Event Hire Derry / Londonderry

G Force Amusements provides event hire across Derry / Londonderry and the wider county, supporting everything from large civic celebrations to school fun days, youth programmes, festivals and community gatherings. Whether your event is centred around the historic city, a rural village, a coastal town or a community sports venue, we tailor our attractions to suit the setting, available space and expected audience.

Derry’s mix of urban streetscapes, riverside areas, open parks, GAA and football grounds and local community venues means organisers often require adaptable, scalable entertainment. Our team works directly with councils, schools, businesses and community groups to build safe, high-quality event setups that operate smoothly. All attractions are ADIPS tested and supported by £10 million public liability insurance.

Our Event Hire Services in Derry / Londonderry

We supply a wide range of equipment suitable for events of any size. Each hire is built around your venue layout and audience demographics.

Funfair Rides

For large public events and festivals, we offer rides that create a strong visual presence and steady visitor flow. Popular options include:

Inflatables and Activity Courses

Derry events often feature a mix of themed inflatables and high-energy challenge pieces. We supply:

Mechanical & Competitive Games

Corporate events, youth programmes and fundraisers in Derry frequently choose our competitive units, including:

Event Food Stalls

We also provide popular fun day food options including:

Stage Truck NI

For music, announcements, performances or awards, we offer Stage Truck NI, a 30ft truck-mounted stage suitable for outdoor and indoor locations.

Where We Work in Derry / Londonderry

We cover the entire county and frequently work in the following areas:

  • Derry City
  • Coleraine
  • Limavady
  • Portstewart
  • Portrush
  • Magherafelt
  • Dungiven
  • Castlerock
  • Ballykelly

We also supply event hire to neighbouring counties including Antrim, Tyrone and the wider Northern Ireland region. For cross-border events, see Event Hire Ireland.

Events We Support in Derry / Londonderry

  • Town festivals and riverside celebrations
  • School fun days and youth activities
  • Corporate family events and team days
  • Sports club fundraisers and presentation days
  • Council-led community programmes
  • Christmas and Halloween seasonal events

Arrange Event Hire in Derry / Londonderry

If you are organising an event anywhere in the county and need rides, inflatables, games or food stalls, we can recommend a setup tailored to your venue and expected numbers. Contact us through the Contact Us page to check availability and discuss your event requirements.

Events across County Derry / Londonderry range from large city festivals and cultural events to school fun days and community celebrations in towns and rural areas. With such a varied mix of venues, organisers often need entertainment that is adaptable, professionally managed and suitable for different audience sizes. Below are some helpful questions for those planning event hire in the county.

FAQs – Event Hire Equipment in Co Derry / Londonderry

What entertainment options help create a strong event atmosphere?

To create a lively setting, many organisers combine funfair rides with interactive inflatables and food stalls. This mix provides visual impact and keeps visitors engaged throughout the event.

Do you provide equipment for city centre events in Derry?

Yes, we regularly work in busy urban environments. Our team plans delivery, setup and positioning carefully to suit restricted access areas and high footfall locations.

What are suitable attractions for school and youth events?

School and youth events often include bouncy castles alongside games and inflatables that allow large groups to participate safely and continuously.

Can your equipment be used for cultural festivals and public events?

Our attractions are well suited to festivals and public gatherings, providing entertainment that appeals to families, visitors and local communities alike.

How do you handle setup in different types of venues?

We assess each site individually and plan installation based on space, access and safety requirements. This ensures equipment is positioned correctly and operates smoothly during the event.

Are there options for competitive or team-based activities?

Yes, many of our inflatable games are designed for competition and group participation, making them ideal for team-building and active events.

Do you offer catering as part of your event hire service?

We provide a range of event catering options including sweet treats and fair-style snacks, which are popular additions at festivals and community events.

What safety measures are in place for your equipment?

All equipment is inspected, maintained and tested under ADIPS standards. We also provide full insurance and documentation, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.

Can you support larger multi-attraction events?

Yes, we can supply multiple attractions and help organise them into a structured layout that supports good crowd movement and overall event flow.

What is the best way to secure your services for an event in Derry?

Providing your event details early allows us to confirm availability and plan the most suitable setup. Early booking is recommended for peak periods and large-scale events.

Event Hire in Co Derry: Give Every Attraction a Job to Do

The strongest event programmes usually have more going on than a random collection of rides and inflatables. One attraction might draw people towards the venue, another keeps children occupied, another encourages participation, while food and smaller games help visitors stay longer.

G Force Amusements provides event hire throughout Co Derry, with equipment suitable for school events, community celebrations, festivals, corporate functions, charity fundraisers, sports days and seasonal programmes.

Our range includes funfair rides, bouncy castles, inflatable games, giant obstacle courses, sports activities, traditional side stalls and catering, so organisers can build an event around several different forms of entertainment instead of relying on one attraction to do everything.

Use a Major Ride to Pull People In

At a large public event, one of the first jobs is simply making the entertainment area noticeable.

The Panoramic Ferris Wheel can provide exactly that sort of presence. Its height makes it particularly suitable for larger festivals and public celebrations where organisers want an attraction that can be seen from elsewhere around the site.

The Sea Storm Pirate Ship adds a very different type of movement and energy, giving older children and families another reason to head towards the funfair area.

These larger rides can be combined with our wider funfair ride collection where a single headline attraction isn’t enough.

Then Give Families Reasons to Stay

Once people arrive, variety matters.

The Spinning Teacups Carousel provides a traditional family attraction, while the Toyset Carousel is aimed particularly towards younger riders.

The Safari Train Ride takes another approach altogether, carrying families around its own configurable track rather than keeping everyone in one fixed spot.

Together, attractions like these can create a family area with several different experiences instead of one queue leading to one ride.

Give Co Derry Children Their Own Space

At mixed-age events, a dedicated children’s section can make the overall layout much easier to manage.

Our bouncy castle range includes colourful themed designs such as the Disney Bouncy Castle, Spiderman Bouncy Castle and Ice Kingdom Bouncy Castle.

For younger children, the Paw Patrol Play Zone creates a more varied activity space with bouncing, a ball pool, slide and interactive features combined within one inflatable.

At a large Derry event, these attractions can sit together as a clearly defined children’s area, while older participants move towards the more competitive activities elsewhere on the site.

Use Competition to Keep Teenagers and Adults Involved

Watching younger children enjoy the event only goes so far. Older visitors generally need something they can actually get involved in.

The Xtreme Demolition Zone puts four competitors on separate podiums with a giant suspended demolition ball between them. The aim is to stay upright while making that increasingly difficult for everyone else.

Holey Moley Human Whack A Mole works differently. Players collect balls from their individual inflatable positions while another participant controls the hammer from the centre.

Both attractions can generate plenty of attention from spectators, which makes them useful for charity events, youth programmes and community fun days as well as private and corporate hire.

Turn Part of the Site into a Sports Challenge

Sports-based equipment can give an event another distinct zone without requiring everybody to take part in the same activity.

The Wall 2 Wall Inflatable Football Arena creates an approximately 50ft x 20ft enclosed pitch suitable for games of up to five-a-side.

Foot Pool is less conventional, combining pool-style gameplay with footballs and feet instead of cues. The 3 in 1 Sports Inflatable introduces basketball, baseball and Velcro darts within a single attraction.

These are useful for school sports days, football club events and youth activities, but they also work well as casual entertainment at general family events.

Use the Warrior Wall as the Personal Challenge

Not every competitive attraction needs somebody standing directly opposite you.

The Warrior Wall gives participants different climbing challenges to tackle before descending by inflatable slide. That makes it suitable for events where guests want to compete against friends, a stopwatch or simply themselves.

It can sit naturally alongside sports games or larger assault-course equipment to create a more varied active section.

Make One Attraction the Main Challenge

For suitable large sites in Co Derry, the event can go considerably bigger.

The complete Toxic Bootcamp Challenge Assault Course can extend to approximately 150ft, with two lanes allowing competitors to race side by side.

The course includes tunnels, Bish Bash sections, tangled mangles, a demolition ball, climbing obstacles and dual freefall slides. It can become a major part of a school activity day, corporate challenge or public fun day rather than simply another inflatable around the perimeter.

Because Toxic Bootcamp is modular, smaller configurations can also be created when the available venue doesn’t permit the complete course.

Add Height Without Adding a Mechanical Ride

Large slides can help break up an event visually and provide another type of children’s attraction.

The Minions Mega Slide measures approximately 25ft x 12ft and has an approximately 18ft platform, giving it considerably more height than a conventional bouncy castle.

The Inflatable Helter Skelter Slide creates a completely different look, taking inspiration from one of the classic shapes associated with traditional fairgrounds.

Either can form part of a wider inflatable area incorporating bouncy castles and games.

Use Traditional Games to Slow the Pace Down

An event doesn’t need to be full-speed from one end of the site to the other.

The Kentucky Derby Racer gives up to eight players their own horse and lane. Competitors roll balls into scoring holes, with successful throws moving their horse towards the finish.

It’s straightforward, easy to watch and suitable for repeated races throughout the day.

For promotional events and company programmes, our Custom Branded Kentucky Derby can be adapted around suitable sponsor or company branding. At Christmas, Racing Reindeers gives the racing concept a seasonal twist.

Food Is Another Part of the Entertainment

Traditional event food can contribute as much to the feel of a family event as the rides themselves.

Our event catering includes Candy Floss, Popcorn and freshly prepared Dinky Donuts.

Toast Your Own Marshmallows offers something more interactive for suitable autumn, winter and evening events, giving visitors another activity as well as something to eat.

At larger events, food can be incorporated between entertainment areas to help spread people around the site and provide natural places to pause.

Different Equipment for Different Derry School Events

A primary-school fun day and a secondary-school leavers event shouldn’t necessarily look alike.

For younger pupils, bouncy castles, children’s rides, inflatable slides and age-appropriate games may provide the right balance.

For older pupils, organisers can move towards Toxic Bootcamp, Warrior Wall, Xtreme Demolition, sports games and competitive attractions.

A whole-school event can combine both styles, allowing year groups to rotate through separate activity areas throughout the day.

Corporate Event Hire in Co Derry

For company events, entertainment can be used to encourage participation rather than relying on passive performances.

Colleagues can race through Toxic Bootcamp, compete on Kentucky Derby, tackle Warrior Wall or attempt to knock one another from the Xtreme Demolition Zone.

For family days, children’s rides, bouncy castles and catering can be added so the event works for employees bringing partners and children as well as those taking part in the team activities.

Community, Charity and Festival Hire in Derry

Public events generally need the broadest range because the audience can include every age group.

A smaller community event might combine Teacups, bouncy castles, games and food. A bigger festival could add substantial slides and competitive inflatables. At the upper end, larger funfair rides can be brought in to create a much more prominent entertainment area.

Our funfair hire service allows several rides, attractions and supporting elements to be brought together for suitable events rather than sourcing each one separately.

Autumn and Christmas Event Hire in Co Derry

Summer is only part of the event calendar.

Halloween celebrations can make use of competitive games, suitable inflatables and food, while Christmas events can introduce attractions such as Racing Reindeers and Toast Your Own Marshmallows.

Selected equipment can also operate indoors when the venue provides sufficient ceiling clearance, usable floor space and appropriate access. This can give schools, community organisations and companies more options for events during the colder part of the year.

Event Hire in Derry / Londonderry and the Wider County

Our Northern Ireland event hire service covers suitable venues throughout Co Derry, including Derry / Londonderry, Coleraine, Limavady, Magherafelt, Maghera, Garvagh, Dungiven and surrounding communities.

We can also work with organisers using rural venues and event sites outside the larger towns, subject to access, space, ground conditions and the requirements of the selected equipment.

The Serious Work Happens Before the Gates Open

Entertainment equipment needs much more than delivery.

Our team deals with transportation, positioning and installation, with rides and attractions operated or supervised by trained staff where appropriate. G Force Amusements carries £10 million public liability insurance, and relevant equipment is inspected and tested as required.

Risk assessments and certification are available for organised events, our uniformed team is Access NI checked, and further information can be found on our Health & Safety page.

Give Every Part of Your Co Derry Event a Purpose

A large ride can attract attention. Children’s equipment keeps younger visitors entertained. Competitive games encourage participation. Sports inflatables create an activity zone. Traditional games provide something different, and catering helps turn a few hours of entertainment into a proper day out.

You don’t necessarily need all of those elements, but having them available gives you much more freedom when deciding what the event should become.

Browse our full event hire range or contact G Force Amusements on 07702 754 542 to discuss event hire in Co Derry.