The festive season is soon upon us and in a normal year, this would be around the time we would be looking at venues and vendors for our clients for their big annual holiday parties. However, this year, we are exploring a whole host of different options to celebrate together yet apart so we can get jolly with our friends, families, and colleagues safely and virtually. Just because we can’t meet in person doesn’t mean we can’t get together and celebrate in style! So here are Team Best Venues New York’s 5 top virtual holiday party ideas.
1. Wine & Dine in Style with Charlie Palmer Virtual Experiences
From cooking demonstrations to food and wine tastings, Charlie Palmer is genuine American hospitality gone virtual! The collective’s goal is to offer you a ‘place’ to share your love of food and wine through their diverse range of virtual experiences where they partner with winemakers, Master Sommeliers, and even athletes and celebrities to bring you magical virtual culinary experiences through the screen. These are all interactive experiences which means you and your guests can get in on the action together virtually as you’ll be sent items such as an assemble-at-home charcuterie and cheese board, various entrée selections, and wine pairings shipped to your individual homes! To check out the entire range of culinary experiences, head here: Charlie Palmer Virtual Experiences.
2. Bring some magic this holiday season but make it digital!
Magician duo, Doug McKenzie and Ryan Oakes have been captivating stages and screens all across the country with their fantastic ‘Digital Deception’ and now they’ve created the virtual version called ‘Alakazoom’ to add that element of fun, interactive and engaging entertainment to your virtual holiday party. These two have an arsenal of interactive magic effects that will create a shared experience for your guests in a virtual environment, combining magic with technology. Guests will not just watch the magic but they’ll experience the magic right on their screens, on their phones, and in their hands! To find out more, check out their Holiday Virtual Magic Show teaser video.
3. Are You Game?
‘Go Remote’ is a virtual activity hub that focuses on creating real connections between attendees through live-hosted games rooms, team building sessions, broadcasts, chat lounges, and more! Guests would be welcomed into a ‘virtual lobby’ for your holiday event and they can enter various rooms that take them through the different activities that are hosted by Go Remote staff such as ‘Holiday Pictionary, Brain Burners, Giphy Battle, and Name That Holiday Movie/Tune!’ You can choose from a variety of different activities to incorporate into your virtual holiday party. And another cool feature is attendees can part of a session or use the platforms’ ‘Spectator’ feature to sit in and view a live activity! If you want to see what this could look like, check this out.
4. Did Someone Say Photobooth?
One of the most popular features of holiday parties is definitely the photo booth and just because you’re having a virtual party doesn’t mean you have to miss out on that experience! The team at LA Photo Party has created the ‘virtual booth’ which allows you and your guests to upload photos/selfies from a mobile device to your own virtual branded green screen backgrounds to create unique photos and GIFs which can be downloaded and shared instantly! That’s not the only cool feature as you can create a digital mosaic of your virtual holiday party comprising of smaller images from guests to build a larger masterpiece.
5. Sing it Out Loud!
There’s nothing better to bring people together than the medium of music and this is exactly what the team at Song Division can do for your virtual holiday party. Their experiences heighten positive emotions, stimulate memory, and strengthen relationships through interactive songwriting and performances. From including a virtual happy hour to virtual emcees and musicians to the ever-trending lip sync battles, Song Division can unite your guests using music virtually.
With our top five ideas and vendors, you can plan and execute the perfect virtual holiday party this year for your colleagues, employees, and company. Get in touch with us today and let Best Venues New York help you re-imagine your holiday party this year virtually!