How to Book BugFest for a School Visit, Festival, or Event

BugFest is a UK insect and bug education business bringing live displays, talks, and hands-on encounters to schools, festivals, and private events. We run structured youth visits, festival appearances, and our own indoor exhibit called The Bug Room, alongside dedicated content on wasps and stick insects. Booking runs through our online form and calendar.

What BugFest actually offers

Our work sits across several distinct services, each with its own page and its own purpose. Events covers general educational event bookings for groups wanting a bug-themed session. Festivals covers our appearances at festival-style gatherings, where insect displays and talks fit alongside other activities. Youth Visits is built around schools and young groups looking for structured, age-appropriate insect learning. The Bug Room is our dedicated exhibit and experience space. Wasps and stick insects are two of our named insect education topics, each with content built specifically around that species group. Behind all of it sits a catalogue of what we offer, a calendar showing when things are happening, and a booking form for getting in touch about any of it.

Every one of these is a live part of what we do, not a side note. If a school, a festival organiser, or a private group wants insect education delivered in person, one of these services is the starting point.

What happens during a BugFest youth visit?

A BugFest youth visit brings insect education directly to young people through live displays and guided talks built around our named topics, including wasps and stick insects. Sessions are arranged through our booking process and can be shaped around what a school or group wants to focus on.

Groups booking a youth visit are choosing structured educational content rather than a general public event. That's the distinction between Youth Visits and our broader Events service: Youth Visits is specifically framed around educational visits for younger audiences, while Events covers the wider range of bug-themed sessions we run. If you're planning a school session and want to understand what a typical insect topic covers before you book, our beginner-friendly introduction to insects is a useful starting point for staff preparing pupils in advance.

Festival appearances

Festivals are a different setting from a school hall or classroom, and our Festival service reflects that. Where Youth Visits is built for a defined educational group, Festival appearances put BugFest in front of a broader festival audience, with insect displays and talks that work as a standalone attraction alongside other festival activity.

Festival organisers looking to add something genuinely different to a programme can get details of what's involved through our Festivals page, and see where we're already scheduled to appear on our calendar.

The Bug Room

The Bug Room is our own exhibit and experience space, built around live insects rather than static displays. It's the format we use when the audience is coming to us rather than the other way round, whether that's a fixed visit slot or part of a larger event we're supporting.

Wasps and stick insects both feature as named topics within our wider insect education work, and each has content built specifically around it. Wasps carry a reputation that doesn't always match the reality, and our Wasps page goes into what we actually teach on the subject. Stick insects are one of the more approachable groups for anyone new to invertebrates, and our introduction to stick insects page covers the basics, alongside our insect life cycles content for anyone wanting the fuller picture of how species like these develop.

How do I book a BugFest event?

Booking BugFest for a school visit, festival, or private event starts with our online booking form, where you tell us what you're planning and when. Our calendar shows current availability and where we're already appearing, so it's worth checking both before you settle on a date.

The catalogue on our site lays out the full range of what's on offer in one place, which is useful if you're still deciding between a Youth Visit, a general Event, or a Festival appearance and want to compare them side by side. Once you know roughly what you need, the booking form is the direct route to getting a date confirmed.

Frequently asked questions

Does BugFest bring live insects to schools?

Yes. Youth Visits are built around live insect displays and guided talks, with wasps and stick insects among the named topics we cover. Sessions are arranged through our booking process, and the content can be shaped around what a school is looking to teach.

Can BugFest attend a festival as well as run school sessions?

Yes, these are two separate services on our site. Festivals covers our appearances at festival-style events for broader audiences, while Youth Visits is built specifically for schools and young groups. Both are booked through the same form, so it's simple to enquire about either.

What is The Bug Room?

The Bug Room is our own exhibit and experience space, built around live insects rather than static displays. It's a fixed format we run in addition to Youth Visits, Events, and Festival appearances, giving visitors a chance to see and learn about insects in a dedicated setting.

Where can I check when BugFest is appearing near me?

Our calendar lists upcoming appearances and availability, and it's the quickest way to see what's already scheduled. It sits alongside our catalogue, which sets out the full range of services, so you can check dates and options together before booking.

If you've got a school, festival, or event in mind and you're not sure yet which of our services fits best, tell us what you're planning using the form below this article and we'll help you work out whether it's a Youth Visit, an Event, a Festival appearance, or time in The Bug Room that suits you.