25 Best Team -Building Activities To Do in San Jose for 2024

‍Get in touch with your adventurous side with Mount Hermon Adventures. Choose the Redwood Canopy Tour for a fully guided zip line eco-adventure among the redwood giants. Featuring six zip lines and two suspension bridges hung above a creek, your team’s adrenaline levels will reach new heights! Or opt for the Sequoia Aerial Adventure and navigate rope and timber obstacles 80 feet above the forest floor. This one is for the brave ones only!

‍The Murder Mystery Company is an expert in entertainment. From live shows to Murder Mystery Parties, there’s something for every team. Book a private themed party, and your team will be wowed with clue-style entertainment. Are you the sort of team that would enjoy film noir or 1980's hair metal? Would you like an awards banquet or a 1950's sock hop? You decide, and The Murder Mystery Company makes it happen.

‍At AxeVentures San Jose, newbies don’t have to worry about it being their first time axe throwing. On-site instructors will teach anyone how to properly throw an axe! A single lane holds up to five to six people, so you might need to split into smaller groups. Don’t forget to wear closed-toe shoes for safety

‍Skateboard for Charity isn’t just about decorating skateboards. It's a high-energy, gamified, and creative activity that leaves a lasting impact on both creators and children. Each group competes to win a fictional marketing contest by presenting fresh board designs and a campaign pitch. After completing challenges to earn the necessary supplies, the competition begins! The highlight of the day is undoubtedly when the children receive their skateboards!

‍During your Operation City Quest scavenger hunt, you'll explore all that downtown San Jose has to offer while gaining points and competing for first place. Get familiar with landmarks such as the Tech Museum of Innovation, the Winchester Mystery House, the Egyptian Museum, the San Jose Museum of Art, and the SanJose Flea Market.

‍Experience Monopoly in the Park, a life-sized version of the world's most popular board game. This is a Guinness Book of World Records attraction, so you can’t miss it! In this game, property is traded on a 930-square-foot permanent Monopoly board. This is your chance to make it big in Silicon Valley real estate! How do you play? The rules don’t change; you’ll have two jumbo dice, gigantic token-shaped hats, and occasionally, a jailhouse garb.

‍Volunteer at Guadalupe River Park Conservancy with your team and learn gardening techniques as you strengthen team bonds and help the environment. The team-building day incorporates the park’s Heritage Rose Garden, three-acre Historic Orchard, hiking and biking trails, river, and more. Help with trail cleanups, or take part in Rose Garden Volunteer Workdays or Historic Orchard Volunteer Workdays.

‍Head to Smash City Rage Room and prepare to smash, break, and destroy objects with your team! Each member of the group will be provided with approximately 10 breakable items and various electronics. You’ll then have about 30 minutes to break everything you can find in the room! The best part? You don’t have to clean up afterward!

‍At The Escape Game San Jose, work as a team to find clues, solve puzzles, and complete a mission. Each game has multiple rooms to explore. Choose from different themes and skill-level rooms, and ask your Game Guide for as many hints as you want. Rooms include The Depths, The Heist, Timeliner, Gold Rush, and Mysterious Market. Are you up for the challenge?

‍The Winchester Mystery House is a beautiful but bizarre mansion built for 38 years between 1884 and 1922. Tormented by the guilt of victims lost to the Winchester Rifle, Mrs. Winchester built this Victorian-style structure with many odd attributes. Doors that open to walls, and stairways that lead to the ceiling in this massive 160-room mansion. Daily guided tours give guests the opportunity to explore the mystery and unlock the secrets to the world-famous home.

‍Stop by California’s Great America amusement park for a day of thrill rides, live entertainment, and fun activities at South Bay Shores waterpark. This is a top destination for thrill-seekers and families alike. Offering over 60 rides and multiple roller coasters, this is the only spot in Northern California that has a waterpark included with park admission. From fireworks to food favorites, California’s Great America is going to rock your team’s world!

‍After 60 years, San Jose Flea Market is proud to present a new expansion to its grounds: Garden at the Flea. Featuring new green spaces, including an actual garden with sustainable California flowers and plants, Garden at the Flea hosts live performances, offers a new beer garden experience, a games area, and a food truck park. This space is designed to host exciting community and cultural experiences at the San Jose Flea Market.

‍Bay 101 Casino is a spectacular venue for card lovers, so gather your team and get competitive on a card tournament. Enjoy local delicacies in the Sports Bar and Restaurant or the club's deli, or you can even be served tableside as you focus on your game. If you wish to improve your card-playing skills, there’s an instructor on site to help you, too. Featuring forty-nine card tables on two casino-style floors, you're sure to enjoy the fast-paced activity!

‍Cultivate Kitchen are private event pros! Book your team-building culinary class or cooking competition and you'll have the entire space for yourself. It’s up to you how much (or how little) you want to cook! Classes focus on challenges (molten lava cake is a crowd favorite!) and you can dive into anything from Japanese to Mexican, Vegan to Gluten Free. The best part? Delicious food is paired with local wines!

‍Welcome to Calero County Park, one of Santa Clara County's most diverse regional park and recreation areas. This 4,471-acre park is nestled in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, so come along and enjoy the stunning nature views. Two distinct areas define this park: the reservoir, which offers water-oriented recreational activities, and the backcountry, which reveals riparian plant communities and wildlife habitats. If you’re looking for a serene setting in nature, this is it!

‍Enjoy the great wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains with Tommy John’s. Book the Grape Escape Wineries Tour and visit 8 or 9 historic wineries in the area, savoring local wines that will leave you in awe! Alternatively, opt for the Saratoga Wine Trail Tour. Both tours include iconic stops such as Ridge Winery, Picchetti Winery, and a visit to Vidovich Vineyards. The best part? You get to taste the delicious vintages from Savannah Channel!

‍Join your team for a Saturday they will never forget at Black Mountain Bowmen, an Archery Club and a non-profit organization located in San Jose, CA. Founded in 1952, its mission is to promote the sport of archery. The range consists of practice targets and an official 28-target NFAA field course, which is open to the public and free to use.

If you’re looking for an exciting night out with your squad, look no further than The Ritz. Live, local, and a little bit loud are the words The Ritz lives by. Featuring a large venue where you can dance to live music or simply take in the vibrant atmosphere, The Ritz offers a mix of local bands, DJs, and headlining acts covering punk, alternative, rock, new wave, and retro genres. Prepare for a standout night in town with your crew at The Ritz!

Book a team experience with San Jose Brew Bike and prepare for the ultimate brew tour! Pedal your way to some of San Jose’s finest establishments and enjoy a fun group tour of the best bars and craft beer the city has to offer. This tour focuses on the Downtown San Jose area and includes 3 stops in partnering bars! You are welcome to bring outside food on the bikes!

City Lights Theater Company creates live productions that inspire and challenge audiences and artists alike through innovative concepts and intimate staging. The company produces 6 plays per year in the 100-seat venue. Don’t miss the current six-show season where you can find shows such as An Inspector Calls, Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War, In Love and Warcraft, The Mousetrap, The Cake and Head Over Heels.

Rancho del Pueblo offers entertainment and challenges suitable for both novice and experienced players. Its convenient location and fast-paced play style make it perfect for a quick getaway! The course features three lakes, extensive bunkering, and a variety of holes, including eight par 3’s and one 250-yard par 4. With two sets of tees available—black tees totaling 1,418 yards and gold tees totaling 1,122 yards—players of all levels can enjoy the course!

Gather your team for some sports fun and support the San Jose Sharks at a home game! It’s not every day that you get to see a professional ice hockey team play, so prepare to cheer for this San Jose team. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and games are held at SAP Center.

Visit the San José Museum of Art (SJMA) on a public tour or a self-guided tour with your crew and learn more about this contemporary art museum dedicated to inclusivity, new thinking, and visionary ideas. The museum’s dynamic program, which balances socially relevant traveling exhibitions with critically engaging shows, includes more than 2,700 works. SJMA is also the largest provider of arts education in Santa Clara County, so it’s definitely worth the visit.

Located in the hills above San Jose, Castle Rock State Park is a land of sculpted sandstone, green forests, and sweeping vistas. This park is popular among climbers due to the massive rocks with top rope and scrambling options available. The Castle Rock Trail takes you to Castle Rock and the Castle Rock Falls. It’s 1.5 miles in length and has an elevation gain of 200 feet. This is considered a moderately challenging route but completely worth the views!

Join your team and explore the Municipal Rose Garden! Rolling green lawns and colorful blooms are the highlights of this garden, known as ‘America's Best Rose Garden’. Featuring more than 3,500 plantings and 189 varieties, you’ll feel like you’re in a romantic movie set. Enjoy fragrant, majestic roses from early May to November. San Jose's 5.5-acre Municipal Rose Garden is one of the most attractive of its kind in the world!