Activities & Team Building
Top Team Building Activities in Austin for Groups
Bring your group together and experience Austin beyond the meeting room. The city’s vibrant energy and endless things to do make it the perfect place for memorable team-building activities and group outings that inspire connection and collaboration. Whether you’re planning corporate team bonding experiences, engaging networking events or fun group outings, there are plenty of unique offerings to excite and energize attendees.
Give attendees a chance to see more of the city on a guided tour, host calming wellness and yoga sessions, toast to your team’s success with a local distillery tasting or team up for some friendly sporting competition. Austin has exactly what you’re looking for to bring together attendees in a fun and engaging way.
Indoor Team Building Ideas for Rainy Days
Should the weather interrupt your outdoor-adventure hopes, you’ll be glad to know that there are plenty of indoor team-building activities available in Austin. Start a rousing game of indoor mini golf at Holey Moley or solve the clues as a group and earn your “freedom” at the Escape Game Austin.
Group-Friendly Venues & Unique Experiences
Team-building events in Austin don’t need to follow any traditional playbook. For smaller groups, Wonderspaces offers an immersive and interactive art gallery experience, cocktails and all! CSz Austin hosts fun leadership classes that use improv comedy to help employees sharpen their collaboration skills. Or, channel your inner kid and book a round of laser tag at Blazer Tag Adventure.
Unique Austin Team Building Ideas by Neighborhood
Group activities in Austin can be found all over town, but if your group wants to keep excursions to one centralized neighborhood, there are certain Austin areas with particularly high volumes of team-building opportunities.
Downtown Austin
Restaurants, bars, shops, theaters, and more make up much of Austin’s downtown. Whip up your team’s competitive spirit with a high tech shuffleboard tournament at Electric Shuffle Austin, make a large group reservation for a show at the Paramount Theatre, or gather for a large group dinner (with plenty of Austin ambiance) at Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden on Rainey Street.
East Austin
A classic Austin neighborhood with a creative vibe, East Austin is an effortlessly cool area that embraces life without taking itself too seriously. For that reason, professional teams can find a diverse variety of ways to keep themselves busy and entertained in this part of town. Join forces with your colleagues to conquer the climbing walls at the Austin Bouldering Project, explore the galleries and installations at Canopy, or volunteer as a group to walk rescue dogs at Austin Animal Center.
South Congress
In just a few short years, South Congress transformed from a quirky and funky South Austin street to one of the city’s most frequented stretches for shopping, restaurants, and chic hotels. Challenge your group to pinball at Cidercade, enjoy live music from local artists at C-Boy’s, put together a scavenger hunt for South Congress’s famous street murals, or belt out some tunes at the beloved karaoke bar Ego’s.
Plan a Group Retreat in Austin
Over the years, Austin has steadily earned a reputation as one of the country’s most practical destinations for corporate events, conferences, and group retreats. Our combination of outdoor offerings, creative venues, sunny weather, and unique neighborhoods makes it a smart (and fun) choice for team-building activities.
Check out our Meeting Planner Toolkit for up-to-date info on where to stay, what to do, how to get around, and how to make your next group gathering in Austin smooth and engaging.