Manchester Team Building Ideas

From Treasure Hunts and Crystal Maze challenges to Olympic Sports Days, we offer over 50 team-building activities in Manchester for your team. Our indoor and outdoor activities are designed to foster a positive workplace culture. We can host these events in Manchester city centre or find a venue outside the city if you prefer to escape the hustle and bustle of this Northern Powerhouse.

Top 12 Team Building Activities in Manchester 2025

1. Crystal Challenge

A favourite in Manchester is our Mobile Crystal Maze activity. We can run it as a full or half-day event and encourage teamwork and cooperation as you work together to complete different challenges and games while battling them out in an inflatable dome.

2. The Betrayers

Play a game of detection as you must find out who the betrayers are among the group. There will be various tasks for you to try and uncover who the saboteurs are.

3. Smartphone City Treasure Hunt

Our most popular outdoor team building event in Manchester. The city treasure hunt will have your teams exploring Manchester city centre, answering questions, challenges and tasks to earn points!

4. Pub Olympics

If you want something fun, the pub Olympics will be perfect. Go head to head in pub-related games like table football, air hockey and casino tables!

5. Stop the Clocks

Add something fun and competitive into your day as you race against the clocks to complete different fast-paced challenges and games.

6. Cocktail Making

One of our best team-building events in Manchester is our cocktail-making class. Held indoors at city centre bars, your staff will learn to make cocktails from professional mixologists while having fun and building strong relationships.

7. Retro Showdown

Get everyone involved in classic retro gameshows in an experience perfect for small and large groups. Play games like Wheel of Fortune, Bullseye and Catchphrase.

8. Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt

A superb outdoor team pub crawl for you to enjoy, make your way around Manchester in smaller groups and answer different pub trivia questions and challenges to gain points!

9. Battle of Olympus

The ultimate outdoor team building that tests skill and problem-solving while developing communication between the group. Go head to head in a variety of different team challenges to gain points and go towards becoming the winners.

10. Crime Scene Investigation

Are you looking for a unique team activity? With this realistic CSI investigation team workshop, you will have to work together to solve a murder mystery with different forensic procedures and feel like real detectives.

11. Chocolate Making

An interactive chocolate-making workshop where you'll melt and mould your own dark, white, and milk chocolate bars, along with smaller bites

12. Desk Accessory Painting

Your team will receive a ceramic mug, coaster, and desk design to personalise. All necessary equipment, including paints, brushes, and aprons, is provided for a creative experience

What are Popular Indoor Team Activities in Manchester?

If you're worried about the weather, no need to stress. Indoor team activities in Manchester have you covered. Try Challenge 100, where your team competes head-to-head in a series of fun mini-games that’ll test your problem solving skills.

Indoor Manchester Team Activities

Challenge 100 | Chocolate Making | Chain Reaction | Pizza Making | Chain Reaction | Charity Bike Build | Desk Accessory Painting | I'm an Executive, Get me Out of Here | Qubed | Corporate Office Massage | Master of the Tasks | Stop The Clocks | Ceramic Painting

What are Popular Outdoor Team Activities in Manchester?

Mancunians know how to have a good time, and if you're looking to escape the office, Manchester has a bunch of outdoor team activities to get stuck into. From an Olympic-themed sports day to a multi-activity sports day, there’s plenty to keep the group engaged.

Outdoor Manchester Team Activities

Sports: Multi Activity Day | Outdoor Escape Rooms | Bonkers Games | Battle Archery Tag | The Crystal Team Challenge | Corporate Sports Day | GPS: Spy School | Wacky Wheels | Zorb Bubble Games | Krypton Factor | Mission Possible | Commercial Teambreak

What are Some Unique Team Building Ideas in Manchester?

Manchester has plenty of quirky team-building activities if you’re after something different. Crash into teammates with zorb bubble games, build wacky racers in a soapbox derby, or put your detective skills to the test with a GPS spy school challenge

Unique Manchester Team Activities

Bonkers Games | Crime Scene Investigation | Superhero Challenge | Tai Chi Class | Sound Bath Class | I'm an Executive, Get me Out of Here | Qubed | Retro Showdown | The Betrayers | Everest Challenge

What Team Activities are Based in Manchester City Centre?

If you're looking for team activities in Manchester city centre, we've got you sorted. Take on a Smartphone Urban Treasure Hunt or get hands-on with a pizza making masterclass.

Central Manchester Team Activities

Smartphone Urban Treasure Hunt | Chocolate Making | Cocktail Making | Outdoor Escape Rooms | The Ultimate Treasure Hunt | Ceramic Painting | GPS: Spy School | Escape Rooms | Life Drawing | Dance Classes | Perfume Making

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