Christmas Entertainment Portsmouth
Portsmouth December dos run from city-hotel staff parties to university department events and school PTFA fairs, with the Southsea venues taking the bigger spreads. The run in from Havant is about eight miles along the A27 and A2030, which keeps evening set-ups and late collections workable. The Christmas photo booth and the snowboard simulator are the usual city picks, and the staffed pieces come with the operators who run them.
At a Portsmouth ball or a big staff do the spread usually runs to three or four pieces: a rodeo reindeer or the snowboard simulator as the headline, the magic selfie mirror or Christmas photo booth against the wall, and electronic fillers such as the racing simulator and the retro arcade machines for the queues in between. Smaller Portsmouth rooms lean on the table games, and Whack an Elf plus the Christmas mega wire do that job without eating floor space.
Monster Event Hire has worked from a commercial unit in Havant since 2002, owns everything it hires out, and doesn't use agency staff or sub-hired kit on a Portsmouth booking. Every item that needs a plug is PAT-tested, the rodeo machines carry ADIPS certification, our staff are enhanced-DBS registered, and the £10 million public liability certificate plus the additional licensed-premises cover can go out with the Portsmouth quote.
Christmas work sits alongside the rest of the Portsmouth diary rather than replacing it, and the same crew who deliver the rodeo bull in summer bring the reindeer attachment in December. The Portsmouth event hire page rounds up everything else, from the bouncy castles and assault courses of the summer fairs to the photo booths that work all year.
The Portsmouth December diary fills earlier than any other month, and the first two weekends go first. Send the venue, the date, the room measurements and the rough headcount, and we will come back the same day with a Portsmouth package that fits what the room actually holds.
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Why book Monster Event Hire?
- Established 2002 - run by Joanne and David Morris from Havant.
- £10 million Public Liability Insurance - certificate available on request, with additional licensed-premises cover.
- Every inflatable PIPA-tagged and inspected annually - PIPA is the only inspection scheme recognised by the HSE.
- In-house PIPA-certified inflatable inspector and RPII inspector - the safety knowledge is in the business, not borrowed once a year.
- Every member of staff is enhanced-DBS registered, and staff are RPII operator/supervisor trained and first-aid trained.
- BS EN 14960:2019 is the standard we work to for inflatable play equipment.
- Anemometer wind-safety protocol issued with every inflatable hire - documented procedure with a 24mph cutoff.
- Electrical equipment is annually PAT-tested by certified testers where applicable.
- Our equipment is our own - no sub-hiring or agency middlemen.
- Trusted by councils, charities, government research agencies and corporates, with named multi-year repeat clients.
Need an insurance certificate, risk assessment or method statement? They're available on request - just ask when you book.
Christmas party entertainment in Portsmouth - common questions
How far ahead should we book Christmas entertainment in Portsmouth?
December is the busiest month of the Portsmouth diary, and the first two weekends go first. For Portsmouth, six to eight weeks is comfortable for most items; a mid-December Saturday with the reindeer or the grotto wants earlier, since staffed pieces are limited by people as much as kit.
Can you supply several attractions for one Portsmouth Christmas party?
That is most of our December work in Portsmouth: a rodeo or the snowboard simulator as the headline, the Christmas photo booth in the corner, and two or three electronic games filling the gaps. A Portsmouth booking with several items works out cheaper per piece, and the short run down the A27 covers it all.
Our Portsmouth venue is a hotel or pub with a licence. Is that a problem?
No. We carry additional licensed-premises insurance on top of the £10 million public liability policy, which is what licensed Portsmouth venues want to see before anyone sets up, and the certificates go out with the quote. Give us the Portsmouth venue and the certificates are with them before the date.
How much space and power does Christmas entertainment need at a Portsmouth venue?
Measure the Portsmouth room with these in mind: 20ft by 20ft clear plus a socket for the reindeer or simulator, 2.3m by 1.25m of level corner for the photo booths, and a table with a socket for the table and arcade games. Send the Portsmouth room measurements and we will confirm what fits before the date is held.
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