CES Team Activities in Las Vegas: How to Get Your Group Off the Strip

If you're bringing a team to CES in January, you probably have the show covered. The harder part is everything around it. You want CES team activities in Las Vegas that don't mean another hotel ballroom, another long dinner, or another night of losing half your group in a casino. The Courts LV is an indoor pickleball club and private-event venue in Summerlin, on the west side of town. Here's how to plan an off-Strip outing during CES week without adding to your workload.

One thing up front: we're an independent club. We aren't part of CES or connected to the show. We're simply a place to take your team while you're in town.

Start With the Show Calendar

The official CES site, ces.tech, lists the next show as January 6-9, 2027, in Las Vegas. Check it again before you lock anything in, along with the hours for your badge and your booth schedule.

Then map your own team. Who lands when? Who's working the booth? Who flies out early? Your outing date comes from those answers, not the other way around.

Three Windows That Work Around the Show

Before It Opens

If your team gets in early, Monday, January 4 or Tuesday, January 5 can be the cleanest choice. People are fresh. Nobody has been on their feet all day. It also breaks the ice before a long week, which helps when your group comes from different offices. Booth staff may be tied up with setup, so check with them first.

After It Closes

January 9 is a Saturday. If people can stay through the last day or an extra night, the work is done and they can finally relax. It's a good thank-you for the crew who ran the booth. Raise this one early, before everyone books a flight home.

During the Show

This is the hardest window, and we'll be honest about that. People are tired, and everyone's calendar looks different. If it has to happen mid-show, tell us when your group can realistically leave and when they have to be back. We'll talk through what can work.

Why Leave the Strip at All

Your team will spend the week in show halls, ballrooms, and hotel lobbies. One more ballroom won't feel like a treat. A team building day here typically runs 4 to 8 hours, and it looks nothing like the rest of the week:

• Eight indoor, climate-controlled courts, and pickleball is the only sport
• Three lounge areas, so people can sit and talk between games
• No casino or hotel to walk through, just on-site parking and a front door
• PodPlay technology for scoring, recording, replays, and stats, so the best rally gets seen twice
• Full-club buyouts for groups that want the place to themselves

Membership isn't required for events. You can see how this fits with the rest of your trip on our corporate events page.

Getting Your Group There and Back

This is where most off-Strip ideas fall apart. Somebody has to get everyone out of a lobby and back in time for the next thing. That somebody doesn't have to be you.

Our team can coordinate transportation from Strip hotels. Tell us which hotels your people are in and when they need to be back. If some of them are driving, there's on-site parking. We're at 10000 Covington Cross Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89144, and our location page has the details.

Ask us about travel time from your hotel at the hour you're planning, and leave some cushion in your schedule. It's a busy week in this town.

Nobody Has to Know How to Play

Most of your team may have never played. That's fine. Formats can include beginner-friendly warmups, so people can get going without any experience. Anyone who'd rather watch and talk has the lounges.

Our club team runs the event. You don't have to organize the brackets, explain the rules, or keep score. Our team building page shows a sample flow, from pickup to warmup clinic to team tournament to finals and awards. You can shape it around your group.

Food and Drinks Without the Banquet

Events can include catering and beverages through our catering partners. Tell us whether you want a real meal or something lighter, when you'd like it served, and what dietary needs your group has. After a week of business dinners, nobody will miss the rubber chicken.

Why Early Matters for CES Week

CES brings a lot of companies to town at the same time. Your date, your transportation, and your catering all have to line up, and every week you wait gives you fewer choices. Start the conversation before your team's flights are booked, not after.

You don't need final numbers. Send us what you have:

• Your first-choice date and a backup
• A rough headcount
• The hotels your group is staying in
• When people need to be back, and for what
• What you want from the day, whether that's team time, a client outing, or a thank-you

Send Us Your CES Week Dates

Use our event inquiry form to tell us what you have in mind. Our team will come back with availability, event flow, and ideas, with no obligation. If you'd rather talk it through, call 702-931-1188 or email info@courtslv.com.