Our festoon lighting is warm white bulbs on black cable, hired in 100 metre runs and strung overhead between poles, trees and marquee frames. You'll also hear it called string lights or party lights - it's the same kit either way, and it works just as well indoors as out.
The £149 price buys your first 100 metres, and each extra 100 metres is £99. It pairs especially well with our marquees, where a run or two lights the whole interior without it feeling over-lit.
The bulbs do two jobs. Early in the evening they're decoration and mood; after dark they're the working lights for the rest of the night. That combination is why festivals, private parties and corporate events book them, and why wedding parties run them over the dining tables and down the path to the car park.
Where we put it
- Over dining areas, bars and dance floors
- Inside marquees and gazebos, and along entrances
- Down pathways, gardens and car parks so guests can see where they're going
- Across festival and funday sites as the evening light
On grass the runs go up on our own festoon poles. Indoors or on hard standing we fix to whatever's solid, and if there's no mains supply near your site we can power the lighting from our generators.
"I hired a bunch of lighting equipment for a fundraiser night from DB Entertainment. They worked great - well packed, easy to set up", Stefan said in his Google review.
You can book the lights on their own or add them to any DB booking. If you're putting a whole evening together, the Party Marquee Hire package is worth a look, browse wedding entertainment for the full evening line-up, or add the Party Marquee Lighting strings inside our smaller gazebos.
Areas We Cover
Festoon lighting hire across South Yorkshire: see the Sheffield and Chesterfield pages for drive times and local booking evidence.
Hit the green button to add festoon lighting to your quote and we'll get back to you the same day, or call 0114 345 0135 if you'd rather talk the layout through first.
Prices
- £149 for the first 100 metres of festoon lighting
- £99 for each additional 100 metres
- All prices plus VAT. There may be a minimum spend depending on where your event is
What's included
- Delivery, setup and collection by our own team in our own vehicles
- £5 million public liability insurance as standard
- Festoon poles for grass installs, and fixings for indoor and hard-standing setups
The runs need a power supply within reach. If the site has no mains, ask us about adding a generator when you get your quote.
How much do you need?
Measure between your fixing points and allow a bit extra for the sag in the cable. As a rough guide, a 6m round marquee takes around 30 to 40 metres and a 9m square one around 60 to 80. Send us the rough layout and we'll work the metres out with you.
Coverage
We're based at a 25,000 sq ft warehouse in Rotherham, near Sheffield and five minutes from the A1, M1 and M18. Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Worksop and Chesterfield are routine runs for us, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester are just down the road, and we cover the whole of the UK, with regular larger packages going to London, Birmingham and Wales.
For lighting whole sites after dark, see the Super Silent Lighting Tower. For the structures the festoon hangs in, see marquee hire. To put a whole evening together, call the office or use the contact page.
Suitable For
| Indoors on Artificial Grass |  |
| Indoors on Hard Surface | |
| Outdoors on Concrete | |
| Outdoors on Grass | |
| Outdoors on Grass / Hard Surface Mix | |
| Outdoors on Hard Surface | |
| Outdoors on Wood Chip | |