Event recap · Family celebration
Dudek Employee & Family Beach Day at Tower 28
August 2026 · 60 guests · Lifeguard Tower 28 (Ocean Park), Santa Monica
Dudek, the environmental planning and engineering firm, planned a summer beach day for employees and their families in August 2026. Early estimates ranged from 60 to 100 people, so we gave the planning team quotes for 60, 80 and 100 guests, and they settled on 60.
The group first asked about a spot near Lifeguard Tower 26. For an event this size we recommended Lifeguard Tower 28 in Ocean Park, which has the Lot 5 South parking lot and more room for lounge areas and foot traffic, and that's where we set up. The event ran for four hours, from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
The layout combined pillow seating, chair seating and Eazy-Up cabanas for extra shade. We added a games package and a speaker, and two coolers held 55 still and 65 sparkling waters on ice. The team sourced its own food, and our crew took care of setup and breakdown.