100 Holiday Party Ideas for Businesses

The holidays are a time for celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with a holiday party for your employees? A holiday party is a great way to show your appreciation for your employees and to build camaraderie. It can also be a lot of fun!

If you’re looking for some ideas for your next holiday party, check out this list of 100 ideas:

1. Potluck lunch or dinner: This is a classic holiday party idea that is easy and affordable. Ask your employees to bring a dish to share, and you’ll have a delicious and diverse meal.

2. Ugly sweater party: Encourage your employees to wear their ugliest sweaters to the party. This is a fun and festive way to celebrate the holidays.

3. White elephant gift exchange: This is a fun and silly gift exchange where everyone brings a gift to wrap up and exchange. The rules are simple: everyone draws a number, and then they take turns choosing gifts. The person with the highest number goes first, and they can choose any gift that they want. The next person in line can then choose to steal the gift that the previous person chose, or they can choose a new gift. The game continues until everyone has had a chance to choose a gift.

4. Secret Santa: This is another popular gift exchange game. Everyone in the office writes their name down on a piece of paper, and then the names are drawn. Each person is responsible for buying a gift for the person whose name they drew.

5. Office karaoke: This is a fun and interactive way to celebrate the holidays. Rent a karaoke machine and let your employees loose!

6. Office dance party: Hire a DJ or play your own music and let your employees dance the night away.

7. Holiday movie marathon: Get some cozy blankets and pillows and watch some classic holiday movies with your employees.

8. Holiday game night: Play some fun holiday games with your employees, such as White Elephant, Secret Santa, or office bingo.

9. Holiday cookie decorating party: Get creative and decorate some holiday cookies with your employees.

10. Holiday gingerbread house decorating contest: Encourage your employees to build and decorate gingerbread houses for a contest. The winner gets a prize!

11. Holiday wreath decorating contest: Encourage your employees to make and decorate their own holiday wreaths for a contest. The winner gets a prize!

12. Holiday ornament decorating contest: Encourage your employees to make and decorate their own holiday ornaments for a contest. The winner gets a prize!

13. Holiday card-making party: Get creative and make your own holiday cards with your employees.

14. Holiday gift wrapping party: Wrap your holiday gifts with your employees while enjoying some holiday music.

15. Holiday scavenger hunt: Create a holiday scavenger hunt for your employees to enjoy. The team with the most points at the end wins a prize!

16. Holiday escape room: Book a private escape room for your employees to enjoy. This is a great way to build teamwork and problem-solving skills.

17. Holiday bowling party: Go bowling with your employees and enjoy some friendly competition.

18. Holiday laser tag party: Play laser tag with your employees and have some fun!

19. Holiday karaoke party: Go to a karaoke bar with your employees and let loose!

20. Holiday comedy show: Go to a comedy show with your employees and laugh the night away.

21. Holiday magic show: Go to a magic show with your employees and be amazed!

22. Holiday concert: Go to a concert with your employees and enjoy some live music.

23. Holiday sporting event: Go to a sporting event with your employees and cheer on your favorite team.

24. Holiday museum visit: Visit a museum with your employees and learn something new.

25. Holiday zoo visit: Visit a zoo with your employees and see all of the animals.

26. Holiday aquarium visit: Visit an aquarium with your employees and see all of the marine life.

27. Holiday amusement park visit: Visit an amusement park with your employees and have some fun!

28. Holiday ice skating party: Go ice skating with your employees and enjoy the winter weather.

29. Holiday sledding party: Go sledding with your employees and have some fun!

30. Holiday snowball fight: Have a snowball fight with your employees and enjoy the winter weather.

31. Holiday gingerbread house-making class: Take a gingerbread house making class with your employees and learn how to make your own gingerbread houses.

32. Holiday cookie decorating class: Take a cookie decorating class with your employees and learn how to decorate your own cookies.

33. Holiday wreath-making class: Take

34. Holiday photo booth: Set up a photo booth with holiday props and let your employees take some fun and festive photos.

35. Holiday costume party: Encourage your employees to dress up in their favorite holiday costumes.

36. Holiday ugly sweater party: Encourage your employees to wear their ugliest sweaters to the party.

37. Holiday potluck lunch: Ask your employees to bring a dish to share, and you’ll have a delicious and diverse meal.

38. Holiday candy-making party: Make your own holiday candy with your employees.

39. Holiday chocolate tasting: Have a chocolate tasting with your employees and sample different types of chocolate.

40. Holiday wine tasting: Have a wine tasting with your employees and sample different types of wine.

41. Holiday beer tasting: Have a beer tasting with your employees and sample different types of beer.

42. Holiday cocktail-making party: Learn how to make your own holiday cocktails with your employees.

43. Holiday cooking class: Take a cooking class with your employees and learn how to make a holiday meal.

44. Holiday baking class: Take a baking class with your employees and learn how to make holiday desserts.

45. Holiday craft-making class: Take a craft-making class with your employees and learn how to make holiday crafts.

46. Holiday decorating contest: Encourage your employees to decorate their cubicles or departments for a contest.

47. Holiday door decorating contest: Encourage your employees to decorate their office doors for a contest.

48. Holiday tree decorating contest: Encourage your employees to decorate their department’s Christmas tree for a contest.

49. Holiday gift wrapping contest: Encourage your employees to wrap a gift as quickly and neatly as possible for a contest.

50. Holiday gift-wrapping relay race: Divide your employees into teams and have them race to wrap gifts.

51. Holiday gift basket raffle: Put together some gift baskets and raffle them off to your employees.

52. Holiday gift card raffle: Raffle off some gift cards to your employees.

53. Holiday cash raffle: Raffle off some cash to your employees.

54. Holiday karaoke contest: Have a karaoke contest with your employees.

55. Holiday dance contest: Have a dance contest with your employees.

56. Holiday trivia contest: Have a trivia contest with your employees about holiday-related topics.

57. Holiday charades: Play charades with your employees using holiday-related words and phrases.

58. Holiday Pictionary: Play Pictionary with your employees using holiday-related words and phrases.

59. Holiday bingo: Play bingo with your employees using holiday-related items.

60. Holiday scavenger hunt: Have a scavenger hunt with your employees around the office or in the building.

61. Holiday obstacle course: Set up an obstacle course with holiday-themed challenges for your employees to complete.

62. Holiday team-building exercises: There are many different team-building exercises that you can do with your employees during the holidays. Some popular options include building a gingerbread house, decorating a Christmas tree, or wrapping gifts together.

63. Holiday charity event: Host a charity event at your office to raise money for a worthy cause. This could be a bake sale, a silent auction, or a raffle.

64. Holiday volunteer event: Volunteer with your employees at a local soup kitchen, homeless shelter, or other charitable organization.

65. Holiday office decorating party: Decorate your office for the holidays with your employees.

66. Holiday gift exchange: Have a gift exchange with your employees.

67. Holiday happy hour: Have a happy hour for your employees with holiday-themed drinks and snacks.

**68. Holiday dinner party

69. Holiday luncheon: Have a luncheon for your employees with traditional holiday dishes.

70. Holiday dinner and dance: Have a dinner and dance for your employees with a live band or DJ.

71. Holiday cocktail party: Have a cocktail party for your employees with festive drinks and appetizers.

72. Holiday casino night: Set up casino games for your employees to enjoy, such as blackjack, poker, and roulette.

73. Holiday karaoke night: Set up a karaoke machine and let your employees loose!

74. Holiday bowling night: Go bowling with your employees and enjoy some friendly competition.

75. Holiday laser tag night: Play laser tag with your employees and have some fun!

76. Holiday ice skating party: Go ice skating with your employees and enjoy the winter weather.

77. Holiday sledding party: Go sledding with your employees and have some fun!

78. Holiday snowball fight: Have a snowball fight with your employees and enjoy the winter weather.

79. Holiday movie night: Get some cozy blankets and pillows and watch some classic holiday movies with your employees.

80. Holiday game night: Play some fun holiday games with your employees, such as White Elephant, Secret Santa, or office bingo.

81. Holiday cookie decorating party: Get creative and decorate some holiday cookies with your employees.

82. Holiday gingerbread house decorating contest: Encourage your employees to build and decorate gingerbread houses for a contest. The winner gets a prize!

83. Holiday wreath decorating contest: Encourage your employees to make and decorate their own holiday wreaths for a contest. The winner gets a prize!

84. Holiday ornament decorating contest: Encourage your employees to make and decorate their own holiday ornaments for a contest. The winner gets a prize!

85. Holiday card-making party: Get creative and make your own holiday cards with your employees.

86. Holiday gift wrapping party: Wrap your holiday gifts with your employees while enjoying some holiday music.

87. Holiday scavenger hunt: Create a holiday scavenger hunt for your employees to enjoy. The team with the most points at the end wins a prize!

88. Holiday escape room: Book a private escape room for your employees to enjoy. This is a great way to build teamwork and problem-solving skills.

89. Holiday bowling party: Go bowling with your employees and enjoy some friendly competition.

90. Holiday laser tag party: Play laser tag with your employees and have some fun!

91. Holiday karaoke party: Go to a karaoke bar with your employees and let loose!

92. Holiday comedy show: Go to a comedy show with your employees and laugh the night away.

93. Holiday magic show: Go to a magic show with your employees and be amazed!

94. Holiday concert: Go to a concert with your employees and enjoy some live music.

95. Holiday sporting event: Go to a sporting event with your employees and cheer on your favorite team.

96. Holiday museum visit: Visit a museum with your employees and learn something new.

97. Holiday zoo visit: Visit a zoo with your employees and see all of the animals.

98. Holiday aquarium visit: Visit an aquarium with your employees and see all of the marine life.

99. Holiday amusement park visit: Visit an amusement park with your employees and have some fun!

100. Holiday ice skating party: Go ice skating with your employees and enjoy the winter weather.

I hope this list gives you some ideas for your next holiday party!