corporate holiday parties in Palm Springs.
A corporate holiday party with carnival entertainment moves a company's year-end celebration outdoors onto a midway of striped booths and games, concessions, a DJ or sound system and a few entertainers. This page covers corporate holiday parties in Palm Springs, from a company lot to a city park, and the parts of the party the company still arranges itself.
A Palm Springs company can hold the party at its own property or ask the city about Sunrise Park, Demuth Park, Ruth Hardy Park, Victoria Park or the Demuth Community Center. Employees with children in Palm Springs Unified School District can come to a family version, and the company can read the district calendar before it sets the date.
The Carnival Fun Experts runs the carnival side. The caterer, the drinks, the seating, the heating and the permits stay with the company.
A year-end carnival in Palm Springs
The party can start in the afternoon and finish after dark. A family version spreads striped booths across a lawn or a lot, adds a jumper and a face painter for the children and sets the Santa and Mrs. Claus station by the entrance, where parents with children reach it first. As the desert evening cools, the string lights take over from the sun. An adults-only version skips the children's attractions and keeps the games and food booths, with a DJ or sound system and a caricature artist or walk-around magician moving through the crowd.
Price follows headcount. A group of 100 to 150 comes to about $4,000 to $10,000, a group of 200 to 400 to about $10,000 to $25,000, and larger companies to about $25,000 to $40,000 or more. A 50% deposit holds the date. The only food The Carnival Fun Experts brings comes from the seven concession booths: churros, pretzels, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, snow cones and caramel apples. A company that wants a seated meal hires a caterer and arranges the drinks, and it asks the caterer or the venue for tables, chairs and heating. A tented dining area is the company's to arrange as well. When the party runs from afternoon into evening, a company can serve the meal in the middle, with the booths staying open so guests alternate between the table and the games, and the Santa station can close once the families head home.
What's typically included.
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Booths and games.
Striped booths with ring toss, bottle ring, dime pitch and other games, with prizes.
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Food booths.
One-, two- or three-machine booths for the seven concessions.
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DJ or sound system.
Music across the midway and a microphone for announcements.
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Entertainers.
Pick from airbrush face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists, jugglers, stilt walkers and walk-around magicians.
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Santa station.
Santa and Mrs. Claus pose at a photo-op station set aside for staff families.
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Inflatables.
Jumpers, slides and an obstacle course, for the family version of the party.
Typical timeline for corporate holiday parties in Palm Springs.
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Choose format and site
Pick a family or adults-only party, name the site and send The Carnival Fun Experts the headcount.
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Pick the acts
Choose booths, entertainers and whether Santa sits in. A 50% deposit holds the date.
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Permits and insurance
The company files for any permit, and The Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance and the paperwork a permit asks for.
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Party day
The crew builds before guests arrive, runs the booths and strikes afterward.
Specifics for Palm Springs.
- Sunrise Park and Victoria Park: City parks that can host a company party. The company asks the city to confirm the area and the date.
- Demuth Park and Ruth Hardy Park: Both can host an event, with the city confirming availability.
- Demuth Community Center: The company asks the city whether the center or its grounds can hold a party.
- Company lots: An office campus lot can host a loop or an L of booths, once the property manager approves it.
- Cold evenings: Warming the guests falls to the company, which asks the venue what is possible.
- Power: When outlets cannot carry our lights and machines, a The Carnival Fun Experts generator takes over.
Palm Springs, CA.
ZIPs: 92262 · 92263 · 92264
The Carnival Fun Experts delivers corporate holiday parties throughout Palm Springs and the surrounding Riverside County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.
Common questions.
What should a Palm Springs office budget?
Plan on $4,000 to $10,000 for 100 to 150 guests and $10,000 to $25,000 for 200 to 400. Companies larger than that budget $25,000 to $40,000 or more.
Is a grown-ups-only evening an option?
Yes. Drop the inflatables and the Santa station and the booths, games, food booths and DJ still carry the night.
Who feeds everyone?
A caterer the company hires. Our food is limited to the seven concession booths.
Is a city park open to us?
After the city confirms a reservation, yes. For the permit, The Carnival Fun Experts supplies the certificate of insurance and whatever paperwork it requires.
What happens when it gets dark?
String lights go up with the booths, so the midway stays lit.
Does our own parking lot qualify?
If the property manager agrees, it can. We would sketch a loop or an L to suit the lot.
About this guide.
This local guide to corporate holiday parties in Palm Springs was compiled by The Carnival Fun Experts, the Orange County and Riverside operation of My Little Carnival, delivering holiday carnivals, school events and community festivals across Southern California.
Helpful local references: City of Palm Springs
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