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title: Striking Up Some Fun At The Arkatechture Holiday Party
description: See how the Arkabots celebrated the Holiday season together with a get-together at Bayside Bowl in Portland!
---

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# [Striking Up Some Fun At The Arkatechture Holiday Party](https://www.arkatechture.com/blog/striking-up-fun-arkatechture-holiday-party)

 Written by [Kayle Simpson](https://www.arkatechture.com/blog/author/kayle-simpson) | December 22, 2016

If you know Arkatechture, you know that we love to party together! This year we've done everything from a [data-driven roadtrip](https://www.arkatechture.com/blog/vizzin-quest-2016) to a [scavenger hunt around Portland](https://www.arkatechture.com/blog/arkaday2016-celebrating-arkatechtures-anniversary-with-a-scavenger-hunt)- and we wrapped up the year with a more low-key evening at Bayside Bowl for our annual Holiday Party!

### We kicked things off with some food- and lots of it:

 

> So much food!!! [@baysidebowl](https://twitter.com/baysidebowl) for the [@Arkatechture](https://twitter.com/Arkatechture) Holiday Party! [pic.twitter.com/d5bdy1gdWC](https://t.co/d5bdy1gdWC)
> 
>  — Kayle Simpson (@kaylesimpson) [December 14, 2016](https://twitter.com/kaylesimpson/status/809174750002081792)

 

### Followed by a presentation about all that we accomplished this year, and everything we hope to do in 2017:

 

 

### We got our exclusive Holiday Arka swag:

 

 

### Which seemed to be a hit!

 

> Thanks to [@Arkatechture](https://twitter.com/Arkatechture) for the fantastic Christmas gift! Our future ArkaBot approves! [#arkababy](https://twitter.com/hashtag/arkababy?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/CScUZzhuFP](https://t.co/CScUZzhuFP)
> 
>  — Ryan Getchell (@ArkaGetch) [December 21, 2016](https://twitter.com/ArkaGetch/status/811576973935988737)

 

### And no Arkatechture outing would be complete without some friendly competition! This time around, the game of choice was bowling:

 

### And, with everyone (and then some!) all in one place, we couldn't let the evening end without a group photo:

 

 

## We had such a great time in 2016 and can't wait to see what's in store for the Arkabots next year. From the Arka family to yours, we wish you a very Happy Holidays!

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