Welcome to Bugfest

Education...Fascination...Inspiration...

Because the Earth matters.

Bugfest is the UK’s leading, multi-award winning entomological experience and animal party entertainment provider.

We are nationwide, with twenty years of delivering qualified excellence behind us.

We can offer a great many ways to bring the world of natural history and exotic animals to you. With a wide variety of service options and packages, we have something for everyone.

Best UK Educational Visit Provider 2023 and 2024

Top Rated on Event Sense

The best school visits

Whole-school assemblies, loved by all.

High vibe parties that have you laughing and wanting more.

Entertaining care home visits

Dynamic public displays with the largest mobile minibeast collection in the UK.

Jaw dropping stage shows packed full of real science, from a real TV entomologist

Why Choose Bugfest?

In the ever growing niche of animal visits to school providers (you’ve seen the Google search results) it’s important to look for the right qualifications in providers.

Bugfest is managed and created by a QUALIFIED teacher (PGCE) with nineteen years of teaching experience across primary, secondary, tertiary and HIGHER education, an ex-teacher trainer and PGCE mentor, a member of the Verrall Association of Entomologists, and a holder of the prestigious status of Elected Fellow of The Royal Entomological Society.

You would be surprised at how many other encounter providers do not have any qualifications at all!

The Bugfest team are all personally mentored and supported to ensure our original essence of: “science and learning made fun” is still central to our mission of saving our planet through “education fascination and inspiration” today, as it was twenty years ago when our first ever minibeast event was launched in 2006: The Creepy Crawlies’ Big Night Out.

Our award winning school visits are the best interactive learning experience in the world.

We have just had an awesome, amazing Zoom visit from Nick at Bugfest to launch our ‘predator’ topic. Covid had put a stop to his planned visit into school but it really felt that he and his incredible bugs were ‘up close’ in our classroom.The children were hooked from the first minute to the last. Nick has an encyclopedic knowledge of all of his collection of bugs and a fantastic way of delivering his expertise, knowledge and love of these creatures to the children.It was the perfect way to hook the children into predators and they haven’t stopped talking and learning about them since. Thank you Nick.

Toby Price Year 3 teacher at Southill primary School, Weymouth.

I just wanted to say a massive thank you again, for visiting The Milestone last week and giving our children such a wonderful experience, to commence their topic this term.

Thanks again and our senior department are now interested too …!

I wanted to share some quotes, from teachers, with you:

Kara MannMilestone SEN School

Thank you for organising the Bug Fest talk yesterday. Four of our Squirrel pupils managed to access it. They sat beautifully, showed fantastic observation skills and were really gentle with the animals. The gentleman who delivered the session pitched it perfectly for our pupils.

Class TeacherMilestone SEN School

Otter Class absolutely loved Bug Fest! They loved hearing about the bugs protected themselves and about their bodies and skin. Some of the class really enjoyed holding and touching the bugs – I think some would have even held the spider if they were allowed!

Otter Class TeacherMilestone School

Nick was very engaging and made the children laugh. The use of the projector was very helpful and showed the children was these creatures used to look like thousands of years ago! I think they could have been there all morning

Class TeacherMilestone SEN School

Pheasant class we able to fully access the presentation and it was arguably the best thing they have attended during since September. We only had one child who did not want to hold the bugs and she chose to watch on from the side. The other seven loved holding, and looking at, the bugs. It was an amazing experience for them (and the adults too!).

Pheasant Class TeacherMilestone SEN School

Bugfest has been visiting child, youth and SEN groups all over the region for years. Some of our team have taught and worked in the youth age groups for twenty years.

Youth visit enquiries

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We have the best party packages to entertain your friends and family.

Very much copied, but never surpassed, the Bugfest parties are unbeatable, and will leave lifelong memories of an amazing time had by all.

Party enquiries

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We have been visiting care provisions since we started up.

We have visited care homes ever since Bugfest started.

Care home enquiries

Care home options

We love supporting community events big and small.

Bugfest has a large team of staff and volunteer handlers, who like to help out at community events. We have enough resources to be out at two separate events at the same time.

Community event enquiries

Community event packages

We have the experience and capacity for major events and festivals.

Bugfest is renowned for delivering spectacular festival content. We can bring a large team of handlers who will bring a little of the wild world to add extra sparkle to your public events.

Festival enquiries

Festival packages

Holiday Park Entertainment

Bugfest enjoys the enviable privilege of being the trusted exotic animal entertainment for some of the UK’s leading holiday park companies.

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Bugfest delivers bespoke sessions, that are directly linked to your curriculum areas, such as:

Africa

Rain forests

Habitats

Eco-systems

Endo/exo-skeletons

Humans and animals

Christian values and ethos respected and supported

Full risk assessments available

New enhanced Teacher’s DBS check for 2018

Ten Million employer’s and public liability cover

Take a look at the Bug Visits to Schools page to find out more

Bugfest uses modern and emerging technology.

We are using HD cameras that we can plug into your projector for extra close up images, and deliver a world-class learning experience for your children.

Detailed covid risk assessment, public liability insurance and enhanced supply teaching DBS certificate available on request.

If you are too far away, we can also provide you with a virtual on-line visit from our very own, purpose built Bugfest studio, with supporting teaching and learning resources at reduced rates of £100 per hour. Book a whole day of five sessions for £60 per session (£300) and save £100 off the price of a normal full day visit.

Please email us for more info about our virtual lessons.

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We are available every day of the week, up and down the country for birthdays, festivals, events, care home and school visits and more.

Welcome to Bugfest

Education...Fascination...Inspiration...

Because the Earth matters.

Bugfest is the UK’s leading, multi-award winning entomological experience and animal party entertainment provider.

We are nationwide, with twenty years of delivering qualified excellence behind us.

We can offer a great many ways to bring the world of natural history and exotic animals to you. With a wide variety of service options and packages, we have something for everyone.

Best UK Educational Visit Provider 2023 and 2024

Top Rated on Event Sense

The best school visits

Whole-school assemblies, loved by all.

High vibe parties that have you laughing and wanting more.

Entertaining care home visits

Dynamic public displays with the largest mobile minibeast collection in the UK.

Jaw dropping stage shows packed full of real science, from a real TV entomologist

Why Choose Bugfest?

Our award winning school visits are the best interactive learning experience in the world.

Bugfest delivers bespoke sessions directly linked to your curriculum areas, such as:

Rainforests

Africa

Habitats

Eco Systems

Endo/Exo-skeletons

Humans and Animals

We have been visiting youth groups across all spectrums for ten years.

We have the best party packages to entertain your friends and family.

We have been visiting care provisions since we started up.

We love supporting community events big and small.

We have the experience and capacity for major events and festivals.

Holiday Park Entertainment

Bugfest delivers bespoke sessions, that are directly linked to your curriculum areas, such as:

Bugfest uses modern and emerging technology.

Get in touch now

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