Summer Globe Hire
Tropical beach backdrop, soft sand, palm shade and colourful paper flowers in the air. A holiday-mood photo moment for school holidays and summer late-night events.
Typical season: June – August
One of six themed variants — view our full giant snow globe range to compare themes, seasons and event uses.
What is the Summer Globe?
The Summer Globe is a 3.5-metre walk-in snow globe you step inside, dressed as a complete themed scene and branded to your marketing message. GlobeHire delivers, installs, crews and de-rigs it, typically for june – august.
The Summer Globe reframes the attraction for warm-weather campaigns: a tropical beach backdrop, soft sand-effect flooring, palm shade and colourful paper flowers that guests throw toward the internal fan to lift through the air.
It fills the gap most venues have between spring and Christmas, giving the summer holidays a photo destination that keeps families on site for longer.
How does the Summer Globe work on the day?
Our crew install and dress the globe before you open, then groups enter for a short timed slot, throw the medium toward the internal fan themselves and take their photos. One group roughly every three minutes is the realistic ceiling — around 20 groups an hour.
- 1Crew install and dress the globe with beach flooring, palms and backdrop.
- 2Groups of up to 6 adults or 8 children step inside for a timed flower-flurry session.
- 3Guests throw paper flowers toward the internal fan, which lifts them through the scene for around 60–90 seconds per group.
- 4Suits indoor malls in heat, shaded plazas, festival sites and summer late-night events.
- 5Gathered and reused media means no consumable top-up costs across a long residency.
Who is the Summer Globe for?
It suits any team that needs a reason for people to visit, stay longer and share the visit — most often retail destinations, venues and attractions, and brands or agencies running june – august campaigns.
- ❄Shopping centres and retail parks programming the six-week summer holidays
- ❄Festivals, county shows and outdoor summer event organisers
- ❄Travel, food-and-drink and lifestyle brands running summer activations
- ❄Corporate family fun days and staff summer events
What can you expect from a hire?
Every booking includes delivery, install, themed dressing, crewed operation, de-rig, a site-specific risk assessment and method statement, and £10 million public liability cover.
Best fit
School summer holidays, bank holidays and festival weekends
Weather
Suitable outdoors on hard standing, subject to site conditions and a 24 mph (38 km/h) maximum operating wind speed, measured on site
Throughput
Around 16–20 groups per hour with a steward on the entrance
Compliance
£10m public liability cover with RAMS supplied before install
How can the Summer Globe be branded?
The exterior wrap, base skirt and the backdrop inside the globe are all dressed to your marketing message or brand guidelines, so every photo taken inside carries your campaign back out with it.
- ❄Tropical, seaside British or festival-colour dressing options
- ❄Flower and confetti colours matched to your brand palette
- ❄Branded surfboard, deckchair or signage props for sponsor visibility
- ❄Exterior wrap and internal backdrop printed to your campaign artwork
Artwork is the one element with a real lead time, so agree the design early. See the guide to branded globe activations for how other teams have used the surround.
What options and add-ons are available?
The core hire covers the globe, stage, themed props, media and crew. Hosts, performers, photo backdrops, share prompts, queue management, branded artwork and additional props can be added, and additional props can also be hired at a cost.
- ❄Sampling host or brand ambassador working the queue
- ❄Ice-cream, slushie or drinks tie-in point beside the globe
- ❄Additional summer props hired at extra cost — deckchairs, parasols, oversized inflatables and planting
- ❄Custom-branded globe wrap and base skirt printed to your artwork or brand guidelines
- ❄Branded backdrop panels inside the globe for photo-ready campaign messaging
- ❄Additional themed props hired at extra cost — oversized figures, seating, signage, planting and set dressing
- ❄Costumed character performer or host to greet guests and manage the queue
- ❄Branded backdrops, share prompts and photo-friendly lighting so guests take and share their own mobile-phone shots
- ❄Queue-management barriers, matting, branded stanchions and directional signage
How much does Summer Globe hire cost, and what affects the price?
We quote every booking individually rather than publishing a fixed rate, because the same globe costs very different amounts to run for one day in a mall than for five weeks outdoors. Longer bookings are quoted at a reduced daily rate.
Length of hire
One-day activations carry the same delivery, install and de-rig as a five-week run, so longer bookings are quoted at a lower daily rate.
Indoor or outdoor
All six variants run indoors or outdoors, subject to site and weather conditions. Outdoor sites add 200 kg of ballast and on-site anemometer readings against a 24 mph (38 km/h) maximum operating wind speed, and need a client-arranged generator where there is no mains supply; indoor malls are usually simpler but have out-of-hours load-in windows.
Opening hours and crew
Crew is costed against your opening hours. Extended evening or multi-session days need a second crew member.
Theming and branding
Standard themed dressing is included. Bespoke artwork, custom backdrops and additional props are quoted on top.
Location and access
We cover the whole of Great Britain. Distance, congestion or clean-air charges and difficult load-in routes affect logistics costs.
Add-ons
Hosts, performers, photo backdrops, share prompts, queue management and extra props are each priced individually so you only pay for what you use.
Send your dates, venue type and opening hours and you'll have a tailored quote — including theming options and the safety paperwork your venue needs — within 48 hours.
What should you check before booking, and what mistakes should you avoid?
Three things decide whether an activation runs smoothly: a 5.5m × 5.5m operational area for the 3.5m globe, two standard 13A sockets, and a load-in route at least 0.85m wide. Confirm those before you commit to dates.
- ❄A 5.5m × 5.5m operational area with 4m clear height for the 3.5m × 3.5m × 3.5m globe, plus a separate queueing area sized to your expected footfall.
- ❄Two standard 13A sockets — 1.8 kVA / 8.0A. Where no suitable mains supply exists, the client arranges a safe generator solution.
- ❄A load-in route the kit can be trolleyed along, with a minimum clear width of 0.85m — tell us about stairs, lift access, restricted doorways, uneven surfaces, obstructions or a long push from the unloading point.
- ❄Two GlobeHire operational staff are supplied as standard; additional staffing can be arranged for break cover, extended hours or split shifts.
- ❄Access: entry is not step-free — approximately two conventional steps and a threshold lip of around four inches. Raise specific accessibility requirements with us before booking.
- ❄Realistic throughput: about one group every three minutes at the fastest, so roughly 20 groups per hour. Don't promise more.
- ❄Sign-off from the venue's health and safety team — send them our RAMS early rather than the week before.
- ❄Artwork deadlines. Branded wraps are the most common cause of a rushed build, so lock the design in first.
- ❄Staffing at your end for queue marshalling at peak times if you're not adding our hosts.
Our risk assessments and method statements are available to download, so your venue's health and safety team can review them before you sign anything.
What questions do customers ask about the Summer Globe?
These are the questions we're asked most often before a booking is confirmed.
Does it get hot inside?
The globe is ventilated by the internal fan system, so air moves constantly. In very warm weather we recommend a shaded or indoor position.
Can it be used at a festival?
Yes. It installs on grass with ground protection or on hard standing, and our crew work to your site build and de-rig schedule.
How does the Summer Globe compare with the rest of the range?
The globe, footprint, crew and safety paperwork are identical across the range — what changes is the season it's dressed for, the medium inside and the story the scene tells. Pick the theme that matches when you need footfall.
| Globe | Season | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Globe | November – early January | Most popular |
| Easter Globe | March – April | Mar – Apr |
| Halloween Globe | Late September – early November | Oct |
| Summer Globe (this globe) | June – August | Jun – Aug |
| Golden Ball Globe | All year | Game mechanic |
| Cash Grabber Globe | All year | Prize draw |
Planning a campaign around Summer Globe?
Tell us your dates, space and objectives and we'll come back with a tailored quote, theming options and the safety paperwork your venue needs.