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🎉 CORPORATE HOLIDAY PARTIES · LOS ANGELES, CA

corporate holiday parties in Los Angeles.

A corporate holiday party with carnival entertainment swaps the banquet room for striped game booths, concessions, a DJ and walk-around performers, and it can add a Santa station for employees who bring children. This guide to corporate holiday parties in Los Angeles describes what Carnival Fun Experts sets up, how a daytime family version differs from an after-work version, and which parts the company arranges itself.

Red-and-white and green-and-white striped carnival booths under string lights at dusk, with a lit ring-toss marquee, at an outdoor winter event in Los Angeles, CA

A Los Angeles company can choose among several kinds of sites: an office campus lot, a property the company owns, or a city site such as Exposition Park or Griffith Park if the city approves the date. Groups that run on a school calendar, including staff of a Los Angeles Unified School District office, can use the same format for an end-of-semester gathering.

Carnival Fun Experts supplies the carnival, the entertainers and Santa. The company brings the venue, the food beyond our concessions and the permits.

WHAT THEY USUALLY LOOK LIKE

A company holiday party built for Los Angeles.

The core of the party is a midway of striped booths with games and prizes. A company can pick two or three booths for a small team or a dozen for a full campus. Around them sit the concessions, a DJ or sound system, and entertainers chosen from the list: face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists, jugglers, stilt walkers and walk-around magicians. An after-work version leans on the DJ, the caricature artist and the concessions, while a daytime family version adds inflatables and face painting.

Employees who bring children can visit Santa and Mrs. Claus at the photo station, with the holiday balloon arch behind them. The company handles catering, tables and chairs, drinks and any tent beyond the booths. A parking lot with a loop layout or a long row both work for the midway. For a company that wants the whole workforce in one place, the midway can be sized up with extra booths and a second entertainer. For a smaller team, a short loop of three booths, one concession and a face painter fills an afternoon without crowding a lot. Carnival Fun Experts proposes a layout once it knows the footprint the company can use.

A red-and-white striped 10x10 game booth with Stop & Throw and Coin Shuffle games on a sunny parking lot

What's typically included.

  • Booths and games.

    Striped 10x10 booths running ring toss, bean toss, Stop & Throw and other carnival games, with prizes.

  • Concessions.

    Churros, pretzels, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, snow cones and caramel apples, run by Carnival Fun Experts attendants.

  • DJ or sound system.

    Music and announcements for the length of the party.

  • Entertainers.

    Face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists, jugglers, stilt walkers and walk-around magicians.

  • Santa station.

    Santa and Mrs. Claus at a decorated station for staff with kids.

  • Inflatables for families.

    Jumpers and combo units when employees bring children, set up on the lot.

Typical timeline for corporate holiday parties in Los Angeles.

  1. 1

    Set the format

    Decide between a daytime family party and an after-work evening, and share a headcount with Carnival Fun Experts.

  2. 2

    Secure the space

    The company confirms its lot or the city site, and Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance or the paperwork a permit asks for.

  3. 3

    Fix the mix

    Booths, entertainers and the Santa station go on the quote, and a 50% deposit holds the date.

  4. 4

    Party day

    Crew builds the midway, attendants run the booths and concessions, and everything is cleared once the party ends.

LOCAL LOGISTICS

Specifics for Los Angeles.

  • Headcount bands: A gathering of 100 to 150 guests prices between $4,000 and $10,000. Two to four hundred guests prices between $10,000 and $25,000. A company larger than that can expect $25,000 to $40,000 or more.
  • Site choice: An office campus lot works for a midway. Public sites like Exposition Park need the city's approval of the date.
  • Catering: Meals and any drinks are the company's to arrange. Carnival Fun Experts brings its seven concession stations to the lot.
  • Seating and tents: Tables, chairs and any tent beyond the booths belong to the company or the venue.
  • Evening parties: String lights over the booth line suit an after-work start. Heating, if the venue needs any, is the company's to arrange.
  • Power: Where a campus lot lacks outlets, Carnival Fun Experts runs a generator for its own equipment.
Santa and Mrs. Claus posing under a red-and-white balloon arch flanked by gingerbread figures, outdoors
WHERE WE SERVE

Los Angeles, CA.

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Carnival Fun Experts delivers corporate holiday parties throughout Los Angeles and the surrounding Los Angeles County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.

Common questions.

Is this a daytime or an evening party?

Either. A company can run a family-style daytime party or an after-work evening, and the equipment mix changes to match.

What does a party for 300 employees cost?

A headcount of 200 to 400 falls in the $10,000 to $25,000 band. Booth count, entertainers and the Santa station set the final quote.

Can we add Santa for employees' kids?

Yes. Carnival Fun Experts provides Santa and Mrs. Claus for a photo station, and families can use their own phones or the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers.

How early in the season should we reach out?

Reach out as soon as the company has a target week. A written quote can be built from the headcount alone, and the date is held when the 50% deposit is paid.

Who handles food?

Carnival Fun Experts runs the seven concessions. Catering and drinks of any kind are the company's to arrange.

Do you need our property manager's approval?

The company confirms the space with its landlord or property manager. Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance when the site asks for one.

About this guide.

This local guide to corporate holiday parties in Los Angeles was compiled by Carnival Fun Experts, the Southern California operation of My Little Carnival, producers of school carnivals, backyard birthdays, corporate events, and community gatherings across Los Angeles County and beyond.

Helpful local references: City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

Plan your company's holiday party in Los Angeles.

Send Carnival Fun Experts your headcount and the site. A 50% deposit holds the date.

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