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Great Ideas for Your Outdoor Event
Coming up with a theme for your event isn’t always as easy as it sounds. You need something you’re sure will sell but that also hasn’t been overdone.
Luckily, we have compilled a list of ten themes for your outdoor event, broad enough to let your creativity shine through but that have been tried and tested and are most importantly, loved.
1. Food & Drink
You can’t go too wrong when combining food and/or drink at your event. If you theme your festival around these elements, you’re sure to bring in a crowd. Get some food trucks providing food from around the world for a world food festival, or a bar offering lots of different beers, with some good music, you’ll have the crowds in the palm of your hands for the whole event. Think Oktoberfest, World food festivals and Beer Festivals.
2. Tribute festival
Want to have the best of the best but don’t have the budget? Hold a tribute festival. It will bring in all the fans wanting to hear their favourite songs from far and wide. Some food, drink and great music is all you need to have a great festival.
3. Rock, Pop, R&B festivals
Along the same lines as the last one, you can do a music festival based on a specific style. Pick a music genre and run with it. Whether it be a fun pop festival, R&B, blues, rock or metal, there are fans of every genre nearby who’ll be delighted with whatever you choose. It can then inspire the branding, the food, and any other activities.
4. County Shows
Every year all over the UK people come together to celebrate their county and the people that make it special. Showcase local musicians, food, trades, animals and so much more. It’s sure to be a crowd pleaser.
5. Teddy Bear’s Picnic/Picnic in the Park
Chequed blankets, tiny sandwiches and cocktail sausages, a brass band playing or some acoustic singers, a bouncy castle and a face painter. The perfect family afternoon and a great way to get the whole family involved. You’re sure to attract lots of people, especially if the sun is shining.
6. Funfair/Carnival
We see them pop up on local commons throughout the year, on the bank holiday weekends or in half term but why not organise your own funfair or carnival. Go old school with a coconut shy, splat the rat or test your strength game, get local charities involved too. Add some background music, a haunted house and some rides and you’ve got a great family event.
7. Easter Egg Hunt/Scavenger Hunt
Springtime is a great time to take advantage of the earlier event goers looking for something to do. The easter holidays are long so why not organise a giant easter egg hunt for the whole family. Scavenger hunts are also widely popular and are a great way to get people involved in a more interactive event.
8. Winter Wonderland
More and more popular, Winter Wonderland events are a great Christmas event that anyone can organise. A craft fair with fairy lights, mulled wine and Christmas music is a great place to start. You can add in a grotto or an appearance from Santa, showcase your local school choirs, dance schools and other organisations too.
9. Light Shows
In the same vein, light shows have becoming increasingly more popular over the last couple of years. Hire in a company who can set up a light trail at your chosen venue, interactive light,Tn music displays and light tunnels which make great social media photos.
10. A Decade Festival
Just like the music genre festival, you can pick a decade and theme a whole event around it, speakeasy 20’s theme, or a disco 80’s theme. The possibilities are endless.
