What Event Pros Should Have on Their Radar This Season

Cirque du Soleil’s whimsical show Kurios—Cabinet of Curiosities is playing at Toronto’s Port Lands through October 26. The production offers group tickets for parties of 12 or more, and parties of as many as 80 can book a preshow cocktail reception in the “Kurios” lounge. Hosts can also rent the entire big-top-style theater for a private show and custom-designed event.

Boston design, decor, and planning firm Art of the Event just added rustic furniture rentals to its inventory. Items include the Chateau Bar, $1,500, which is made of grey-washed brown wood; matching Chateau round tables, $150 each; and a whitewashed picnic table with benches, $180.

The Minibar app offers hosts an easy way to stock the bar. Users can order beer, wine, spirits, mixers, and bar supplies (even cups and ice) for delivery within the New York area, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Hamptons. Order minimums are $25 in New York City, with a 30- to 60-minute delivery time, and $100 in the Hamptons, where the delivery time is two hours or less.

Candy boutique Sugarfina opened a second location at the Americana at Brand in Los Angeles this summer. The confections make for colorful gifts in cocktail-inspired varieties such as champagne gummy bears, spiced rum and Coke gummies, and peach Bellini gummies—all top sellers. The boutique‘s gifts come in its signature turquoise bento boxes, which can be customized with 140 candy varieties from around the world.

In Chicago, the Eastman Egg Company provides catering for meetings and events. The company focuses on gourmet breakfast sandwiches such as “the Scoundrel,” which is served on a pretzel roll with egg, smoked turkey, white cheddar, wilted spinach, and spiced honey mustard. Packages include breakfast sandwiches with hot and iced coffee, orange juice, and sides; a food truck is also available for private events.

Provide self-service, secure phone charging for guests with Orlando-based Totally Mod’s charging locker unit. Twenty-four individual lockers are each equipped with three cords—one for iPhone 5, one for iPhone 4, and one micro-USB. Guests create their own four-digit code to secure the locker. The unit has two monitors on top that can run event content, and the four-sided base can be used for sponsor messages. Pricing starts at $3,750 for one week.

Event decor company Fox Ventures has launched a retail division called Juxtapose to provide reclaimed or repurposed items of furniture or custom-built pieces. Located in the company’s showroom in suburban Washington, Fox Ventures can recreate items spotted on sites like Pinterest with personal touches or create original designs for items such as event furniture and signage.

Warner Brothers Special Events now offers the Batman Exhibit, as part of its V.I.P. studio tour, available through the end of the year. At the Warner Brothers Museum in Los Angeles, guests can view a collection of costumes, props, gadgets, and memorabilia from all seven Batman movies and the classic TV show, including the original suits worn by Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian Bale. Groups can then board Batman-theme tour carts to the studio’s Picture Car Vault, where they can dine as well as check out the character’s most famous vehicles, like the Batpod, Tumbler, and Batmobile.

Turn binge-watching into a group activity at Kimpton’s Hotel Rouge in Washington. A new package for groups of 10 people includes a cozy event space outfitted with a 50-inch television and streaming equipment, oversize beanbag chairs, and catering packages that include bites such as sweet potato tots, chicken wings, club sandwiches, and beverages.

The Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort in Florida introduced a new snack break for meetings. The “Boca Buzzzz Break” includes warm honey collected from live beehives and drizzled over fresh pastries, granola, and Greek yogurt parfaits. The sweet treat can be paired with teapots and other beverages.