Summer Events

Ideal for company picnics and outdoor festivals, the mobile zip line from NY Party Works lets guests of all ages fly overhead. The line from the New York-based company accommodates two people at a time and travels at 21 miles per hour and as high as 300 feet. The zip line’s spring-based system slows down the landing, using a hydraulic decelerator to lower the thrill-seeker to the ground. The zip line is currently permitted for events in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Pricing, including staff, is from $3,795 for four hours.

Try a unique teambuilding activity with Limo Cycle Tours, which offers ghost tours, history tours, and pub crawls in downtown Sanford, Florida. The company has two 15-passenger, pedal-powered vehicles. Both have padded seats with backs, personal fans that can spray cool mist, a six-speaker sound system, and two 60-quart coolers for drinks and snacks. Pricing starts at $175 per hour with a minimum two-hour rental.

Crowd-source images at your next event with the South Beach Photo Booth Company’s #SocialParty Instagram Photo Bar. Guests can upload images to their own Instagram accounts with a unique hashtag. The South Florida company’s Photo Bar then adds custom event branding to the photos for guests to tweet, email, and post to Facebook or print. Services are available in several locations throughout the United States, including Florida, California, and Texas.

Entertain a crowd post-sunset with an alfresco movie experience. Utah-based Open Air Cinema is an outdoor cinema equipment supplier and event producer, with rental affiliates throughout the U.S. The company can provide screens up to 40 feet wide, as well as snacks such as popcorn and hot dogs. (The theater systems can also be set up for video games or karaoke.) Event production costs start from $2,000, and Open Air Cinema can help obtain a public performance license for movies, which can cost between $300 and $500.