Crafting a Big, Beautiful Blowout in Santa Barbara

Here’s how DCi’s event planners created an immersive, multifaceted event in this funky and fabulous oceanside city.

See how we did it!

The Details

Place

Santa Barbara, California

Industry

Insurance

Duration

3 waves of 3 days

Details

To celebrate the company’s top performers, DCi wove together multiple experiences, culminating in an incredible night of world-class entertainment — all set in this gorgeous beachside city that merges a laid-back vibe with a high-end lifestyle.

A Scenic Coastal Trip

For the fifth year in a row, DCi was tasked with producing a multi-wave incentive program in Santa Barbara, California. Kicking off the 10-day extravaganza? A welcome dinner at El Encanto — a luxury resort perched high in the Santa Barbara hills with sweeping ocean views. Vibrant colors, warm rattan, and flourishes of bougainvillea channeled the spirit of the coast. Dinner gave way to a slew of activities like crystal readings, aura photography, a typewriter poet, and a sketch artist. For the rest of the program, our team dreamed up an incredible itinerary packed with locally inspired activities, dinners, and events — including a Venetian Palazzo-themed gala in a picturesque courtyard and an intimate concert with singer-songwriter Jason Mraz.

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The Soul of Santa Barbara

Our team made it a point to infuse Santa Barbara’s unique character and beauty into every aspect of the program. To get to know the city, guests were treated to a host of experiences that ran the gamut from biking and kayaking to whale watching and touring local breweries and wineries in the eclectic and artsy Funk Zone. For the final night of the program, our team planned a closing dinner inspired by the California super bloom, during which wildflowers burst with color across hillsides and valleys. Flowers, of course, were the focal point, woven into the bar decor, table centerpieces, and floral installations. The theme continued through the program’s exclamation point, with larger-than-life wildflower sculptures flanking the stage as Jason Mraz performed for the crowd.