Durham's December problem is that the Triangle's growth has outrun its venue supply, and the good rooms downtown are taken by September. RTP-based teams have the additional question of where to hold anything at all.
1. A hosted murder mystery at your own venue
Ours, and first because it removes the venue race and the geography question together — we come to your office, wherever it is.
It also gets people out of their own departments.
2. A restaurant buyout
Excellent food and it books by September. Downtown goes first.
3. A brewery buyout
Good value and plentiful. Non-drinkers need thought.
4. An American Tobacco Campus venue
Characterful and central, and it books early for December.
5. A hotel ballroom
Right above a couple of hundred people, with capacity near RTP.
6. A daytime lunch
Better attended across a spread-out region, and cheaper.
7. A museum evening
A draw for staff with families. Guests wander.
8. A cooking or cocktail class
Good for twenty to thirty and reliably indoors.
9. Charitable giving instead of an event
Well received and not a party by itself.
Timing
Settle December by the end of September — earlier here than it used to be. We ask for about 45 days, so early October is the practical last call.
If the good rooms are gone by the time you start looking, We bring the host, the storyline and every piece of the game to your venue, and we ask for about 45 days so it can be staffed and prepared properly. Pricing and availability shows what your guest count works out to, you can book a date directly, and the contact page reaches a person if you would rather talk it through first.