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Corporate Team Building Activities in Huntington Beach, CA

Hosted team building at your venue in Huntington Beach, CA, for groups of 20 to 6,000+, with a same-day quote.

Huntington Beach Pier stretching over blue ocean waves under a bright sky in Huntington Beach, California

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Founded
2010
Group size
20 to 6,000+
Where we run activities
50 states + Canada
Formats
In person or virtual
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Why Huntington Beach works for a corporate event

How a Huntington Beach event works with us

Huntington Beach events happen on Pacific Coast Highway. The resort hotels face the ocean across the road from the sand, and the groups we meet there are on a sales meeting, a regional conference or an incentive trip. We run the program in the ballroom or on the resort lawn and fit it between the general session and dinner, usually in 1.5 to 2 hours.

Corporate team building events in Huntington Beach, CA

Most booked activities in Huntington Beach, CA

The activities corporate groups book most often in Huntington Beach, CA.

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Charitable builds in the ballroom

Charity programs are what Huntington Beach groups book most. Bike Build Donation® has run at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach and the Waterfront Beach Resort, and bikes built here have gone to the Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Valley. Operation Military Care has run at both the Hyatt and the Paséa, and Donation Nation Care Packs has packed a full ballroom at the Hyatt for a bank's meeting of several hundred.

Games by the ocean

Team Olympics has run at the Paséa Hotel and Spa for a consulting firm and at the Kimpton Shorebreak for a small biotech team. It needs about 50 square feet a person, which the resorts' lawns and terraces give a group without leaving the property.

Main Street and the pier

Downtown Huntington Beach is short and walkable: Main Street runs straight to the pier, and the 1,850-foot pier runs out over the surf. A photo hunt has started from Main Street for a consulting group, and a City SmartHunt® uses the same ground, with teams of eight to ten on iPads we provide.

Programs for kids and families in need

We Care for Kids™ has run at the Hyatt for a food and beverage company, and Fostering Hope, which packs care packages for children in foster care and adoptive homes, has run at the Paséa. Both fill a 1.5 to 2 hour slot and end with the donation in the room.

Leadership sessions near the office

Huntington Beach is also a working city, with aerospace and manufacturing plants inland from the coast. Igniting Team Performance® has run for an aerospace leadership team here, a facilitated session built around how the team works.

Part of Orange County

Huntington Beach is part of our Orange County coverage, along with Dana Point down the coast and the rest of the county. Long Beach is just up PCH, and the same team covers Los Angeles.

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Where we host in Huntington Beach

Hotels and venues where we have run corporate events in Huntington Beach, CA. Photos come from each venue's own website.

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Planning guide

Ballroom or ocean lawn: sizing a Huntington Beach program

The PCH resorts pair ballrooms with lawns and terraces that face the ocean. Match your headcount to the square feet per guest below.

Floor area per person

Measured another way

City SmartHunt®
A start at the resort or Pier Plaza; the route follows Main Street and the pier.

Organized activities on Huntington Beach's city beaches, parks or streets need a city permit filed at least 90 days ahead. Huntington State Beach, south of the city beach, has its own permit with 14 days' notice.

A worked example

3,000 sq ft

120 people at 25 sq ft each

Each square is one person’s 25 sq ft.

The resorts across PCH from the sand have the lawns. Ask for the ocean-facing lawn early; weddings book them on weekends.

Planning guide

Huntington Beach weather, month by month

Huntington Beach is mild all year, with winter highs in the 60s and late-summer highs in the mid 70s. Rain is light and falls mostly in winter.

  • Outdoors

    March to November

    • Dry, with highs from the upper 60s to the upper 70s.
    • September and October are the warmest months of the year.

  • Either way

    December to February

    • Highs in the 60s and the year's only real chance of rain. Plan the lawn with a ballroom held.

Dates to plan around

Surf City Marathon
First weekend of February (February 5 to 7 in 2027). A marathon, a beach mile and a race expo in town that weekend.
US Open of Surfing
Late July to early August. Nine days on the south side of the pier; downtown is crowded.
Pacific Airshow
Early October (October 2 to 4 in 2026). Flown over the beach at PCH, with big crowds on the sand.

Book around the surf contest and the airshow, when downtown and the PCH resorts are at their busiest.

Planning guide

Getting your group to Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach is about 35 miles south of Los Angeles, with two airports about 20 minutes away.

Flying in

John Wayne (SNA)
About 12 miles, roughly a 20-minute transfer.
Long Beach (LGB)
About 15 miles, also about 20 minutes.
LAX
37 miles; allow extra time for traffic.

Parking downtown

Main Promenade structure
The first 90 minutes free, then a daily maximum of $15, or $20 in summer.
Pier Plaza lot
$3 an hour, or $4 from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Buses
City beach lots take coaches: $50 a day up to 24 passengers, $100 for larger buses.

In town

Main Street and the pier
The 1,850-foot pier meets Main Street at PCH, the start of downtown's walkable blocks.

Planning guide

How far ahead to plan a Huntington Beach program

  1. 3+ months out

    Summer and fall, and anything near the surf contest or the airshow. The 90-day city permit, if the program uses a public beach or park.

  2. 6 to 8 weeks out

    Winter and spring programs in a resort ballroom or on its lawn.

  3. 2 weeks out

    Final numbers, the lawn or room, a backup plan and the recipient for a charitable build.

  4. Program day

    Facilitators set up while the general session runs, and the program ends in time for the group to change for dinner.

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Ways to run your event

Choose the format that fits your team.

In-Person Team Building

Facilitated activities delivered at your Huntington Beach, CA venue or a location we help you find.

Virtual Team Building

Live-hosted activities that bring remote and distributed teams together.

Professional Development

Training and workshops that build lasting skills for your team.

Why BEST

North America's largest in-person team building and virtual event company, with the highest verified Customer TrustScore.
Bike Build Donation®, a Best Corporate Events activity
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How it Works

Using a proven model for improving team productivity, motivation, and collaboration through innovative team events, Best Corporate Events strengthens teams by delivering exceptional team building, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and professional development training programs that help corporate, academic, association, and government teams build trust and respect while enhancing leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

  1. 1

    BEST Event Planners

    Collaborate with one of our experienced planners who will help you find the perfect activity for your group.

  2. 2

    BEST Needs Assessment

    Participate in our Needs Assessment to accurately identify the desired end results for the participants in your group.

  3. 3

    BEST Design

    Allow us to tailor your activity specifically for your group size, allotted time, goals, and outcomes.

  4. 4

    BEST Facilitators & Specialists

    Enjoy your event delivered by experienced, professional facilitators who average 12 to 25 years of experience.

Corporate events and team building in Huntington Beach, CA: questions we get

Can you run the program at our Huntington Beach resort?

Yes. Almost every Huntington Beach program we run is at the group's resort on Pacific Coast Highway: the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, the Paséa Hotel and Spa, the Waterfront Beach Resort or the Kimpton Shorebreak. We work with the resort's event team on the ballroom or lawn and bring everything else.

What are the best team building activities in Huntington Beach?

Bike Build Donation® is the one Huntington Beach groups book most, with Team Olympics close behind. Operation Military Care, Fostering Hope and We Care for Kids™ fill the same slot as a charitable program, and City SmartHunt® uses Main Street and the pier.

Can we hold the program on the beach?

The city requires a permit for any organized activity on its beaches, parks or streets, filed at least 90 days ahead, and Huntington State Beach needs its own permit at least 14 days out. Most groups use the resort's own lawn or terrace instead, which the hotel arranges and which still looks at the ocean.

Is the weather good enough to plan outside?

Almost any month. Highs run from the low 60s in winter to the mid 70s in late summer, and September and October are the warmest. The little rain the city gets falls mostly from December to February, so those months need a ballroom held as a backup.

Which Huntington Beach weekends are busiest?

The US Open of Surfing fills the pier area for nine days in late July and early August, the Pacific Airshow flies over the beach in early October, and the Surf City Marathon is the first weekend of February. Main Street also closes to traffic on Tuesday evenings for Surf City Nights.

Who receives what our team builds?

Huntington Beach builds have given to the Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Valley. We can also direct a donation to an Orange County cause your company already supports.

How do attendees get to Huntington Beach?

John Wayne Airport (SNA) and Long Beach Airport (LGB) are each about 20 minutes from the resorts, and LAX is 37 miles away. Resort parking is the easiest, and the downtown garage by Main Street gives the first 90 minutes free.

How early do Huntington Beach dates fill?

Three months or more for a summer or fall date, and earlier for the surf contest and airshow weeks, when rooms go fast. Six to eight weeks is usually enough for a ballroom program in winter or spring. Anything on a public beach needs the 90-day city permit.

Also serving teams across Orange County

One team covers the whole metro. An activity in Huntington Beach, CA is the same activity, run by the same facilitators, as in any of these cities.

Orange County, CA

Westminster, CA

Long Beach, CA

Irvine, CA

Let's Create Something Exceptional

Planning an event in Huntington Beach, CA? A planner will match the right activities to your group and send a same-day quote.

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