👋 Welcome to our list of the best virtual holiday party games, activities, and ideas in 2024!
Article Overview: A virtual holiday party can seem like another useless meeting. Let’s change that. We spoke to our growing community of 101,697 professionals to learn which festive experiences will transform your online holiday event into an unforgettable celebration.
Hosting a remote festive gathering is the perfect way to create memorable moments while keeping your team engaged and connected during the holidays.
We’ve curated these holiday-themed ideas to get your attendees excited to be part of your company’s event.
From Halloween and Oktoberfest to Thanksgiving and Christmas, these virtual team building ideas can be used for any holiday you feel inclined to celebrate.
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Virtual Holiday Party Games
Virtual holiday party games are perfect for boosting morale and team spirit when you’re just not able to celebrate in person over the holidays.
Since they ‘virtually’ have little to no setup, they’re ideal for busy executives who need to get the events off the ground with minimal intervention.
Check out these resources for the ultimate virtual holiday party games ranging from online scavenger hunts to virtual escape rooms, and a lot more!
1 Holiday Coworker Clash
“Survey says: Jingle!”
Chris from T-Mobile had this to say about this virtual event:
“Fantastic event! The host was energetic and took people out of the office for a period of time and into a game show. Will most definitely be doing these team activities again. Great job, Confetti!”
Take the fun of Family Feud to the virtual realm as an engaging host leads your team through this exciting, fast-paced online game show from Confetti.
Hosted via Zoom, teams will go head-to-head in guessing the most popular answers for survey questions that the host presents.
This special holiday version brings a mix of fun holiday-themed questions that will be sure to get everyone engaged and bring laughs to your virtual holiday party. At the end of the game, the team with the most points wins!
❤️ Why we love it: An entertaining host will bring the commentary and excitement, making your team feel like they’re on a real live game show. These questions are not knowledge-based, which means everyone can participate and have some fun!
2 Yuletide Showdown
“A Christmas celebration via Zoom”
This high-paced online game for employees is packed with trivia, brainteasers, and scavenger hunt-style challenges that will put your team’s skills to the test.
❤️ Why we love it: Not only is Virtual Yuletide Showdown an excellent way to build team morale, but it’s also a great way to give back to those in need. A portion of the proceeds from every game sold will be donated to charities and a worthy cause.
3 Virtual Holiday Game Night
“Epic fun, zero hassle!”
The Virtual Holiday Game Night includes one hour of professionally planned and expertly executed virtual games that will get employees laughing, making memories, and most importantly, bonding and boosting company culture.
Enjoy all the crowd favorites, including trivia, charades, drawing games, and more.
👉 Sign up for Confetti to start planning your next virtual game night to celebrate the holidays.
❤️ Why we love it: Expert event planners handle all the details and logistics so even managers can sit back and relax. You can also work with the event host to customize game questions with company-focused options!
The SecureMyScholarship team planned a virtual game night that included bingo!
4 Frost’s Virtual Holiday Trivia
“Put your knowledge to the test.”
The holiday season is all about coming together and celebrating! So, in Frost’s Virtual Holiday Trivia, you and your team will be invited to join the Frosts in the lounge of their brand-new ice hotel.
While you’re there, you’ll compete through three rounds of holiday and winter-themed trivia questions, earning points for each one answered correctly. But the fun doesn’t stop there!
❤️ Why we love it: It’s a great way to let coworkers bond in a lively virtual setting. Your distributed team will become better acquainted as they take part in a round of Frost’s Icebreaker Questions.
5 Virtual White Elephant
“Win a gift, lose a gift.”
This virtual holiday game gives employees the option of picking a new mystery gift or stealing an already-opened gift.
An online version of this holiday pastime, Virtual White Elephant can be planned at any time during your party. The hosts will handle everything and you can even choose between curated lists of gifts to be added to your gift exchange!
❤️ Why we love it: After the exchange, your employees will get their gift sent to them so they can enjoy it during the winter holidays. Talk about no stress!
Snapology incorporated a virtual white elephant gift exchange into their virtual holiday party:
Holiday Virtual Team Building Activities
Looking for fun online experiences that blend seasonal cheer and team bonding in one happy festive bundle?
Look no further than these holiday virtual team build activity ideas designed to infuse the holiday spirit while achieving the twin objective of bringing your people together in joyous celebration.
How about some holiday-themed escape rooms and game shows that encourage teams to put heads together and work towards goals. Or a more sedate cooking baking challenge where materials are sent to team members in advance. There’s an option for every kind of virtual holiday team building activity.
6 Holiday Cookie Decorating
“Get ready to frost, sprinkle, and laugh your way through this holiday season!”
In the Virtual Holiday Cookie Decorating Class, an expert cake decorator will guide team members to decorate themed sugar cookies using materials that are pre-mailed to each participant (inclusive of pre-baked cookies). The class includes cookie decorating challenges and a lot of fun banter that will keep team members motivated to the very end.
❤️ Why we love it: It’s a fantastic virtual holiday game for the purpose of building and strengthening bonds in the team. It’s fully hands-on, allows for creative expression, and more importantly, enables teams to enjoy shared experiences!
7 Marbled Resin Tray Class
“Enjoy a shared class experience and create a keepsake for the memory!”
Tracy, a happy participant, left this glowing review:
“I love resin projects, so this was a fun activity. The host was very easy to follow along with and understand.”
Try the Marbled Resin Tray Class for a creative activity-based game to break the monotony of intense team trivia, challenges, and scavenger hunts.
Participants will learn to create unique resin-based works of art that double up as a serving tray, or ‘catch-all’ for keys, and all other sundries. Supplies will be sent in advance to all participants.
❤️ Why we love it: We love how the team activity results in a finished work of personal expression that can be used as a practical utility item or gifted to a loved one!
8 Winter Taboo
“A hilarious word-guessing game that will keep teams on their ‘mistletoes’!”
Knowledge-based games can be intimidating even for the smartest members in your team. This seasonal holiday, try the Winter Taboo game, which promises a fun, competitive experience that doesn’t require too much knowledge to win.
Your peers will work in teams taking turns to play and watch in 2-minute rounds, for a total of 16 rounds. When your team’s guessing, your opponents will be able to see your phrases for more mirth and mayhem!
❤️ Why we love it: It’s the perfect blend of fun, creativity, and a lot of laughs. It’s also simple, and super-easy to set up!
9 Candle Making Class
“A touch of candle magic to make spirits bright!”
One happy customer left this review from a soy candle making class from Elevent:
“This was a fun event! Jen was a great instructor, very communicative when booking the event, and I loved that she kept the conversation going with trivia questions and conversation starters when there was a break in the candle-making action.”
In the 60-minute Virtual Soy Candle Making Class, a candle ‘artisan’ will guide participants through the process of making a candle from the comfort of their homes. The participants will receive a candle-making kit mailed to their address that they can use for the class.
❤️ Why we love it: Candles can be symbolic of spreading light and happiness. Combine candle-making and team-bonding for an interactive experience your team members will find both relaxing, and enjoyable.
10 Virtual Mini Games
“Mini-games to inject fun into team events when you don’t have much time!”
Experience the fun of virtual mini games that are short, easy, and enjoyable in this fixed set of winter brain teaser and puzzle games! Sign up for Confetti and begin selecting which mini games you and your team will play.
Games include, ‘Winter Nonsense,’ where you try to unravel a nonsensical holiday phrase, ‘Winter Foods,’ which involves identifying food from a photo, and the ‘Winter Visual Puzzle,’ where you identify a key holiday essential from a visual puzzle, to give a sense of what’s in store!
All the points that were collected will be used to donate meals to families and kids through Feeding America.
❤️ Why we love it: Virtual mini games are a great way to engage teams, but over and above that, we love how this mini game activity helps contribute to making the world a better place.
Virtual Holiday Events
Traditional in-house experiences can get very old quickly and need creative thinking to keep them fresh year after year. Plus — they don’t work so well for companies with remote and virtual teams. How about doing virtual holiday events for a refreshing twist that promises to be all-inclusive, and more importantly, F-U-N!
Don’t miss these exclusive resources on SnackNation that seamlessly blend technology and creativity to create awesome holiday events that your teams are sure to enjoy.
11 Virtual Oktoberfest
“Can’t make it to Germany? Let Oktoberfest come to you!”
In this fabulous virtual trivia edition of Germany’s Oktoberfest (the country’s biggest beer celeb!) teams are transported online to Munich, where they will check into their hotels, and then take a virtual ride down to the event grounds to play the trivia game.
For the ambience, and to get you completely in the mood, the games take place in revolving tents called bierzeltes, otherwise known as giant beer tents.
❤️ Why we love it: Teams get to experience the fun of participating in Oktoberfest without ever having to leave the comfort of their homes!
12 Holiday Guess Who
“Guaranteed to hook your team members from the get-go!”
The Holiday Guess Game involves identifying coworkers from random anonymous facts and photos that are collected from team members ahead of time.
Each member’s submission will be revealed one at a time in an interactive presentation and coworkers can share their guesses out loud or share it in the chat. It’s a great way to get even the quieter team members involved in the game.
❤️ Why we love it: Participants will have a tremendous amount of fun guessing who the person really is while learning surprising and startling facts about their coworkers!
13 Holiday Baking Class
“Sleigh with delicious holiday eats and treats!”
In this sweet Holiday Baking Class, participants use pre-readied kits to learn how to craft a holiday baking recipe from scratch, complete with pro tips, and fun baking facts.
You get to choose from three different holiday-themed recipes for the bake-off – Oreo-stuffed cookies, Rocky Road squares and fudge, and finally, the all-time anywhere favorite – Chocolate chip cookies!
The class host will ensure that all team members are engaging and having a fun and interactive experience throughout.
❤️ Why we love it: Holiday bake-offs are a relaxing yet just as enjoyable alternative to high-stakes virtual game events, and are an excellent way to add variety to your run of events for the calendar year.
14 Ugly Holiday Workshop
“Put all your best ugly holiday ideas to work!”
In this hosted ‘Ugly Holiday Workshop’, teams will work with the host to create the best ugly t-shirt or sweatshirt. Teams get complete ugly-attire making kits which include all the materials required to build up their t-shirt or sweatshirt.
❤️ Why we love it: The ugly sweater doesn’t have to be the bane of your holiday parties anymore!
Ugly Sweater competitions are great for remote and in-office teams! They celebrate the season while embracing our dorkiness! Check out this team from America Needs You:
Courtesy of LinkedIn
Virtual Holiday Party Ideas
Looking for fun and creative ideas to celebrate the holidays with your virtual team?
Whether it’s online party games, virtual gift exchanges, or interactive hobby classes, check out these resources to spread the cheer to your remote team members. By the end of it, you’ll be hosting super-engaging virtual events that will help your team members feel like they are part of the family no matter where they are in the world!
15 Holiday Trivia
“The most wonderful quiz of the year!”
Mikhaela at Mediafly shared this positive review of participating in a virtual holiday trivia night:
“Not only did this event test our holiday trivia knowledge, it also allowed for folks within our organization to step away from work to have some fun and build morale.”
Guests will compete through three rounds of holiday and winter-themed trivia questions, earning points for each one answered correctly. This virtual trivia game will let players who love trivia shine during your holiday event.
❤️ Why we love it: This team building activity is available anywhere, any time, and for any group size.
16 Holiday Time Machine
“Blast through the past!”
Embark on an adventure with your colleagues as you step into a time machine and take a trip back through holiday pop culture history.
This fun, fast-paced holiday-themed activity is packed with nostalgia and features challenges focused on familiar holiday favorites, from trivia about movies, songs, toys, and TV shows to rounds of charades and more.
Your virtual game show host will get your group warmed up with a couple of “table-hopper rounds” (also known as breakout room mixers) and split you into teams. Within minutes, your home office will be transformed into a winter wonderland game show stage with your own live dedicated host and buzzers.
❤️ Why we love it: It adds a fun spin to any virtual holiday party since coworkers can jump in and participate without having to stress about setting things up, keeping score, and hosting the action. Everything is taken care of by a hilarious host to lead your team through the decades.
17 Murder Mystery Dinner
“Someone will be dead before dessert!”
If you’re looking for a team-building activity that’s sure to get everyone’s blood pumping, look no further than a virtual dinner party with a side of murder! Work with your team to gather evidence, find clues, interrogate subjects, and solve the crime before the night is out!
❤️ Why we love it: Not only is this game a great way to get everyone working together, but it’s also loads of fun. So have your team bring out their inner Sherlock and see if they can solve the crime.
18 Ultimate Holiday Party
“Join in the holiday spirit!”
This holiday party is hosted by team building experts that run through a series of 30-minute rounds where teams compete in several holiday party games and challenges!
This offering is available in both in-person and virtual options where you work with the host to plan an engaging experience for all of your guests. You can also elect to incorporate a charity-based activity where teams support a specific charity in a new way!
❤️ Why we love it: The host keeps things lively while moderating the entire experience so no activity runs too long or runs out of steam.
19 Winter Wonderland Jeoparty
“Unleash your inner genius right now”
Test your team’s knowledge of all things holiday-related with topics like winter facts, holiday movies, and winter holidays around the world with this virtual holiday game. Winter Wonderland Jeoparty is sure to get everyone in the spirit of the season!
❤️ Why we love it: Winter Wonderland Jeoparty is the perfect way to get your team engaged and thinking creatively. It’s a great game for breaking the ice and promoting teamwork. So get your team together and see who can come up with the most questions!
Holiday Virtual Team Building Activities
Looking for fun online experiences that blend seasonal cheer and team bonding in one happy festive bundle? Look no further than these holiday virtual team building activity ideas designed to infuse the holiday spirit while achieving the twin objective of bringing your people together in a joyous celebration.
How about some holiday-themed escape rooms and game shows that encourage teams to put heads together and work towards goals? Or reenact The Bear with a fun cooking & baking challenge where materials are sent to team members in advance. There are so many options out there — so keep on looking!
20 Gingerbread House Making Class
“The sweetest time you can have!”
Jenna at LeadLab Media shared this review after their virtual gingerbread house class:
“We loved our gingerbread making class. Our instructor was great and we all enjoyed making gingerbread houses. We may make this an annual tradition. So fun!”
Add a little sugar and spice to your next virtual holiday party with a hands-on activity that your staff can build together while on your Zoom call. A gingerbread house decorating kit will be sent to each guest’s doorstep for them to open up and craft together.
❤️ Why we love it: It is a warm and cozy way to celebrate the holidays with friends and family!
21 Coworker Feud
“Tune in for game show entertainment!”
Looking for something different to play at your next virtual holiday party? Survey says look no further with Coworker Feud! This virtual game show activity is super fun with a fast-paced lighting round to tap into your employees’ competitive nature. In a battle of the brains, teams will go head-to-head in guessing the most popular answers for a fun, random assortment of questions that the host presents.
❤️ Why we love it: Anyone can play with this fun and lively game that takes the classic gameshow format and celebrates the holidays in style.
i9 Sports teamed up with Confetti to plan a Coworker Feud event for their entire team:
22 Holiday Game Show
“Grab your buzzer, it’s time to play.”
In Holiday Game Show, your team competes in five festive rounds of games and brain teasers. Full of puzzles, trivia, riddles, and mini-games — this is the kind of virtual game that your staff can participate in without being too stressed or competitive.
❤️ Why we love it: It can be worked for both a 30-minute and 60-minute option, so you can slot it into the “game” portion of your evening very easily.
23 Werewolf
Party attendees split into two groups—werewolves and townspeople—and face off until all the werewolves are dead or the two groups reach equal numbers.
❤️ Why we love it: It involves plenty of thinking, strategy, and even a little deception
Learn the rules to Werewolf, sign up for Confetti, and work to plan a virtual Werewolf activity at your upcoming holiday party.
There is a full moon, ohh noo! Here is an example from LinkedIn showcasing the Emerald Built Envinroments team playing virtual Werewolf:
24 Holiday Extravaganza
“Get your game on for the holidays!”
‘Tis the season to be jolly… and what better way to spread some holiday cheer than with the “Holiday Extravaganza” game show! This fun and festive virtual game is perfect for employees of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate diversity in the workplace.
❤️ Why we love it: With references to a variety of holidays including Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukah, this online holiday game is sure to make everyone feel involved and get them in the holiday spirit!
Free Virtual Christmas Party Ideas for Work
Looking for fun and creative ways to bring together remote teams and spread the cheer without busting the bank? You don’t want to miss these resources for free virtual Christmas party ideas for work.
Whether it’s seasonal bakeoffs featuring your favorite ugly sweaters or team trivia challenges, we’ve got you covered!
25 QuizBreaker
QuizBreaker is a platform you can use to create and distribute quizzes that highlight fun facts about your virtual holiday party guests.
Have everyone fill in the quizzes during your party to create a fun and enriching virtual game that helps you get to know guests better and maybe even learn a few things no simple conversation would have revealed.
❤️ Why we love it: You can automate the quiz, so you don’t have to worry about manually launching it during the party. Guests can stay engaged by earning achievement badges throughout the game, and with the ability to accommodate anywhere from 3 to 1,000+ players, it’s perfect for teams of all sizes!
👉 Tip: Crowd source question ideas from your friends and co-workers to build a truly comprehensive quiz experience
26 Water Cooler Trivia
Dazzle your work friends or remote employees with trivia that entertains and also makes the bonds between you stronger. Simply use Water Cooler Trivia, an online trivia interface, to create and distribute quizzes and then peruse the results to learn fun facts about co-workers.
This game will feel like attending a trivia night where you and your teammates are the star subjects. Who wouldn’t love that?
❤️ Why we love it: What makes this great is how shared group results spark fun conversations about who knows the most about each other. You can also customize the trivia difficulty and question quantity for a personalized experience, and with Slack integration, guests can easily play within the platform they already know!
👉 Tip: Send the answers to the trivia questions out after the event as a fun-facts digest.
27 Host A Virtual White Elephant Gift Exchange
For this virtual party idea, each guest has to bring a random, ridiculous, weird, hilarious or otherwise traditionally “unwanted” gift (maybe a vintage chia pet). All you have to do is have guests open the gifts, and voila — you’ve got instant hilarity with minimal planning and fanfare.
❤️ Why we love it: It’s great fun to see what everyone brings and also how everyone reacts to what everyone brings.
Anouck Gotlib shared their experience with a “Secret Pancake” activity to celebrate the holidays!
Courtesy of LinkedIn
Virtual Holiday Ideas for Large Groups
Have a large remote family of workers that you want to get together in a spirit of fun for the holidays? This is where it’s at. Click here for our exhaustive lists of holiday ideas that work for large groups of people!
These ideas meld creative concepts with the best of remote technology to create holiday experiences that are sure to leave no one out but keep everyone engaged!
28 Jewel Heist Escape Room
“An escape room challenge that’s sure to be a hit with remote teams!”
In the Jewel Heist Escape Room challenge, teams work together to recover a priceless collection of precious jewels before the clock strikes midnight! Teams will collaborate and combine their individual strengths to find clues, solve challenges, as they get closer to the finish line.
❤️ Why we love it: It’s exciting, fast-paced, and a guaranteed crowd pleaser!
29 Winter Olympics
“Winter sports with an Olympic twist”
This entertaining and challenging game is inspired by the classic Olympic games, but with a twist – it’s all about winter sports! From trivia to Instant Meme to Categories, each mini-game has been themed to provide hours of amazing entertainment.
❤️ Why we love it: Besides promoting team bonding, this engaging virtual holiday game will have your employees competing against each other to see who can take home the gold.
30 Virtual Ornament or Holiday Card Painting Workshop
The weather outside is frightful, but this paint party is so delightful! Eat, drink, and be merry with this fun step-by-step workshop that guides you through the creation of 4 beautiful wood ornaments or holiday watercolor cards. Guests will create, laugh, and mingle together in this festive activity.
❤️ Why we love it: What’s great about this is that complete paint kits are shipped to each participant with free domestic shipping. A fun instructor leads the group through painting inspirations of your choice, and the events, painting options, and add-ons are fully customizable to suit your team’s style!
👉 Tip: Upgrade your packages with food/drinks, custom messages, holiday accessories, or ice breakers to make this virtual paint experience extra special for guests!
31 Elf’s Merry Mingler
“A holiday work mixer!”
As the holidays get underway, sometimes all you and your colleagues want to do is celebrate the season and spend quality time together. And with Elf’s Virtual Merry Mingler, that’s exactly what you’ll do.
Set in a venue in Santa’s North Pole village, this virtual holiday team building activity is made up of a series of social mixer activities that are all about sharing a laugh, creating some positive festive energy, and letting teammates enjoy each other’s company—regardless of the geographical distance between them.
❤️ Why we love it: It’s a great add-on to any holiday party for when you want to invite coworkers to log on and enjoy a more relaxed atmosphere.
32 Holiday Printable Playables
The Holiday Printable Playables is the perfect way to get employees and coworkers involved in your next virtual holiday party. These games are designed for small and large groups, so they work perfectly for any online company holiday event. This bundle of holiday cheer will be a hit and bring people together in a new and fun way.
❤️ Why we love it: It can be played virtually or in person, making it versatile for any setting. It’s suitable for groups of all sizes and is easily downloaded and printed, offering convenience for any kind of gathering!
👉 Tip: At the end of each game, present awards to the winners so they can take their victory lap in style.
Virtual Holiday Party Companies
Santa’s little helpers just went digital, and they’re thriving in their new avatar as virtual holiday party companies! These purpose-built companies specialize in creating online parties that are anything but boring. Whether you’re looking for virtual time travel games or online scavenger hunts, these companies do it all!
Check out our list of the best virtual holiday party companies guaranteed to transform an average workday Zoom call into a festive experience that your employees will remember for a long time.
1 Confetti
“Hundreds of live exclusive team-building activities to choose from!”
Confetti specializes in virtual events that double up as team bonding and culture-strengthening tools. It has a large range of experiences on offer, which means there’s bound to be something that all team members will enjoy.
For example, there are festival and holiday-themed events, cooking and hobby class events, culture-specific events (Hispanic and Latin American, Women’s History and Culture, LGBTQI+), and a lot more!
Confetti also offers discounts and subscriptions with flexible policies if you want to commit for the long term – this would be ideal for companies looking to book events frequently to keep teams engaged and motivated.
🏅Best for: Finding and booking exclusive team experiences that help to optimize company culture and boost collaboration. We also love how you can go on to add professional development experiences and other events that enhance DE&I.
⭐️ Important Features:
- Free dedicated coordinators – Pro event coordinators will do all the heavy lifting for you, so you don’t have to!
- Quality vendor selection – Confetti has a strict quality vetting process to ensure they’re selecting only professional and high-quality vendors for all the activities.
- Easy and transparent pricing: When you add in the details and calculate your pricing online in real time, that’s exactly what you will be paying. There are no hidden fees or surcharges.
🏆 Notable companies that use this holiday team building vendor:
- Netflix
- HubSpot
- Vimeo
“We are so happy we made the decision to work with Confetti to host our team-building session. Everyone was extremely helpful from start to finish and our team had a blast! Thank you for helping to make our team-building event a success!” – Trustpilot
2 Outback Team Building
“Top pick for unique indoor, outdoor, and virtual events!”
Outback Team Building started off as a small adventure company and eventually grew into a popular team building, training, and coaching services provider.
The company offers a smaller but more focused list of team-building activities that cater to a variety of needs and budgets. There are murder mystery challenges, puzzles/trivia games, escape room games, game show extravaganzas, and so much more!
🏅Best for: Outdoor and indoor team building activities, although Outback offers virtual events too. The company is popular in North America, where they’ve already provided 14,000 work groups.
⭐️ Important Features:
- Factors budget, location, and team size – Outback Teambuilding & Training offers 60+ activities and programs that cater to a variety of budgets, locations, and team sizes for virtual as well as in-person work groups.
- Personalized advice for selection – Once you fill a form, the Outback team will understand your needs, provide options, and help you choose the best activity or event for your needs.
- Variety of events to choose from: Outback currently offers outdoor/indoor team building activities, budget-friendly activities, charity/philanthropic activities as well as scavenger hunt activities.
🏆 Notable companies that use this holiday team building vendor:
- Microsoft
- PayPal
- Verizon
“Our team had the best time. Even after the event was over, we were all still laughing and talking about how much fun we had! Rae was EXCEPTIONAL!! She was friendly, supportive, outgoing, and spoke as though she had known the group well enough to be a part of our team. We all just loved her!” – Yelp
3 Elevent
“Fun and flawlessly organized done-for-you events!”
Elevent’s biggest selling point is how user-friendly the booking experience is. You can easily browse and book events of your choice and obtain the pricing depending on how many people are attending.
Events comprise both virtual and in-person types and they can be initiated not just for employees but for clients too.
🏅Best for: Done-for-you events and experiences for client engagement and teams with an incredible range on offer.
⭐️ Important Features:
- The power of choice – Elevent has a user-friendly website with a large number of options to choose from, making the booking experience simple and seamless. The themes include food and drink, games, wellness, entertainment, learning and development events, crafts and hobbies, holidays, DEI, and more.
- Done-for-you experiences – Elevent will completely manage your event from start to finish, so there’s nothing left for you to do except invite your team and show up!
- On-demand subscription: Sign up to Elevant On-Demand for unlimited team-building games, icebreakers and events inclusive of unlimited use, instant play, flexible event duration, and transparent pricing.
🏆 Notable companies that use this holiday team building vendor:
- Amazon
- DELL
- Meta
“We absolutely loved our Around the World holiday party! My team had so much fun. We were laughing non-stop, learned a lot about holiday traditions, and about each other too. We’ve got an international team so the theme was perfect for us! Highly recommend and will book again.” – Trustpilot
Virtual Holiday Party Themes
Looking for the secret sauce that turns holiday parties from ho-hum to ho ho ho!? You won’t be disappointed with our vault of virtual holiday party themes perfect for any team size and all budgets.
Whether it’s Star Wars-themed trivia challenges or time-traveling New Year parties, we’ve got you covered for some of the best virtual holiday party themes you can come up with this holiday season!
33 Virtual Christmas Holiday Party Themes
🥳 Festive factor: Any of these easy themes will make absolutely any games or activities you choose to play just a little bit more Christmasy and festive.
- Reindeer Games. Have guests don their best reindeer antlers, reindeer hats, reindeer sweaters, and any other wearable reindeer themed apparel, makeup and accessories they can find.
- Christmas Cookie Show and Tell. Everyone makes and decorates their best Christmas cookies to show off in the video feed.
- Christmas Tree. Costumes, sweaters, sweatshirts, pajamas — guests can wear anything they want to your Christmas party as long as it’s covered in Christmas trees.
34 Festivus Virtual Holiday Party Themes
🥳 Festive factor: Any simple round of virtual trivia or remote game can be turned into a Festivus extravaganza with some easy themes.
- Airing of grievances. Start your event with some good-natured airing of grievances. (Consider a different kind of icebreaker.)
- Seinfeld dress up. Pretend to be characters from the episode of Seinfeld that introduced Festivus to the world.
- Festivus pole show and tell. Have all guests come prepared to show off their best DIY festivus pole.
35 Hanukkah Virtual Holiday Party Themes
🥳 Festive factor: These themes make any average virtual game night feel like a true holiday celebration and get everyone in the holiday spirit
- Hanukkah sweater party. Have guests come in their favorite sweaters, outfits, or jammies in shades of blue, silver, and white.
- Festival of lights. Decorate your video chat space with a collection of the shiniest lights you can find. Ask guests to do the same.
- Donut decorating. Decorate and show off any donut you want.
36 New Year’s Virtual Holiday Party Themes
🥳 Festive factor: Celebrating New Year’s virtually will feel as warm and toast-worthy as any in-person celebration if you incorporate these themes.
- Parisian New Year. Get your best Paris backdrop, find some authentic French champagne, and put together a French classic playlist you can listen to as you toast in the New Year.
- Big Apple Classic. Find a classic New York City backdrop and watch the ball drop together.
37 Independence Day Virtual Holiday Party Themes
🥳 Festive factor: When you have these themes, you don’t need in-person fireworks and campfires to feel like you’re getting all the fun that Independence Day has to offer.
- Cookout. Have everyone plan to join the party on their mobile devices so they can participate from their yard, patio, or a local park.
- Virtual Beach Party. Ask everyone to put up a beachy backdrop (Zoom backdrop or paper lanterns work great) and wear their cheesiest beachwear, including Hawaiian shirts and flower necklaces.
38 Thanksgiving Virtual Holiday Party Themes
🥳 Festive factor: These themes make it possible to play any game and activity you want and still cultivate those turkey-day vibes.
- Virtual Recipe Swap. Have everyone come prepared to swap and talk about a favorite family Thanksgiving recipe.
- Gratitude. A classic Thanksgiving activity, sharing gratitudes great and small will fill a room with warmth — no decorations required.
39 Halloween Virtual Holiday Party Themes
🥳 Festive factor: Take advantage of these themes to cultivate spooky or kid-friendly Halloween vibes.
- Murder Mystery Party. Celebrate Halloween by donning your detective hat and immersing yourself in mystery and intrigue.
- Pumpkin Party. Guests can bring pumpkins to carve, decorate with pumpkins, wear pumpkin colors and prints — and otherwise do anything they want to pay homage to the noble pumpkin.
We recommend checking out Virtual Clue Murder Mystery if you are a crime junkie at heart!
How To Host A Virtual Holiday Party
1 Make your guest list. This is especially important for your video or conference call technology decision. Head counts matter as much for virtual events as they do for in-person events. Your guest count determines what kinds of games you can play.
2 Select your games and your themes.
3 Choose your video chat/conference call service. (Even if your party activities don’t require face-to-face interaction, it’s good to see everyone’s face.) Some popular options are:
4 Test your video chat/conference call service.
5 Send virtual invitations (via email or social media) and collect rsvps. Include the event length and a brief outline and description of your activities and themes. When filling out these holiday invitations remember to include the event length, the link to your video chat, and a brief outline and description of your activities and themes.
6 Get your costume/outfit ready and encourage everyone to do the same.
7 If you’re running your own games, test them all to make sure you know how to play.
8 Send reminders on the day of the event. Virtual events can be easy to forget about since they don’t involve travel time. Make your guests’ lives easier by sending event reminders several hours before your holiday party.
People Also Ask These Questions About Virtual Holiday Parties
Q: What are virtual holiday parties?
- A: Virtual holiday parties are festive online gatherings that often involve unifying themes and exciting games and always lead to memories and shared laughter with friends and loved ones.
Q: Why are virtual holiday parties important?
- A: Virtual holiday parties are important because they help maintain strong and natural connections with friends and loved ones you can’t see in person due to physical distance. These virtual parties maintain a sense of normalcy and feeling of living full lives even when celebrations have to take place through different formats.
Q: How do you host a virtual holiday party?
- A: Host a virtual holiday party primarily by selecting video or conferencing technology, exciting games and activities, and a festive theme to tie it all together. Find a complete list of steps, plus lots of themes and ideas in this post.
Q: What makes a virtual holiday party unique?
- A: Creative themes, one-of-a-kind ideas, and lots of personal touches will make a virtual holiday party unique.
Q: How many people can attend a virtual holiday party?
- A: Around 300 people can attend a virtual holiday party if you work with a premium vendor, such as Outback Team Building. If you host your own holiday party, then you can invite as many guests as your video conferencing platform allows.
Q: How much does a virtual holiday party cost?
- A: If you work with a premium virtual event vendor, such as the Go Game, a holiday party might cost around $299. You can also host your own virtual holiday party by using a video conferencing software and focusing your event around a cool theme and playing some easy DIY games.
Q: What are some virtual holiday party ideas for small companies?
- A: Some virtual holiday party ideas for small companies include having an online beer and cheese tasting or playing trivia on Zoom. You can find a full list of party ideas in this post.
Q: What are some virtual holiday party ideas for large companies?
- A: Large companies should take advantage of virtual holiday party ideas that rely on premium vendors, such as the Escape Game and the Go Game. Find a full list of party ideas in this post.
Q: What are some virtual holiday party ideas for enterprise companies?
- A: Virtual holiday party ideas for enterprise companies include those that take advantage of premium event vendors who can accommodate up to 300 guests, such as Outback Team Building. Find a full list of virtual holiday party ideas here.
Q: Are there good virtual holiday party games to play?
- A: Some good virtual holiday party games to play include a virtual escape game, virtual scavenger hunt, and specially themed trivia. Find other games and ideas in this post.
Ashley, you wrote an excellent post! Holiday parties are all about having fun and celebrating togetherness. Your ideas, especially for theme parties, are fantastic and easily replicable. Employee swag bags, in my opinion, make the event more exciting and memorable. A lovely way to thank them for their efforts.
Excellent for holiday parties!
Thank you!
Thank you for a great advices. One of the tips was already tested before i have found this post and i can say for sure that was fun. Want to try others.
I love all of these ideas!
We love hearing this feedback! Which of these virtual holiday party ideas was your favorite?