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How to Showcase Your Brand on a SaddleSpan Tent

Wednesday 01 April 2026 by Amazing News Editor

Want your brand up high, impossible to miss, and remembered long after the event ends? A SaddleSpan tent can help you do exactly that.

Designed to make a statement, SaddleSpan tents offer striking architecture, exceptional versatility, and huge branding potential. Whether you’re planning a corporate event, trade show, exhibition, or product launch, this is a structure that puts your brand front and centre.

Why choose a SaddleSpan tent?

Here’s why SaddleSpan tents are a favourite for brand-led events:

  • Uninterrupted visibility – No internal support poles means nothing blocks the view of your products, displays, or guests.
  • A clean canvas for branding – The opaque fabric provides the perfect backdrop for logos, graphics, and even video projections.
  • Built for flexibility – SaddleSpan tents can be erected in a wide variety of locations, indoors or outdoors.
  • Cost-effective impact – A bold, architectural structure without the cost of permanent construction.

3 Standout Ways to Brand a SaddleSpan Tent

Wing Banners

The SaddleSpan’s elegant, curved design creates the perfect opportunity for wing banners. Positioned between the tent gaps and flowing down to the ground, they’re ideal for capturing foot traffic and creating eye-catching photo moments.

Rainbow Banners

Mounted at the peak of the tent, rainbow banners offer excellent visibility from both the front and a distance. They’re perfect for guiding visitors to your space and making sure your brand stands out across the event site.

Galaxy Banners

Looking to make a unforgettable impression?
A galaxy banner transforms the entire roof of your SaddleSpan tent into a bold branding statement, showcasing your logo or design on a grand scale that can’t be ignored.

Even More Branding Options

In addition to banners, we can also incorporate vinyl graphics, flags, lighting effects, and projections to bring your brand to life in creative ways.

Let’s Create Something Unmissable

Our team of tent experts would love to help you explore what’s possible with a SaddleSpan tent.

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Teatime Goes Outdoors: Hosting an English Tea Party in a Tent

Monday 02 March 2026 by Amazing News Editor

That spring feeling is creeping up on us. From blooming flowers to slightly warmer days, there’s plenty to look forward to. Plus, the event season is about to pick back up again. Here’s our guide on how to throw a whimsical English Tea Party in a tent for all your guests to enjoy.

Pick the perfect tent

It all depends on the type of shade you want at your event. Do you want this to be a fully covered affair, or would you prefer to let some of the outdoors in? Fortunately, you can choose from our wide range of Saddlespan tents.

The S2000 Saddlespan is one of our smaller tents and can come in two configurations, canopy or concert. The canopy allows you to open both ends of the tent, which is great for a smaller stage where people can gather around either side.

The S5000 Saddlespan is a modular unit, meaning it can be connected with other S5000 units to create different-sized and differently shaped marquees, such as the DuoSpan and TriSpan. This Saddlespan is fantastic for larger crowds and stage coverings.

Exquisitely designed invites

Whether you’re creating physical or digital invites, make sure they’re beautifully designed to give your guests a first taste of what they can expect at your event. Think pale blues, swirly patterns, and delicate pearls.

Tea, of course!

It wouldn’t be a traditional English Tea Party without tea. Think floral teapots, delicate China teacups, and saucers for serving. If you’re planning more celebratory drinks, why not include specially designed cocktails? Edible flowers can make a wonderful addition to these.

Delectable finger food

Alice in Wonderland may inspire your food menu. Think finger sandwiches, indulgent cakes, scones, and plenty of jam. To truly impress your guests, try using ingredients that are in the Spring season.

Entertain your guests

If you want to create an elegant affair, why not hire a string quartet or a pianist? Or, if you’re looking for something more upbeat, fairground stalls and magicians can help create a fun atmosphere for all.

Our Saddlespan tents provide plenty of space for entertainers to set up, whether they need room to play music or dance. Head to our website for our full Saddlespan range.

We hope these five tips help you bring your English Tea Party to life and make it a roaring success for your guests.

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How to Deliver the Right Experience to Exhibitors and Delegates

Friday 06 February 2026 by Amazing News Editor

Your exhibitors and delegates play two different, but equally important, roles at your event. With decades of experience in the event industry, we’re here to guide you on how to treat both groups at your next event.

First, understanding the difference between the two will help you create clear distinctions between them and their key objectives.

An Exhibitor

An exhibitor is a person, company, or organisation that has invested in your event to gain exposure, promote a product, or provide a service. Usually, this is done through a dedicated booth or stand.

A Delegate

A delegate is a person or group representing a company. Unlike an exhibitor, they attend the event to take part in discussions, build connections, and experience what the event has to offer.

How to treat an Exhibitor

You may see exhibitors as partners at your event. Unlike delegates, you typically work with them on a more professional level. This might include helping with event logistics (such as branding and setup), supporting them with marketing opportunities to maximise visibility, and responding to any technical issues they may have. By meeting your exhibitors’ needs, you can build lasting relationships for future events.

How to treat a Delegate

Unlike exhibitors, you most likely treat delegates as guests at your event. This often requires a hospitality-led approach.For example,greeting attendees, guiding them to registration desks, restrooms, and networking areas, providing information on where to find agendas, and solving any problems that may arise (such as lost items, accessibility needs, dietary requirements, or requests for quiet spaces). Building positive, personal relationships with your delegates can help generate strong event feedback and encourage them to return year after year.

At Amazing Tents, our Saddlespan tents provide a fantastic venue for a variety of corporate events and tradeshows, helping businesses create memorable experiences for both delegates and exhibitors. Explore our full range of event tents.

In summary, for your delegates, you want to focus on creating an experience they can take something meaningful away from. Whereas for your exhibitors, you want to create an event where they gain value from meeting delegates and showcasing their brand. We hope this helps you organise future successful corporate events with clear objectives.

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A step-by-step guide to hiring a festival tent

Tuesday 18 March 2025 by Amazing News Editor

Are you ready for this year’s festival season? Here’s a our guide on how to hire a saddlespan tent.  

Step one: Get in touch 

When you have your event details ready (date, location and capacity), it’s time to give us a call. Our team will take you through the different structures available, to help you find the best-suited saddlespan for your event.  

Whether you’re looking for a temporary structure for a small or large festival – our saddlespan tents come in all shapes and sizes.  

Step two: Risk assessment 

Once we have as much information as possible, we will provide risk assessments and help with adverse weather management. This is to help your event run smoothly, with limited disruptions.  

Step three: Branding 

The saddlespan tent is fantastic for personalising with your brand. Whether you’d like to use banners on the side or front of your tent or for the whole tent to be transformed in your brand colours. There are plenty of options to choose from! 

Step four: Installation 

We will take care of the installation and dismantling of our saddlespan tents, so you don’t need to worry about a thing. During the event, if you have any questions our team of experts will be just a phone call away. 

Step five: Create an atmosphere 

Once the saddlespan is up and running, it’s over to you to decorate to fit your festival theme. It’s important to keep in mind where you will be placing your lighting, staging and flooring. 

We hope these five steps help you on your way to hiring a saddlespan tent ready for this year’s festival season.  

If you have any questions regarding hiring, please contact our team of friendly experts today! Call 07778 835 207 or email enquiries@amazingtent.co.uk. 

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5 interactive ideas to engage your event guests

Tuesday 24 October 2023 by Amazing News Editor

Whether you’re hosting a conference, wedding, workshop, or team-building event – getting your guests involved is a great way to keep them engaged and active in the conversation. Here are a few ways to keep them on their toes… 

Catch the mic 

Let your guests share their thoughts by throwing an interactive microphone ball around. A great example of this is a Catchbox – a soft box with a microphone inside. This is a fun way of hearing your guests’ opinions and allowing them to interact with the speaker.  

Livestream your event 

Create some hype at your event by livestreaming on social media and getting guests involved. You could do this by setting up a dedicated social media area where people can be interviewed about the event. It’s also a good idea to have an area where your attendees can create content with your company logo and colours in the background. 

Transport your guests using VR  

Help your guests visualise a product or a place through the power of virtual reality (VR). For example, if you were promoting an African safari, your guests could be transported amongst the animals via a VR headset. Or, if you want to show off a product like a new car model, VR can help your guests to visually see all its features. The possibilities are endless!  

Interactive food and drink stands 

In recent years this has become more and more popular at events – especially weddings. Instead of opting for another drab buffet, excite your guests with something different. You could have a make-your-own pizza station, a portable oyster bar, or a cheesecake table. As for drinks, provide a ‘pimp your hot chocolate’ station, complete with cream and lots of indulgent toppings. As they say, a way to someone’s heart is through the stomach.  

Customisable photobooth  

Create a lasting memory for your guests with a unique photo or video to keep. There are lots of products out there including selfie pods, GIF photo booths, and roaming photo booths. These are hireable at companies like Boothco. 

We’ve got you covered 

Engaging guests at your event will not only give them a positive experience, but it can make your event the talk of the town and if it’s an annual event will keep them coming back each year and help you to promote future events. 

If you’re planning an event in 2024 and need an event structure we have you covered. Take a look at a few of our Saddlespan tents which are fantastic for creating interactive events. 

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How to cosy up your event tent in the darker months

Monday 25 September 2023 by Amazing News Editor

Even though it’s wetter and darker, don’t be put off having an event in autumn or winter. It can be just as fantastic as the summer months – sometimes even more. We let you in on our top tips to creating a magical, cosy event fit for the season.  

Warming it up 

Before you even begin to think about how to decorate the space, you need to think about the heating. There are many different options to heating up an event tent, but your top priority must always be choosing the safest option.  

One of these options is an indirect diesel heater which sits outside the tent and provides warm air through duct pipes. Or you could go for thermostat-controlled heaters which are fantastic for large spaces. We’d advise consulting with a tent specialist before making your decision. Our team can help!  

Light up the night 

The lighting you decide will be pinnacle in setting the mood of the event. To make an event cosy, you need soft, warm lighting that’s easy on the eye. We suggest fairy lights or lamps that are spotted around to give it a bit of atmosphere.  

Cook up a storm 

If you’re providing food at your event, think of comfort foods. A hot jacket potato, a sizzling macaroni cheese, or a spicy chilli. This is just an extra touch to keeping your guests warm and satisfied.  

If you’re looking for a hot drink to warm your guests’ bellies, what’s better than a hot chocolate with a mountain of marshmallows. Alternatively, an alcoholic option could be warm cider or mulled wine.   

Time to make it snug 

Once the essentials are covered, you’ll be wanting to decorate it to create optimum snugness. If your event is in the autumn, be sure to use warm orange and reds. There’ll also be plenty of pumpkins around at this time which make for nice decoration – whether you carve them or fill them with flowers.  

If you’re having seating areas, you could also provide fluffy blankets and pillows to really set the scene. This will help keep your guests warm and give off a cool Scandi vibe.   

Warming entertainment 

Now as much as we want the event to be cosy, we still want people to be awake. So, booking some entertainment will keep your guests engaged. If you’re looking to get your guests giggling think about booking a comedian or a drag queen. We just hope you’re not sitting on the front row.  

We hope these tips will help you on your way to having the snuggest event possible.  

If you have an upcoming event in 2024, we’d like to help you with your event tent needs. Find our full range of SaddleSpan tents here. 

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Beyond the Beats: The Amazing Tent Co’s Summer of 2023

Monday 04 September 2023 by Amazing News Editor

As the vibrant days of summer start to fade, we are reflecting on Summer 2023. It has been a whirlwind of extraordinary festivals, concerts, and events for us at The Amazing Tent Co. We have been at the heart of many exciting experiences with our SaddleSpans, transforming the humble field into a realm of creativity, comfort, and exclusivity. Within the kaleidoscope of summer, our versatile SaddleSpan structures have become part of the landscape of festivals, concerts, and outdoor extravaganzas.  

In what has been a summer of mixed British weather, amidst the sea of glitter, elaborate costumed festival-goers, and thumping beats, our SaddleSpans have provided a haven of continuity, ensuring that the show goes on regardless of the elements. Whilst sometimes associated with more utilitarian purposes, SaddleSpans metamorphosise of the event tent – housing everything from sprawling stages to cosy bar areas and exclusive VIP zones. 

Our summer journey helped to provide festival shelter and comfort, with spaces to rest, connect, and rejuvenate. From the sun-drenched shores of Cornwall’s Boardmasters, to the star-studded BBC Radio One Big Weekend. We ventured further north to the dual engines of Leeds & Reading Festivals where bands and fans created unmatched festival experiences. The Big Feastival offered a different kind of event—one of flavours and aromas merging from food stalls to open-air stages. Creamfields North & South, was an immersion into the electronic realm, of pulsating beats and dazzling lights.  

The intricate planning, collaboration, and dedication that goes on behind the scenes ensures that The Amazing Tent Co’s SaddleSpans enhance the festival experience – uniting style, innovation, and functionality as extensions of the festival spirit— as places to take cover, mingle, and connect, immersed in the magic of music and community. 

So, here’s to next year’s mud-splattered wellies or sun-kissed skin festival and event season. However next summer unfolds, now is the time to contact us to discuss how we can support you to create an unforgettable 2024 festival experience. +44 (0)7778 835 207 / enquiries@amazingtent.co.uk 

 

Photo credit: Anthony Mooney 

 

 

 

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Cool ways to stay cool

Thursday 03 August 2023 by Amazing News Editor

We pitch our SaddleSpans at venues across Europe and the UK, with many installations being on hot summer’s days. Through our years of experience, we’ve developed some canny ideas to keep our crew cool as they set up. Here’s just a few things we do to stay chill during the summer heat:  

  • Make use of the breeze. If you’re by the coast, or somewhere that has a natural breeze, make the most of it. Consider keeping one, or both sides, of the #SaddleSpan open so that a through breeze keeps your clients cool. 

 

  • Set up in the shade. If you have the opportunity to pick your pitch at the festival, exhibition, or event within larger grounds, it’s worth thinking about pitching it up in the shade. Try the shade given from an existing building or under a canopy of trees – we’ll worry about the height clearance and safety of this, and advise you accordingly. 

 

  • Hire a portable air conditioner or cooler. This is essential in any heat wave or if you’re working in southern Europe or a Middle East venue. We can advise on suppliers for these too. 

 

  • Let down the sides and open all entrances. If air con isn’t an option, due to budget or location keep the air flowing by letting down all the sides of the tent down. Alternatively, if you can’t let the sides down on your #SaddleSpan, then we suggest you open all entrances and consider large fans. 

 

  • Stay hydrated. One of the most important, and one of the most often forgotten at festivals, events and parties! ;o) 

 

Stay cool with us next summer and call us to book in your event: 44 (0)7778 835 207 / enquiries@amazingtent.co.uk  

 

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Making your event tent ‘summery’!

Monday 03 July 2023 by Amazing News Editor

As well as large events and festivals, a smaller summer celebration can be the perfect way to party – weddings, birthdays, corporate fun days, engagements, and christening parties can all be enjoyed in a Saddlespan. Make the most of the warmer weather and create a fun, beautiful environment for your colleagues, friends, and family.

Here’s our top tips for planning your exceptional event this summer in one of our unique structures: 

  • Choosing the right size SaddleSpan – before ordering, consider the number of guests you are hosting and the type of party. Is it a sit-down event with food and drinks? Will you want to dance under the stars or be covered by a canopy? 
  • Decoration is key – weddings and christenings might be lighter décor with chandeliers, and an engagement or birthday party might be themed to suit the couple or birthday person’s interests. We have many contacts in the tent interiors business who can guide you with these choices. 
  • Would you like a side with that? – for a family fun day you might opt for a circus or Hawaiian theme, so why not remove the sides from the #Saddlespan for flexibility and room for fun. Whether it’s juggling or hula-ing! This is also a good option for wedding receptions, so your guests can easily mingle inside and outside.  
  • Don’t forget the lights – if you’re planning to party into the evening, you will need to ensure that you have adequate lighting set up to keep the party going. We can help with this too.
  • Furniture – do you need tables and chairs for sit-down dining, or a relaxed seating area near the bar? Depending on the theme and ‘feel’ of your event there are many options to be considered. 

Do get in touch with us when you’re planning your summer party and we’ll help guide you towards a spectacular summer celebration: (0)7778 835 207 / enquiries@amazingtent.co.uk 

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A summer of events!

Tuesday 06 June 2023 by Amazing News Editor

What is that big yellow shining sphere in the sky?!  It seems we might have a summer of better weather ahead, which has us contemplating what’s coming up for us over the next few months. Some of our old favourites are back, with a few new events thrown into the mix. Here’s where you can spot us in the fields of England over the summer – you might even be able to bag yourselves some tickets for some of these if you are quick. 

We’ve already had some fun in the sun recently, you may have spotted our majestic SaddleSpans at Creamfields South and BBC Big Weekend in Dundee? Coming up in June we have the Birmingham Guild of Students Ball and we’ll be amongst the regal racing action at Royal Ascot later in the month. 

The rest of the summer looks something like this – give us a wave if you see us: 

Boardmasters  

 

Creamfields North 

 

Reading Festival  

 

Leeds Festival  

 

Big Feastival  

 

If you have any events or festivals for 2023 or 2024 that you are looking for stage, bar or VIP cover, please give us a call and we can chat over your options:   

+44 (0)7778 835 207 / enquiries@amazingtent.co.uk  

 

Image credit: Geoffrey Hubbel 

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