St. Patrick's Day is festive, lighthearted, and it gives your team an excuse to step away from their screens and actually have fun together! If you're looking for a St. Patrick's Day activity that goes beyond green cupcakes in the break room, a scavenger hunt is your answer.

Here's everything you need to know to host a St. Patrick's Day scavenger hunt for March 17th:

Why a Scavenger Hunt Is the Perfect St. Patrick's Day Activity

Unlike a trivia game or a Zoom happy hour, a scavenger hunt gets people active! Players are up and moving, whether they're searching the office, exploring their neighborhood, or hunting through their home remotely.

How to Set Up a St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt with CrowdParty

CrowdParty's scavenger hunt feature makes hosting ridiculously simple. Here's a quick walkthrough so you know exactly what to expect.

Step 1: Start Your Hunt

Head to crowdparty.app and click Scavenger Hunt.

Click "Scavenger Hunt"

Here, you'll find all the details about how hunts work for both hosts and players right on the page! When you're ready, click Start a Hunt.

Click "Start a Hunt"

Once you have named your hunt, you are able to name it and press Play

Step 2: Customize Your Challenges

Once you've named your hunt, you'll see a 3x3 grid of tiles. Each tile represents a challenge your players will need to complete!

CrowdParty gives you default challenges to start with, but the real magic happens when you customize them with St. Patrick's Day-themed prompts.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

  • Find something green that isn't a plant — Forces creative thinking and guarantees funny photos.
  • Snap a pic of the closest thing to a pot of gold you can find — Coffee mugs full of candy? A coworker's gold jewelry? Get creative!
  • Take a selfie doing your best leprechaun impression — This one always gets laughs when the photos come in.
  • Find a rainbow (real or made by you) — Prisms, drawings, or an actual rainbow if you're lucky.
  • Photograph something that represents "luck" to you — A great one for sparking post-game conversation.
  • Take a photo wearing the most green you can find — Layer it on. The more ridiculous, the better.
  • Find a hidden gold coin — Scatter chocolate coins around your space ahead of time for a classic treasure hunt twist!

Step 3: Host Your Game

When your challenges are set, press Done.

CrowdParty will ask if you want to host now or save the room for later. When you're ready to go live, hit Host Game.

A QR code and pin code will appear on screen. Players can either scan the QR code with their phone camera or go to crowdparty.app, tap Join Game, and enter the pin.

Step 4: Watch the Action Unfold

As players complete challenges and snap their photos, you'll see them appear in real time.

Names pop up on the leaderboard based on how quickly they finish their tiles. It's live, it's competitive, and it's a blast to watch from the host side!

Step 5: Review and Celebrate!

Once the hunt wraps up, hosts can review the submitted photos for each player. The host is able to scroll through everyone's interpretations of each challenge!

You can also remove any photos that don't quite meet the mark, keeping things fair and fun.

St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt Ideas by Setting

In the Office

Hide a few props ahead of time like chocolate gold coins, paper shamrocks taped under desks, a small leprechaun figurine in the supply closet and let the hunt begin!

Remote and Hybrid Teams

CrowdParty's scavenger hunt works great for remote teams because the challenges are all photo-based! Remote players can hunt through their home, their neighborhood, or even their local coffee shop.

For hybrid setups, run the same hunt simultaneously for in-office and at-home players. Events like these create joyful connection, even when your team is seperated!

Ready to Host Your St. Patrick's Day Hunt?

Whether your team is in the office, fully remote, or somewhere in between, a St. Patrick's Day scavenger hunt is one of the easiest ways to bring some joy to the workplace this March. CrowdParty makes it simple to set up, fun to play, and memorable to look back on.

Head to crowdparty.app and start building your hunt today. Your team's pot of gold is waiting!

Looking for more ways to celebrate at work? Check out our Employee Appreciation Day game rooms and March Madness trivia — perfect for keeping the team energy going all month long.