Planning a team event in Dublin sounds straightforward until you start looking at the options.
Do you want something competitive or relaxed? Indoors or outdoors? Is the goal simply to give everyone a good afternoon together, or are you trying to improve communication, integrate new employees or help an established team work better?
At Event Square, we think the activity should come after those questions, not before them.
A group of 25 colleagues looking for a social afternoon needs something very different from a 200-person company event, a graduate intake or a leadership team.
Here are some of the formats we find most useful for corporate groups in Dublin.
1. Dublin Treasure Hunts
A city treasure hunt works particularly well when you want people to mix naturally without putting them into a formal training environment.
Teams navigate through Dublin, solve clues and riddles, complete challenges and work towards a final objective.
Event Square’s approach is deliberately low-tech. Rather than asking everyone to spend the event looking at a screen, we prefer to get teams talking, navigating and observing the city around them.
This works particularly well for company socials, international groups, graduate programmes and teams who want an activity close to city-centre hotels or offices.
See the Code Breaker Treasure Hunt.
2. Old School Sports Day
Sometimes you do not need a complicated concept.
Sack races, giant skis, relay challenges and tug of war can create exactly the right atmosphere for a summer company event.
The advantage is accessibility. The objective is not serious sport. It is shared competition, nostalgia and giving people permission to have a bit of fun together.
This format also combines naturally with a company BBQ or summer party.
3. Multi-Activity Team Challenges
For teams that want more structure, a multi-activity event can combine physical, creative and problem-solving challenges.
The Event Square A-Team Challenge can combine activity zones based around communication, construction, logic, target sports and outdoor challenges.
The advantage of this format is that different people get opportunities to contribute. A good team event should not reward only the fastest runner or strongest person.
4. WeGo Team Challenge
The WeGo format is built around a series of shorter collaborative challenges.
Teams rotate through tasks that can test communication, planning, problem solving and time management before coming together for a finale.
Because the programme can mix physical, mental and cerebral challenges, it can be adapted around the group rather than forcing the group into a fixed activity.
5. Murder Mystery
Not every team event needs to happen outdoors.
A Murder Mystery can work particularly well around dinner, an evening social or a company Christmas event.
It gives colleagues a reason to interact beyond their usual work groups while still feeling like entertainment rather than training.
It is also useful when weather, daylight or venue restrictions make outdoor activity impractical.
6. Celtic Games
For international delegates, visiting teams and DMC programmes, Irish-themed activities can do more than simply entertain.
Celtic Games can introduce teams to traditional Irish challenges in an accessible competitive format and work particularly well as part of a wider Irish experience.
This can be combined with Irish music, cultural workshops or food and hospitality depending on the programme.
7. The Big Picture
Creative team activities are useful when a company wants collaboration without a highly physical event.
With a Big Picture-style challenge, smaller groups work on different elements of a larger project before everything comes together at the end.
The finale becomes the point: everyone can see how separate contributions form one result. That makes it particularly relevant for themes such as collaboration, company values and “one team”.
8. Conference Energisers
Sometimes the best team activity is not three hours long.
For conferences and company meetings, a short energiser can help reset the room after presentations or bring energy back after lunch.
Short indoor challenges can be based around time management, problem solving and strategy without taking over the whole agenda.
9. Belbin Team Development
There is an important distinction between team bonding and team development.
If your main requirement is behavioural awareness, role clarity, leadership or team dynamics, a facilitated programme may be more appropriate than a social activity.
Event Square’s Belbin Experience combines Belbin Team Roles with experiential challenges to explore how people contribute to a team.
10. Corporate Summer Parties and BBQs
A team activity does not have to be the whole event.
A very effective corporate format is:
meeting or activity → BBQ → drinks/social element
This gives the event some structure at the beginning and allows it to become more relaxed later.
The activity creates interaction; the BBQ gives people time to continue conversations without being rushed back to work.
What should you choose?
Start with the people rather than the activity.
Think about group size, age and ability mix, location, available time, venue, accessibility, whether people already know one another and what you want them to get from the day.
A sales team may enjoy something competitive and high-energy. A newly formed department may benefit from collaborative challenges. A leadership group may need facilitated team development. A large company event may need multiple activity zones so hundreds of people can participate without queues.
That is why Event Square generally builds the programme around the team rather than treating every booking as the same event.
Indoor or outdoor team building in Dublin?
Dublin gives companies both options.
Outdoor activities can make use of the city, hotel grounds or dedicated event venues.
Indoor experiences work well in conference rooms, offices and hotels and offer greater certainty when weather is a concern.
For some events, the best solution is to plan both: an outdoor programme with a workable indoor contingency.
Planning a Dublin team event?
Event Square designs and delivers corporate team building, company events and experiential programmes in Dublin, Wicklow and across Ireland.
Tell us your group size, date, location and what you want the team to get from the event, and we can recommend the formats that make sense rather than simply sending a list of activities.
Plan your event with Event Square.
Frequently asked questions
How long should a corporate team-building activity last?
For a substantial standalone event, two to three hours is common. Short conference energisers can work in around an hour, while company away days can combine meetings, activities and social time across a full day.
Can team building be delivered at our Dublin office or hotel?
Yes. Many Event Square activities are mobile and can be adapted for suitable offices, hotels and event venues.
What works for mixed ages and fitness levels?
Choose activities with varied roles and challenges rather than relying heavily on physical ability. Multi-activity formats, creative challenges, treasure hunts and facilitated programmes can all be adapted.
Can Event Square help source a venue?
Yes. Venue requirements depend on the activity, numbers and programme format.
Do you offer activities for very large groups?
Yes. Larger events normally require additional activity zones, facilitators and careful rotation planning to keep everyone involved.
