Team building activities in Nashville, brought to you

Team building in Nashville gets memorable with The Custom Cowgirl. We bring a staffed mobile hat bar to your hotel, office, or venue with custom logo cowboy hats for your team. Every guest leaves with branded swag they built themselves — a finished custom hat featuring your mark.

We are based in Franklin and roll the horse-trailer studio to Nashville events, including hotel jobs at Gaylord Opryland. Groups of about 10 to 100. Disney, Amazon, Dollywood, ABC, and the Country Music Hall of Fame have used the experience for team days, client events, and holiday parties.

What are custom logo cowboy hats?

Custom logo cowboy hats are western hats personalized with your company branding. We bring the mobile hat bar to your Nashville venue, and each guest builds a hat with your logo ironed or branded onto it. They choose a straw or wool hat, pick bands and accessories, then we apply your two-letter branding or full custom logo iron (requires 30 days notice). It’s a wearable takeaway that doubles as team swag and a hands-on team-building experience

Corporate clients use custom logo hats for holiday parties and client appreciation events. Your team or clients leave wearing something they made together, branded with your mark — a memorable alternative to standard event swag.

What companies have used The Custom Cowgirl for team building?

Base hat options at corporate events

We bring two American-made bases to a corporate event: classic straw and western wool. Each guest gets one hat and a hat band. Feathers and pins are optional on that hat. Guests pick a base with a stylist, then finish it with the band and those extras. Each guest gets one hat and a hat band. Feathers and pins are optional on that hat. Guests pick a base with a stylist, then finish it with the band and those extras.

The Straws

The straws are Burnt Palm and Bangora.

The Wools

The wools are Harvest and Obsidian.

Hat band selection and customization

Every hat at the mobile hat bar starts with band selection. We bring leather bands, fabric bands, beaded bands, and decorative options to your Nashville event. Guests choose the band that matches their style or your company colors, then we fit it to the crown.

Leather bands work for a classic western look. Fabric bands add pattern and color. Beaded and tooled bands bring texture. After the band is set, guests add feathers, pins, scarves, and other accessories from the trailer inventory. The whole process takes about six to seven minutes per guest when we staff a corporate activation, and every hat leaves the event looking different.

Logo burning and branding techniques for corporate hats

Every guest can add branding of up to two letters or symbols on their hat. We can also brand the hat with a personalized iron of your company or event logo. Plan on a minimum of 30 days for the iron so we can produce it before your event. If you have a special item you want worked into the hats, we will attach it while we customize them. The letters, the logo iron, and that extra item are included in the per-hat rate.

What are fun team building activities in Nashville?

Team building activities in Nashville usually mean sending the group out: a tour, a course, a rented room downtown. A mobile hat bar is the version that comes to your hotel, office, or venue. Guests pick a hat, add a band, feathers, and pins, and leave wearing what they made together.

This is an indoor team building activity, and it works as a group activity in Nashville for adults. Conference break, culture day, or Nashville team building event. We staff the stations, keep the line moving, and pack out. We do not run outdoor team building, ropes courses, or scavenger hunts.

What to do in Nashville with a large group?

Book a mobile hat bar for the group you already have, about 10 to 100 guests. We deliver, set up, and staff it at your hotel, office, or venue. A typical hotel job looks like this: about 1.5 hours to load in, a 2-hour guest activation, then about 30 minutes to load out. You get a turnkey setup. We handle inventory, fittings, branding, and breakdown.

Each guest gets one hat. They choose a summer straw or a winter wool, then add a leather or fabric band, feathers, pins, and branding of up to two letters or symbols. If you have a small item you want on the hats, we can attach it. A custom logo iron needs 30 days notice. For a 75-guest hotel activation we staffed four stylists. That pace was about 6 to 7 minutes per guest. Duration can run from 45 minutes to a half day.

Corporate events in Nashville

Corporate events in Nashville are not only offsites. Holiday parties and client appreciation events, team building and culture days, hotel and conference activations, corporate holiday parties, client appreciation and branded takeaways are the other times planners book us.

Client Appreciation Events

Client events use the hat as the gift. It is a hat they made themselves, not another tote bag. That is the point of a client appreciation event: something they keep.

Holiday Party

A December party works the same way as a team day: we set up at your venue, guests build a hat, and they leave wearing the night. If you want a full company logo ironed in, start 30 days out. Two-letter branding can move faster because it is already in the per-hat rate.

Hat sizing guide and measurement instructions

We handle sizing at the event. When a guest picks a hat, one of the stylists measures their head using a fabric tape around the widest part of the forehead, just above the ears. Standard adult sizing includes 6⅞ (small), 7⅛ (medium), 7½ (large), and 7⅞ (extra large), and we bring inventory in each size to Nashville corporate events.

Fitting takes about 30 seconds regardless of prior hat knowledge. Once we have the measurement, we pull the right size in the style they chose (straw or wool), then adjust the interior sweatband if needed. Hats should sit comfortably without pinching. If you’re ordering hats for a group and need sizing in advance, ask each person to measure around their head in inches and send us the list when you book.

Corporate Events

How many guests can you take?

About 10 to 100. Larger groups work by adding stations and extra stylists. Under 10 can still inquire.

How long does it take to create a custom cowboy hat?

The timeline depends on the branding. If you’re using two-letter branding or initials, the hat is built and branded during your event. Each guest takes about six to seven minutes from base selection through final branding. For a 75-guest corporate activation, the full session runs about two hours of guest time, plus 1.5 hours to load in and 30 minutes to load out.

If you need a full custom logo iron, start 30 days out. That lead time lets us produce the branded patches and have them ready the day of your event. Once we arrive, guests pick a hat base, select a band and accessories, and we apply the logo while they wait. Book about a month ahead when custom logo work is involved.

Can we use our company logo?

Yes. Two letters or symbols are in the per-hat rate. A full custom logo iron needs 30 days.

Do you come to our hotel or office?

Yes. We come to hotels, offices, and venues in Nashville and the surrounding area. Gaylord Opryland is a venue type we have already set up at.

Is this indoors or outdoors?

Indoors is the usual setup. Outdoor is possible. Ask when you inquire.

How do we book?

Email giddyup@thecustomcowgirl.com or use the form on our contact page. Tell us the date, venue, and guest count. We’ll send you a custom quote!

What does it cost?

from $120 per hat, plus staffing and venue fees. Your custom quote based on guest count, venue, and branding will give more specifics. Email giddyup@customcowgirl.com.

Give them an afternoon together they’ll remember forever and leave with a hat they made with their own hands. Book your date today.