 400 guests the range is $10,000 to $25,000, and companies larger than that spend $25,000 to $40,000 or more.
- Where: A company lot or property, or a city site such as Hart Park, which can host an event once the City of Orange confirms space and dates.
- The host handles: The company covers its own caterer and every kind of drink, along with tables, chairs, any extra tent, heating, permits and other vendors.
- Insurance paperwork: When a landlord or the city wants proof of coverage, The Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance or the permit paperwork.
- Power: If the lot's outlets cannot carry the DJ and the concessions, The Carnival Fun Experts brings a generator for its own gear.
- Adult version: Without the inflatables, the booths, DJ and concessions still carry the evening.
Orange, CA.
ZIPs: 92856 · 92857 · 92859 · 92862 · 92863 · 92864 · 92865 · 92866 · 92867 · 92868 · 92869
The Carnival Fun Experts delivers corporate holiday parties throughout Orange and the surrounding Orange County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.
Common questions.
How much does a party of 300 cost?
A group of 200 to 400 costs $10,000 to $25,000, depending on the booth count and entertainers.
Can we leave out the children's parts?
Yes. Skip the inflatables and keep the booths, the concessions and the DJ.
Who handles the food?
The host or a caterer. The Carnival Fun Experts runs seven snack concessions.
Can we hold it at Hart Park?
Hart Park can host one, once the city confirms which areas are open on the date the company wants.
How is the date held?
Half the price, as a deposit, holds the date. After that The Carnival Fun Experts prepares the certificate of insurance.
Are tents and heating provided?
No. Any tent beyond the booths and any heating are the host's to arrange.
About this guide.
Compiled by The Carnival Fun Experts, the Orange County and Riverside operation of My Little Carnival. This guide explains how corporate holiday parties are planned in Orange. The Carnival Fun Experts appears here as the page publisher and the contact for a quote on carnival-style event production.
Helpful local references: City of Orange Community Services
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