Employee Events

The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Epoch team on all things employee experience.

☀️ Fresh Energy & Focus: Your Strategic Guide to a Meaningful April 2026
Spring into action with April’s EX playbook, practical ideas to boost engagement, drive impact, and build momentum as the year picks up.
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Renewal & Momentum: Your Strategic Guide to a Meaningful March 2026 🌱
Celebrate March’s meaningful moments with ideas to foster connection, inclusion, appreciation, and sustainability in the workplace.
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🎊 Reigniting Connection: Your Strategic Guide to a Meaningful February 2026 🔥
Discover the EX Leader’s Playbook for February 2026—from shared energy and cultural moments to sustaining trust and momentum in the AI era.
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How We Used Agent Epoch to Plan and Run Our January Company Kickoff 🚀
See how we used Agent Epoch to automate scheduling and comms for our January 2-day kick-off event!
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🎉 Sustainable Momentum: Your Strategic Guide to a Meaningful January 2026 🏔️
Discover the EX leader's playbook for January 2026. From "Soft Launch" strategies to MLK Day, build trust and sustainable momentum in the AI era.
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🎉 Luminous Belonging: Your Strategic Guide to a Meaningful December 2025! ❄️
The "Luminous Belonging" framework for inclusive events, well-being, and non-Christmas-exclusive holiday planning.
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🎉 A Month of Meaning: Your Guide to an Engaging November 2025! 🧡
Foster workplace connection this November with engaging events promoting gratitude, well-being, service, and inclusion. Make it unforgettable!
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🎉 Month of Events: Your Guide to a Vibrant October 2025! 🍂
October 2025 workplace events: Work-Family Month, Mental Health, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Thanksgiving, Boss's Day, Mentoring, Halloween ideas.
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Reddit's Employee Experience Strategy with Michelle Lozzi
Get key takeaways from our Lunch & Learn at Reddit HQ with Michelle Lozzi. Discover how to build connection, scale culture, and design intentional employee experiences.
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Month of Events - April 2025
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of April.
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Reimagining Employee Experience: Insights from Epoch’s Fireside Chat & Happy Hour in Phoenix
Insights from Epoch’s Phoenix event: Arianna Pride & Keith shared how anthropology and data-driven strategies create human-centric, engaging employee experiences.
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Month of Events - March 2025
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of March.
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The Future of Employee Experience: 2025 Hot Takes from SF
EX is evolving: purposeful, data-driven, hybrid events foster deeper connections, spark nostalgia, ensure inclusivity, and unite teams in 2025.
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Work Smarter, Not Harder on Employee Events
Optimize employee events with less effort. Streamline planning, boost engagement, and create meaningful experiences without the extra work.
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Month of Events - February 2025
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of February.
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Initiatives and Navigating Challenges at Instacart
Key learnings from our Workplace Happy Hour in San Francisco.
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Remote Work Realities and the New Workplace
Key learnings from Epoch's Employee Experience happy hour in Oakland.
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Hosting a Successful Company Kickoff
A company kickoff is a great way to align employees with company objectives. Here are some best practices to help you plan a successful event!
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Month of Events - March 2024
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of March.
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Month of Events - February 2024
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of February.
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Month of Events - December 2023
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of December.
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Month of Events - November 2023
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful internal events and activities for the month of November.
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Enhancing Employee Engagement Through Micro Events
Discover how micro events can boost employee engagement, and master their implementation for a more connected and motivated workforce.
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Beyond Thank You: 12 Ways to Celebrate Customer Service Week
Customer service week is coming up! Here are some event ideas to boost employee morale and appreciation.
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Month of Events - October 2023
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of October.
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Month of Events - September 2023
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of September.
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5 Last-minute Holiday Event Ideas ⏰
Last-minute holiday events you can host right away!
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Epoch's Month of Events - January 2023
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities for the month of January.
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Why Companies Should Invest in Team-building Activities 🤝
Here are some reasons why hosting team building activities can be beneficial for your workplace.
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Fun Holiday Team Events 🙌
Here are some event ideas to bring your team together this holiday season!
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Organize a Company Volunteer Day 🤝
Here are some tips for creating a company volunteer day!
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Month of Events - December 2022 🌲
Explore the special days and themes for the month of December!
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Virtual Halloween Event Ideas 👻
As we begin to dive into the fall season, we want to get ready for the spookiest time of the year: Halloween!
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Low Budget Employee Events ✨
Hosting low budget employee events for your team to enjoy is a great way to build and strengthen relationships.
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Month of Events - November 2022 🍂
Explore the special days and themes for the month of November!
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6 Ways to Eliminate Workplace Isolation
This blog details how to step up and create solutions to improve connections amongst isolated feeling staff.
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Hispanic Heritage Month 🎉
The beautiful Latinx and Hispanic Culture surrounds us every day, so take this time to recognize and appreciate their achievements and contributions.
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Learnings from Epoch's EX Breakfast in Denver 📝
On August 10, Epoch had the pleasure of bringing together a fantastic group of experts in the employee engagement and culture space in Denver, CO!
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Helping Employees Overcome Imposter Syndrome 💪
How to identify impostor syndrome, the mental health impact, and how to help your employees overcome it.
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Weekly Office Tradition Ideas 🎊
A list of weekly office traditions that will help to bolster the culture in your office.
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5 Tips for a Successful On-site ✅
To ensure that your on-site is successful and all attendees have an amazing experience, consider the following 5 tips.
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Creative Activities for Team Bonding 🎨
Arts & crafts activities increase employee engagement and foster company culture. Check out these creative activities for team bonding!
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Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 🎉
It's important to celebrate this day to spread awareness, celebrate the successes of Indigenous peoples, and work towards reaching equality of rights.
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Month of Events - October 2022 🥨
Explore the special days and themes for the month of October!
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International Youth Day 🙌
International Youth Day occurs on August 12th, so mark your calendars!
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Online Games Night Ideas to Engage Your Employees With! 🎮
Online game nights are remote-friendly, great team-building events, and a surefire way to get your entire team engaged.
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Celebrating Parents' Day 👩‍👦
Parents’ Day is a holiday that honors all parents. Your company can host a variety of events to celebrate working parents!
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Month of Events - September 2022 📚
Explore the special days and themes for the month of September!
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Engaging Introverted Employees 💙
Most employee events are subconsciously extrovert-oriented. How can we create intentional events to engage introverted employees at work?
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Month of Events - August 2022 🏖
Explore the special days and themes for the month of August!
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9 Summer Events for Employees 🌞
With the return-to-work, summer 2022 looks promising for new events and activities to build your company culture and improve the employee experience.
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Month of Events - July 2022 🎆
Suns out, funs out! Explore the special days and themes for the month of July!
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Celebrating Birthdays at the Workplace 🎈
Recognize and celebrate your employees on their special day!
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Spring Into These Events 🌷
Here are some event ideas that will bring some flare into your employee teams in a socially responsible manner and build on company culture!
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Month of Events - June 2022 🌈
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for the month of June.
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Family Friendly Events 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
We believe that offering opportunities for parents and their children to spend time together, in a friendly environment, is extremely important.
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7 Ways to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month 🥟
One important theme that we want to focus on in the month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
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Bring Your Kids to Work Day 2022 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
Bring Your Kids to Work Day is dedicated to students spending their day at the workplace of their parent, guardian, relative, or any adult of choice.
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Month of Events - May 2022 💐
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for the month of May.
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Happy Hour Themes⏰ 🎉
One way to ensure your workplace maintains a positive and friendly environment is to set up Happy Hour events for your employees!
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How to Celebrate Volunteer Month in 2022 🎉
National Volunteer Month is a month dedicated to honoring, supporting, celebrating, and appreciating the volunteers within our community.
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Earth Day Activities for Companies 🌎 ♻️
On this day, we recognize the damage that our Earth currently faces and use this time to take action against climate change, while honoring the importance of proper maintenance of the planet we live on.
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St. Patrick's Day Activities 🍀
March 17th, also known as St. Patrick’s Day, is the day to celebrate the luck of the Irish! As the pandemic can make it difficult to celebrate in-person, we have compiled a list of exciting virtual events that you and your team can take part in for St. Patrick’s Day!
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Month of Events - April 2022 🌧
Explore the special days and themes for the month of April! This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for the month of April. Bring everyone together this month to celebrate the planet, volunteering, and diversity as a team!
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Celebrating Women's Month 2022 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏻
The International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022 theme is #BreakTheBias. We can all come together to break our stereotypes, choose to celebrate and value our differences, and choose to challenge the gender bias.
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Virtual Activities for Valentine's Day 💌
Valentine’s Day is for showing appreciation towards our loved ones! Here's a list of fun and sweet virtual events to host at the workplace.
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🧧 Virtual Events & Engagement Ideas For 2022 Lunar New Year: Year Of The Tiger 🐅
With Lunar New Year just around the corner, here is a list of virtual events and engagement ideas for your team to celebrate this special time.
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Month of Events - March 2022 🍀
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for March.
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5 Low Lift Wellness Activities for Employees ✨
Support your employee’s New Year’s health intentions by integrating these 5 low-lift wellness activities into the workday.
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Month of Events - February 2022 💖
Here is a list of the special days and themes for the month of February 2022! With a focus on celebrating Black History Month and spreading love.
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18 Free Team Event Ideas (Hybrid-Friendly) 💸
Bringing everyone together doesn’t have to break the bank! Nurture your employees’ work relationships by engaging them in cost-effective activities.
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Last-Minute Holiday Event Ideas ☃️
There are many fun ways to celebrate the holiday season with your team. Don’t be afraid to keep it simple especially if you are short on time! Your staff will be grateful that you’re making an effort to bring them together in celebration!
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Month of Events - January 2022 ❄️
Here is a list of the special days and themes for the month of January! With a focus on workplace events for employee wellness.
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Month of Events - December 2021 🌲
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for December. This month has a focus on Universal Human Rights Month.
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Kids-Friendly Activities 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦
With parents having to balance having kids at home while working, Epoch created a list of fun and engaging kid friendly activities to support parents.
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Month of Events - November 2021 🍂
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for November.
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Month of Events - October 2021 🎃
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for the month of October.
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Month of Events - September 2021 📚
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for the month of September.
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Planning Successful Summer Events for the Entire Team ⛱
Now that summer is well underway and the return to office is happening for many companies, it brings new challenges to planning successful events for the entire team.
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Month of Events - August 2021 🌊
Bring everyone together for the month of August to focus on celebrating national civility month and spread kindness.
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Month of Events - July 2021 🍦
The month of July is the start of planning and hosting some virtual (soon in-person) summer celebrations for your team.
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Employee Events to Celebrate Pride 🏳️‍🌈
Pride month is a time where everyone can celebrate and embrace who they are and let the rainbow flags fly high.
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Month of Events - June 2021 🌈
Virtual internal event and activity ideas for June. Bring everyone together this month to focus on celebrating Pride.
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Month of Events - May 2021 🌷
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for the month of May.
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Month of Events - April 2021 ☔️
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for the month of April.
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Month of Events - March 2021 🍀
This calendar is a guide for you and your team to use as you plan meaningful, internal events and activities virtually for March.
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🧧 Virtual Events & Engagement Ideas for 2021 Lunar New Year: Year of the Ox 🐂
With Lunar New Year just around the corner, here is a list of virtual events and engagement ideas for your team to celebrate this special time.
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Month of Events - February 2021 👀
Here is a list of the special days and themes for the month of February 2021! With a focus on celebrating Black History Month and spreading love.
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Month of Events - January 2021 🎉
Here is a list of the special days and themes for the month of January! With a focus on workplace events for employee wellness.
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Workplace Events for 2021 🗓
Epoch compiled a list of the major employee events and monthly themes to be aware of for all of 2021!
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