Corporate event management & production · Dubai & GCC
We plan and run family days for companies in Dubai and across the UAE: a day out for your employees and their families, with kids’ zones, games, food and entertainment, and one team responsible for all of it, from the venue to the last guest leaving.
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A corporate family day invites employees to bring their partners and children to a day out hosted by the company. It says thank you in a way a bonus can’t: families meet the colleagues they hear about, children get a day built around them, and staff see an employer that looks after people. It can stand alone or sit inside an annual employee day or year-end celebration.
Purrple Orryx is a Dubai corporate event company, founded in 2013, that works only with businesses. We agree what the day should achieve, then plan and deliver all of it: venue, layout, kids’ entertainment, stage and sound, food, branding, safety and the on-the-day crew. You deal with one producer and one run sheet, not a dozen suppliers.
We don’t hire out inflatables or entertainers on their own, and we don’t organise private or social parties. If you need a managed family day for your staff, that is what we do.
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A resort lawn or beach club puts shade, toilets, parking and a kitchen in one place, which takes a lot of risk out of a large family event. We set up the kids’ zone, stage and food stalls on the lawn and work with the resort’s F&B team. Best from November to March, or from late afternoon in the shoulder months.
A park, open ground or your own site turned into a carnival with game stalls, inflatables, a stage and food trucks. It gives the most space for big headcounts, but everything has to be brought in, from shade and power to toilets and first aid. Public spaces can need permits and the land owner’s approval, which we build into the plan.
From roughly June to September, Dubai is too hot for daytime outdoor events, especially with young children. A hotel ballroom, indoor activity centre or event hall keeps the day comfortable, with soft play, crafts, a stage show and food stations. Indoor formats also suit short-notice dates.
A theme gives the day a shape: a Christmas carnival with Santa and gifts, a UAE National Day celebration in early December with heritage activities and the national colours, or a spring fun day. Décor, costumes and entertainment carry the theme through every zone, so it looks like one event rather than a row of hired attractions.
Send the date and roughly how many families. Our Client Engagement Head comes back with formats, venues and a budget range, usually within one working day.
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Separate areas for toddlers, younger children and older kids, so a three-year-old isn’t sharing a bouncy castle with twelve-year-olds. Typical elements are soft play, face painting, balloon art, crafts and storytelling, each staffed by our crew or a specialist provider, with one clearly signed entry point per zone.
Carnival stalls with stamp cards give the day a structure: children collect stamps, swap them for prizes and visit every zone on the way. Inflatables, obstacle courses and fairground games keep older children busy. We size the number of attractions to the headcount so queues stay short.
A stage anchors the day: an MC, magic or puppet shows, a live band or DJ, character appearances and roaming performers. We time the running order around lunch and the raffle so the crowd gathers when you need it. More on our entertainment services.
Family days need food that suits children and adults, a range of dietary needs and a crowd that eats in waves. We coordinate the venue kitchen, food trucks or live stations, snack carts, water points and covered seating, with menus and allergen labels agreed in advance.
A raffle gives everyone a reason to stay to the end, and a small gift for each child sends families home happy. Photo walls, a photobooth and a roaming photographer give your internal communications team material for months. Keep branding light: the day should feel like a gift.
Parents shouldn’t spend the whole day watching. Tug of war, family relays, a football tournament and quiz rounds give employees something to do together, often mixed across departments. For a stronger team focus, see our team building formats.
Every plan includes first aid on site, security at the entrances, a lost-child point with a clear procedure, and wristbands carrying a parent’s phone number. Zones are age-appropriate, inflatables are staffed and anchored, and outdoor days have shade, water and a heat or weather fallback. Parents stay responsible for their children; our crew backs them up.
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One producer owns your event from the first call to the last guest leaving. Six to eight weeks is a comfortable planning window; shorter works when the date or venue is flexible.
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Numbers grow quickly once families are invited: a 200-employee company can mean 500 or more guests once partners and children are counted. Ask for RSVPs with the number and ages of children early, because that figure drives venue size, food, toilets, the number of attractions, supervision staff and parking.
Roughly October to April is the outdoor window, with November to March the most comfortable. December is crowded with National Day and Christmas events, so popular resorts and weekend dates go early. From June to September, plan an indoor venue or an evening slot.
Resorts and beach clubs are the simplest, with facilities and F&B in place. Parks and open grounds give more space but need everything brought in. Indoor venues solve the heat but limit inflatables. Keep travel time short for families with small children. See how we handle venue selection.
Four to five hours suits most families with young children, either a late-morning start with lunch or a mid-afternoon start into the evening. Keep speeches short and early, put the raffle near the end, and stagger departures so hundreds of cars don’t leave at once.
Total headcount including children, venue hire or minimum F&B spend, attractions and entertainers, supervision and safety staff, stage and sound, shade, power and toilets on open sites, theming, and gifts and prizes. Winter weekends cost more than weekday or indoor summer dates. We quote the whole day as one itemised proposal.
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CANPACK asked us to run an outdoor Christmas carnival family day for about 500 employees and family members at JA Resort Jebel Ali on 8 December 2023, confirmed one week before the date. We lined up vendors and artists in parallel with daily status updates, and reinforced the stage, décor and booths for wind after a technical site visit. The day was cold and windy, so we added warm lighting and heated areas. Read the CANPACK Christmas family day case study.
Bioderma’s yearly family day at Address Montgomerie in October 2018 brought 200 to 250 staff and family members together for a carnival fun zone, a petting zoo, craft stations and food stalls. Trained staff supervised the animal zones, extra crew covered the children’s areas, and shade and tents were ready in case of rain. Every zone opened on time and guests rated the variety of activities. Read the Bioderma family day case study.
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Family day · 2023
Family day · 2018
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It is a day out hosted by a company for its employees and their families, usually with kids’ activities, games, entertainment, food and a short welcome from leadership. It thanks staff, lets families see where their partner or parent works, and builds goodwill across teams. In the UAE it is often held in the cooler months or around Christmas or National Day.
Popular formats are a resort or beach club day, a carnival in a park or open ground, an indoor family day in summer, and themed days for Christmas or UAE National Day. Within the day, combine kids’ zones by age, carnival stalls with prizes, a stage show, food stalls, a raffle and activities for parents such as family relays or a quiz.
It depends on total headcount including children, the venue, the number of attractions and entertainers, supervision staff, food, stage and sound, and theming. An indoor weekday event costs far less than a December weekend at a beach resort. We don’t sell fixed packages; send us your headcount, date and location and we will reply with an itemised quote.
More than your employee count. Once partners and children are invited, a 200-employee company can mean 500 or more guests. Collect RSVPs with the number and ages of children early, because they set the venue size, food, attractions and supervision staff we plan for.
Six to eight weeks is comfortable, and more for December dates or very large groups, because popular resorts and weekends book early. Shorter is possible: we delivered CANPACK’s Christmas family day for about 500 guests one week after confirmation. More lead time mainly gives you more choice.
Not safely in the daytime. From roughly June to September we move family days into hotel ballrooms, indoor activity centres or event halls, or into the evening. Outdoor days work best from November to March, and even then we plan shade, water and a weather fallback.
Through layout and staffing. Zones are split by age, inflatables are staffed and anchored, and we plan first aid on site, security at the entrances, a lost-child point with a clear procedure and wristbands with a parent’s contact number. Parents stay responsible for their children, and our crew supports them.
Yes. We deliver events across the UAE, including Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and the northern emirates, with the same team that runs our Dubai events. We can arrange coaches from your offices or staff accommodation, which helps when families live in different emirates. We don’t rent out attractions on their own; we run the whole day.
Google reviews
We had Purrple Orryx help Organize a childrens event for International Childrens Day and with their hard work, everything was successful! Their team was not only professional keeping everything on track, but they were all also very friendly. They provided high quality in what was offered such as the fun activities through arts & crafts station, face painting, food & drinks and more! We look forward in working with them again in the future and highly recommend them.
Elenor Tagle
Nov 2020 · Google review
The team was well-organized. The hosting was professional and the activities were both interactive and enjoyable. Overall, it was a fantastic experience!
Anaita Roy
May 2025 · Google review
The Grand Launch event conceptualized and executed by Purrple Orryx was just perfect and had positive feedback from the guests. Our customers which includes kids and families thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment acts shortlisted by Purrple Orryx.
Shikha Sharma
Jan 2018 · Google review
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