BugFest is a UK insect- and bug-themed education and events business. We offer events, festival appearances, youth visits for schools and young groups, and The Bug Room, an exhibit or experience, alongside insect education pages on wasps and stick insects. A catalogue, a calendar, and a booking form on bugfest.co.uk help you choose and arrange what fits.
The BugFest services at a glance
Every BugFest offering centres on insects and invertebrates. What changes from one to the next is the setting: an organised event, a festival, a visit for young people, a dedicated room, or an information page you can read at your own pace.
| Service | Category | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Events | Educational Events | Bug-themed events and the information around them |
| Festivals | Festival Appearances | BugFest at festivals |
| Youth Visits | Educational Visits | Structured educational sessions for schools and young groups |
| The Bug Room | Exhibit or Experience | A room-based insect experience |
| Wasps | Insect Education | Wasp-related content and services |
| Stick Insects | Insect Education | Stick insect educational content |
Which BugFest service suits a school or young group?
Youth Visits is the BugFest service for schools and young groups. It offers structured educational sessions on insects and invertebrates. Events and Festivals cover our event and festival appearances, and The Bug Room offers an exhibit-style experience. Choose Youth Visits first if your group is a school or youth group.
Our Youth Visits page is the place to read about how these sessions are arranged. The booking steps are set out in our guide on how to book BugFest for a school visit, festival, or event.
Events and festival appearances
BugFest events and BugFest festival appearances are two separate offerings on our site, and each has its own page.
Our Events page is the access point for BugFest events. Organisers looking for a bug-themed addition to their own programme start there.
Our Festivals page is the access point for BugFest festival activity. It is the page to read if you run a festival or are planning to attend one.
The Bug Room
The Bug Room is BugFest's exhibit or experience offering. It gives visitors a dedicated space built around insects. Our Bug Room page introduces it, and our post on what The Bug Room is and how it works at BugFest events goes into more detail.
Wasps and stick insects: insect education content
BugFest publishes dedicated insect education content on two subjects: wasps and stick insects.
Our Wasps page holds our wasp-related content and services. Wasps are among the insects people hold the strongest opinions about, so a dedicated page gives that subject room.
Stick insects have their own educational content on the BugFest site as well. If you are new to the wider subject, our beginner-friendly introduction to insects for hobbyists is a good starting point before you look at individual species.
Where do I see what BugFest has available and when?
The BugFest Catalogue lists our services and content, and the Calendar carries our schedule information. Both sit on bugfest.co.uk. Check the Calendar before choosing a date for an event or festival. Once you know what you want, the Booking Form is where you make a booking request.
Matching your plans to the right page
- Running a school or youth group trip: start with Youth Visits.
- Organising an event: start with Events.
- Planning a festival programme: start with Festivals.
- Looking for an insect exhibit or experience: start with The Bug Room.
- Curious about a particular insect: read the Wasps page or the stick insect content.
If you have a date, a group size, or a particular insect in mind, use the form below this article to tell us what you are planning, and we'll point you to the right BugFest service.
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