Festival Lighting – Creating Unforgettable Atmospheres with Professional Lighting Hire
From large-scale music festivals and cultural celebrations to community events and boutique gatherings, lighting plays a vital role in bringing a festival to life. Festival lighting is more than just illumination—it sets the tone, guides guests, enhances safety, and creates the unforgettable ambience that makes events truly magical.
Whether you’re hosting a vibrant summer festival in the countryside or a winter wonderland in a city square, professional lighting hire offers flexible, high-quality solutions that transform your space and elevate the entire experience.
Why Festival Lighting Matters
Lighting is a central element in defining the mood and energy of a festival. The right lighting can:
Highlight key areas such as stages, food zones, bars, and pathways
Establish a unique visual identity or theme
Improve safety and navigation during evening and night-time events
Create dramatic focal points and immersive experiences
Support branding and promotional efforts with lighting effects and projections
Professional festival lighting ensures your event looks as good as it feels—from dusk till dawn.
Types of Festivals We Light
We provide lighting solutions for festivals of every scale and genre across the UK, including:
Music Festivals
Stage lighting, moving heads, wash lights, strobes, and crowd lighting all play a part in energising performances. We offer rigging, power, and design support to help create dynamic stage experiences for any genre—from indie and rock to EDM and acoustic.
Cultural & Arts Festivals
Subtle, creative lighting designs enhance art installations, pop-up theatres, dance performances, and parades. We use warm, atmospheric lighting and projection to highlight performers and artwork alike.
Food & Drink Festivals
Create a cosy, welcoming environment for guests to explore culinary delights with festoon lighting, fairy lights, and lanterns. Our lighting options can enhance outdoor dining areas, bar setups, and tasting zones with style.
Seasonal Festivals (Christmas, Halloween, etc.)
Add a sense of wonder and celebration to your seasonal events with themed lighting, colour washes, LED trees, and bespoke installations. We provide both classic and quirky lighting schemes tailored to your festive vision.
Boutique & Wellness Festivals
Smaller festivals benefit from soft, decorative lighting such as solar lights, lanterns, fairy lights, and cordless lamps—perfect for wellness areas, yoga domes, and chill-out zones.
Lighting Options for Every Festival Setting
We offer a vast array of lighting hire options to suit outdoor fields, indoor venues, marquees, woodland areas, and urban sites. Popular choices include:
Festoon Lighting – Classic festival vibes with warm-glow bulbs strung across open-air spaces
Stage Lighting – Including intelligent lighting, spotlights, colour washes, and special effects
Floodlights – For general site lighting and backstage areas
Fairy Lights – Add a magical sparkle to tents, trees, and fences
Up Lighting & Wash Lights – Highlight trees, stages, buildings, and decor with colour and drama
Projection & Gobo Lighting – Project logos, artwork, or visual motifs onto surfaces
Cordless Table Lamps – Great for VIP lounges, bars, and chill-out zones
Solar Lights – Eco-friendly options for pathways and ambient garden-style lighting
LED Strips & Colour-Changing Lights – Versatile and programmable for vibrant, custom effects
All our equipment is PAT tested and suitable for outdoor and all-weather use.
Benefits of Hiring Festival Lighting
Opting for lighting hire gives organisers access to premium equipment and professional support without the long-term commitment. Key advantages include:
Scalability – Whether you need lighting for a single area or an entire site, we tailor to your needs
Creative Design Support – We help bring your vision to life with bespoke lighting schemes
Installation & Breakdown – Our expert team handles setup and takedown, ensuring smooth logistics
Site Safety & Compliance – All our installations are safe, secure, and meet relevant regulations
Cost Efficiency – Enjoy high-quality, event-grade equipment without the investment in purchase or storage
Hiring lighting means you can focus on your festival’s experience while we handle the technical side.
Nationwide Festival Lighting Hire
We proudly offer festival lighting hire services across the UK, supporting events in cities, countryside estates, coastal locations, and remote fields. Whether you’re planning a summer weekend event in Cornwall, a Christmas market in Manchester, or a boutique gathering in the Scottish Highlands, we bring the lighting to you—on time and on budget.
Our Process: Seamless from Start to Finish
Consultation
We listen to your goals, site requirements, and creative vision.
Design & Planning
We create a custom lighting plan suited to your festival layout and theme.
Installation & Testing
Our professional crew sets everything up and ensures it’s working perfectly.
On-Site Support (if needed)
We offer full technical support during your event if required.
Takedown & Collection
Post-event, we return to remove the lighting equipment swiftly and cleanly.
Light Up Your Festival with Us
Lighting can transform your festival from ordinary to extraordinary. Whether you’re curating an immersive experience, adding ambience to a food market, or creating an iconic stage presence, our lighting hire solutions are designed to deliver impact, flexibility, and style.
Contact us today to start planning your festival lighting hire and make your event shine from start to finish.