Team Building Built for Bold Brands and Bigger Results
We’ve powered team building events for industry giants like Microsoft, NIKE, Boeing, Starbucks, Intel, and thousands of others across California, Arizona, and Nevada. Why? Because our events work. With over 40 years of hands-on experience, we don’t just throw games together—we engineer high-impact, morale-boosting, performance-driven experiences built for bold brands that expect results. From field games and workplace Olympics to build-a-bike charity challenges, social lounges, regattas, and sandcastle wars—we create fully customized events based on your goals, your team, and your venue. Big energy. Big strategy. Bigger outcomes.
The Nation’s Best Field Day Games for Corporate Team Building
Deluxe. MEGA. Olympic. The Field Games That Built Our Reputation.
We offer three powerhouse Field Game packages, each built for different formats, group sizes, and event styles—but all delivering the same high-impact, morale-boosting results.
Deluxe Field Games
12–20 custom team challenges like tug-o-war, chicken grab, balloon toss, and sprocket races. This package runs like a tournament-style field day, complete with a professional emcee, custom game zone, surround sound, two deluxe prize tables, and an XTreme Competition Backdrop. Perfect for schools, company picnics, and youth programs.
MEGA Field Games
Our inflatable team-building arena—fully loaded with up to 20 simultaneous game stations, built-in basketball hoops, trivia challenges, and modular games like frisbee golf, slap shot, archery, and more. Joe Bolin leads the charge with satellite surround sound, digital interaction, and massive crowd control. Ideal for large-scale corporate events, festivals, and resort settings.
Olympic Field Games
Designed to mimic the feel of a true Olympic showdown—custom game stations, a 3-tiered rostrum, Gold/Silver/Bronze medals, a live host with high-energy commentary, surround sound, and a fully flagged field setup. Includes a custom Olympic backdrop and prize redemption station. Great for company Olympics, team tournaments, and any group that wants to go big and win loud.
12–20 custom team challenges like tug-o-war, chicken grab, balloon toss, and sprocket races. This package runs like a tournament-style field day, complete with a professional emcee, custom game zone, surround sound, two deluxe prize tables, and an XTreme Competition Backdrop. Perfect for schools, company picnics, and youth programs.
MEGA Field Games
Our inflatable team-building arena—fully loaded with up to 20 simultaneous game stations, built-in basketball hoops, trivia challenges, and modular games like frisbee golf, slap shot, archery, and more. Joe Bolin leads the charge with satellite surround sound, digital interaction, and massive crowd control. Ideal for large-scale corporate events, festivals, and resort settings.
Olympic Field Games
Designed to mimic the feel of a true Olympic showdown—custom game stations, a 3-tiered rostrum, Gold/Silver/Bronze medals, a live host with high-energy commentary, surround sound, and a fully flagged field setup. Includes a custom Olympic backdrop and prize redemption station. Great for company Olympics, team tournaments, and any group that wants to go big and win loud.
Build-It-Bike Challenge 🚴♂️🔧
Where Employee Teamwork Meets Real Impact
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This isn't arts and crafts—it’s high-stakes, high-reward, high-impact team building with a mission. The Build-It-Bike Challenge gets your people moving, thinking, collaborating, and giving back—all in one unforgettable experience. Teams earn parts through a series of kinetic, social, and problem-solving challenges, then race to assemble a finished bike, bundle, or themed build for donation.
You choose the cause. We bring the strategy.
– Build-It-Bike for youth charities – Build-It-Bundle for military care packages – Build-It-Basket for seasonal outreach (Easter, holidays, and more) Whether you’re indoors or outdoors, this challenge scales fast, hits hearts, and brings serious energy to any event. Fully customized. Fully hosted. Fully awesome.
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Workplace Olympics 🏅
Strategic, Competitive, and Built for Champions
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You don’t need a field to go for the gold. Our Olympic Team Building Challenge brings the spirit of the Games to any venue—indoors or out. Designed for teams who want to compete, collaborate, and come out stronger, this experience delivers high-energy challenges that combine mental, physical, and social strategy.
From relay-style games to critical thinking showdowns, teams push their limits to earn points, dominate the leaderboard, and rise to the podium. These aren't random activities—they’re precision-designed to drive leadership, trust, communication, and performance under pressure. We provide the emcee, the structure, the Olympic flair, and the built-in momentum. You bring the team. Let’s build something legendary. |
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High-Energy Sports Team Building ⚽🏀
Built to Move Teams—Not Just Bodies
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If your team thrives on movement, competition, and high-impact fun—this is the one. Our High-Energy Sports Team Building brings out the best in teams through fast-paced, interactive challenges that build trust, boost morale, and get everyone off the sidelines. From football, basketball, and baseball to golf, hockey, and soccer—we bring the gear, the challenges, and the energy to keep things competitive, inclusive, and crowd-approved.
Every package is built around your people—age, ability, interest, and energy level. Indoors or out, we design a lineup that fits your space, your budget, and your company culture. You pick the sports, we build the competition. And yes—there’s always a winner. |
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Interactive Social Lounge 🧠💬
Interactive Team Building for Adults Who’d Rather Outthink Than Outrun
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Designed specifically for adults, our Interactive Social Lounge delivers competitive, conversation-driven team building without the sweat or small talk. It’s a social space meets strategy zone—packed with mentally stimulating, accuracy-based, and head-to-head challenges that push communication, focus, and friendly rivalry.
From tabletop games and problem-solving stations to precision skill tests, this lounge is perfect for corporate groups that want engagement without a workout. It's high-energy in all the right ways—fun, fast, and mentally sharp. We build the layout to suit your team’s vibe, venue, and goals—so it fits right into your larger event or stands alone as a breakout hit. |
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River Raft Regatta 🚣♂️🌊
The Team Building Challenge That Might Sink—Or Win
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Ready to test your team’s creativity, problem-solving, and ability to work under pressure? In the River Raft Regatta, teams are challenged to design, build, and race their very own rafts using a set of surprise materials—and yes, they have to float.
Outdoors, this means real water and full-size builds. Indoors? We scale it down to table-sized models in wading pools for just as much fun. It’s messy, hilarious, and shockingly competitive. Teams are forced to plan fast, think smart, and collaborate like never before as they race to finish first—and stay afloat. Whether you’re hosting a beach day, hotel pool party, or indoor team challenge, this is the kind of creative chaos that builds real teamwork—and epic memories. |
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Sand Castle Showdown 🏰🏖️
Creative Team Building by the Bucketload
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There’s something about sand, sunshine, and a little competition that brings teams together fast. Our Sand Castle Showdown is a company beach day turned full-on creative throwdown—where employees collaborate to build the most impressive, ridiculous, or technically perfect sandcastle they can imagine.
Each team is armed with tools, time, and a lot of laughs as they work together to plan, sculpt, and present their masterpiece. The twist? They have to pitch it like pros—because voting and judging is part of the fun. Whether it’s department vs. department or execs vs. staff, this is a perfect blend of chill and challenge. It’s low-stress, highly interactive, and ideal for company outings in Los Angeles, Orange County, or anywhere the surf meets your staff. |
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Lunchtime Team Building 🍽️🚀
Big Results in Under 90 Minutes • Rev Up the Lunch Hour • Fast, Fun, On-Site Team Building
No time? No problem. Our Lunchtime Team Building packages prove you don’t need a full day to shake things up. In under 60 minutes, we’ll drop into your office, your warehouse, your conference room—or your offsite venue—and deliver a punchy, high-impact team experience your staff will actually talk about.
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This isn’t a guest speaker and a fruit tray. We’re talking full-on competition:
🎯 Carnival-style challenges
🎰 MEGA High Roller Casino 🏋️♀️ Mini Sports Showdowns 🧠 Trivia throwdowns 💬 Interactive Social Lounge 🏅 Workplace Olympics 🚀 Escape Room pop-ups (coming soon) 🌭 And yes--we bring lunch. Real food. Real fun. It’s fast. It’s loud. It’s custom. And it proves that even an hour can move the needle when you’ve got the right team behind it.
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Team Building Event Planning That’s Actually Strategic.
Built by Pros. Backed by Strategy. Planned to Perform.
We’re not just event planners. We’re the team your team wants behind the scenes—corporate strategists, educators, entertainers, behavioral pros, and crowd-commanding hosts who know how to turn group dynamics into something magnetic.
Our backgrounds range from business psychology and teaching to live comedy, hosting, and high-level event production. That means every challenge, every format, every moment is designed to hit hard, flow smooth, and stick with your team long after the prizes are packed up.
We’ve spent over 40 years engineering morale-boosting, performance-driven experiences that don’t just entertain—they shift energy and build better teams. You can see it in every Olympic-style tournament, every trivia throwdown, every Build-It-Bike handoff, and every single laugh on the field.
Our backgrounds range from business psychology and teaching to live comedy, hosting, and high-level event production. That means every challenge, every format, every moment is designed to hit hard, flow smooth, and stick with your team long after the prizes are packed up.
We’ve spent over 40 years engineering morale-boosting, performance-driven experiences that don’t just entertain—they shift energy and build better teams. You can see it in every Olympic-style tournament, every trivia throwdown, every Build-It-Bike handoff, and every single laugh on the field.
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About Interact Event Productions
Founded by Tim Ward—The Godfather of Team Building.
When it comes to corporate team building, no one has done more—or done it longer—than Tim Ward, the original creator of modern-day field games and interactive team experiences.
Since launching Interact Event Productions in the early 1980s, Tim has spent over 40 years designing, hosting, and producing custom-built team building events for major companies like Microsoft, Starbucks, NIKE, Boeing, QUALCOMM, and Intel. His specialty? Creating high-energy, socially dynamic games that drive connection, boost morale, and actually move the needle inside organizations.
Every team building experience on this site—from the MEGA Field Games arena to the Build-It-Bike Challenge and Olympic-style competitions—was imagined, tested, and refined by Tim and the crew. He doesn’t just plan events—he invents them. Many of the games you see here are his original designs, and everything is run by our employee-owned team with decades of experience behind the scenes.
Whether you need something strategic, competitive, hilarious, or just totally different--this is what we do, and Tim Ward is the guy who built the playbook.
Since launching Interact Event Productions in the early 1980s, Tim has spent over 40 years designing, hosting, and producing custom-built team building events for major companies like Microsoft, Starbucks, NIKE, Boeing, QUALCOMM, and Intel. His specialty? Creating high-energy, socially dynamic games that drive connection, boost morale, and actually move the needle inside organizations.
Every team building experience on this site—from the MEGA Field Games arena to the Build-It-Bike Challenge and Olympic-style competitions—was imagined, tested, and refined by Tim and the crew. He doesn’t just plan events—he invents them. Many of the games you see here are his original designs, and everything is run by our employee-owned team with decades of experience behind the scenes.
Whether you need something strategic, competitive, hilarious, or just totally different--this is what we do, and Tim Ward is the guy who built the playbook.
❓ FAQ: Corporate Team Building Events
💼 Types of Groups & Clients
What types of groups do you work with?
We produce team building events for corporate offices, school districts, teachers and staff, student leadership groups, colleges and universities, healthcare systems, municipal departments, nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, church staff, associations, and unions. If you’ve got a group of people who need to collaborate, celebrate, or connect—we’ll build an experience around them.
Do you offer school team building events for students and educators?
Yes. We create team building field days and programs for elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as teacher appreciation events, staff retreats, and student leadership camps. We customize each experience to match the group’s age, goals, and school culture—whether it’s morale boosting, peer connection, or end-of-year celebration.
Can you do team building for nonprofit groups or church staff?
Absolutely. We work with nonprofits, ministries, and volunteer-led organizations to deliver meaningful team building that blends purpose, energy, and budget-friendly execution. Our Build-It-Bike and Build-It-Bundle packages are especially popular for groups looking to create team impact while giving back.
Do you offer team building for hospitals or medical teams?
Yes. We’ve produced team building events for nursing teams, admin departments, hospital staff, and training retreats. Whether you’re working inside a facility, at a hotel, or outdoors, we design around your team’s comfort level, culture, and bandwidth.
Can you handle union events and government organizations?
Yes. We’ve worked with public works departments, school boards, county offices, emergency services, and major unions to deliver structured, high-energy team building across California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Do your events work for all industries and roles?
Absolutely. We serve clients in tech, finance, education, healthcare, government, manufacturing, hospitality, and more. Whether you’re a crew of engineers, teachers, surgeons, marketers, or logistics managers—we’ve got a system that fits.
We produce team building events for corporate offices, school districts, teachers and staff, student leadership groups, colleges and universities, healthcare systems, municipal departments, nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, church staff, associations, and unions. If you’ve got a group of people who need to collaborate, celebrate, or connect—we’ll build an experience around them.
Do you offer school team building events for students and educators?
Yes. We create team building field days and programs for elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as teacher appreciation events, staff retreats, and student leadership camps. We customize each experience to match the group’s age, goals, and school culture—whether it’s morale boosting, peer connection, or end-of-year celebration.
Can you do team building for nonprofit groups or church staff?
Absolutely. We work with nonprofits, ministries, and volunteer-led organizations to deliver meaningful team building that blends purpose, energy, and budget-friendly execution. Our Build-It-Bike and Build-It-Bundle packages are especially popular for groups looking to create team impact while giving back.
Do you offer team building for hospitals or medical teams?
Yes. We’ve produced team building events for nursing teams, admin departments, hospital staff, and training retreats. Whether you’re working inside a facility, at a hotel, or outdoors, we design around your team’s comfort level, culture, and bandwidth.
Can you handle union events and government organizations?
Yes. We’ve worked with public works departments, school boards, county offices, emergency services, and major unions to deliver structured, high-energy team building across California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Do your events work for all industries and roles?
Absolutely. We serve clients in tech, finance, education, healthcare, government, manufacturing, hospitality, and more. Whether you’re a crew of engineers, teachers, surgeons, marketers, or logistics managers—we’ve got a system that fits.
🔧 Logistics & Setup
How many people can your team building events handle?
We produce team building events for groups as small as 50 and as large as 5,000+. We scale every aspect—games, staffing, equipment, and layout—so you get a seamless experience no matter the headcount.
Can you host events at our location? How much space do you need?
Yes. We build events anywhere—indoors or outdoors, onsite or offsite. We’ve run team building in offices, gymnasiums, ballrooms, beaches, corporate campuses, parking lots, city parks, and even rooftops. If you’ve got a space, we’ll make it work. And if you don’t—we can help you find one.
Do you provide equipment, staff, and setup?
100%. We bring everything: games, hosts, prizes, signage, staging, AV, sound systems, wireless mics, safety flagging, scoring, and an expert crew to run it all. You don’t worry about a thing—we handle setup, management, and teardown.
How far in advance should we book our event?
Ideally, 60–90 days in advance—especially during spring and fall. But we’re built to move fast. We’ve produced incredible team building events with just a few weeks’ notice. The earlier you lock us in, the more customization we can provide—but if you’re short on time, don’t stress. We’ll still deliver.
We produce team building events for groups as small as 50 and as large as 5,000+. We scale every aspect—games, staffing, equipment, and layout—so you get a seamless experience no matter the headcount.
Can you host events at our location? How much space do you need?
Yes. We build events anywhere—indoors or outdoors, onsite or offsite. We’ve run team building in offices, gymnasiums, ballrooms, beaches, corporate campuses, parking lots, city parks, and even rooftops. If you’ve got a space, we’ll make it work. And if you don’t—we can help you find one.
Do you provide equipment, staff, and setup?
100%. We bring everything: games, hosts, prizes, signage, staging, AV, sound systems, wireless mics, safety flagging, scoring, and an expert crew to run it all. You don’t worry about a thing—we handle setup, management, and teardown.
How far in advance should we book our event?
Ideally, 60–90 days in advance—especially during spring and fall. But we’re built to move fast. We’ve produced incredible team building events with just a few weeks’ notice. The earlier you lock us in, the more customization we can provide—but if you’re short on time, don’t stress. We’ll still deliver.
🧠 Team Building Format & Experience
What kind of team building events do you offer?
Our events range from interactive field games, Olympic-style competitions, and Build-It-Bike charity builds, to team trivia, sports showdowns, casino games, escape room pop-ups, and social lounges. Every format is custom-built for your team’s goals, location, energy, and group dynamic.
Can you combine different types of team building activities?
Absolutely. Many of our clients mix formats—like pairing field games with trivia, or Build-It-Bike with a social lounge. We’ll help you build a custom flow that hits all the right notes and fits your timing and space.
Are your events physically demanding? What if my team isn’t athletic?
Not a problem. We design events to fit your team’s energy level. From brainy trivia and social games to light movement challenges and low-impact competitions, we’ll guide you toward the right activities. Team building doesn’t have to be physical to be powerful.
Are your events accessible for all abilities and demographics?
Yes. Many of our games are built around strategy, teamwork, timing, communication, and creativity—not just speed or athleticism. If accessibility is a concern, we’ll make sure everyone is able to participate, feel included, and enjoy the experience.
Are your events family-friendly or workplace-focused?
We offer both. Some packages (like Field Games, Build-It-Bike, or Olympics) are great for family-inclusive company picnics, while others (like Interactive Social Lounge, Team Trivia, or Casino) are built specifically for adult employees. We’ll guide you to what fits best for your event.
Do you help clients who have never planned a team building event before?
All the time. Whether it’s your first time or your tenth, we walk you through it. Our job is to make you look good—whether you're an HR manager, admin lead, office coordinator, or executive assistant. You give us your info, we’ll do the heavy lifting.
Can you help us choose the right team building event for our group?
Absolutely. Just tell us your group size, event goals, venue, and vibe, and we’ll give you smart, proven options that hit your team’s personality, energy, and outcome goals.
Our events range from interactive field games, Olympic-style competitions, and Build-It-Bike charity builds, to team trivia, sports showdowns, casino games, escape room pop-ups, and social lounges. Every format is custom-built for your team’s goals, location, energy, and group dynamic.
Can you combine different types of team building activities?
Absolutely. Many of our clients mix formats—like pairing field games with trivia, or Build-It-Bike with a social lounge. We’ll help you build a custom flow that hits all the right notes and fits your timing and space.
Are your events physically demanding? What if my team isn’t athletic?
Not a problem. We design events to fit your team’s energy level. From brainy trivia and social games to light movement challenges and low-impact competitions, we’ll guide you toward the right activities. Team building doesn’t have to be physical to be powerful.
Are your events accessible for all abilities and demographics?
Yes. Many of our games are built around strategy, teamwork, timing, communication, and creativity—not just speed or athleticism. If accessibility is a concern, we’ll make sure everyone is able to participate, feel included, and enjoy the experience.
Are your events family-friendly or workplace-focused?
We offer both. Some packages (like Field Games, Build-It-Bike, or Olympics) are great for family-inclusive company picnics, while others (like Interactive Social Lounge, Team Trivia, or Casino) are built specifically for adult employees. We’ll guide you to what fits best for your event.
Do you help clients who have never planned a team building event before?
All the time. Whether it’s your first time or your tenth, we walk you through it. Our job is to make you look good—whether you're an HR manager, admin lead, office coordinator, or executive assistant. You give us your info, we’ll do the heavy lifting.
Can you help us choose the right team building event for our group?
Absolutely. Just tell us your group size, event goals, venue, and vibe, and we’ll give you smart, proven options that hit your team’s personality, energy, and outcome goals.
🎯 What Sets You Apart?
What makes Interact Event Productions different from other event companies?
We’re not renting someone else’s gear or pulling in temp crews. Everything you see—from the games and props to the prizes and tech—was designed and built in-house by our founder, Tim Ward, the creator of modern field day games and a pioneer in interactive event design. We’re employee-owned, experienced, and obsessed with building unforgettable moments—not just events.
Do you offer full-service event planning beyond team building?
Yes. We handle food and beverage, seating, permits, entertainment, sound, logistics, staging, and more. If you want one team to manage your entire experience from concept to cleanup—we do it all in-house. No subcontractors. No chaos.
Where do you operate?
We serve all of California, Arizona, and Nevada, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. Need us outside those areas? Let’s talk. We’ve built experiences across the country and can help you explore what’s possible for your team—wherever you’re located.
We’re not renting someone else’s gear or pulling in temp crews. Everything you see—from the games and props to the prizes and tech—was designed and built in-house by our founder, Tim Ward, the creator of modern field day games and a pioneer in interactive event design. We’re employee-owned, experienced, and obsessed with building unforgettable moments—not just events.
Do you offer full-service event planning beyond team building?
Yes. We handle food and beverage, seating, permits, entertainment, sound, logistics, staging, and more. If you want one team to manage your entire experience from concept to cleanup—we do it all in-house. No subcontractors. No chaos.
Where do you operate?
We serve all of California, Arizona, and Nevada, including Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. Need us outside those areas? Let’s talk. We’ve built experiences across the country and can help you explore what’s possible for your team—wherever you’re located.
Team Building That Actually Moves the Needle
This isn’t about another fun day in the sun. It’s about building stronger teams that communicate better, collaborate faster, and produce results. We design team building with a purpose—because better culture leads to better retention, better output, and better bottom lines.
We’ve done this for Microsoft, Boeing, Nike, and Starbucks—and we bring that same focus to every event we touch. From morale-boosting field games to strategy-fueled challenges, we create shared experiences that actually change how people work together.
No gimmicks. No guesswork. Just a proven system backed by 40+ years of experience, industry-pioneering products, and a team that delivers—start to finish.
If you’re serious about building a team that performs like one—this is where you start.
We’ve done this for Microsoft, Boeing, Nike, and Starbucks—and we bring that same focus to every event we touch. From morale-boosting field games to strategy-fueled challenges, we create shared experiences that actually change how people work together.
No gimmicks. No guesswork. Just a proven system backed by 40+ years of experience, industry-pioneering products, and a team that delivers—start to finish.
If you’re serious about building a team that performs like one—this is where you start.