There’s no “i” in team, but there is “tea” and we have the tea on the best ways to bond with your team and actually have fun in the process! Check out these unique activities to do after work that go beyond just having drinks — although that certainly doesn’t hurt.
Create lasting memories at a Resin Art Class
Freeze a reminder of a special moment with your team making your own resin art at this workshop. From colourful coasters to mesmerizing wall art, the possibilities are endless! You’ll be guided by experts and get all the materials you need so it’s a guaranteed stress-free activity. Secure your spots here.
📍Shop 2B 826 Ann Street
Shake things up with a cocktail masterclass
Learn how to stir, shake and strain three classic cocktails: the sophisticated French Martini, a fruity Cosmopolitan and zesty Margarita at The Parlour. Discover the history of these yummy drinks as you learn how to make them, break the ice, and then enjoy your creations grazing on a charcuterie board along the way!
📍209 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Savour being off the clock at Hinterland Heritage Wine Tour
What better way to whine about work— er, bond, than with this wine tour! Get whisked away in lavish vehicles to taste the finest wines from historic wineries Albert River, O’Reilly’s, and Mt Nathan. Savour the flavours of exquisite wine after wine and even enjoy a delightful lunch, carefully prepared to complement your day! Snag a spot here.
Cook up new ideas at a cooking class
Cooking and learning new techniques and then breaking bread together may be the ultimate bonding experiences. Experimenting with new ingredients and tasting new flavours opens you up to new possibilities. Depending on which cuisines you want to get a better understanding of, there are countless cooking classes spread across Brisbane. Remove yourselves from the confines of work and go on a culinary adventure with cooking schools like Taya Kitchen.
📍Unit 18, 254 South Pine Road, Enoggera
Bond over the beauty of We call it Ballet: Sleeping Beauty
Let the dazzling costumes and captivating dance moves of We Call It Ballet: Sleeping Beauty transport you to the timeless fairy tale and allow the majesty of The Princess Theatre make you and your team feel like royalty! Grab your tickets here.
📍8 Annerley Rd, Woolloongabba
Strike up friendships at bowling
Sometimes there is nothing better than a chilled-out activity in the company of your company. Bowling sets a similar tone to mini golf. It’s an informal, fun way to spend time together. Strike’s retro interior, the sharing of shoes, and the opportunity for some friendly competition will make any work outing a striking success!
📍Level 1, Wintergarden, Queen St, Brisbane CBD
Have some cold ones at this Brewery Tour
Tour Queensland’s legendary XXXX Brewery and discover the secrets behind their delicious cold ones! Dive into the history, see the brewing process firsthand, and savour three crisp beers, with an option to upgrade to a burger and fries option for the ultimate day out with your team! Hop to it and grab your tickets here.
📍20 Paten St, Milton
Put your heads together in an escape room
Find out how well you work as a team under pressure (the fun kind, of course). As a thrilling challenge and bonding experience — as long as you’re not too competitive, that is — escape rooms are an ideal way to spend a day with your team in Brisbane. With ten different themed rooms to choose from, Fox in Box promises and delivers everything from head-scratching puzzles to suspenseful mysteries.
📍Level 1/150 Edward St, Brisbane CBD
Chill out at this pottery class
A class incorporating art and bevvies is the perfect way to bond! Get to know your team’s true colours with pottery classes at ‘Colour my Pot’. They have a BYO drinks and snacks policy making an evening class at their studio very relaxing, and you get a keepsake to commemorate the day you became work besties!
📍6/39 Middle St, Cleveland
Or get inspired at a Turkish Lamp Workshop
Discover and employ the techniques of a 500-year-old craft, from designing to laying the tiles at this fascinating workshop. Choose from several different types of lamp — depending on how much you love a challenge — and even enjoy a Turkish tea service and delicious Turkish delight to fuel your creativity as you show off your creative or maybe collaborate! Book your spot and craft here.
📍Shop 2B 826 Ann Street
Feel the speed at go-karting
Get your adrenaline going with some go-karting and channel your inner Mario racing down a 425m adrenalin-pumping track at Slideways Go Karting. Thanks to the two-storey track’s unique surface, you’ll able to drift, Fast & Furious-style, and even try to beat the fastest time of the month. Feel the thrill rushing down the high-speed ramp and overtake your competitors. Blue shells not included.
📍Various locations
Break the ice at karaoke
As part of Netherworld Arcade, Lost Souls bills itself as a purgatory where you have to sing for your soul, and their monster, demon and ghoul-filled rooms are sure to get you in the singing mood! Choose from thousands of songs and see if you can attain salvation with your co-workers, because nothing bonds you like destroying beloved tunes together.
📍186 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
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Show off at a quiz night
Test your miscellaneous knowledge and know-it-allness at a pub quiz! Split up into teams or face up against the rest of the bar to take home the win. Go to a themed one if you have a niche interest you can show off, or simply enjoy a few cold ones while you let your team do the rest at one of the many quiz nights happening all over Brisbane!
Let off steam at axe-throwing
Everyone knows all work and no play can make us dull, so let everyone show their fun side at axe-throwing! Forget about quarterly targets and instead let off steam trying to hit a bullseye on a real target, sip on viking-themed cocktails — some of them served in drinking horns, for maximum ambiance — and indulge in some pizza or BBQ in between turns at Maniax.
📍Basement/79 Adelaide St, Brisbane CBD
Learn about each other through a tour or exhibition
Learn about your team’s perspective on art and life at an inspiring exhibition or tour. There’s nothing quite like appreciating a piece or being puzzled by it to bring you together, and art can be amazing fodder for deeper conversations that’ll help your team feel more close-knit and cohesive.
Meet their inner child at Dopamine Land
Get ready for fantastical world that’ll make you feel like a kid and break down any walls between you and your peers. Muck around in a giant ball pit, create melodies by hopping on musical tiles, and throw pillows in a dedicated pillow fight room! Dopamine Land is here in Brisbane with the mission to boost your happiness levels, using sight, sound, touch and smell to engage visitors and leave your team feeling bonded! Tickets can be found here.
📍Level Q, Uptown, 91 Queen St, Brisbane CBD
Feel all fuzzy inside at this Koala Sanctuary
If you and your co-workers are animal lovers a visit to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is a must! The lush Sanctuary offers the chance to get up close to koalas, kangaroos and watch platypus, sheepdogs, and birds of prey in action.
📍708 Jesmond Rd, Fig Tree Pocket
Escape IRL stress with VR
Escapism has never been more fun! Zero Latency VR will immerse you in worlds far from your own, whether it’s fighting off creepy zombies with your group, narrowly escaping killer robots or even turning on each other as you split into teams, the real world and all the work stress will pale in comparison to battling for your life… at least for the next half hour.
📍Various locations
Be moved by Candlelight Concerts
Nothing can bring you together like an enchanting evening filled with the melodious sounds of your favourite music, played by talented local musicians, enveloped in the magical glow of thousands of candles that light up some of Brisbane’s most beautiful historical buildings. In short, there’s no gift like a Candlelight concert. With everything from classical music and film scores, to rock and pop hits, it’s bound to be a birthday treat to remember! Find your tickets for all Candlelight concerts here.