Feb 16, 2026 | Announcements, City & Downtown, Eventzee Exposure, Hunt Tips, Sales & Marketing, Tourism, Uncategorized
Eventzee and TownTrek invite downtowns across the nation to transform their streets into celebration grounds for America’s 250th birthday! Using our mobile app, communities can craft custom interactive events that celebrate local heritage, highlight small businesses, and spark exploration.
Whether you’re unveiling historical landmarks, spotlighting hometown heroes, or guiding visitors (and locals!) to hidden gems, America250 By TownTrek makes every downtown a destination.
The American Dream Team
In 2026, the United States will mark a once-in-a-generation milestone: America’s 250th anniversary. This is more than a birthday—it’s a moment for reflection, pride, and storytelling. From big cities to small towns, every community has a role to play in honoring our shared history and celebrating the people, places, and stories that define America.
At Eventzee, we believe the most powerful stories aren’t only found in history books—they live on Main Streets, in hometown heroes, veteran memorials, local museums, community traditions, and the everyday places that shape community identity. That’s why we’re proud to officially launch America250 experiences through our TownTrek platform, giving communities flexible, modern tools to bring this historic celebration to life.
Unlimited Freedom
Powered by Eventzee, TownTrek is a highly customizable engagement platform built to support everything from weekend festivals to multi-day, multi-location campaigns. Communities can choose from 10 different challenge types with no limits on how they expand their experience, including:
- GPS & Explore Challenges – Visit historic sites and check-in to unlock their stories.
- Quiz & Text Challenges – Test players’ knowledge as they explore your city.
- Photo & Video Challenges – Capture favorite downtown landmarks and curate crowdsourced social content.
- QR Code or Poll Survey Challenges – Encourage engagement with small businesses, and collect feedback directly from participants.
- Information & Route Challenges – Provide educational content, and direct players along specific stops.
Organizers can tailor event duration, player limits, and pricing to fit their community’s size and goals—whether that’s a one-day patriotic celebration or a multi-month America250 heritage trail.
Turning Main Streets into Celebration Grounds
Designed specifically for Main Street and downtown marketing organizations, TownTrek creates walkable, self-guided experiences that encourage exploration, discovery, and community pride.
Communities can create custom routes highlighting:
- Historic landmarks and public buildings
- Museums and cultural institutions
- Veteran memorials and heritage sites
- Downtown gathering spaces and local businesses
With interactive maps built directly into the app, every challenge can be pinned to a real-world location—making it easy to guide residents and visitors to hidden gems and meaningful places. Whether you open up the map for free-form exploration or design specific heritage routes, TownTrek makes every downtown a destination.
Supporting Local Businesses Along the Way
America250 is also an opportunity to drive real economic impact. With built-in check-ins and location-based challenges, participants can earn points by visiting participating businesses—boosting foot traffic and awareness along the route.
Communities can:
- Encourage purchases with redeemable prizes or discounts
- Offer sponsorship opportunities with business logos and branding within the app
- Create intentional routes that guide visitors to local shops, restaurants, and gathering spaces
It’s a win-win: businesses gain visibility, and participants discover new local favorites while celebrating American heritage.
Keeping the Celebration Going
America250 doesn’t have to be a one-day event. With scheduling tools and a challenge library full of ready-made ideas, organizers can roll out new challenges over time—keeping residents and visitors engaged across multiple days or weeks. Real-time leaderboards, social feeds, and progress-tracking badges add friendly competition and community interaction to the experience, encouraging participants to return again and again.
America250 belongs to every town, city, and county. Whether you’re preserving local history in a rural community or activating foot traffic in a busy downtown district, these tools scale to meet you where you are. America’s story is the sum of local stories—and this milestone is your moment to tell yours.
Join the America250 Movement
Now is the time to start planning how your community will celebrate America’s 250th birthday. With Eventzee and TownTrek, you don’t need a massive budget or technical team—just a story to tell and a community ready to explore it.
Ready to launch your America250 experience?
Connect with our team to see how Eventzee and TownTrek can bring your community’s story to life.
Fill out the Contact Form on TownTrek’s website for fastest service or reach out to info@towntrekapp.com to schedule a walkthrough.
You can also check out our free America250 Demo by downloading the TownTrek app or visiting https://towntrek.web.app/#join=USA250 and using the join code USA250.
Jul 21, 2025 | City & Downtown, Hunt Tips, Tourism
Use Eventzee to make your event an adventure! Whether players are discovering historic landmarks, searching for the best local shops, or navigating a festival, having a clear and engaging way to guide them makes all the difference. That’s why Eventzee’s interactive map feature is a game-changer for downtown experiences. The map provides a seamless, user-friendly navigation tool that ensures participants can explore with ease while engaging in interactive challenges along the way.
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Utilize Eventzee’s different map based challenge types!
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Explore Challenges encourage self discovery of every inch of your town!
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Route challenges can send participants to specific locations and track activity!
Eventzee’s map feature offers complete flexibility in designing experiences. Organizers can create custom routes, set challenges in specific areas, and adjust experiences based on visitor flow or special events. This not only enhances engagement but also helps direct foot traffic to under-visited areas and local businesses, supporting economic growth and a more balanced downtown experience.
Another major benefit is the real-time engagement and accessibility the map provides. Instead of handing out paper maps or lengthy instructions, participants can simply use their mobile device to navigate and interact with their surroundings. The visual layout makes it easy for visitors of all ages to stay engaged and immerse themselves in the experience, whether they’re lifelong residents rediscovering their city or first-time tourists exploring downtown for the day.
The map feature is particularly powerful in self-guided tours and scavenger hunts especially in downtown areas using our new TownTrek app! This allows users to see challenge locations in real-time and plan their route efficiently. Whether they’re checking in at GPS-based waypoints, scanning QR codes at local businesses, or snapping photos of public art, participants can follow a customized path that highlights key attractions and hidden gems. This makes downtown exploration more intuitive and ensures no must-see location goes unnoticed.
With Eventzee and TownTrek’s map feature, downtown exploration becomes an interactive adventure, transforming ordinary walks into engaging journeys filled with discovery and excitement. Whether you’re planning a historical walking tour, a local shopping challenge, or a seasonal scavenger hunt, TownTrek ensures visitors stay on track while having fun. Contact us today to bring this innovative experience to your downtown community!
Oct 1, 2024 | City & Downtown, Hunt Tips
The holidays are always super busy for everyone. Make this holiday season a breeze and plan an event hosted on the Eventzee scavenger hunt app. Whether it’s a large event or just one for a family gathering, we’re here to help!
Downtown Tourism Scavenger Hunt App
Is your downtown area heavily trafficked during the holiday season? Make sure that visitors and locals are engaging with local small businesses and restaurants as they complete their holiday shopping!
Many downtowns throughout the US host passport events using the Eventzee scavenger hunt platform. Participants, who are likely competing for a prize or completion keepsake, are encouraged to visit as many businesses in the downtown area as possible.
Snowmass Village, Colorado, is a snow-sport resort town and is frequently visited during the winter and holiday season. Snowmass Mountain Mission, hosted on the Eventzee scavenger hunt app, encourages visitors to explore the area in a self-guided manner, while still having fun, engaging with local businesses, and learning about the community!
Holiday Lights & Sights
One of the best things about the holiday season is the beautiful look of the festivities, including colorful lights, holiday decorations, and more. The Eventzee scavenger hunt app is a great platform for hosting self-guided explorations of decorations.
The city of Loveland, Colorado, hosts a holiday light tour using Eventzee. Earlier this year, they hosted an event called “Hunt for the Loveland Holiday Gnomes”. The event was hosted along a light trail throughout the city, where participants were encouraged to drop by local businesses and other landmarks while searching for 10 unique holiday gnomes.
Hosting a scavenger hunt app event that features holiday attractions is a great way to allow visitors to have a self-guided immersive experience, while also making sure they don’t miss any of the holiday magic!
Employee Engagement
Spread the holiday cheer by letting employees take some time away from their desks to complete a company-themed scavenger hunt! Whether employees are back in the office or they’re still working from home, the Eventzee scavenger hunt app is the perfect tool for a customized, fun holiday event.
If your company doesn’t have time to squeeze in an event before the holiday season is over, engage those employees with a “welcome back” event to start 2022 with a bang!
Party Packs
For family or friends gatherings this holiday season, check out Eventzee’s party pack options. There are a variety of themes to choose from, whether you’d like to have a holiday theme or not. With a 25 person limit, these hunts are perfect to get everyone involved!
Regardless of the type of event you’ll be hosting this holiday season, Eventzee is here to help! For more information and to get in touch, contact Craig Holland, sales@eventzeeapp.com.
Aug 5, 2024 | Education, Hunt Tips, Team Building
Ready to start planning your next youth activity? Using the Eventzee scavenger hunt app for your youth group is easy and can be broken down into a few key steps.
Step 1: Define Your Objectives
Before designing your scavenger hunt, you need to know your goal. Are you aiming to inform, entertain, or achieve both? For example, a Girl Scouts troop might focus on completing a badge requirement, while the Boys Brigade might prioritize building friendships through group activities.
Step 2: Design Engaging Challenges
Now that you’ve established your objectives, it’s time for the fun part—designing your challenges! To keep participants engaged and excited, it’s essential to have a good mix. Photo and video challenges allow for creative expression, while quiz challenges test knowledge. GPS and QR code challenges can guide participants through interactive explorations of their surroundings.
For example, you could create challenges at historical landmarks, where participants take photos, answer related questions, and use GPS to navigate to specific locations. With the Eventzee app you can ensure an easy and enriching scavenger hunt experience.
Step 3: Customize and Brand Your Event
Brand your Eventzee scavenger hunt to enhance the experience and give it a professional feel. Incorporate your group’s logo, colors, and other branding elements that participants will own and take pride in.
Step 4: Launch and Monitor
After setting everything up, the fun begins! Once the hunt has started players can utilize Eventzee’s social features to track the activity through the real-time leaderboard, communicate with one another in the chat, and check out other submissions in the feed. This will add a competitive dimension to get participants working fast and efficiently to complete all tasks.
If you’re interested in learning more about hosting a youth-based Eventzee scavenger hunt, email us at sales@eventzeeapp.com or call us at 714-210-3850 x15.
Jul 23, 2024 | Education, Hunt Tips, Team Building
In today’s digital age, traditional activities often need a modern twist to capture the interest of tech-savvy kids. Engaging youth groups like the Girl Scouts, Boys Brigade, and Big Brothers Big Sisters can be challenging. That’s where the Eventzee Scavenger Hunt App comes in—a fully customizable platform that transforms mundane activities into thrilling, interactive adventures.
Why Choose Eventzee for Youth Groups?
The Eventzee scavenger hunt app is the perfect tool for youth groups that combines fun with technology to fuel learning programs. By using our mobile app youth organizations can bring their programs into the modern era, making them more appealing and relevant to today’s young people.
Eventzee not only keeps kids engaged, but it’s also a proven learning tool to help them achieve their educational and developmental goals.
Interactive and Educational
The Eventzee scavenger hunt app offers the unique advantage of facilitating active learning, letting the young people’s education be driven by experience. Our state of the art mobile app can be designed to enhance a range of skills in youth groups, including teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Eventzee allows organizers to create engaging and educational challenges, making learning an entertaining and interactive experience.
For example, Girl Scouts of Nebraska have used Eventzee previously for their mindfulness and wellness event, designed to teach scouts about mental health awareness and productive practices. This hands-on approach to learning allowed the scouts to use the app directly to answer journal prompts, complete tasks like creating a meditative space, and more.
Customization for Unique Experiences
Every youth group has unique values and objectives. The Eventzee app’s customizable features allow each group to tailor its scavenger hunts to meet specific needs.
For instance, the Boys Brigade can organize activities that promote fitness and teamwork within their group. Meanwhile, Big Brothers Big Sisters can create scenarios that challenge mentorship and foster bonding between Bigs and Littles.
Eventzee supports a variety of challenge types, such as photo and video tasks, quiz questions, and GPS check-ins, allowing for extensive customization possibilities.
Benefits of Using Eventzee for Youth Groups
Eventzee offers several advantages that enhance young people’s participation through key benefits:
· Promotes Teamwork and Collaboration
Scavenger hunts are problem-solving and task-completion, competitive activities that inherently eventuate in teamwork. This means that such teamwork teaches and builds strong relationships in youth groups while also learning how to cooperate.
· Enhances Engagement Through Gamification
Gamification in Eventzee is an aspect that keeps things exciting and motivated for teenagers and children. The system turns learning and exploration into a game; in this way, it gets the attention and captures the fun of any youth team.
· Provides Flexibility and Accessibility
With Eventzee’s mobile platform, players can go out on the scavenger hunt through their smartphones, so it is relatively approachable to nearly every kid.
Moreover, one may change the challenge design so you can utilize this application from being in an urban area to some countryside campsite.
Begin Your Scavenger Hunt Adventure with Eventzee Today!
The Eventzee scavenger hunt app is more than just a game- it’s a powerful educational tool for youth groups. The customizable features and educational capacity make it an ideal platform for youth organizations and we look forward to how YOU use Eventzee for your future programs!
If you’re interested in learning more about hosting a youth-based Eventzee scavenger hunt, email us at sales@eventzeeapp.com or call us at 714-210-3850 x15.
Nov 3, 2022 | Announcements, Hunt Tips, Hunt Types
What are “Party Packs”? Party Packs are premade scavenger hunts with 20+ Photo, Video, and Quiz challenges written around a central theme, allowing up to 25 players. These packs are perfect for birthday parties, family reunions, weddings, any gathering of friends and family – and we’ve done all the work for you.
When you purchase a Party Pack, you will have admin privileges which include: having the ability to approve and reject Photo and Video submissions from players, the ability to download submitted photos and videos for your own use, and more! They do NOT include the ability to edit the challenges (if you would like that ability, please Contact Us to set up a Custom Hunt). As we are offering this service of creating a private scavenger hunt with challenges already written for use in your event, the price for Party Packs is $49.99.
If you had purchased one of the Themed Huntz we sold in the past, this may sound familiar. As mentioned earlier, the main change is that instead of offering a single entry ticket into a scavenger hunt, which you would purchase as a player, we are now offering an entire premade hunt, which you would purchase as an event host. In addition, each of the Party Packs has DOUBLE the amount of challenges that the Themed Huntz had, bringing them to 20 challenges each, with the exception of the A, B, ZEEs! Party Pack, which still has 26 challenges. Some of the new challenges we added are Video and Quiz challenges, so you and your attendees can get a taste of these new challenge types, though the majority are still Photo challenges.
These hunts have been designed so you and your attendees can do them in your home, but as always we suggest getting creative! Some of these challenges will be items you’ll search for, while others you’ll need to craft yourself.
In order to purchase a Party Pack, simply visit our shop here: https://eventzeeapp.com/party-packs/. Once the purchase is complete, you will receive an e-mail with instructions like the one shown below.
This e-mail covers everything you need to know to finish your Party Pack event setup, so make sure to read it carefully! If you run into any issues, please feel free to e-mail us at support@eventzeeapp.com.
Lastly, here’s a rundown of the Packs! Again, for those of you who had seen the Themed Huntz, the descriptions remain mostly the same as before, but we have created an entirely new Super Spooky Season Pack as well!
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Super Spooky Season
Enter if you dare and you’re in for a scare! This spooky Party Pack is perfect for Halloween, or any other time of year you feel like being very scary. Search for classic movie monsters, snack on candy, and more this spooky season! |
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A Pirate’s Life For ZEE!
Ahoy! Help the legendary Captain Zee find me treasure matey! It’s up to ye to put on your best pirate outfit and prepare for adventure. We’ll sail the seven seas, track down buried treasure, and more in this Party Pack. Perfect for the whole crew! |
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Space: ZEE Final Frontier
Captain’s log: Year 3049. Space, and all of its inhabitants, is as vast as the imagination. Stars, aliens, and asteroid fields are just some of the adventures you’ll tackle in this Party Pack that’s simply out of this world! |
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Fabled FantaZEE
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far from this land, the righteous King Bob asked for a helping hand! Your journey will be filled with castles, princesses, and dragons of lore. Upon this Party Pack adventure, there is much fun in store! |
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Jungle SafarZEE
Welcome to the SafarZEE! Prepare to explore wild jungles, encounter ferocious animals, and swing across the tree lines. Remember to get creative, and strike your best Tarzan pose for photo and video challenges! |
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A, B, ZEEs!
A, B, C, it’s easy as 1, 2, 3! Brush off that dictionary for a Party Pack that can be done anywhere worldwide. There will be 26 challenges for you to complete based on each letter of the alphabet! Put on your thinking cap for creative learning at its finest! |
While some of these Packs may fit certain occasions better than others, you can purchase them at any time — after all, it’s your event! Encourage your players to be creative as you’ll have a better variety of photos and videos to download and use! If you’ve got any prizes to award, you can use the event leaderboard as the basis!
If you’ve made it this far, thank you so much for reading and we hope you enjoy these new Party Packs. We hope to come up with more in the future if there’s enough interest in this type of product!
Happy hunting!
