Quirk Events

What Quirk Events does

Quirk Events is a Boston-based LLC founded in 2016 that designs and runs game-based live events for both consumer and corporate audiences. The company's proprietary format library includes Board Game Speed Dating, Feud Nights (including a virtual Zoom variant), Trivia nights, and Traitors-themed competitions. Public events are ticketed at $13-$45 per player and distributed through Eventbrite and venue partnerships with breweries and restaurants; private event bookings serve corporate team-building and personal celebrations. The company reports having hosted over 1,000 events since founding.

The operating model is a distributed, mobile host network rather than a fixed-venue business, which allows Quirk to program events in 22+ US states without owning real estate. Hosting is delivered by trained facilitators who transport the company's game kits, sound equipment, and proprietary scoring systems to partner venues or client offices. Marketing and demand generation run through the company website, an email newsletter, and an Instagram presence, with Eventbrite functioning as the primary ticketing infrastructure for public events.

Quirk serves three overlapping customer segments: (1) socially active adults, including singles and LGBTQ+ participants who purchase individual tickets to public events; (2) corporations and institutions such as Google, Spotify, Facebook, Wayfair, YouTube, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Life Is Good, Harvard, and MIT, which book private events for team-building and engagement; and (3) individuals hosting personal celebrations (birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties) who book private formats. Revenue is split across low-price-point high-volume public ticket sales and higher-price-point lower-volume private bookings, with the private stream likely contributing disproportionate revenue per event. The team is 1-10 employees, indicating a lean operating structure that scales via contract hosts rather than full-time staff.

Name

Quirk Events

Legal name

Quirk Events LLC

Website

https://quirkevents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quirk Events is a Boston-based LLC that designs and runs proprietary game-based live events (board game speed dating, Feud Nights, trivia, Traitors competitions) for individual consumers and corporate clients across 22+ US states via a mobile host and venue-partner model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Entertainment Services

NAICS

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries (713)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Game-based events
• Social gaming experiences
• Corporate team building
• Trivia entertainment events
• Speed dating events

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Event Tickets: Ticket sales for public game-based events including speed dating, trivia, Feud Nights, and murder mystery games. Pricing varies by event type and location ($13-$45 per player).
2. Private Event Bookings: Corporate team building, office parties, fundraisers, and personal celebrations booked as private events. Hosted at client locations or partner venues.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quirk Events designs and hosts game-based social events delivered as public ticketed experiences at breweries, restaurants, and event venues, and as private bookings for corporate team building, fundraisers, and personal celebrations. Its core formats include Board Game Speed Dating, Trivia Murder Mystery, Feud Nights, Traitors competitions, Blitz-Speed Trivia, Music Bingo, and Puzzle Night, available across 22+ U.S. states and on virtual platforms.

Product overview

Quirk Events is an event-hosting company that operates a portfolio of game-based social events across multiple formats and locations. The core products include Board Game Speed Dating (social dating through games), Trivia Murder Mystery (trivia-driven murder mystery solving), Traitors Competition (social deduction game), Feud Night (survey-answer trivia), Blitz-Speed Trivia (rapid-fire team trivia), Music Bingo, Puzzle Night (team jigsaw competitions), and Board Game Mixer. Events are offered both as public ticketed experiences (primarily via Eventbrite) and as private corporate rentals. The company operates in over 20 U.S. states with a focus on breweries, restaurants, and office venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Board Game Speed Dating Social dating events where participants meet and interact through board games, typically hosted at breweries or restaurants. Events are segmented by age group (20s, 30s, 40s) and sometimes by orientation (gay men, queer women, LGBTQIA+). Tickets sold to individual consumers.
• Trivia Murder Mystery Interactive event where participants answer trivia questions to solve a murder mystery. Multiple themed variations available including 'The Poisoned Patron' and 'The Killer Ending'. Sold as public tickets and private bookings.
• Traitors Competition Real-life social deduction competition featuring deceit, challenges, and elimination. Structurally inspired by survival/deception game formats, held at breweries and event spaces.
• Feud Night Survey-based trivia game where teams guess the most popular answers to fun survey questions, similar to Family Feud format. Offered as free admission events at various venues.
• Blitz-Speed Trivia High-energy team trivia with 20-30 second time limits per question and speed-based scoring. Designed to maintain high energy with rapid-fire format.
• Music Bingo Bingo-style game using music clips instead of numbers, combining music listening with competitive bingo gameplay.
• Puzzle Night Team jigsaw competition where teams of 2–4 receive a 500-piece puzzle and race to assemble it fastest. Hosted at breweries and event venues.
• Board Game Mixer Event introducing players to new board games with hosts teaching gameplay. Players rotate through different games with new groups each round, available in Boston.
• Team Trivia Bar trivia experience brought to private events with a host, music, and slideshow presentation. Available in Boston, Chicago, New York, and on Zoom.
• Zoom Feud Nights Virtual Feud Night game delivered via Zoom video conferencing platform, enabling remote team participation.
• Private Party Events Customized private events including office teambuilding, fundraisers, birthdays, and corporate events. Features include board game mixers, trivia games, and Feud nights tailored to client needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hosted over 1,000 events including corporate events for major tech and enterprise companies

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Breweries and Restaurants (Various)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partners host Quirk Events at their locations. Partners include breweries like Aslin Beer Co., Victory Brewing, Roar Brewing, and restaurants. These venues provide event space while Quirk Events provides the entertainment and game facilitation. Events drive foot traffic and customer spending at venues.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Murder Mystery Company: Provides interactive murder mystery events for both public and private/corporate bookings, directly overlapping with Quirk's Trivia Murder Mystery product line.
• Outback Team Building: Delivers corporate team-building programs and events for enterprise clients, directly competing for the same B2B customer base that buys Quirk's private events and Team Trivia.
• The Go Game: Tech-enabled corporate team-building and interactive game experiences for offsite and virtual events, paralleling Quirk's private corporate event offerings with a heavier technology orientation.
• Geeks Who Drink: Operates hosted pub trivia events at bars and breweries across the US, directly competing with Quirk's trivia and Feud Night formats in the same venue-based, social-gaming channel.
• Brainstormer Trivia: Hosts pub-style trivia events at bars and venues, competing with Quirk's trivia and Feud Night formats in overlapping geographic markets.
• Pre-Dating Speed Dating: National speed dating event operator offering singles events at bars and restaurants, directly paralleling Quirk's Board Game Speed Dating product.

Broad incumbents

• Snakes & Lattes: Operates board game cafes and tabletop gaming venues, overlapping with Quirk's board game and social gaming events but with a fixed-location cafe model.

Emerging players

• Painting with a Twist: Franchised social entertainment concept offering hosted art-social events at bars and venues, serving a similar singles-and-groups social experiences market as Quirk.
• Kelley Girls Murder Mystery: Specialty provider of hosted murder mystery dinner theater and private parties, overlapping with Quirk's Trivia Murder Mystery and private event offerings.

Regional players

• Trivia Mafia: Midwest-based pub trivia operator that runs weekly trivia nights at breweries and bars, overlapping with Quirk's trivia events in shared regional markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/quirkeventshq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quirkevents

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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