Ball in the Bucket looks like the easiest game on the fair, and it's possibly the hardest and most frustrating. You throw soft balls at the three steel buckets and try to get one to stay in without it bouncing straight back out. Manage it and there's a team member on hand to sort your prize.
A fairground classic, and alongside hook a duck and tin can alley it's one of our most popular side stalls. Great value for money, super friendly and punctual staff, Sophie said after hiring a batch of carnival games from us. The whole game packs down into a single road case, so it sets up in minutes wherever the event is: indoors on a hall floor, on grass, or on tarmac.
We've had it out at village fetes and school fun days around Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, at office reward days, and at Telford Exhibition Centre for a corporate conference, where it ran alongside hook a duck and tin can alley. Book it on its own or line it up with Tin Can Alley, Fish Bowl Challenge and Hook A Duck for a full row of stalls. For rides and stalls together, the Fun Fair Package 1 bundles the fairground favourites into one booking.
Hit the green button to add Ball in the Bucket to your quote and we'll come back to you the same day, or send an enquiry if you'd rather talk a bigger event through first.
Pricing and setup
- From £295 + VAT
- No mains power needed - it's thrown by hand, not plugged in
- Sets up indoors or outdoors, on grass, concrete, wood chip or artificial turf
- £5 million public liability insurance is standard on every hire
The game folds into one flight case. We deliver, set up and collect it with our own vehicles and team.
Staffing
This hire is for the stall itself, staff excluded. If you'd like us to run it, add 1 x Staff Up to 3 hours from the extras list and a qualified team member will run the stall for you.
Branding
We can brand the case with your logos for corporate bookings. The graphics are printed as sticker transfers, applied before your event and removed afterwards, and they suit one hire period only. Ask about branding when you request a quote, or read more on our branding page.
Coverage
Based in Rotherham near Sheffield, five minutes off the A1, M1 and M18. Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Worksop and Chesterfield are routine runs, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester are on the doorstep, and we cover the whole of the UK including the North East of England. Larger packages regularly head to London, Birmingham and Wales. Delivery charges and minimum spends vary by location, so ask when you book.
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 | |
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