Welcome to Bugfest
Education...Fascination...Inspiration...
Because the Earth matters.
We are the UK’s number one, for ETHICAL, multi-award winning, entomological experiences and entertainment.
We are nationwide, with twenty years of delivering qualified excellence behind us.
Best UK Educational Visit Provider 2023
Top Rated on Eventsense 2024/5
Best UK Educational Visit Provider 2024
We are famous for delivering the Nation's favourite minibeast services.
To book any of these services, a simple email conversation is all it takes, one simple click will make your lesson and event planning an absolute doddle.
Primary School Services
Have you tried the new way to supercharge your pupils' learning experiences with us?
Let Bugfest bring your Science and Nature Curriculum to life
we remain very appreciative of the support and inspiration Bugfest has brought to our pupils over the years. Your visits are always a real highlight and align beautifully with our science curriculum...,
Bug-fest is fabulous!
Nick came to our house for a party for 6 x 7 year olds, and a few adults. He was fantastic! I cannot recommend enough! He was really engaging for the kids, a good mix of funny and informative.
Potter House Care Home loved it!
We had Leighton come along with his amazing critters to Potter House Care Home's Summer Fete on 31st July. He was an absolute hit!
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Bugfest Party Services
Our party packages are built around everything you think you can possibly need to make your party a dream day to remember.
Very much copied, but never surpassed, the Bugfest parties will leave lifelong memories of an amazing time had by all.
Check out our range of party packages.
Home Handling Party
The home handing party is a one hour party, from the comfort of your front room only.
Crazy Creature Show
The crazy Creature Show is a one hour party devised for village halls only.
The Bugfest Boogie
The Bugfest boogie runs for two hours, featuring the Crazy Creature Show, followed by lights, music and games.
HOLIDAY PARK ENTERTAINMENT
LIGHTS
CAMERAS
SMOKE MACHINE
ACTION
When it comes to delivering high energy live wildlife stage shows, we invented it!
We can set any stage, any size and give your audiences holiday memories of a lifetime
I'm Not a Celebrity, Let Me Get in There!
We have a three by six metre mobile gazebo, that we stack with exotic minibeasts from all around the world in their own naturalised vivariums, to deliver a three hour all you can eat handling extravaganza, whilst also picking the brains of our awesome handlers’ knowledge.
Please don’t eat the bugs though, they are our pets.
The Crazy Creature
Show
The Bugfest Crazy Creature Show is one of our popular offerings, which can be performed on stages and venues big and small.
The Wild and Deadly Show
THIS IS THE SHOW EVERYONE WANTS.
Do not expect this to be a sit down and look at what is in the box affair – this is the ultimate, high adrenaline, rollercoaster ride of a show, born in 2012 live on stage at the inaugural Carfest, and performed there ever since.
Wild and Deadly is the one that took theatre wildlife shows to the next level first!
Enchanting Minibeasts
Show
NEW HOLIDAY PARK SHOW FOR 2026
Bugfest’s Enchanting Minibeasts and Where to Find Them show, is character-led and is especially created for the family who love nature and want to get up close to it with the children.
Travel the world and get your passport stamped as you complete each mission of discovery.
Other Services
Youth group bug visits
Bugfest has been visiting child, youth, SEND and pupil referral units groups for years. Our team members have also taught and worked in the youth age group for many years.
Community Events
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.
Major Events and Festivals
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 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.
Why Choose Bugfest?
Because it is just so much easier with us.
In the ever growing niche of animal visits to school providers (you’ve seen the Google search results) it’s important to look for the right qualifications in providers.
Bugfest is managed and created by a QUALIFIED teacher (PGCE) with twenty years of teaching experience across primary, secondary, tertiary and HIGHER education, an ex-teacher trainer and PGCE mentor, a member of the Verrall Association of Entomologists, and a holder of the prestigious status of Elected Fellow of The Royal Entomological Society.
The Bugfest team are all personally mentored and supported to ensure our original essence of: “science and learning made fun” is still central to our mission of saving our planet through “education fascination and inspiration” today, as it was twenty years ago when our first ever minibeast event was launched in 2006: The Creepy Crawlies’ Big Night Out.
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.
EXCITING NEWS!
Bugfest sessions and parties have just been upgraded!
Bugfest has a new and fantastic "jungleiscious" home.
Join us for exciting minibeast handling sessions in our AWESOME bug room in the heart of Dorset.
Naturalised enclosures and clear displays
New enchanted show only at the bug room
Well maintained clean habitats
