Glossop Stage Hire: Glossfest Case Study

Expanding a town-centre festival with scalable staging solutions

GlossFest is a community-led music and arts festival that brings free live entertainment into the heart of Glossop town centre over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Set in Norfolk Square, the festival combines live music, food, local traders and family activities, turning the square into a focal point for the town. Delivering this kind of event relies on practical, flexible stage hire in Glossop that can adapt to limited space and a busy public setting.

For the third year running, Arc Stage Hire Ltd worked with Glossop Creative Trust to support the festival’s growth. In 2025, the event expanded its programming by introducing a two-stage setup, allowing performances to run back-to-back with no downtime between acts.

Stage Hire in Glossop Town Centre

Arc Stage Hire supplied both the StageMobil S (4.4m x 3.75m) and the StageMobil LR (7m x 6m), providing organisers with a combination of compact and larger performance platforms.

This dual approach is a popular solution for stage hire in Glossop, giving festivals the flexibility to host emerging local artists alongside headline acts within the same footprint.

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Positioned side by side, the two mobile stages allowed for continuous programming, keeping audiences engaged throughout the day while reducing changeover pressure on performers and crew. The clean, professional appearance of both stages ensured the festival maintained a high production standard while remaining accessible and welcoming for a town-centre audience.

Site Logistics

Norfolk Square sits at the centre of Glossop’s retail and social area, with surrounding businesses, pedestrian routes and constant public movement. Delivering stage hire in Glossop town centre required careful planning to ensure the two stages could be installed, operated and maintained safely without disrupting the wider festival layout.

Our crew coordinated load-in, build and operation of the stage hire, managing delivery, stage positioning and working areas within a confined space. This attention to detail allowed the festival to run smoothly while accommodating additional attractions including the Glossop Round Table Beer Festival, funfair rides and food vendors.

Why stage hire in Glossop matters.

For community festivals like GlossFest, reliable staging infrastructure is the foundation that makes ambitious programming possible. The two-stage setup created more opportunities for local and visiting acts, including Rook and The Ravens and The Guilty Men, while keeping energy levels high and audiences moving between performance areas.

For Arc Stage Hire Ltd, GlossFest demonstrates our ability to deliver stage hire in Glossop that is: