13 Creative Happy Hour Ideas

4. General Assembly happy hour

General Assembly is a worldwide organization that offers coding classes, networking events, and other tech-related activities. You don’t have to be a tech business to benefit. In fact, their courses are great for introducing non-tech employees to the basics of UX design or digital marketing.

They also host plenty of exciting happy hour events, such as the Virtual Reality Happy Hour in Dallas and Back-to-School Happy Hour in Chicago, which features pizza and beer. Join their site and find unique happy hour ideas near you.

5. Remote happy hour

If your team is distributed across the globe or you’re practicing social distancing, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on happy-hour festivities. Instead, some of you may be drinking in the morning and some of you at night!

One option is to connect over Jackbox Games, which allows you to play online games together like You Don’t Know Jack. You can use Skype or Google Hangouts to share your screen and enable everyone to join in the fun. You can all play the obligatory game of beer pong at the annual office picnic retreat next year.

6. Order an Office Bud-E

Want to have beer available around the clock so you don’t have to worry about ordering more for happy hour? This Anheuser-Busch smart fridge is available for lease in some American cities. It fits 180 beers and is connected to Wi-Fi. Thus, it can automatically order refills for delivery via Minibar. This way, your office will never run dry.

7. Turn the tables

Twice a year at Zendesk, the executives take a turn bartending by creating and serving happy hour drinks to employees. This is a great way to encourage people at every level of your company to mingle by showing the higher-ups are down to earth, too. Give your employees the rare opportunity to be served drinks by their bosses.

8. Host a picnic

Happy hour doesn’t have to take place at a bar or kitchen. If your office has a rooftop terrace or outdoor space, bring out some picnic blankets and a bottle of wine. Enjoy light snacks while watching the sunset. If you don’t have access to a suitable outdoor space, rent a venue on Peerspace for the afternoon or evening.

9. Yoga happy hour

Everyone knows yoga is great for the body and mind. And on the other end of the spectrum, beer has a reputation for being an unhealthy beverage. But, one yoga studio in Philadelphia begs to differ. They offer a popular Happy Hour Yoga class that includes a one-hour yoga lesson followed by a beer tasting.

According to Philly Mag, beer (in moderation) has been “used to treat a variety of diseases and illnesses for centuries”. Enjoy your own healing brews with a yoga happy hour at the office and enjoy a double dose of wellbeing together.

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