Small (7m × 10.5m)
Quoted per event
- · 75 standing event
- · 50 cinema seating
- · 35 workshop layout
Suits smaller festival bars, chill-out zones and breakout spaces.
Stretch Tent Hire · Festivals
Festival Stretch Tent Hire
Cost-effective event spaces for festivals of any size: VIP lounges, bars, chill-out zones, stages and performance shelter. The canvas looks good on its own, so you need very little décor.
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What festival organisers say
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"The team were really great to work with and the service was excellent. My daughter and friends had a fabulous time in the tee pee, we booked it for 2 nights as it was so much fun! Thank you so much."
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"Great service from The Glamping Group for our festival. Excellent feedback from our guests and the option to include a real bed and mattress was impressive and taken up by many. We'll certainly be using The Glamping Group for our 2024 event. Thanks guys."
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"Hired 10 Bell Tents plus a Bridal Tent for our garden festival style wedding. All members of the team were really helpful and responsive! The tents looked amazing and all our guests found them really comfortable and spacious!"
Why a stretch tent
Versatile spaces that transform a site.
Quick to put up and take down, and modular enough to turn open ground into VIP lounges, bars and stages. The canvas is the décor, and it shapes to whatever ground your festival gives it.
Quick to set up and take down
Looks the part with minimal décor
Scalable for events of any size
Use cases
VIP lounges. Bars. Stages. Chill-out zones.
Same tent, different jobs. Our team can help you design the layout to maximise space and flow.
Festival VIP lounges
Festival bars
Chill-out zones
Performance shelter
Stage covers
Workshop spaces
Catering and food courts
Box office and reception
On site
A full weekend at Sleapkosh.
Sleap Airfield, Shropshire. Stretch tents held the crowd through the evening displays, with a separate lounge setup running through the day.
Configurations
Three sizes in stock.
All inc VAT. Setup and takedown included. Delivery quoted on distance from our York/Malton base.
Medium (10.5m × 15m)
Quoted per event
- · 150 standing event
- · 120 cinema seating
- · 75 workshop layout
Suits main festival bars, VIP lounges and performance shelter.
Large (15m × 21m)
Quoted per event
- · 300 standing event
- · 240 cinema seating
- · 180 workshop layout
Two Mediums laced together along their long edge, one 15m × 21m span. Main stage shelter, the big bar, or a hospitality zone that has to hold the whole site when it rains.
Add-ons
Pick what you need.
Flooring
Dandy Dura matting. Levels uneven ground and keeps zones usable in the wet.
Lighting
Perimeter festoon lights and interior festoon lights. Warm, after-dark glow.
Heating
Patio heaters and heat lamps. Keeps zones comfortable into the evening.
Bars, furniture & more
If you need something we don't offer, just ask.
Tent, flooring, festoon lighting and heating come from us. For bar fit-out, lounge furniture, sound, AV and decor we'll point you at suppliers we've worked alongside across the UK.
Often hired together
Add a bell tent village for accommodation.
Stretch tents handle the gathering; bell tents handle the accommodation. Festivals pair the two for the full village, stretch tents for the bars and lounges, bell tents for festivalgoers to sleep, with a hosted booking page so they pay direct.
Festival Bell Tents
Priced per event
Pop-up glamping villages for 50 to 1,200 guests. Real beds available, on-site crew, a hosted booking page with an optional per-tent kickback.
See festival bell tents →FAQs
Festival stretch tent hire, asked often.
What can a stretch tent be used for at a festival?
VIP lounges, festival bars, chill-out zones, performance shelter, stages, workshop spaces and more. The freeform canvas shapes to whatever the site needs, and it takes very little décor to look good.
How is a stretch tent different from a marquee?
A marquee is a rigid aluminium-frame box. A stretch tent has no frame, just tensioned canvas held up by aluminium poles and pegged at multiple anchor points. It shapes to your site, handles wind better, and goes up and comes down quickly, which matters on a tight festival build.
How many people fit under a stretch tent?
Our Small (7m × 10.5m) holds about 75 standing, 50 cinema-style or 35 in a workshop layout. Our Medium (10.5m × 15m) holds 150 standing, 120 cinema-style or 75 in a workshop layout. For bigger crowds our Large is two Mediums laced together along their long edge, 15m × 21m, 300 standing.
Can stretch tents attach to structures or wrap around trees?
Yes. With no rigid frame we can anchor the canvas against an existing structure, wrap it around trees, or shape it to an irregular plot. Send a site plan or photos and we will talk through the rigging.
Can stretch tents go on uneven ground?
Yes. The tensioned, ground-anchored design adapts to undulating ground better than a marquee. Add Dandy Dura matting if you want a level interior floor.
Are stretch tents waterproof and wind-resistant?
Yes to both. The canvas is engineered for UK weather and the low-profile tensioned design handles wind better than marquees of equivalent size. We rig conservatively in exposed venues.
How quick are they to set up and take down?
Quick. The pole-and-tension system goes up faster than a framed marquee, which is why they work so well on festival builds with tight timetables. We work around your site schedule.
Do you provide furniture, bars and staging?
Tent, flooring, festoon lighting and heating come from us. For bars, furniture, sound and staging we will point you at suppliers we have worked alongside across the UK. If you need something we do not offer, just ask.
What add-ons can we have?
Flooring (Dandy Dura matting), lighting (perimeter and interior festoon lights) and heating (patio heaters and heat lamps to keep zones usable into the evening).
Running a festival?
Send dates, venue, what you need the tent for and rough capacity. Quotes back within 24 hours.