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Striped fairground stalls and a Union Jack at an English village fete

School Fetes & Fundraisers

A good fete runs on small change and big queues. Bunting up by nine, the PTA on the gate, someone's dad wrestling a gazebo, and by two o'clock the field smells of burgers and cut grass. FunFast handles the crowd-pleasers. We deliver the kit, set it up before the gates open, and collect it once the last raffle prize has gone home. Booking takes minutes online, which matters when you are organising everything else on a school night.

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What actually works for school fetes & fundraisers

Children bouncing barefoot on a bright orange bouncy castle in golden light
from £79 · per day

Bouncy Castle Hire

The one thing every kids party needs. Delivered, pegged down, safety checked.

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Why: The banker of any fete. Charge per bounce session and it earns its keep by lunchtime, with a queue that never really ends.

Why: Fifty servings per machine included, easy for volunteers to run after our demo, and the fairground smell pulls people across the field.

Giant connect four, chess and jenga ready to play on a courtyard
from £119 · per day

Giant Garden Games Hire

Ten giant games, one big lawn, zero bored guests.

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Why: Ten games spread across the grass keep families on site longer, and longer stays mean more spent at every stall.

Happy toddler playing in a ball pit full of colourful balls
from £149 · per day

Soft Play Hire

A safe, spotless soft play corner so the little ones party as hard as the big ones.

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Why: A calm corner for the under-5s so parents with toddlers actually stay, browse and spend rather than leaving after twenty minutes.

Planning it well

Think about where the money changes hands. The stalls that earn best sit on the main walking route between the gate and the cake table, so give the candy floss machine and any pay-per-go games a pitch people pass twice. Keep the bouncy castle on the flattest grass you have, away from the tombola queue, with a parent rota for supervision agreed before the day. A laminated price list and a float of pound coins will save every volunteer's sanity.

Oxfordshire school fields have two reliable features, a long walk from the nearest plug socket and weather that cannot make its mind up. Check where your power is early, because inflatables and floss machines both need a socket, and tell us the distance when you book so we bring enough cable. Have a wet plan too. Most school halls will take the soft play and games if it pours, and a fete that moves indoors still raises money.

School Fetes & Fundraisers: your questions

Can the PTA charge for the equipment on the day?

Yes, and most do. Hiring the kit for a flat price and charging per go is how fetes turn our machines and castle into fundraising profit. Set a simple price, keep a float handy, and put a volunteer on each pitch. The candy floss and popcorn supplies included cover 50 servings each, and we can bring more if you tell us at booking.

When do you deliver and collect on fete day?

We set up before your gates open and collect after you close, timed around the school day rather than ours. Tell us your open and close times in the booking notes, along with any site rules like no vehicles on the field after a set hour, and we plan the drop around them. If the field is locked between times, we can usually work with a keyholder.

What happens if it rains on the day?

Fetes have moved indoors since the dawn of time and the kit copes. The giant games, soft play and both machines are happy in a school hall, and the bouncy castle can join them if the ceiling allows. If the forecast looks grim we call the day before and help you decide: move indoors, swap the date or take a full refund on weather we cannot beat.