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Corporate Team Building Activities in Clearwater, FL
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- Founded
- 2010
- Group size
- 20 to 6,000+
- Where we run activities
- 50 states + Canada
- Formats
- In person or virtual
Why Clearwater works for a corporate event
How it works with us here
Clearwater runs from the downtown bluff on the mainland across the Memorial Causeway to Clearwater Beach, and most corporate events here run at the beach’s Gulf-front resorts: the Wyndham Grand, the JW Marriott, the Sandpearl and the Hilton on the main beach, or the Marriott on the bay side of Sand Key, across Clearwater Pass. Teams play on the sand when the weather allows and in the ballroom when it doesn't. We bring the program and the facilitators, and our Florida team is based up the road in Palm Harbor, so this is one of the shortest trips we make.

Most booked activities in Clearwater, FL
The activities corporate groups book most often in Clearwater, FL.
Team OlympicsGo for the gold with Team Olympics, a high-energy program that combines athletic-inspired team challenges with spirited collaboration and friendly competition.…- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Bike Build Donation®How the Bike Build Donation® Program Works Teams compete in interactive challenges. Points earned are used to “purchase” bike parts. Teams assemble the…- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
City SmartHunt®Work together while exploring with City SmartHunt®, the most advanced team building scavenger hunt on the market. This app-powered adventure turns any city,…- Length
- 2 to 2.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Build-a-Raft CompetitionReady to get your feet wet – literally? The Build-a-Raft Competition is one of our most dynamic and collaborative team building events. Combining…- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
A Minute 2 Win It!A Minute 2 Win It! is one of our most engaging and competitive team building experiences—perfect for energizing your group and igniting friendly rivalry. Teams…- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Food Truck Face-OffFood Truck Face-Off transforms the excitement and creativity of America’s favorite street food trend into a high-energy, in-person team building competition.…- Length
- 2 to 2.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor
Tapas and Sangria MakingIn this Spanish-themed series of team building activities, your group will be making Tapas and Sangria! Now enjoyed everywhere, Tapas originated as appetizers…- Length
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
Amazing Chase SmartHunt®Get ready to race, strategize, and score BIG in this high-energy team-building experience! Your unforgettable SmartHunt journey begins with a fast-paced,…- Length
- 2 to 2.5 hours
- Group size
- 30 to 1,000+ people
- Setting
- Indoor / Outdoor
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More about corporate events in Clearwater, FL
On the sand
Team Olympics is the program Clearwater Beach groups come back to: relay-style challenges for teams of 12 to 15, about 50 square feet a person, which the beach in front of a resort has to spare. One medical device company's December meeting at the Wyndham Grand ran it alongside the Build-a-Raft Competition, where teams build a raft from the materials we bring and race it in the Gulf's shallow water.
Bikes for Pinellas families
Bike Build Donation® has run at the Wyndham Grand, the JW Marriott and the Hilton, and in October 2026 at the Marriott on Sand Key. The bikes stay in the county: one group's went to the Pinellas Opportunity Council and another's to the Hispanic Outreach Center, which supports Spanish-speaking families in Pinellas County.
Out to Pier 60
Pier 60 reaches about 1,080 feet into the Gulf from Pier 60 Park, and Beach Walk runs south from it past the resorts. That makes a natural course for City SmartHunt®, which a biotech team ran from the JW Marriott, with teams of eight to ten on iPads. The JW also has a beachfront lawn for groups of up to 400, and the Hilton sits on 10 acres of beach a few steps from the pier. Stay for the evening and the free Sunsets at Pier 60 celebration runs in the park every night.
Smaller rooms and dinner programs
Not every group goes outside. An insurance team played A Minute 2 Win It! in a Sandpearl meeting room, a resort that also has a 6,750 square foot lawn facing the Gulf, and the same resort has hosted Tapas and Sangria Making, where teams form wineries and create their own sangria and tapas. On Sand Key, a specialty food retailer's Food Truck Face-Off at the Sheraton turned a ballroom into competing food trucks.
Across Tampa Bay
Downtown Clearwater is across the causeway, with the Clearwater Ferry linking it to the beach, St. Pete Beach is about 20 miles south along Gulf Boulevard, and St. Petersburg and Tampa are a short drive inland. The same team covers the whole bay.
Where we host in Clearwater
Hotels and venues where we have run corporate events in Clearwater, FL. Photos come from each venue's own website.
Planning guide
How much sand or floor each Clearwater Beach program needs
The beach in front of a resort gives an outdoor program all the room it needs. Indoors, the size of the ballroom or meeting room decides.
Floor area per person
- Team Olympics50 sq ft
The beach in front of the resort
- Build-a-Raft Competition30 sq ft
A stretch of sand with calm, shallow water
- Bike Build Donation®25 sq ft
- A Minute 2 Win It!25 sq ft
- Food Truck Face-Off25 sq ft
Measured another way
- City SmartHunt®
- A start in the resort lobby, with Beach Walk and Pier 60 Park as the course.
A program on the sand in front of a resort is arranged with the resort. For anything on the public beach or in Pier 60 Park, we check the City of Clearwater's special event rules for your date.
A worked example
3,000 sq ft
60 people at 50 sq ft each
Sea turtles nest here from May through October. We keep beach games away from marked nests and fill every hole before we leave.
Planning guide
Clearwater Beach weather and the beach calendar
January highs sit near 71 and July and August reach about 90. Those two summer months are also the wettest, with about 9.5 inches of rain each.
Outdoors
November to April
- Mild and fairly dry: the months for Team Olympics on the sand. A winter beach day can be breezy, so we bring a plan for the wind.
- March and April are the busiest weeks on the island.
Either way
May and October
- Warm, with highs in the mid-80s. Morning beach games, then the ballroom.
Indoors
June to September
- Afternoon thunderstorms most days. A raft race still works early, since teams end up in the water anyway.
- Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30.
Dates to plan around
- Spring break
- March. The beach and the causeway are at their busiest.
- Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival
- March 26 to April 11 in 2027. Sand sculptures and concerts at Pier 60, with crowds to match.
- Sea turtle nesting season
- May 1 to October 31. Keep the sand clear of holes and gear, and lights off the beach at night.
- Clearwater Jazz Holiday
- Mid-October. A four-day festival at Coachman Park, across the causeway downtown.
For a SmartHunt near Pier 60 between late March and mid-April, plan around the Sugar Sand Festival grounds.
Planning guide
Getting to Clearwater Beach
Two airports are within half an hour, and one causeway carries most traffic onto the island.
Flying in
- Tampa International (TPA)
- About 21 miles, roughly 30 minutes by car outside rush hour.
- St. Pete-Clearwater International (PIE)
- About 12 miles away, with shuttles to the beach.
Driving
- Memorial Causeway
- State Road 60 crosses from downtown Clearwater to the roundabout at Pier 60. On spring weekends, allow extra time.
- Sand Key
- The Marriott on Sand Key is south across the Clearwater Pass bridge on Gulf Boulevard.
On the island
- Jolley Trolley
- Runs up and down the beach, handy when a group is split between resorts.
- Clearwater Ferry
- Crosses between downtown Clearwater and the beach, an easy way to bring a group to dinner across the water.
Planning guide
When to book a Clearwater Beach event
12+ weeks out
Any date from February to April, when the resorts fill with spring visitors.
6 to 8 weeks out
Summer and fall dates, or a beach program where the resort needs to plan its sand space.
2 weeks out
Final headcount, the start time and the rain plan room. Tell the group to pack clothes that can get wet for a raft race.
On the day
We set up on the sand or in the ballroom before you arrive and leave the beach the way we found it.
Our Florida team is close by, so a short-notice date is often possible. 800.849.8326
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Corporate events and team building in Clearwater, FL: questions we get
Can we hold a team building program on the beach in Clearwater Beach?
Which resorts in Clearwater Beach have you worked with?
Where do the bikes from a Clearwater Beach bike build go?
Do you run programs in downtown Clearwater as well as on the beach?
What is the best time of year for a beach program?
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How far ahead should we book a Clearwater Beach event?
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