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Party Rentals

Complete Rental Solutions to Enhance Your Event

At Bay Area Picnic Planners, we know that exceptional events come down to the details. Our comprehensive rental inventory is curated to strengthen your event’s visual appeal while making planning easier and more efficient. When you coordinate rentals through our team, you enjoy a streamlined process—one cohesive vision and a single point of contact managing every element.

From essential infrastructure to eye-catching enhancements, our rental offerings support gatherings of every size, theme, and location.

Core Event Rentals

We offer an extensive selection of premium event essentials and décor elements, including:

  • Tables and chairs in multiple styles
  • Linen and specialty table coverings
  • Centerpieces and tabletop décor
  • Pipe and drape systems
  • Portable staging
  • Shade umbrellas
  • Waste management solutions
  • 10x10ft and 20x20ft canopies
  • Custom tenting
  • Picnic tables & benches and space heaters
  • Lounge furniture and themed decor
  • Sound system, lighting and more!

Every item is selected with intention—balancing aesthetics with practical considerations such as guest comfort, event flow, and functionality.

Lighting Design

Creating Atmosphere, Elevating Experience

Lighting plays a powerful role in defining how guests experience your event. It sets the tone, highlights focal points, and transforms everyday venues into immersive environments. Whether you’re planning a daytime company picnic or an evening celebration, our team designs lighting concepts that support your audience, objectives, and overall style.

With decades of hands-on production experience, Bay Area Picnic Planners has executed everything from understated ambient lighting to large-scale installations. We approach lighting strategically—enhancing décor, guiding attention, and energizing guests. In one standout project, we illuminated the exterior of a downtown high-rise for a corporate anniversary countdown—demonstrating that our ideas scale as big as your vision.

Lighting Options Include:

  • Light-up dance floors
  • Strobes, lasers and spotlights
  • Entry way and interior lighting
  • Gobo and moving effects
  • Stage lighting (customized following site walkthroughs)
  • Video wall and green screen lighting experiences

No matter the scope, our lighting designs enhance your event environment without overwhelming it.

Lighted tent available for rent from Bay Area Picnic Planners

Interactive Entertainment

Photo Booth Experiences

A Guest Favorite at Any Event

Photo booths remain one of the most popular interactive additions to events of all kinds. They give guests an engaging way to connect, have fun, and take home memorable keepsakes. With customizable backdrops, professional lighting, and playful props, our booths encourage creativity and participation. We offer multiple options, including 360, classic, and AI photo booths!

Photo booth at a BAPP event

Photo booths are a popular addition for:

  • Corporate events and brand activations
  • Weddings and milestone celebrations
  • Birthdays and Sweet 16s
  • Holiday parties
  • School and graduation events
  • Family reunions
  • Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
  • Quinceañeras

If your event is already fully planned and you simply need a booth, we provide standalone photo booth rentals with delivery and on-site setup.

Corporate Chair Massage

Wellness That Makes an Impact

Add a restorative touch to your workplace or corporate gathering with professional chair massage services. Bay Area Picnic Planners partners with a nationwide network of licensed massage therapists who offer services ranging from Swedish relaxation to deep-tissue sports therapy.

Chair massage is a practical and effective way to improve morale, ease stress, and promote productivity. It also reflects positively on your organization by showing a clear investment in employee well-being.

Ideal for:

  • Corporate retreats
  • Employee appreciation events
  • Conferences and trade shows
  • On-site wellness programs

Sports & Team-Building Experiences

Dynamic Activations, Professionally Managed

Our sports attractions and team-building activities are crafted for professionally produced events where execution, staffing, and guest experience are top priorities. These experiences are best suited for thoughtfully organized corporate gatherings and private productions where guests rotate through multiple interactive stations throughout the event.

Rather than offering isolated games, we create coordinated sports zones—groupings of activities designed to encourage friendly competition, collaboration, and continuous engagement without long wait times. Each activation is professionally staffed and seamlessly integrated into your event layout.

Rock wall at an event provided by BAPP

Popular Sports & Interactive Games

High-Energy Favorites

Choose from a dynamic selection of crowd-favorite attractions, perfectly suited for corporate gatherings and large-scale events:

  • Electronic Double Shot Basketball – fast-paced, head-to-head play
  • Golf Simulator – play your favorite course or enjoy head to head challenges
  • Bouncy Boxing – a playful, high-energy crowd draw
  • Human Bowling – oversized, laugh-out-loud inflatable experience
  • Quarterback Challenge – accuracy and strength test
  • Slap Shot Hockey – hockey skills challenge inspired by pro play
  • Sports Speed Cage – radar-based baseball, football, and soccer throws
  • Sumo Wrestling – oversized suits, guaranteed entertainment
  • Super Bounce Basketball – high-vertical inflatable court
  • ESPN Challenges and More!

Each activity is thoughtfully chosen according to your audience profile, event schedule, and available space to ensure smooth flow, strong engagement, and a safe, well-balanced experience for all participants.

Built on Professional Execution

Skilled Staffing, Seamless Coordination

All sports and team-building experiences include professional attendants, full setup and teardown, and on-site supervision. These activations are incorporated into professionally produced events and are ideal for clients who value quality, organization, and a refined guest experience.

Our team works closely with you to plan placement, scheduling, and traffic flow so that each element enhances the overall event.

Serving the Bay Area and Beyond

Bay Area Picnic Planners proudly works with clients throughout the Bay Area and neighboring regions, including San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Modesto, Merced, Santa Rosa, Mountain View, Los Gatos, Cupertino, Pleasanton, Burlingame, Hayward, Fremont, San Mateo, Los Altos, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Berkeley, Richmond, San Ramon, Castro Valley, Livermore, Tracy, San Rafael, Marin County, and surrounding areas. With more than 40 years of industry experience, we are a trusted partner for corporate planners, meeting professionals, and private hosts seeking well-executed, high-impact events.

Let’s Start Planning Your Event

Our team is ready to help you create an unforgettable picnic. From entertainment and activities to catering and event management, Bay Area Picnic Planners makes it easy.

Contact us today to request a quote or schedule a planning call.