Top 10 Virtual Christmas Party for Remote Teams
TLDR: 10 festive virtual party ideas for remote teams - horse races, scavenger hunts, ping‑pong game show, show & tell, quiz, appreciation session, bingo, Secret Santa, virtual feast, and inclusive holiday meet ups — customisable, team‑building, and charity/fundraising options to boost bonding and seasonal fun.
We’ve rallied our top 10 Virtual Christmas party ideas to save your plans from going up in smoke – a festive, team bonding experience guaranteed for your global & remote teams!
1. Virtual Horse Race
Sporting your fancy dresses and quirky hats & enjoy the exciting horse race tracks from the comfort of your home. Bet, train and cheer your horse whilst sabotaging your rivals, whose horse will win? With six different race tracks to choose from, you and your team can select the perfect background to create a Christmassy atmosphere for your party! (We personally love the snow one). The race event can also be configured to raise money for a charity of your likings, making it possible for you to have a great time with your colleagues and sharing some Christmas love with people in need! Check out our promo video here.
2. Remote Festive Scavenger Hunt
Is your Christmas party in need of a challenging and unique experience? This year we’ve added a little tinsel and a lot of spice to the famous Big Smoke Events 5* Scavenger Hunt – to make it possible to take part remotely. Compete in teams in a 1 hour race against the clock to complete bespoke themed challenges that foster teamwork, create bonding moments, and ad
d a bit healthy competition in the mix. Soak up the festive atmosphere with fancy dresses and hilarious photo and video challenges – you’ve never done a Scavenger Hunt like this! Perfect for teams big or small – and can be fully tailored to a specific person, company or theme to make your Christmas Party extra special and unforgettable! Book your team into the ultimate virtual bespoke event.
3. Virtual Ping Pong Game Show
This Christmas turn your living room into a Ping Pong Playground – Join The Ping Pong Fight Club in the ultimate table tennis live show, a 45 minutes evening packed with fun, challenging, Christmas themed ping pong rounds. Dust off your Santa hat and play against friends, colleagues and ping pong lovers in the ultimate table tennis challenge – who can do more returns in 60 seconds using a Christmas wrapping paper roll?
4. Festive Show and Tell
Employees share decorations, pets in holiday outfits (we love this!), favourite holiday tradition or favourite Christmas song – a great way to make personal connections in a relaxed format.
5. Virtual Festive Quiz
Ever wondered what percentage of your company prefers Mince pies over Christmas Pudding? or who still believes in Santa? You are about to find out with our quiz, featuring Christmas themed, “personal” (but company appropriate) Trivia questions you will get familiar with curious unknown facts about your co-workers. Using the magic of technology take part in a live quiz with an interactive leaderboard. This Quiz has bonding moments that will create a sense of community within a remote team – the perfect pub quiz replacement!
6. End-of-Year Appreciation Session
It’s important to celebrate your team especially as the year comes to a close. Play some festive tunes and host a appreciation session online. You could send out a short survey prior to the event to see who the team wants to celebrate and why. Put together a presentation celebrating team achievements, stand out successes and thank the team for all their hard work.
7. Virtual Festive Bingo Challenge Show
Featuring 45 minutes of madness & merriment; as we replace numbers with words on your bingo cards and inset team challenges between rounds. The Virtual Festive Bingo Challenge Show is a new take on a much-loved game with festive film, TV and music clips from around the world – inclusive of all winter holidays topped off with with action packed team challenges against the clock!
8. Secret Santa Gift Exchange
A big part of Christmas is opening presents, right? So why not organise a Secret Santa gift exchange – choose a theme for the team that will make the outcome fun and creative and use Draw Names to draw the gift exchange name. A lovely end of a Christmas Zoom party, that can be enjoyed whilst sipping on some good old mulled wine or indulging in some mince pies to make the surprises even sweeter!
9. Virtual Christmas Feast
Have you thought of hosting your very own Christmas Party dinner? Brunches gift boxes come filled with Christmas goodies like Mince Pies and a Mulled Wine kit. Deliver a gift box to each of your colleague’s doorstep and invite them to join your live mulled wine tutorial and tasting! Everyone can share their favorite tips and tricks to the perfect festive drink – the optimal Christmas ice-breaker that will satisfy your taste buds!
10. Schedule meet ups for all winter celebrations
To promote an inclusive work culture, don’t revolve your virtual party ideas around purely Christmas. There are so many brilliant holidays during the winter season (Hannukah, Diwali, Kwanzza, Winter Solstice – just to name a few!) Embrace your diverse team and celebrate all!
So there we have it… our TOP 10 VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY IDEAS… please do get in touch with us if you are interested in any of our events, have any feedback, or have an idea for something we could run for you this winter!