corporate holiday parties in Malibu.
A corporate holiday party with carnival entertainment is a company year-end event built on booths and games, concessions, a DJ and walk-around performers, with an optional Santa and Mrs. Claus station for staff with children. This overview of corporate holiday parties in Malibu covers what Carnival Fun Experts sets up, how a daytime party and an evening party differ, and what the company arranges itself.
A Malibu company can hold its party on its own grounds, in an office-campus lot, or on a public site if the city approves, for example Malibu Bluffs Park or Trancas Canyon Park. Community Center space such as Michael Landon Community Center is another option to raise with the center. For staff, the format works as a family afternoon or an after-work gathering, and the host confirms dates with the venue or property owner.
Carnival Fun Experts brings the booths, entertainers and Santa. The company handles food beyond our concessions, seating, heating and permits.
A company holiday party shaped for Malibu.
The bones of the party are a row or loop of striped booths, each with a game and prizes, and the seven concession stations beside them. A DJ or sound system fills the air, while face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists, jugglers, stilt walkers and walk-around magicians can be chosen in whatever mix the company likes. A small team might choose three booths and a caricature artist, and the whole thing fits on a modest patch of lot. A larger group might want a full midway with jumpers for the children. A company that wants a quiet corner for conversation can ask for the booths to sit at one end of the lot, leaving the other end for the host's own tables.
Staff who bring children can visit Santa and Mrs. Claus beneath the holiday balloon arch. The company decides whether the party is a daytime family event or an after-work evening, and Carnival Fun Experts adjusts the equipment. For an evening, string lights run over the booth line, and any heating is the company's to arrange. Catering, drinks, tables and chairs also fall to the company.
What's typically included.
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Game booths.
Red-and-white striped 10x10 booths running carnival games, each with a prize shelf.
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Concession line.
Seven stations of popcorn, churros, cotton candy, nachos, pretzels, snow cones and caramel apples, run by Carnival Fun Experts attendants.
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DJ or sound system.
Music for the party window.
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Entertainers.
Face painters, balloon artists, caricature artists, jugglers, stilt walkers and walk-around magicians.
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Santa station.
Santa and Mrs. Claus for staff families, with phones or the photographer Carnival Fun Experts offers.
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Jumpers for kids.
Inflatables for a family-style daytime party.
Typical timeline for corporate holiday parties in Malibu.
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Decide the format
Pick a daytime family party or an after-work evening and give Carnival Fun Experts the headcount, the venue and any must-have entertainers.
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Secure the venue
The company confirms its grounds or a public site, and Carnival Fun Experts provides the certificate of insurance or paperwork the site asks for.
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Select the mix
Booths, entertainers and the Santa station are listed on the quote, and a 50% deposit holds the date.
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Party day
The crew builds the midway, runs every booth through the party window and clears the site afterward, so the company's own team can focus on its guests.
Specifics for Malibu.
- Headcount and cost: A party of 100 to 150 guests starts at $4,000 and tops out near $10,000. For 200 to 400 guests, the range is $10,000 to $25,000. A company beyond that can expect $25,000 to $40,000 or more.
- Site options: A company's own grounds, an office-campus lot, or a public site like Malibu Bluffs Park with the city's approval.
- Catering: Meals and drinks of every kind belong to the company.
- Seating: Tables, chairs and tents beyond the booths belong to the company or the venue.
- Evening parties: Daylight is short in December, and string lights keep the booths bright. Heating, if the company wants any, is the company's to arrange.
- Power: On grounds with few outlets, Carnival Fun Experts runs a generator for its own booths and machines.
Malibu, CA.
ZIPs: 90263 · 90264 · 90265
Carnival Fun Experts delivers corporate holiday parties throughout Malibu and the surrounding Los Angeles County area. Pin shows the city center; we cover every ZIP listed above.
Common questions.
How big a company can use this format?
A party for 100 to 150 people falls in the first band, and the format scales to larger workforces with more booths and entertainers.
Can we run an adults-only evening?
Yes. Skip the jumpers and keep the DJ, booths, caricature artist and concessions.
Does a Santa station come with the booking?
It can be added. Carnival Fun Experts provides Santa and Mrs. Claus when staff families attend.
Who arranges food?
The company. Carnival Fun Experts brings the seven concessions and no catering.
Do we need a permit?
The venue or city says what it requires, and Carnival Fun Experts provides the paperwork a permit asks for.
Can a Malibu company combine this with its own tree lighting?
Yes. The company supplies the tree and the lighting ceremony, and Carnival Fun Experts builds the booths, concessions and Santa station around it.
About this guide.
This local guide to corporate holiday parties in Malibu was compiled by Carnival Fun Experts, the Los Angeles County operation of My Little Carnival, producers of holiday events, school carnivals, and backyard birthdays across Southern California.
Helpful local references: City of Malibu Parks and Recreation
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Send Carnival Fun Experts the headcount and the site. A 50% deposit holds the date.
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