Leicester Event Game Hire

Leicester is one of our closest major cities. We're based in Coventry, around half an hour up the M69, and that proximity makes a practical difference: lower delivery costs, and the flexibility to respond quickly when event plans shift at short notice. Our Leicester event game hire covers interactive games, photo booths and branded exhibition games. We supply, deliver, set up and collect at your chosen venue across Leicester and the wider East Midlands, from city centre hotels and the Cultural Quarter to stadium conference suites, corporate offices and university campuses. To be clear on how we work, we don't hire out venues; we bring the entertainment to wherever your event is being held.

Leicester gives us plenty to work with. The city has a deep base of established businesses, two universities in the University of Leicester and De Montfort University, a growing digital and tech sector, and some of the better-known event venues in the region, from King Power Stadium and Mattioli Woods Welford Road to the art deco Athena. That mix creates steady demand for corporate entertainment, and we've been meeting it for over 15 years. Whether you're running an exhibition stand, a conference or a staff fun day, every booking includes delivery, setup, on-site support and collection as standard.

Leicester Game Hire by Event Type

For exhibitions and conference ice-breakers, reaction games tend to do the heavy lifting. Batak Pro draws a crowd and gives delegates a quick, competitive challenge that's easy to understand from across a hall, and the compact Batak Lite works where stand space is tight. These games are visually busy in a good way; they pull people in and start conversations, which is exactly what you want when footfall is the goal.

When the aim is to drive traffic to a stand or reinforce a brand, prize and grabber games earn their place. Grab A Grand is a reliable footfall magnet, and our prize games including crane grabbers and Plinko boards give you a natural reason to capture details or hand out a branded giveaway. All of these can carry your logo, which leads neatly into the branding point below.

For fun days and award receptions, arcade machines and racing simulators are the social centrepiece. They suit a broad spread of ages and abilities, and they keep people engaged between the formal parts of an evening. If your group is genuinely mixed, it's worth balancing the high-energy options with something gentler. Roll & Bowl is approachable for almost anyone and works well as part of a rotation of activity stations, so nobody feels left out.

Photo booths and magic mirrors are a straightforward way to give guests something to take away and share, and the prints or digital frames can be branded to match your event. If a photo booth is the main thing you're after for a Leicester event, our dedicated Leicester photo booth hire page goes into more detail.

For office entertainment and networking, pub games like shuffleboard keep things relaxed and conversational rather than competitive, which suits a wind-down event or a drinks reception. And if you'd like to feed people as well as entertain them, our fun food catering covers everything from pizza ovens to ice cream vans.

Finally, for exhibitions and brand activations, we handle full custom branding on games in-house. Design, print and application all happen under one roof, which keeps lead times and quality in our control rather than a third party's. If you're planning a larger corporate booking, our Leicester corporate event hire page covers the corporate side in more depth.

Leicester Venues We Know Well

Knowing a venue before you arrive makes the day run more smoothly. Loading access, floor surfaces, where the power points are, and the timing window you've got for setup all shape what's practical, and they vary a lot from one Leicester venue to the next. Here's how we think about some of the city's better-known spaces.

King Power Stadium

Home of Leicester City FC and a little over a mile from the city centre, King Power Stadium runs a wide range of event spaces, from intimate hospitality boxes through to larger suites built for conferences, exhibitions and dinners. The variety is the thing to plan around: a compact, self-contained game suits a hospitality box or a breakout suite, while arcade machines and simulators have room to breathe in the bigger halls. On-site parking is generous, which helps with load-in, though access needs pre-planning around fixtures, as the stadium isn't available in the usual way on match days.

Mattioli Woods Welford Road

The home of Leicester Tigers is one of the largest event venues in the city, with a substantial spread of event suites across the ground and the voco Leicester hotel right next door. The scale makes it well suited to exhibitions, larger conferences and award dinners, and it's a natural fit for branded exhibition games and footfall-driving prize games on a show floor. As with any stadium, it's worth confirming dates early and factoring in match-day access.

The Athena

A striking art deco building in the Cultural Quarter, the Athena is a popular choice for large corporate Christmas parties and award ceremonies, with space for sizeable banquet-style events. Its reception areas and main auditorium lend themselves to photo booths, arcade machines and reaction games run as part of a drinks reception or as post-dinner entertainment.

Other Venues Across Leicester and Leicestershire

Beyond the headline names, we deliver to city centre hotels such as the Holiday Inn Leicester City, the Mercure Grand and the Novotel, to Cultural Quarter spaces including Curve and LCB Depot, and to university venues across the University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Loughborough University just up the road. We also cover outdoor sites and community venues right across Leicestershire, from Loughborough and Hinckley to Market Harborough and Coalville. If your venue isn't listed here, get in touch and we'll talk through what works in the space.

Planning Game Hire for a Leicester Corporate Event

A bit of early thought makes the entertainment side far easier to manage. These are the things we'd suggest considering before you book your Leicester game hire.

Start with guest numbers and flow. Games need clear operating space, plus a little room for people to queue without blocking a walkway or a fire exit. Sharing a rough floor plan early lets us suggest a layout that keeps people moving rather than bunching up in one corner.

Think about who's actually attending. A room full of competitive twenty-somethings calls for something different to a mixed-age team with a range of mobility and confidence levels. We'd usually recommend a spread of games rather than one high-octane option, so everyone has something they're comfortable joining in with.

Be clear on what you want the entertainment to do. An exhibition stand needs games that draw footfall and engage people in seconds, because you've only got a moment to catch a passer-by. A team building day is the opposite; there you want activities that hold attention for longer and naturally mix people who don't usually work together.

Don't overlook the practical side. Most of our games run from a standard mains socket and need a couple of metres of clear floor, but the venue can complicate things. Stadium venues have plenty of parking yet restrict access on match days, and city centre venues often rely on public car parks such as NCP St Nicholas Circle for the Holiday Inn and Cathedral Quarter area. Flagging any unusual access or power constraints early saves surprises on the day.

Lastly, if you'd like games branded with your logo, raise it as soon as you can. Because we design and print in-house, we can be flexible on timings, but custom work always benefits from a bit of lead time.