A few well-chosen fairground attractions can turn a Christmas market, school fair or office party into the event everyone talks about in January. From vintage carousels under twinkling lights to wooden chalets for mulled wine, here are our favourite ways to add a festive funfair to your plans this December, whether you are in London, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire or further afield.
Start With a Carousel
Nothing says Christmas fair quite like painted horses turning to organ music. The Traditional Adult Golden Horse Carousel Gallopers Ride is large enough for grown-ups and children to ride together, and it looks wonderful in a town square once the lights come on at four o'clock.
If your event is indoors, or you would rather not gamble on the weather, the Traditional Carousel Indoor Carousel works in shopping centres, school halls and hotel function rooms. For nursery and infant school Christmas fairs, a smaller roundabout such as the Traditional Childrens Horse Carousel gives the youngest visitors their own festive ride.
Build a Christmas Market Feel
Wooden chalets are the quickest way to make a car park or playground look like a Christmas market. Our Alpine Hut Hire gives traders, a mulled wine bar or Santa's grotto a cosy, covered space. Line a few huts along a path, add Festoon Lighting Hire overhead, and the space starts to feel festive before a single stall opens.
To finish the look, Real Christmas Trees for Theming can frame entrances, stages and photo spots, and they smell far better than anything artificial.
Festive Food and Treats
Sweet treats keep visitors lingering, and they are easy to add to any line-up. The Candy Floss Stall and Popcorn Stall are both run by our staff, so your volunteers are free to look after raffles and the tombola. For something with a vintage touch, the Traditional Ice Cream Cart can be dressed with seasonal decorations and serves well at indoor events.
Games for the Whole Family
Classic side stalls fit beautifully into a Christmas fair, and they are popular with parents as well as children. A set of Traditional Funfair Games Stalls X3 brings hoopla, hook a duck and other favourites in one booking, with prizes included. Stalls need very little space and no power, so they slot easily between market huts or along a school corridor.
Christmas Ideas for Office Parties
Company Christmas parties have moved well beyond the buffet and disco. A row of lit stalls, a waltzer-car photo seat from our Photo Props & Event Styling range or the Waltzer Bar Hire serving festive drinks gives guests something to talk about and plenty to photograph. Our team works to venue access times, so everything is built before your first guests arrive and cleared away the same night.
Practical Tips for a Winter Funfair
- Book early: late November and the first three weekends of December fill up quickly, especially for carousels and chalets.
- Think about light: it is dark by mid-afternoon, so festoon lighting and illuminated rides make a big difference.
- Protect the ground: winter fields are often soft, and our Ground Protecting Boards keep paths firm and lawns intact.
- Check power: if your site has no suitable supply, our Generators are matched to your attractions with fuel included.
Every attraction arrives with trained, uniformed staff, a current ADIPS certificate and our £10 million public liability insurance, and we send risk assessments to your venue in advance.
Where We Deliver Christmas Funfairs
From our Luton base we bring festive attractions to events in London, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire every winter, and our crews travel much further for larger bookings. You can see every county we cover on our Areas Covered page.
December dates go quickly. Check availability and book your Christmas funfair online, or call 07885 730 150 or 07772 192 461 and we will help you put together a festive line-up that suits your event.
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