Genius Gems Millburn

After Dark Nights at Genius Gems Millburn, NJ

After-hours nights at our Millburn location for teen groups, private parties and teams: building challenges, the Design Bar, food and music, with a host running the night.

Teens at candlelit tables under purple and pink lights at an After Dark night in Millburn

Teams we've hosted

  • Bloomberg
  • Datadog
  • Rue La La
  • January
  • Beam Living
  • Underground Overground
  • Temple Emanu-El

What the night includes

Teams compete, build and eat together, and a host keeps the evening moving from start to finish.

  • Team competitions

    Timed building challenges where teams compete head to head.

  • A host for the night

    A dedicated host runs every round and keeps every team involved.

  • The Design Bar

    Hands-on design stations where guests make something to take home.

  • Food, drinks and music

    Served through the night, between rounds.

The main event

The team challenge

Teams rotate through challenge stations, then meet in a final showdown and an awards ceremony.

  1. Speed build

    Teams race the clock in a building sprint.

  2. Elite mission

    A problem-solving challenge built around engineering.

  3. Design Bar and food

    A break for food, drinks and the creative stations.

  4. Team showdown

    The final head-to-head round.

  5. Winners announced

    Prizes, photos and the champions crowned.

How the evening runs

Two formats. Times are from the moment your group arrives.

90-minute rotation

  1. 0:00 Arrival and team formation
  2. 0:05 Challenge rotation 1 (20 min)
  3. 0:25 Challenge rotation 2 (20 min)
  4. 0:45 Food and drinks
  5. 0:55 Design Bar and socializing
  6. 1:30 Wrap-up

2-hour premium event

  1. 0:00 Welcome cocktail reception
  2. 0:20 Team formation and kickoff
  3. 0:30 Round 1: speed build
  4. 0:50 Round 2: elite mission
  5. 1:10 Design Bar and dinner break
  6. 1:35 Final showdown
  7. 1:50 Winners and celebration

Every Millburn, NJ event is planned with you

We're building After Dark packages for Millburn, NJ now. Tell us about your group, whether it's a team, a teen group or a private party, and the night you have in mind, and we'll put together a plan and a price.

  • Building challenges and the Design Bar
  • Food for your group
  • A host to run the night
  • Minimum 16 guests

Inside After Dark

  • Teens building a marble run challenge under green and purple lights
  • Two teens building a tall magnetic tile tower
  • Teens stacking magnetic tile walls under neon lights
  • A teen building beside a glowing magnetic tile tower
  • Two teens reaching up to finish a magnetic tile tower
  • Teens smiling around a candlelit table under purple light
  • Friends at a table during an After Dark night in Millburn
  • Three friends smiling together at Genius Gems Millburn

Why teams book it

  • Everyone takes part

    The rounds are built so every guest has something to do.

  • No standing around

    The host moves the night along, so nobody is left wondering what's next.

  • Works for mixed groups

    Quiet builders and loud competitors both find their place.

  • Something to talk about

    Guests leave with what they built and a story from the night.

Plan your event

Tell us about your group and we'll reply with availability and a quote.

Fewer than 16 people, or looking for a daytime event? Email information@geniusgems.com and we'll see what we can do.

Not planning a private event?

We also run After Dark nights open to the public. Leave your email and we'll tell you when the next one is.

Questions?

Email information@geniusgems.com and a member of our events team will get back to you. information@geniusgems.com