Fancy dress parties are a fun time to show off great costumes. However, not everyone has a Dracula or air hostess costume hanging in the back of their wardrobe. Fancy dress clothes are the most popular things to hire in the United Kingdom. It is most popular among stag and hen revelers as well as themed birthday parties and children’s parties.
Hen parties often involve wacky fancy dress hire from police uniforms to playboy bunny outfits. The118 runners are now the most common fancy dress outfits for men on a stag do, with Brighton and Blackpool topping the best destinations.

Children’s parties are filled are filled with many fun things that would only be hired on special occasions. Bouncy castles, farm animals, magicians and clowns are among some the things that can be hired for these special days.

Hiring fancy dress costumes for children having a party like fairies or Disney characters is also a good way to avoid buying clothes that will no longer fit in a few months time or that will never be used again.

Hiring a bouncy castle or an entertainer for the day requires a certain amount of trust of the company the consumer is hiring from. Appropriate background checks on people entering a house with or without children is an important responsibility for a hire company.

The occasional hire of a bouncy castle that could potentially be a dangerous toy, must be regularly safety checked. There are over 10,000 accidents involving bouncy castles in England each year, with most being broken bones but some resulting in brain damage, paralysis and death.