December in the Inland Empire is mild and mostly dry, which makes outdoor options viable. The constraint, as always here, is the drive — and in December that means everybody is also trying to get somewhere else.
1. A hosted murder mystery at your own venue
Ours, and first because it happens where your team already is, at an hour that suits them.
It also gets people out of their own departments.
2. A restaurant buyout
Good value compared with the coast. Book by September.
3. The Mission Inn at Christmas
The Festival of Lights is a genuine regional institution and staff will actually want to go. It books extremely early and the crowds are substantial.
4. A hotel ballroom
Right for a few hundred people at sensible rates.
5. A daytime lunch
Far better attended in a region with these commutes, and cheaper.
6. A brewery buyout
Good value and casual. Non-drinkers need thought.
7. A Temecula winery venue
Distinctive and a drive. Arrange transport.
8. A cooking 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 if you want the Mission Inn. We ask for about 45 days, so early October is the practical last call.
If the drive decides who turns up to your events, 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.