5 Unusual Uses For a Marquee

5 Unusual Uses For a Marquee

“Marquee” and “party” are two words people usually associate together. Marquees are undoubtedly one of the most popular venue options for parties, weddings and corporate events. However, their uses don’t stop there.

A little thinking outside of the box opens up a whole host of new uses for a marquee. We’ve put together a list of 5 of the most unusual yet clever uses for a marquee you may not have ever considered.

Storage

Storage space seems to be consistently in short supply in every home and business. If you are in need of a temporary storage solution for garden furniture, DIY equipment, clothes, kids toys or anything else that just won’t fit in your home or commercial space, a marquee may provide the ideal, smart, storage solution.

Marquees protect against the elements and can be constructed on site at your home or business property. You can hire a marquee of any shape or size to meet your specific needs. It can prove a more cost-effective option than hiring a storage container or renting a storage unit.

House/Business/School Extension

When renovating a home, business or school, a marquee can offer an ideal solution as a temporary extension of space. Your day to day life or business operations should not need to come to a halt due to temporary works or renovations. Hiring a marquee to provide a temporary extended space can ensure that business, classes and day-to-day life can continue as normal whilst work is on-going.

Marquees can also provide a much needed extension of space when events are taking place in your home, business or school. Whether there is a school fundraiser or concert night, business launch or home gathering, a marquee can provide the ideal additional temporary space you need.

Bridal Suite

Spending the last night of your single life with your bridesmaids and close friends and family is incredibly special as are the morning preparations for your big day. A popular trend emerging is the use of marquees as a personal bridal suite.

Hiring a marquee for use as a bridal suite offers brides the option of preparing for their big day and getting pampered and dressed with their bridesmaid and family, even if space is short in the home or they have chosen a small venue. A marquee can be easily decorated as your very own pamper room, creating a “VIP” area for you to kick back and enjoy getting ready for your walk up the aisle.

Use in Public Services

Hire marquees have played an important role for public service organisations too. Marquees can be used by police and emergency services at crime and accident scenes to preserve evidence as well as for processing and interviewing individuals during various policing security checks (road traffic, airport, marine). Marquees are also used for vehicle and visitor checks at government buildings or in locations where important government officials are visiting.

Catering at Outdoor Events

When catering for outdoor events, it can be a wise choice to hire a marquee to house a catering area as the unpredictability of our weather conditions can pose a problem, even in summer.

Whether you’re catering at a craft fair, car boot sale, sports day or benefit gig, setting up your operations within a marquee ensures you can cook and serve food and provide paying customers with somewhere comfortable to sit whatever the weather.

And there you have it! Marquees are more than just event venues they are a multi-purpose space with the flexibility to be adapted for a range of different uses and applications.

Marquee Hire for Christmas Parties

So, you’re looking around your living room or office and trying to imagine where all the people will sit. Even if they stand it’s going to be cramped, right?

If this is you during each year’s festive season it’s time you change your perspective. Don’t look inside the room anymore. Your solution lies outside. Or rather, you can create it outside by simply hiring a marquee.

Here’s why those in the know often use these stylish party tents.

Benefits of Hiring a Marquee

When you stop trying to convert your home or office into the ideal party venue, you can benefit from these marquee features:-

Your outside event can be a dry one no matter the weather since marquees are weatherproof.

– They’re often more budget friendly than hiring a venue or transforming another room.
– You have a range of customization options:
o Pick the size you want
o Decorate in an appropriate theme
o Different styles are available
o Different sizes allow you to pitch it wherever you need it
o With no other furniture using up floor space you can place exactly what you need in terms of tables and chairs.

Here’s the last benefit, unknown to many: Contrary to belief, these marquees are remarkably easy to heat, making them perfect for cold seasons too.

So, where will you use yours? Not sure yet if this applies to your scenario? Let’s count down some possible uses to help you get creative.

One Item — Multiple Applications

Corporate Christmas Party

When you’re catering for the entire office you need space for their partners too. Don’t even think of squeezing them into a boardroom. Whether your available space is on the sidewalk, in the garden or the local school’s sports grounds you can give everyone a spacious area to reminisce about the past year.

Make it even more fun by asking everyone to dress up according to a theme. Decorate the inside of the marquee accordingly for the perfect backdrop to selfies.

Inside a marquee, there can be enough space for a stage and speakers can be hung high enough to produce quality sound. That means you can have a live band or people making speeches and the crowd will hear everything clearly, without distortion.

Christmas Dining Space

If you prefer a more formal event—whether for your friends or colleagues—a garden can be the setting for a magical Christmas dining experience. Hire a small tent for caterers’ equipment if necessary so food doesn’t have to be transported across long distances.

You can set up the ideal event venue by combining different sized marquees.

Christmas New Year Parties

The festivities don’t stop after Christmas though, do they? Hire your marquee for a week and have your New Year’s party there as well. Set it up in a garden area and when the clock strikes 12 everyone can go outside to look at the fireworks.

With the amount of traffic on the roads during these busy nights, it’s much safer and convenient to celebrate at someone’s home or office. But of course, it has to still feel like a party. A marquee gives you the chance to create that environment.

Hire for Christmas Market

Long term hires can be accommodated according to your needs, so why not consider this solution the next time you organize your church, school or community Christmas market? There’s no limit to the number of stalls you can have, apart from how much space you have available. Why not simply change the venue, hire a sports field and see your project grow each year?

That’s the best thing about marquee hire: The versatility. With all that space available there’s no stopping you now: This year’s parties can be legendary.