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Team Building Activities in Aberdeen
Team building activities in Aberdeen break the pattern we see elsewhere: the food-and-chocolate mix most cities lead with barely registers here, and gameshow formats like Retro Showdown and the Crystal Team Challenge take its place. Aberdeen firms have booked corporate team building with Funktion Events since 2007, part of more than 10,000 team building events run across the UK, and a dedicated event manager plans it with you before our event team travels to your Aberdeen office or venue with the activity and the kit.
Aberdeen is our main north-east Scotland location. Whatever you go for, we size it to your group, and if you still need a room our venue finding is free.
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Activities
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Smartphone Urban Treasure Hunt
- Explore your location
- Self-run, start anytime
- Great value, app technology
- Team challenges & puzzles
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Chocolate Making
- Artisan chocolate
- Melt, dip and decorate
- Milk, white and dark chocolate
- Take your treats home
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The Betrayers
- Mind-boggling challenges
- Trust your gut!
- Secret competition
- Who will survive?
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Challenge 100
- Compete in many challenges
- Mental agility, common sense
- Scavenger hunt tasks
- Racing against the clock
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Paint & Sip
- Paint 2 canvasses
- Two paintings each
- Drinks included
- Private venue hire
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Stop The Clocks
- Race against the clock
- Multiple skill challenges
- Lowest time wins
- Mental & physical tasks
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Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt
- Fully organised pub quiz hunt
- Self run – start any time
- Test general pub knowledge
- Hilarious team challenges
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Race Nights
- Expert race night organisers
- Winning posts, fences
- Bet solo or in teams
- Witty, costumed race host
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Cocktail Making
- Mix and shake cocktails
- City centre venues
- Learn the tips, tricks and techniques
- Great for groups
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Chain Reaction
- Encourages team cooperation
- Design & build simple tasks
- Link chain sections together
- Produces a domino reaction
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Mobile Cocktail Making
- Learn to mix & shake cocktails
- Professional bartenders
- Drinks, glassware, ice, etc
- Run in offices, hotels, venues
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Masterpiece Challenge
- Communication is key
- Paint & create a collage
- Fully inclusive activity
- Fantastic indoor activity
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Ice Rink Hire
- Synthetic ice rink
- 13m x 13m
- Suitable for up to 45 people at a time
- Suitable for corporate functions, parties and private events
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Retro Showdown
- Variety of retro gameshows
- TV classics from the 80s & 90s
- Bulleye, Catchphase
- Million Dollar Drop finale
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Pub Olympics
- Indoor pub style games
- Air hockey, casino, darts
- Everyone involved
- Dry hire or event managed
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The Crystal Team Challenge
- Physical & mental tasks
- Large, full day event
- Compete in zones
- Crystal dome finale
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Yoga Class
- Yoga at your location
- Tailored for all group sizes
- Boost staff wellness
- Ideal for events or offices
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The Ultimate Treasure Hunt
- The best of the best
- Exciting trivia & quizzes
- Huge variety of challenges
- GPS smartphone app
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Outdoor Escape Rooms
- Outdoor escape rooms
- Improves problem solving
- Interactive fun host
- Tasks, clues, Immersive challenges
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Bonkers Games
- Inflatable fun!
- Games & challenges
- Competitive & physical
- Indoors or Outdoors
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Battle of Olympus
- Olympic inspired event
- Variety of fun filled activities
- Head to head challenges
- Teams represents a country
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Krypton Factor
- Competitive fun activity
- Variety of challenges
- Brings everyone together
- Prize for the winning team
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Pilates Class
- Pilates at your location
- Certified instructor
- Boosts strength & flexibility
- Great for teams & events
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Wacky Wheels
- Earn sponsorship money
- Learn to design the car
- Build your wacky racer
- Mini head to head races
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Tai Chi Class
- Tai Chi at your location
- Knowledgeable instructors
- Calms the mind and boosts immunity
- Great wellness event
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Corporate Office Massage
- Fully qualified therapists
- Stress free experience
- Fully clothed massage
- Massage and Reflexology
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Crafty Workshop
- Variety of creative events
- All materials and craft
- Presentation boxes
- Ideal for larger groups
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Sound Bath Class
- Promotes deep relaxation
- Soothing sounds & vibrations
- Unwinds body and mind
- Wellbeing event
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Charity Sleep Pod Build
- Charity team event
- Sleep pods for the homeless
- Learn the mission
- Collaborative experience
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Life Coaching Workshop
- Prioritise self-care
- Time management strategies
- Boosting energy levels
- Great for team morale
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Nutrition Workshop
- Nutrition advice for modern challenges
- Solutions for busy lifestyles
- Led by expert naturopaths
- Practical, impactful workshops
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Commercial Teambreak
- Create an TV advert
- Good for team bonding
- Camera’s & props included
- Trophies to be won
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Dance Classes
- Variety of dance themes
- Fun choreographed routine
- Can build confidence
- Free venue finding service
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Conference Energiser - Haka Challenge
- Genuine Maori warriors
- Truly unique ice breakers
- New Zealand dance
- Team learn the moves
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Mission Possible
- Become secret agents
- Crack codes, diffuse bombs
- Variety of challenges
- Action packed team day
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Life Drawing
- Nude male or female life model
- Private city centre venue
- All drawing materials included
- Casual class atmosphere
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GPS: Spy School
- Spy themed challenges
- Self run – start any time
- Great value, latest technology
- GPS and image recognition
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Conference Energiser - Clap Happy
- Blast of colour, fun & energy
- Rhythm adventure
- Brings team together
- Amazing ice breaker
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Conference Energiser – Drumming
- Learn your rhythm
- Professional instruments
- Energetic instructor
- Icebreaker or event
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GPS: Space Survival
- Space-themed challenges
- Activity Co-ordinator
- Explore the city centre
- Fun & Competitive
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I'm an Executive, Get me Out of Here
- Bush tucker trials
- Real snakes, spiders
- Kiosk Kev host
- Push the limits
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TV Tastic Quiz
- Ultimate quiz event
- Classics & modern quiz shows
- Buzzers, interactive rounds
- Prize for the winner
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Movie Madness
- Create your own movie
- Fun and engaging event
- Encourages people to think outside the box
- All equipment included
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Casino Table Hire
- Casino Tables with Croupiers!
- Roulette, Blackjack, Poker, Craps
- Variety of props available
- Weddings, private parties etc
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Smartphone Christmas Treasure Hunt
- Pub quiz & bar crawl in one
- Self-run, so start anytime
- Great value, app technology
- Perfect for Christmas parties
Popular Team Building Activities in Aberdeen
Pulled from our own Aberdeen enquiry data, this is the mix local teams ask about most, and it looks different from almost everywhere else we cover. The full choice is in the grid above, or browse all team building activities.
| Activity | Type | What you do | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Rink Hire | Seasonal / active | A real portable ice rink set up at your venue or event, skates included | Winter parties and big seasonal events |
| Retro Showdown | Evening / social | A fast gameshow of retro rounds, buzzers and team scoring with a compere | Whole-team entertainment |
| The Crystal Team Challenge | Problem-solving | Teams tackle physical, mental, mystery and skill games across timed zones | Variety and friendly rivalry |
| Smartphone Urban Treasure Hunt | Treasure hunt | App-led hunt through the city solving clues and photo challenges | Getting teams out and about |
| Cocktail Making | Food & drink | Mix and taste a set of cocktails with a mixologist, everything provided | Sociable, end-of-day sessions |
Rather shortlist by format? Jump to indoor, outdoor, food and drink, evening, treasure hunt and charity team building, set up a corporate away day in Aberdeen, run it virtual for remote teams, or book Christmas team building.
Team Building Venues in Aberdeen
Most Aberdeen sessions run at your own office or a room you already use, with plenty happening in city hotels and function rooms around the centre and Union Street, and treasure hunts and outdoor events using the streets and the harbour front. We cover the whole of Aberdeenshire, so Dyce, Westhill, Stonehaven and Inverurie are all in reach, up towards Peterhead. No space of your own? Our free venue finding service sources one for your numbers and location at no extra cost.
What Every Team Building Event Includes
- We come to you – our event team travels to your office or venue anywhere in the UK, with all the kit and setup.
- A dedicated event manager – one point of contact who plans the day with you and runs it on the day.
- Free venue finding – if you need a space, we source the right one for your group size and location at no extra cost.
- Fully insured and ABTA-bonded (Y6501) – every event is covered and your booking is protected.
Teams We've Run These For
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“Tell me your numbers, your date and roughly what you are after, and I will sort the activity, the staff and an Aberdeen venue if you need one, so all your team has to do is turn up.”
Izzie
Corporate Event Manager
Team Building in Aberdeen FAQs
Yes. We travel up to you across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, including Dyce, Westhill, Stonehaven and Inverurie. Everything the activity needs comes with the team.
Aberdeen events usually run at your own office or a room you already use, and we also work in city hotels and function rooms, with treasure hunts and outdoor sessions using the centre and harbour area. If you need a space, we will find one.
Aberdeen stands apart from most of our locations. The food-and-chocolate pattern barely registers here; instead teams ask most about winter ice rink hire and gameshow formats like Retro Showdown, alongside the Crystal Team Challenge, our smartphone urban treasure hunt and cocktail making.
Yes, free of charge. Our venue finding service matches a room to your group and part of Aberdeen, and because the venue pays the commission, you pay the same as going direct.
The lowest-priced activities start at around £18 per person, and the final price depends on what you pick, your numbers and the length of the session. Send the details and we will quote in full, usually within 30 minutes.
Two to three hours suits most, and works well before an evening out. We can also build a half or full day from a couple of activities.
From about six up to several hundred. Small teams share one activity; larger Aberdeen groups run in heats or side by side, staffed to keep it flowing.
A few weeks is usually enough, though the Christmas season, especially anything involving the ice rink, books up early, so give winter dates plenty of notice.
For a large Aberdeen group, ice rink hire and the Crystal Team Challenge both handle big numbers. The rink runs continuously through an event, and the Crystal Challenge rotates teams through its zones.
Yes. Retro Showdown, the Crystal Team Challenge, cocktail making and our smartphone treasure hunt all run indoors, and ice rink hire is built for the season.
Yes. We deliver team building for companies across the UK, from AstraZeneca to KPMG, and with ABTA bonding and an Excellent Trustpilot rating, an Aberdeen booking rests on the same track record.
Fully Insured & ABTA Members (Y6501) – every event is insured and risk assessed.
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot with 2,811+ five-star reviews – your team is in safe hands.
Tell us your group size and a rough date, and we will come back with Aberdeen ideas and a quote, usually within 30 minutes.
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Reviews for Aberdeen
29th January 2020
21st November 2019
Feels like this was ages ago but the event was fantastic and your team were great fun and very professional.
Thanks again for a great event.