How to plan a private festival with our festival marquee hire checklist!

Recently we’ve observed a rising trend in private festivals, and it’s clear why they’re becoming so popular. Unlike public festivals, private events offer more exclusivity, customisation, and greater control over the event in general. Whether you’re looking to host a charitable fundraiser, a corporate gathering, a special birthday, an anniversary, or even a unique wedding, our festival marquee hire services can bring your vision to life.

Why plan your own private festival?

With a private festival, you can choose your own location, theme and entertainment, but there are many more factors to consider. These would include things like choosing the right festival marquee hire, planning the setup and considering permits and regulations.

It’s important to have a well-organised festival for a memorable experience. In this blog, we will help you with a checklist for preparing your event, with links to our recommended local suppliers too.

Set your festival vision

For your very own private festival, you’ll want to start by choosing your theme and style and setting a budget that covers all of your requirements such as festival marquee hire, bar services, catering and entertainment. It’s also important to pick a suitable date that works well with the weather conditions and the availability of the location and your guests.

Choosing the right location

When selecting a location, consider factors like the venue size to accommodate your guests comfortably and ensure adequate space for your event setup. Find out if there is easy access to the venue and adequate parking. As mentioned earlier, you will also need to check local regulations and permits.

Arrange festival marquee hire

No festival is complete without a marquee. If you’re looking for the best marquee hire Essex has to offer, you’ve come to the right place. Our marquees provide a space for people to socialise and stay protected from the weather all while creating a sense of community.

For your festival marquee hire, decide on a marquee that fits your guest count and theme. We have many types of marquees available so you can personalise yours to fit what you need for your event. Check out our marquee hire options on our home page to see the different types of marquees that we offer and learn how you can customise them to perfectly suit your event.

Additional extras for your marquee

We can offer lighting and flooring for your festival marquee hire under our additional equipment to really bring everything within your marquee together.

Our local expertise means that we can also suggest a great option for help with decor. We recommend you take a look at Rock The Day, the venue stylists who can make your festival more exciting, and cohesive and create a real atmosphere.

Arrange bar services

A festival bar is a great addition! Decide whether it’s a beer tent that you need or a pop-up bar that serves cocktails too or collaborate with the bar team to provide a drink menu that suits your festival vibe. You’ll need to ensure you have the proper licensing and you could hire professional staff for the occasion too.

Book a catering company

Any good festival will have great catering options. Choose a menu style that suits your festival whether this be burgers, street food, BBQ or gourmet with dietary options in mind too.

We’d recommend Plenty of Thyme and their Prime Thyme Kitchen for your festival or Gather & Feast events, both of which can offer a variety of mouthwatering options with friendly and professional service.

Provide bathroom facilities

Bathroom facilities can be an essential part of a festival. Luckily, we offer luxury mobile premier toilet units in a variety of sizes so it doesn’t matter whether your festival is big or small.

These can be found under our additional equipment.

Music and entertainment

Last but not least on the checklist for your festival, will be the music and/ or entertainment. If you want to make your festival extra special we suggest checking out Encore musicians for a great selection of festival bands to choose from.

Contact us for the best marquee hire Essex can provide for your very own festival.

We hope this checklist has been helpful in the planning of your private event with festival marquee hire. If you would like more information or to book a marquee or additional equipment, contact us today via our enquiries page and we’ll be happy to help!