Programmed by slot
What works at each hour based on who is in the square then. It stops activity dying mid-afternoon or clashing with mealtimes.
Town Main Festivals
Town main festivals
A town festival has three audiences and only one square
We build town festival programmes: an inflatable park and workshops in the afternoon, square games for all ages, an evening show and brass band, with documentation, insurance and staff included.
A town's main festival has a difficulty private events do not: three very different audiences have to be satisfied on one budget and in one space. Families with small children want activity in the late afternoon; teenagers want something competitive with a scoreboard; adults want the evening dance. A programme serving only one empties the square as soon as that slot ends.
So we work by time slot rather than equipment list. We propose what runs from eleven to two, what from five to eight and what after ten, calculating how many people each activity moves so there are no forty-minute queues ending in arguments. We also help lay out the square: concentrating everything in one spot creates a bottleneck and leaves half the space empty.
We handle the administrative side because it causes the most delay. Public liability insurance, structural certificates, technical sheets with weights and power draw, responsible declarations and whatever each council requires. We submit it in advance so the municipal officer can review it unhurried and sign the authorisation in time.
And one operational point makes the difference on the day: our build lead stays in the square all day with authority to reorganise. If more people turn up than expected, if the afternoon programme runs late or if wind forces an inflatable to stop, they decide on the spot without having to call the office.
- 3time slots covered
- +80municipal festivals a year
- 24 hquote turnaround
- 100%documentation included
Paperwork submitted early
Insurance, certificates, technical sheets and responsible declarations, with time for the municipal officer to review and sign without pressure.
A lead in the square all day
With authority to reorganise if more people come, if the programme runs late or if a ride has to stop for wind. No waiting for approvals.
How we set it up
Tell us about the festival
Town, dates, square or site, available budget and what audience you expect in each slot.
We propose a programme
Which activity at which hour, how many people it moves, its footprint and a closed price for the whole thing.
We send the documentation
To the relevant department, with enough margin for municipal authorisation.
We build and operate
Build the evening before or that morning, our own staff on every activity and takedown at the end.
Formats and ideas that work
- Inflatable park and workshops for the family afternoon
- Giant wooden games spread across the square
- Fairground games tournament with prizes for teenagers
- Brass band and street parade to open the day
- Fire or aerial show to close the evening
- Evening dance with a jukebox, karaoke and food carts
- Simulators and rides for the youth area
- Quiet morning activity for older residents
What the square can take
Before proposing a programme we look at the square, not the catalogue. A thousand-square-metre space with a fountain in the middle, two trees and an access ramp does not take the same as an open expanse. Surface, slope, possible anchoring, power points and evacuation routes shape what can be built far more than the budget does.
So we always ask for photographs or a prior visit when we do not know the space. It is half an hour of work that avoids the most common problem at municipal festivals: arriving on build day with equipment that does not fit, cannot be anchored or blocks an exit, and having to improvise in front of the council officer.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work with public procurement?
Yes. We are used to minor contract procedures and to the quote and invoice format each council requires. If you need a specific itemised breakdown, we adapt without difficulty.
What happens if wind is forecast?
There are clear protocols: inflatables stop above a given speed and some activities are covered or suspended. We decide with the municipal officer on safety criteria, not by improvising.
Can equipment stay up for several days?
Yes, with agreed security. We can also build and dismantle daily if the square has other uses during the festival. We plan it around what the town needs.
Is staffing included?
Yes, every activity requiring turn control or safety supervision comes with our monitors, itemised in the quote. We do not leave equipment unattended in public space.
How much notice is needed?
For summer, two or three months: June, July and August concentrate nearly every town festival and equipment sells out. Outside peak season, three or four weeks usually suffice.