A department outing for the whole team, one shared story
Not a drinks-and-bowling afternoon, but a cinematic experience with professional actors that your whole department ends up in together. For 5–500 people, in 30+ cities across the Netherlands and Belgium, or at your own venue.
Why this department outing feels so different
On paper a department outing is quickly arranged: an activity, some drinks, done. Since 2000, NEVERREST has built something else entirely: cinematic team events with professional actors, played by more than 200,000 participants. There is not just something to do, but a story your whole department ends up in together, the planner and the improviser, the fifteen-year veteran and the colleague who started last month, each in their own way.
You notice it afterwards most of all. Departments talk for weeks about strange encounters, doubt and hilarious twists that only click into place later. Participants rate us 4.9 out of 150 Google reviews, with 1,500+ written experiences on our own site, not because it was “quite nice”, but because something actually happened.
First comes curiosity
It starts calmly, but the messages your team receives do not quite match what you see around you. People pay closer attention, react faster and glance at each other wondering: what is actually happening here?
Then the mood shifts
Doubt, pace, humour or tension emerges, and the stranger who has now appeared three times is no coincidence. Colleagues get more fanatical and naturally become part of what unfolds.
And it keeps going
Back at the office people replay scenes, laugh again at misunderstandings and share what théy thought was going on. Not a box-ticked afternoon, but something the department genuinely experienced together.
A department outing, not a company day out
A department is not a friend group, and a department outing is not a training day. Nothing is evaluated and nobody has to present themselves: your people go through something together, and that is the point. It works particularly well after a reorganisation or a change of leadership, when a department has grown fast and half the names are new, or when hybrid work means colleagues rarely share a room.
Want to celebrate with the entire organisation at once? That is a company outing. After explicit team goals and a debrief? Look at our approach to team building. One single close-knit team? Start at the team outing page. This page is for the layer in between: one department, mixed roles, one shared experience.
Which atmosphere suits your department?
Two concepts, two completely different atmospheres, the same professional standard.
A cinematic city game with actors, outdoors through the city centre on an easy walking route of 2 to 4 kilometres. What starts as a stroll past familiar spots soon tilts, and everything is hosted live by our game leaders, so the story reacts to what your people actually do.
Everything about The Game →
An open escape experience with actors that runs from a rented room or simply your own office floor. Largely indoors, so the weather cannot touch it, and we bring all the tech, logistically the easiest department outing to organise. Actors keep the pace high and respond live to what your teams do.
Everything about Social Chaos →Not sure? Mystery, build-up and simmering tension: The Game. Pace, hilarity and direct energy: Social Chaos. In a short conversation we’ll find the right atmosphere for your department together.
The right shape for a whole department
From a compact department to 500 colleagues in shifts, the experience is built to fit, for 5 to 500 people.
Sharp and personal
Compact departments feel every beat up close. The tension sits near the skin, interaction runs high, and nobody hides at the back.
Lively and balanced
Enough people for real energy, still small enough that every colleague matters. Sub-teams of 4 to 6 keep the teamwork tight and the pace alive.
Structured and smooth
Large departments split into sub-teams of 4 to 6, one storyline runs across all teams, and multiple start times make it possible to play in shifts, so a department that never stands still can still play as one, right up to the shared finale.
Which departments does this instantly feel right for?
Departments fresh out of a reorganisation
New leadership, shifted roles, mixed feelings. A department outing with a shared story instead of an evaluation gives people something genuine to experience side by side, without anyone being put on the spot.
Departments that grew fast
Half the names are new and the coffee-corner small talk has run dry. Sub-teams of 4 to 6 mean nobody can hide at the back and nobody has to perform on a stage, from the newest intern to the most sceptical senior.
Hybrid departments
When colleagues rarely share a room, a shared afternoon does more than a year of video calls. One storyline, one finale, and suddenly there is something everyone was actually there for.
International departments
Both concepts are playable in English, Dutch or mixed, so international colleagues join on equal footing instead of nodding along politely. The actors perform in the language your group needs.
Frequently asked questions about a department outing
What does a department outing cost?
Does a department outing go ahead in bad weather?
Will everyone join in, even colleagues who dislike organised fun?
How long does a department outing take, and can we combine it with drinks or dinner?
Does it work for large departments or several departments at once?
Where does a department outing start?
How quickly can we arrange a department outing?
What does a NEVERREST event cost?
It depends on the size of your group. The Game costs € 920 for a team of up to 10 people, without acts. Social Chaos starts at € 1,895 for up to 20 people, actors included. At 30 participants that is € 1,940 and € 2,390.
| Group | The Game without acts |
Social Chaos actors included |
|---|---|---|
| up to 10 | € 920 | € 1,895 |
| 20 people | € 1,540 | € 1,895 |
| 30 people | € 1,940 | € 2,390 |
| 50 people | € 2,950 | € 3,040 |
| 200 people | € 9,060 | € 10,910 |
Total prices excluding VAT, 2026 rates. For The Game, acts are added on top of the total and scale with group size; for Social Chaos the film is optional. The full price list is in the brochure.
Where do you go from here?
Every department outing takes its own shape, these are the most chosen directions.
More depth than just an outing?
Our approach to team building combines the same fun with collaboration under pressure, for departments that want to get something out of it too.