Welcome to Bugfest
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Education...Fascination...Inspiration...

Because the Earth matters.

The UK’s leading entomological experience and entertainment provider of minibeast visits to school, minibeast parties, bug parties, bug school visits, animal visits and care home and youth group visits.

We are nationwide.

We can offer a great many ways to bring the world of natural history and exotic animals to you. With a wide variety of service options and packages, we have something for everyone.

We provide the best party packages out there.

minibeast parties

Very much copied, but never surpassed, the Bugfest parties are unbeatable, and will leave lifelong memories of an amazing time had by all.

School visits are exciting, dynamic and hands-on.

minibeast visits in school

Save hundreds of pounds and weeks of planning and headaches and booking coaches for a zoo trip. Let Bugfest bring the exotics to you instead.

We have been visiting youth groups for ten years.

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Bugfest has been visiting child, youth and SEN groups for years. Our team members have also taught and worked in the youth age group for many years.

We have been visiting care provisions since we started up.

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We have visited care homes ever since Bugfest started. 

We love supporting your community events be they big or small.

bug visits in schools

Bugfest has a large team of staff and volunteer handlers, who like to help out at community events. We have enough resources to be out at two separate events at the same time.

We have experience and capacity for major events and festivals

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Bugfest is renowned for delivering spectacular festival content. We can bring a large team of handlers who will bring a little of the wild world to add extra sparkle to your public events.

Bugfest delivers bespoke sessions directly linked to your curriculum areas, such as:

Rain forests

Africa

Habitats

Eco-systems

Endo/exo-skeletons

Humans and animals

Christian values and ethos respected and supported

Full risk assessments available

New enhanced Teacher’s DBS checks

Ten Million employer’s and public liability cover

Take a look at the bug visits in schools page to find out more.

Bugfest uses modern and emerging technology.

We are using HD cameras that we can plug into your projector for extra close up images, and deliver a world-class learning experience for your children.

Detailed covid risk assessment, public liability insurance and enhanced supply teaching DBS certificate available on request.

If you are too far away, we can provide you with a virtual on-line visit from our very own, purpose built Bugfest studio, with supporting teaching and learning resources at reduced rates. 

Please email us for more info about our virtual lessons.

we can connect to your existing display equipment
Using our laptops and closeup macro cameras, we deliver an unrivalled teaching and learning experience
Macro cameras allow crisp detail.
Children get to see the creatures right up close before they handle them.
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Safety is key - one animal out at a time!
We only bring out one creature at a time to ensure the safety of everyone around us.
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We can fit our sessions into any location in your school.
Relax in the knowledge that we can deliver our sessions in whatever way works best for you..
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We Provide Outstanding Holiday Park Entertainment

Bugfest enjoys the enviable privilege of being the trusted exotic animal entertainment for some of the UK’s leading holiday park companies.

We regularly perform on stage at Haven, Park Dean Resorts, Park Leisure, Park Holidays and Seal Cove (previously Bunn Leisure).

For more information on large scale corporate events, theatres, holiday parks and TV work, please contact our agent Sonia Dean.

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Image of potter wasp (Delta sp, Eumeninae) on flower. Insect Animal
Striped Hyaena, Hyaena hyaena, watching nearby

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