Campus event entertainment for student life and orientation teams
For student activities, orientation and residence life staff who need an event students will walk across campus for.
Student life teams compete with everything else on a student's phone. An event people can step into, play and talk about afterwards stands a better chance than another table of free snacks.
Big Idea Entertainment brings activities from our family of brands to a quad, a recreation field or a ballroom, depending on the activity. Every event is delivered by an operator in our family, whose staff run each activity on the day. Which activities are available depends on your city and date.
Welcome week, orientation, a residence hall program or a study break before exams: tell us the event, the site and how many students you expect, and the plan is built from there.
What we bring
Gellyball from Gellyball Adventures and Gellyball Legends: a team game run by a Game Master, with a glow package for after dark. Foam from Foam Palooza. Portable mini golf from Mini Golf Anywhere, indoors or outdoors. Snow from Big Idea Blizzard. Carnival games from Backyard Carnival. Giant bubbles from Big Idea Bubbles. Which activities are available depends on your city and date, and is confirmed with your quote.
Sample package: welcome-week night
Glow gellyball on a lawn after dark, beside a second activity for students who would rather watch first, open for a set window. Described here without a price; priced with your quote.
Budget
Events run from $500, plus travel where it applies.
Procurement notes
COI and W-9 on request, from the company that invoices you. If your campus requires vendor registration or contract review, send its forms with your request. Payment terms are confirmed with your quote. Our events team replies within one business day.
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11,500+ family events
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Every operator in our family is required to carry insurance.
Occasion guides
Faculty and staff events
For an employee appreciation day or a staff holiday party, see corporate events.
Can it run in a student union or ballroom?
Some activities can. Portable mini golf and snow both run indoors or outdoors. Tell us the room size and floor type.
Can it run at night?
Yes. Gellyball's glow package puts blacklights around the field and uses glow-in-the-dark ammo after dark, and it is sold at every package length.
How many students can play at once?
It is set per activity. A gellyball package includes gear for 10 players, with more kits or rotations for bigger groups. A snow festival's standard setup serves about 30-35 guests. Bigger headcounts are quoted to size.
How far ahead should we book for the start of term?
As soon as your semester calendar has a date. Send it, and our events team confirms availability within one business day.