Christmas Entertainment in Edinburgh
Christmas entertainment hire in Edinburgh: Santa's grottos, walk-in snow globes, reindeer racing, the Rodeo Reindeer, market stalls and party games, delivered from our Rotherham warehouse about three hours away up the A1(M). Edinburgh's Christmas runs for weeks rather than days, so we quote the city for longer and larger bookings as well as single party nights, with nationwide delivery covering Scotland.
Christmas Entertainment for Edinburgh Events
We work Edinburgh regularly. St James Quarter, the city-centre shopping development, had a Social Media Photo Booth from us in September 2025 - the kind of venue that books Christmas activations - and we've supplied the Grosvenor Casino at South Maybury, an events producer at the Ingliston showground site by the airport, and the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in the city centre. Amazon also books us for staff Christmas parties across the UK year after year, including their Scottish sites.
Edinburgh's Christmas programme is festival-scale: weeks of markets, rides and events in the city centre, plus the hotel and office party trade around it. That's the kind of booking we handle well - multi-item setups, longer hires, staff on site - and everything on this page can go into one delivery, one crew, one invoice. Our arcade machine hire in Edinburgh page covers the arcade side of a party night.
Our Christmas Attractions
A few of the things we can bring to an Edinburgh Christmas event. All prices are plus VAT, and a minimum spend may apply depending on your postcode.
Rodeo ReindeerFestive rodeo ride with our trained operator. From £395.
Santa's Grottos and Snow Globes
The Deluxe Santa's Grotto is our walk-in inflatable log cabin with lights and decorations included, up in under five minutes. It needs a 13ft x 14ft space with 11ft of headroom and works indoors on hard floors or artificial grass and outdoors on grass, which suits both the city-centre venues and the out-of-town sites. It hires from £295, with the standard Santa's Grotto Hire from £245. The Giant Inflatable Snow Globe from £1,295 and the selfie-pod globe from £895 provide the photo moment, with the throne chair, Santa Sky Dancer and Nutcracker props to dress the scene.
Christmas Party Games and Rides
The three reindeer racing formats - Reindeer Racing from £499, Bounce a Ball Reindeer Racing from £699 and Roll a Ball Reindeer Racing from £995 - are the December staples, with Batak Snowball Smash and Whack a Snowman at £495 each. The Rodeo Reindeer and Rodeo Christmas Pudding both include a trained operator in the £395 hire. Rachel said after her works do: Everyone enjoyed having a go on the Rodeo Reindeer at our staff Xmas party. It all went smoothly, which is what you need when you're planning a party.
Christmas Markets and Light Switch-Ons
Edinburgh's market season is long, and the equipment is the same as any market city: Christmas market stalls from £295, carnival side stalls, the fun food range, and festoon lighting, super-silent lighting towers and generators for the dark afternoons. Longer multi-week hires are quoted per event, which is where speaking to us directly beats any online price list.
What's Included
- Delivery, setup and collection in our own vehicles, with nationwide delivery covering Scotland
- £5 million public liability insurance, with risk assessments and method statements emailed to your venue in advance
- Trained staff - rodeo operators included, grotto supervision and event staff available to add
- Inflatables PIPA and RPII tested
- One supplier, one invoice for multi-item and multi-week setups
What Our Customers Say
Becci hired a themed game for her works party: We hired the Saloon Shoot Out game for our Country themed Christmas Party! Was a great addition to our event and really brought out everyone's competitive sides! Staff dropping off and setting up was friendly and helpful.
Rachel had the Rodeo Reindeer for her staff party: Everyone enjoyed having a go on the Rodeo Reindeer at our staff Xmas party. It all went smoothly, which is what you need when you're planning a party.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Christmas entertainment hire cost in Edinburgh?
Props start at £75, grottos run from £245 to £395, party games from £495, and the Giant Snow Globe from £1,295. Prices are plus VAT, and delivery to Scotland is quoted with the booking. Call 0114 345 0135 for a proper quote.
Do you deliver Christmas equipment to Edinburgh?
Yes. Edinburgh is about three hours from our Rotherham warehouse up the A1(M), and we deliver nationwide including Scotland - St James Quarter, the EICC and the Ingliston showground are all places we've supplied.
Can we hire for multi-week Christmas programme runs?
Yes. Edinburgh's Christmas-scale bookings are longer hires by nature, and we quote those individually - the grottos, stalls, lighting and games can stay on site for the run with servicing arranged.
What space does a grotto or snow globe need?
The Deluxe Grotto needs a 13ft x 14ft floor area with 11ft of headroom, indoors on hard floors or artificial grass, or outdoors on grass. We'll go through your venue with you before the booking is confirmed.
How far ahead should we book?
December weekends go first and the grottos and snow globes are usually gone by October. For Scotland and multi-week programme bookings, earlier is genuinely better so the delivery logistics can be planned properly.
Book Christmas Entertainment in Edinburgh
Call us on 0114 345 0135 or get in touch online for a quote. We've got over 25 years in event hire, we own 95% of our equipment in-house, and we deliver Christmas events across Scotland every December.
We also cover Christmas events in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and nationwide.