NACE Brings Octoberfest to Life in Salt Lake City

Posted on October 23, 2025 by LewisEvents

Mid-October on a breezy Utah evening, members of the recently launched NACE (National Association for Catering & Events) Salt Lake City gathered to celebrate Oktoberfest and to elect chapter officers. Guests enjoyed breathtaking city views, scrumptious food, and exciting activities at the Ballard, a luxurious wedding venue in the hills of Draper. Lewis Events provided activities, decorations, and music for the occasion.

Competition was fierce around the hammerschlagen game as guests tried to drive a nail into a log with the fewest number of hits. Of course, they had to use the narrow side of the hammer to make it a bit more challenging.

Food, chapter elections, and prizes made up the bulk of the evening.

The event’s finale brought a brave group to the stage to compete in the stein holding challenge. The object of the challenge was to see who could hold the stein with a straight arm the longest while traditional polka tunes created a festive atmosphere.

Lewis Events designs and creates amazing parties and experiences for a variety of exciting events, special occasions, and corporate events throughout Southern California, Park City, Salt Lake, Utah Valley/Silicon Slopes, and beyond.

Octoberfest Arrives Early to Park City

Posted on September 25, 2024 by LewisEvents

Lewis Events had the pleasure of working with Summit Events DMC in bringing Octoberfest to life in Park City for a corporate client. So, instead of waiting until October, early September was when it was time to break out the the Alpenhorns, Brats, and Sauerkraut.

The Stein Eriksen Lodge is a beautiful location both indoors and out with breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and Deer Valley Resort. We decorated the event space to create the Octoberfest atmosphere and complement the venue space.

Prior to dinner and presentations, guests primarily socialized with frequent challenges at the Hammerschlagen game. This unique contest is often played at Octoberfest celebrations where challengers use the tapered end of a hammer to see who can drive a nail into a large piece of wood with the fewest number of hammer strikes. Most guests had never experienced Hammerschlagen but enjoyed the experience.

Lewis Events designs and creates amazing parties, special occasions, and corporate events throughout Southern California, Park City, Salt Lake, Utah Valley/Silicon Slopes, and beyond.

“Wild West Experience” at St. Regis

Posted on August 1, 2024 by LewisEvents

St. Regis Hotel was the location of a willing group of guests from far and wide who gathered to meet friends and learn the ways of the old West. Delectable food was served, foot-stomping music was performed and folks jumped back in time to the days of the wide open frontier.

Lewis Events brought the adventure to life with virtual calf roping, gold panning, trick roping, and real-life Western heroes. Brave participants rolled up their sleeves and did their best to rope the cow before it ran off to the wide-open prairie.

Forty-niners heard the call of gold discovered in Park City and rushed to stake their claim. Miners ferociously panned for riches in the Wasatch range rivers and streams with the occasional cry of “Eureka” heard over the music drifting from the local saloon.

After an evening of roping, panning, and calf gathering, Park City has a whole new slew of Cowgirls and Cowboys to tame the West.

Point of The Mountain Chamber Gala Shines

Posted on July 8, 2024 by LewisEvents

Point of the Mountain Chamber Gala Lewis Events

This year’s Point of the Mountain Chamber of Commerce Gala shined in silver and blue. Lewis Events was honored to provide the stage and entrance decorating, table centerpieces, atmosphere lighting, and entertainment with DJ Brett Live. The gala was held at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Lehi, Utah, the heart of Utah’s high-tech hub, “Silicon Slopes”.

Lewis Events designs and creates amazing parties, special occasions, and corporate events throughout Southern California, Park City, Salt Lake, Utah Valley/Silicon Slopes, and beyond.

Happy Birthday Pasadena . . . Lights, Camera, Action!

Posted on June 28, 2024 by LewisEvents

Lewis Events was recently invited to participate in the City of Pasadena’s 138th birthday celebration held at the Pasadena Museum of History. The special occasion was hosted in conjunction with their new exhibition entitled, “LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Hollywood Magic in Pasadena“, “which highlights the city’s intrinsic role in the multidimensional world of filmmaking”. Guests were welcomed with a movie premier grand entrance and snapped pictures in a movie-making photo vignette.

Key areas of the museum property featured iconic scenes from popular blockbuster films accompanied by costumed characters. A replica, “Back to the Future” time machine Delorean was also spotlighted.

The Fényes Mansion served as a beautiful background for the theater-style snack bar, DJ, and featured entertainment. Each hour dances from popular films were performed and taught to the willing audience. Dances included Hand Jive, Thriller, Wednesday Adams, Footloose, and the entire YMCA routine.

Christy served as MC for the formal portion of the program and led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday Pasadena”, with Pasadena’s Mayor Victor M. Gordo performing the honorary cake cutting.

Pasadena locations have been featured in films including Father of the Bride, The Sting, La La Land, and Back to the Future. We enjoyed bringing the silver screen alive for Pasadena and hope for another amazing 138 years!

Lewis Events designs and creates amazing parties, special occasions, and corporate events throughout Southern California, Park City, Salt Lake, Utah Valley, and beyond.

Wild West In the Warehouse

Posted on May 25, 2020 by LewisEvents

What do you do when you want to host your company’s western picnic on-site at your own facility. Easy! You transform your location into the Wild West.

Lewis Events teamed up with Cafe N’ Stuff Catering to make wild west magic happen for a ton of folks at their company location with acres of indoor space.

And when we said acres of space we weren’t kidding. So with some areas masked off, we concentrated the colorful decorating in key areas of the event space.

When the guests were finished eating Cafe N’ Stuff’s amazing food, Lewis Events kept the crowd entertained with a wild west trick roping and stunt show, a cornhole tournament, virtual calf roping, trick roping and, line dancing instruction.

Lewis Events magically transforms spaces into amazing theme parties for small intimate gatherings all the way up to grand celebrations in Southern California and Salt LakeCity/Utah Valley.

Party to the Future

Posted on May 13, 2020 by LewisEvents

Lewis Events decorated and lit a future-themed celebration for a corporate client at the Newport Beach Hyatt Regency Hotel. Halfway through the event, we moved some of the props from the dining area across the property to the dancing and game area. Here are a few of the pics.

Party Till The Cows Come Home

Posted on December 13, 2019 by LewisEvents

Nothing like having a western party in a milking barn. Our bovine friends were polite, quiet, did not eat too much and had a very positive attitude as long as they got their turn on the milking machine.Lewis Events was proud to be part of a company party held in the Millenial Barn located at the Orange County Fairgrounds. It’s an ideal location for a western theme party, offering a perfect country atmosphere . . . . cows included.

The guests enjoyed a variety of interesting activities including gold panning, cowboy games, line dancing, great food and lively music.

Right in the middle of the party festivities, the cows filed in and in an orderly fashion, took their place at the milking machine. It wasn’t long before the guests took notice and crowded to see the milking take place. I must admit this was an interesting first for Lewis Events and definitely added another dimension to the event.

Emily came away from the experience with some new friends.

Roar Into the 20’s

Posted on September 30, 2019 by LewisEvents

The roaring 20’s are just around the corner! What plans do you have to celebrate this momentous, once-in-a-lifetime historical milestone? How about hosting an unforgettable Roaring 20’s celebration?

It begins with a stunning entrance.