Corporate Activities & Events
If you’re the one organising it, the stakes feel a little different. Your name is on the invite, and you want people to walk away glad they came, not counting down the minutes. That’s a tall order for most corporate activities, because staff have learned to expect the worst from anything labelled a “team day”. We’re here to change that expectation.
Great Race runs corporate events right across Australia, every one of them hosted by professional actors rather than a generic MC or facilitator. We build our activities around formats your team already knows, the Amazing Race, Game Show, Taskmaster and more, so there’s no awkward warm-up and everyone’s involved from the start. We’ve run more than 500 events a year since 2009, and we’re trusted by corporate clients who book us again and again because the day actually delivers.
Corporate Activities for Every Occasion
Most corporate events fall into a handful of moments in the year, and we run something that suits each one.
EOFY celebrations are a chance to reward a hard year and reset for the next, and a shared activity beats another sit-down lunch every time. Christmas and end-of-year parties land the same way, giving the team something to actually do together rather than just stand around. For conferences and summits, our activities make ideal breakout sessions, injecting energy between content blocks and giving delegates a reason to talk to people they haven’t met. New starter onboarding is one of the best uses of all, a fun, low-pressure way for new hires to connect with the team before the formality sets in.
Beyond those, we run quarterly team days for organisations that want a regular cadence of connection, leadership offsites and retreats that are competitive and cross-functional, and milestone and anniversary events that mark the moment with something people remember. A quick note on timing: peak periods like EOFY and Christmas book out early, so it’s worth getting in touch well ahead.
What We Run for Corporate Groups
Our corporate activities come in three formats, so there’s a fit for any team and any venue. Outdoor options like the Classic and Beach Amazing Race or Survivor get teams out of the office and into the city or onto the coast. Indoor formats, including the Game Show, Minute to Win It, Taskmaster, and FilmFest, run in any private or conference venue and give you certainty against the weather. And virtual or hybrid formats keep distributed and interstate teams in the same game from wherever they’re based.
You can see the full activity range, and exactly how each one works, on our team building activities page. On this page, the more useful question is usually not which activity, but how it all comes together for your event, so that’s what the rest of this covers.
Why Professional Hosting Changes Everything
This is the part that sets a Great Race event apart, so it’s worth dwelling on. Every event we run is led by a professional actor. Not a colleague who drew the short straw and a microphone, and not a generic facilitator working from a script, but a trained performer whose entire job is to make the day work.
In practice, that means someone who can read the room and adjust on the fly, manage the energy so the day never sags, and pull in the participants who’d rather hang back, whether that’s the senior manager who thinks they’re above it or the new hire who doesn’t know anyone yet. It’s the difference between an event your team endures and one they genuinely enjoy. For you as the organiser, it’s also the difference that de-risks the whole thing: with a professional host running the show, it won’t fall flat.
Built Around Your Team, Venue and Schedule
We’ve designed our events to be easy to say yes to. On group size, we scale from a single team up to large company-wide events, with bigger groups running as multiple teams or heats so everyone stays involved rather than waiting their turn. On venue, we come to you, whether that’s your office, a function space, a conference venue, or an outdoor city or coastal location, and for outdoor activities there’s no separate venue to book at all.
On logistics, we handle the day end-to-end. We bring everything required, run the event, and adapt as needed, so all you really have to do is send us your venue and your dates and we’ll build the day around them. Everything is customisable, from the start and finish points to the duration and difficulty, so the event fits your group rather than the other way around. For city-specific venue ideas and local detail, our location pages cover Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, the Gold Coast, the Hunter Valley, Newcastle, and the Sunshine Coast.
We've got options!
Take your pick, there’s so many. So many.
All Corporate Team Building Activities
Trusted by Australian Teams
Corporate buyers are making a decision their name is attached to, so it helps to know we’ve done this many times over. We’ve run more than 500 events a year since 2009, and a large share of our work comes from clients who rebook us year after year, which is the clearest signal we can offer that the events deliver.
We had an absolute blast from start to finish. The session was packed with fast-paced minigames, fun trivia rounds, and plenty of laughs that encouraged everyone to sometimes step outside their comfort zones in the best way possible. What stood out most was how inclusive and engaging the experience was – people of all personalities got involved and genuinely had a great time.
Harrison P. | Google
Just wanted to personally thank you for the session you and your team provided at the U@UNSW conference. It really met all our boxes and aligned with my debrief. Its especially refreshing to partner with an organisation who just get it without the need for micro-management. So… THANK YOU. I look forward to working with you guys again in the future.
Patricia G. | UNSW
Overall it was a perfect team day and all members of my team certainly enjoyed being out of the office and making their way around the city! Discovering new spots that they had not encountered previously, i.e. a couple of landmark around The Rocks. On behalf of everyone in the team, I would like to say Thank You very much for facilitating such a great day out for us… Cheers!
Anton S. | MLC
All the teams had SO much fun! We got some great feedback saying how much everyone enjoyed their day! The boys did an awesome job, and we’ll definitely be recommending you to others. Hopefully we can do a round two one day! Thanks for such a great day!
Montana L. | Realestate.com.au
We just loved it!! We had such a good time and the guys were great. We would all highly recommend it and would love to do it again!
Elise B. | Time Out Sydney
Our group absolutely enjoyed every part of the race. We experienced so much laughter, joy, banter and competitiveness. The fact that all of the challenges involved everyone, made it enjoyable. Our host Sam was THE BEST!!! She made the race exciting and made us all laugh especially at prize giving!! It’s been three days since the race and everyone’s still talking about it and are already talking about a rematch.
Jessica A. | Social group
Frequently Asked Questions
Anything from a team day to an EOFY celebration, conference breakout, onboarding session, company milestone, work social events or leadership offsite. We tailor the activity to the occasion and the group.
A few weeks is ideal, and earlier again for peak periods like EOFY and Christmas. If you're working to a tighter timeline, get in touch and we'll see what we can do.
Yes. We're fully mobile and run at your office, a function space, a conference venue, or an outdoor city or coastal location. For outdoor activities, there's no separate venue booking needed.
From a single team up to large company-wide events. We tailor every event to the group and that includes the size! We’ve run events for up to 1200+
Yes. Our indoor formats, including the Game Show, Taskmaster, and Minute to Win It, are a reliable wet-weather option and work especially well in conference venues.
Yes. We operate Australia-wide, so check our location pages for your city or region.
Ready to Book?
Ready to run a corporate event your team will actually look forward to? Get in touch and Great Race takes care of the rest.
Or you can call us at 1300 504 152