Looking for arcade game hire at the NEC Birmingham?
Boutique Party Hire provides arcade machines and interactive entertainment for exhibitions, trade shows, conferences, corporate events and brand activations at the NEC Birmingham.
Whether you need one interactive attraction for an exhibition stand or multiple machines to create a complete gaming area, we can build a package around your stand size, audience and event objectives.
Choose from:
Racing Arcade Games
Reaction Games
Basketball Arcade Games
Retro Arcade Machines
Boxing Machines
Prize Cranes
Gashapon Machines
Interactive Challenges
Large-Format Arcade Games
Browse our Exhibition Game Hire UK range for more ideas.
Arcade machines can transform an exhibition stand from a display into an interactive experience.
Instead of relying entirely on screens, banners and sales materials, give visitors something they can actually do.
Create:
A well-positioned arcade attraction can become a focal point within your exhibition stand.
The NEC hosts major exhibitions, conferences and trade shows throughout the year.
For exhibitors, arcade games can provide an additional way to engage attendees.
Choose games based on what you want visitors to do.
Large-format arcade machines.
Basketball, racing and reaction games.
Twin racing machines.
Prize cranes and Gashapon machines.
Retro arcade machines.
You can also explore our wider Exhibition Game Hire Birmingham options.
Your available stand space should influence the games you choose.
For a smaller exhibition stand, one strong attraction may be enough.
For larger stands, create multiple engagement points.
For example:
Reaction Challenge.
Basketball.
Racing.
Prize Game.
This allows several visitors to interact with the stand simultaneously.
Racing arcade machines are particularly effective when you want direct competition.
Two visitors sit alongside each other and race.
This creates opportunities for:
Visitor vs Visitor
Customer vs Salesperson
Client vs Client
Employee vs Customer
Team vs Team
Create:
and run competitions throughout the exhibition.
Create head-to-head racing with Mario Kart DX Twin Arcade Hire.
Mario Kart can provide an instantly recognisable attraction on suitable exhibition stands.
Use it for casual racing or create:
Visitors race members of your exhibition team.
For larger stands, combine Mario Kart with additional games to create a complete arcade area.
Reaction games are particularly useful for busy exhibitions because each attempt can be completed quickly.
Visitors:
Step Up
Take the Challenge
Receive a Score
Check the Leaderboard
Continue Around the Event
Create:
Boutique Party Hire also has a dedicated Batak Game Hire NEC Birmingham page for this type of attraction.
Basketball provides a simple high-score competition.
Use Basketball Arcade Machine Hire to create:
Visitors compete throughout the exhibition.
Display the highest scores and encourage attendees to try to take first place.
Basketball can work particularly well on stands where you want a quick challenge that passing visitors can understand immediately.
Add another high-score challenge with a boxing machine.
Create:
Visitors take an attempt and receive an immediate score.
Use the attraction for:
Leaderboards
Visitor Competitions
Daily Challenges
Client vs Employee
Team Competitions
Basketball, boxing and reaction games can also be combined into one multi-game competition.
Bring classic arcade entertainment onto your exhibition stand.
Create a retro gaming area using:
PAC-MAN
Space Invaders
Street Fighter
and other suitable retro machines.
Retro gaming can work particularly well for:
Technology Exhibitions
Gaming Events
Creative Industries
Marketing Events
Corporate Trade Shows
Entertainment Exhibitions
For larger stands, create:
Want an attraction with greater physical presence?
Large-format arcade machines can become a major feature within suitable exhibition stands.
They can work as:
Standalone Attractions
Retro Gaming Features
High-Score Challenges
Event Features
Photo Opportunities
Always consider stand dimensions and access when selecting oversized equipment.
Turn your promotional giveaway into a game.
Instead of simply handing merchandise to attendees, use a prize crane to create:
Visitors interact with the machine for the opportunity to win suitable promotional merchandise or campaign prizes.
Prize cranes can work particularly well for:
Brand Activations
Product Launches
Consumer Exhibitions
Promotional Campaigns
Trade Shows
Gashapon machines offer another interactive way to distribute promotional items.
Visitors turn the machine and receive a capsule containing a suitable prize, message or promotional item.
Create:
Explore our Gashapon Machine Hire UK options for exhibitions and promotional campaigns.
For suitable campaigns, arcade games can become part of the wider stand design.
Potential concepts include:
Depending on the selected equipment, branding requirements can be discussed when planning the project.
If you’ve invested heavily in exhibition stand design, the entertainment should complement the campaign.
Suitable machines can potentially incorporate elements such as:
Brand Graphics
Campaign Messaging
Leaderboard Graphics
Branded Challenges
Promotional Prizes
This can make the game feel like part of the activation rather than a separate attraction.
One of the simplest ways to use an arcade machine at an exhibition is a high-score competition.
Choose a game such as:
Basketball
Reaction
Boxing
Retro Arcade
Racing
Then run the competition throughout the event.
Create:
Visitors can see the current leaders and attempt to take the top position.
Leaderboards can add another competitive layer to the attraction.
Potential categories include:
Highest Basketball Score
Fastest Reaction
Highest Boxing Score
Best Retro Score
Racing Champion
For multi-day NEC exhibitions, run a new leaderboard each day or one competition across the entire event.
Arcade entertainment can form part of a wider visitor-engagement strategy.
A simple journey might be:
Visitor notices the game.
Visitor approaches your stand.
They participate in the challenge.
Your team starts a conversation.
The visitor explores the wider stand.
Where visitor information is collected, appropriate privacy and consent processes should be used.
Arcade games can work across a wide variety of NEC trade shows.
Use games to create:
Visitor Competitions
Interactive Demonstrations
High-Score Challenges
Branded Experiences
Prize Giveaways
Networking Activities
For more ideas, see our Trade Show Entertainment Hire UK page.
The NEC isn’t only used for exhibitions.
Arcade machines can also provide entertainment for suitable:
Corporate Events
Company Conferences
Awards Events
Employee Events
Networking Events
Corporate Parties
Industry Events
For larger corporate events, multiple machines can create a complete temporary arcade.
Create an interactive delegate area within your NEC conference.
Games can potentially be positioned within:
Networking Areas
Delegate Lounges
Sponsor Areas
Breakout Spaces
Exhibition Areas
Evening Receptions
Pool, air hockey and retro arcade machines can create a more relaxed games lounge, while racing and reaction games provide stronger competition.
Create an interactive brand experience around arcade entertainment.
Potential concepts include:
Branded Racing Competition
Reaction Challenge
High-Score Competition
Prize Crane Activation
Gashapon Giveaway
Retro Arcade Activation
Complete Branded Arcade
For suitable campaigns, multiple attractions can be combined into one larger activation.
Launching a product at an NEC event?
Match the attraction to the campaign.
Racing Arcade Games.
Reaction + Retro.
Basketball + Competitive Games.
Prize Crane + Gashapon.
Complete Arcade Zone.
This allows the games to complement the wider launch rather than distract from it.
If stand space is limited, don’t overcrowd it.
Choose one attraction with a clear purpose.
For example:
Reaction Game.
Basketball.
Retro Arcade.
Gashapon.
Prize Crane.
One well-chosen attraction can be more effective than several games squeezed into a small space.
For substantial stands, create several visitor interaction points.
For example:
Head-to-head racing.
Reaction + Basketball.
Classic arcade machines.
Prize Crane + Gashapon.
This allows several visitors to participate simultaneously.
For major exhibitions and corporate events, create a complete temporary arcade.
Combine:
Racing
Retro
Sports
Reaction
Prize Games
Interactive Challenges
For suitable campaigns, turn the entire area into:
Browse our wider Arcade & Entertainment Hire range to build your package.
Many NEC exhibitions operate across multiple days.
Suitable equipment can be provided for longer event periods depending on the booking requirements.
When enquiring, provide:
Exhibition Name
Build Date
Opening Date
Closing Date
Breakdown Date
Hall Number
Stand Number
Stand Size
This allows the delivery and collection requirements to be considered properly.
Exhibition deliveries require more planning than a standard private event.
When requesting a quotation, provide:
NEC Event Name
Hall Number
Stand Number
Stand Dimensions
Build Schedule
Breakdown Schedule
Vehicle Access Requirements
Organiser Instructions
Power Availability
Selected Games
Contact Details for the Stand
Large arcade machines may require significantly more access than smaller interactive attractions.
Suitable arcade and interactive game bookings can be discussed for NEC exhibitions, conferences and corporate events.
Racing, reaction, basketball, retro arcade, prize crane and Gashapon attractions can all be considered depending on the stand.
Yes. One strong attraction can work particularly well for smaller exhibition stands.
Yes. Larger stands can combine multiple attractions into a complete gaming zone.
Yes. Suitable arcade and interactive games can be used for leaderboard competitions.
Branding requirements can be discussed depending on the selected equipment and campaign.
Suitable prize crane and Gashapon requirements can be discussed for promotional campaigns.
Suitable multi-day bookings can be discussed based on the event schedule and equipment.
Yes. Subject to available space, access and organiser requirements, multiple machines can be combined into a pop-up arcade.
Create an interactive attraction for your next NEC exhibition, trade show, conference, corporate event or brand activation.
Choose from:
Racing Games
Reaction Games
Basketball
Retro Arcade Machines
Boxing Machines
Prize Cranes
Gashapon Machines
Large Arcade Games
Explore:
Exhibition Game Hire Birmingham
Batak Game Hire NEC Birmingham
Trade Show Entertainment Hire UK
