Newark's December advantage is price: a party here costs a fraction of the same thing across the river, and Penn Station makes it reachable. The constraint is a commuting workforce for whom an evening event is a genuine imposition.
1. A hosted murder mystery at your own venue
Ours, and first because it happens at your own office in the late afternoon, so nobody misses a train.
It also gets people out of their own departments.
2. An Ironbound restaurant buyout
Excellent food, built for large groups, and far better value than Manhattan. Book by September.
3. A venue near Penn Station
Treat transit access as its own category here — it will do more for attendance than the menu.
4. A hotel ballroom
Right for a few hundred people at sensible rates.
5. A NJPAC event
Genuinely impressive and a real draw. Entertainment rather than interaction.
6. A daytime lunch
Much better attended with a commuting workforce, and cheaper.
7. A brewery buyout
Good value and casual. Non-drinkers need thought.
8. A cooking or cocktail class
Good for twenty to thirty and reliably indoors.
9. Charitable giving instead of an event
Well received in this city. Not a party by itself.
Timing
Settle December by the end of September. We ask for about 45 days, so early October is the practical last call.
If your team is watching the clock for the train home, 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.