Planning an awards ceremony or awards night and looking for interactive entertainment for your guests?
Boutique Party Hire provides arcade machine and interactive game hire for awards ceremonies throughout London and across the UK.
Arcade games can provide entertainment around the formal awards programme, giving guests something to enjoy during arrival, drinks receptions and the after-party.
Our awards ceremony entertainment range can include:
From two or three feature games to a complete awards-night arcade area, we can build a package around your venue and guest numbers.
Awards ceremonies often have several different stages.
Guests may move through:
Arrival
Drinks Reception
Dinner
Awards Presentation
Networking
After-Party
Arcade games can be positioned around the social sections of the event without interfering with the ceremony itself.
They can remain available throughout the evening or open once the formal awards programme finishes.
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Awards nights often become much more informal after the ceremony finishes.
Once the presentations are complete, guests may move into:
Drinks
Music
Dancing
Networking
Food
Entertainment
Arcade games can create another activity for guests who want something interactive.
Corporate awards nights can celebrate:
Employee Achievements
Sales Performance
Industry Success
Company Milestones
Partner Achievements
Supplier Performance
Customer Success
Long Service
Arcade entertainment can be incorporated into the wider event without becoming part of the formal awards presentation.
Guests often arrive well before the awards begin.
There may be a substantial drinks reception while attendees:
Check In
Find Their Tables
Meet Colleagues
Network
Have Drinks
Selected arcade games can provide entertainment during this period.
Compact games such as reaction machines or retro cabinets can be particularly useful where reception space is limited.
The period after the awards can be one of the strongest opportunities for arcade entertainment.
Guests are no longer concentrating on speeches or presentations.
They can move freely between:
The Bar
Dance Floor
Arcade Games
Photo Booths
Food
Networking Areas
A dedicated arcade zone can become part of the after-party.
Want to transform the venue once the awards finish?
A games area can potentially include:
Linked Racing Simulators
Basketball
Batak
Air Hockey
Retro Arcade Machines
This can create a separate entertainment area alongside music and dancing.
Employee awards nights are an opportunity to reward staff and celebrate achievements.
Arcade games can provide informal entertainment after the formal presentations.
Potential games include:
Basketball
Racing
Reaction Games
Air Hockey
Retro Arcade
Boxing Machines
Employees can compete throughout the evening.
Industry awards often bring together people from many different businesses.
This makes interactive entertainment particularly useful around networking periods.
Games can provide a shared activity for:
Clients
Suppliers
Sponsors
Industry Professionals
Award Nominees
Business Partners
Employees
The games can remain available throughout the reception and after-party.
Business awards ceremonies can range from local business events to major national awards nights.
Arcade entertainment can potentially be supplied for:
Business Awards
Entrepreneur Awards
Employer Awards
Industry Awards
Trade Awards
Company Awards
Professional Awards
The setup can be scaled according to guest numbers.
Internal staff awards can combine recognition with a company party.
Arcade machines can provide entertainment once the formal part of the evening finishes.
Businesses can also create employee competitions using selected games.
For example:
Highest Basketball Score
Fastest Racing Lap
Fastest Reaction Score
Highest Boxing Score
Sales teams are often naturally competitive.
Arcade games can extend that competition into the evening.
A company could create challenges such as:
Top Salesperson vs Sales Director
Team vs Team
Regional Office vs Regional Office
Highest Arcade Score
The event organiser can record results and provide prizes if desired.
Recognition events don’t always involve a large formal awards ceremony.
Businesses may simply want to recognise:
Employee Achievements
Long Service
Team Performance
Major Projects
Company Milestones
Customer Success
Arcade entertainment can complement the celebration.
Large gala-style awards events can support substantial entertainment areas.
A dedicated arcade zone could potentially include:
Linked racing simulators.
Basketball + football games.
Batak + reaction games.
Classic arcade cabinets.
This gives guests several different entertainment options.
Awards ceremonies frequently include a formal dinner.
The arcade machines do not need to operate during dinner itself.
Instead, they can be positioned in a separate entertainment area and used:
During Arrival
Before Dinner
Between Suitable Sections
After Awards
During the After-Party
This allows the entertainment to complement the event schedule.
Arcade games can still work within a more formal black-tie event when the installation is planned appropriately.
For premium events, I’d focus on a smaller number of strong-looking games rather than overcrowding the room.
For example:
Linked Racing Simulators
Premium Retro Arcade Machines
Reaction Challenge
Branded Game
The games area can be positioned away from the formal dining area.
Racing simulators can create a premium competitive attraction at awards nights.
Guests can race head-to-head or compete for the fastest lap.
Potential competition:
Fastest Lap of the Night
A leaderboard can run throughout the event before a winner is announced.
Basketball arcade machines provide quick competitive gameplay.
Guests can attempt to achieve the highest score during the evening.
Basketball can work particularly well for less formal awards after-parties and staff awards events.
Batak-style reaction games are useful where you want quick participation.
Guests can attempt the challenge, record their score and return later for another attempt.
They can also be incorporated into a leaderboard.
Reaction games provide short competitive challenges that can work well around busy awards events.
They can potentially be used for:
Highest Score Challenges
Guest Competitions
Sponsor Activations
Company Challenges
Branded Experiences
Retro arcade cabinets can provide a stylish nostalgic element.
They can be particularly useful for mixed-age audiences and can offer a more relaxed entertainment option than sports games.
Several retro machines can potentially create a dedicated classic arcade corner.
Air hockey provides direct two-player competition.
It can work well in an awards after-party games area alongside basketball, racing and retro machines.
Enough floor space should be allowed around the table for players.
For suitable informal awards events, boxing machines can provide a high-energy competitive attraction.
Guests can compete for the highest score.
These machines are generally better suited to the after-party than the formal awards section of the event.
Football-themed arcade games can work particularly well for:
Football Awards
Sports Awards
Club Awards
Sponsor Events
Sports Hospitality
End-of-Season Celebrations
They can be combined with basketball and reaction games to create a sports-themed arcade area.
Sports awards events are naturally suited to competitive entertainment.
Suitable games can include:
Basketball
Football
Reaction Games
Batak
Racing
Boxing Machines
This can create an entertainment area that fits naturally with the audience.
Selected arcade equipment can potentially incorporate branding.
Depending on the game and project, branding could include:
Awards Event Logo
Company Branding
Sponsor Logos
Event Artwork
Campaign Graphics
Award Partner Branding
This can make the games feel integrated into the wider event.
Sponsors are often an important part of large awards ceremonies.
A branded arcade challenge can potentially provide sponsors with an interactive presence at the event.
For example:
Sponsor Racing Challenge
Branded Basketball
Branded Reaction Game
Sponsor Grabber Machine
Branded Leaderboard
The exact branding options depend on the equipment and lead time.
Interactive games can potentially provide an alternative to conventional sponsor signage.
Guests physically interact with the entertainment while sponsor branding remains visible.
This can be particularly relevant for larger industry awards and corporate ceremonies.
A leaderboard can create a competition running throughout the evening.
Potential challenges include:
Fastest Racing Lap
Highest Basketball Score
Fastest Reaction Score
Highest Boxing Score
The winner could then be announced before the event finishes.
A grabber machine can potentially be used as part of a promotional or prize activity.
Depending on the machine and event requirements, it could potentially contain:
Branded Merchandise
Promotional Items
Small Prizes
Sponsor Giveaways
Event Gifts
This can create another interactive element around sponsor or company branding.
Drinks receptions can be an ideal time for arcade games.
Guests can play while:
Meeting Colleagues
Networking
Waiting for Dinner
Having Drinks
Waiting for the Ceremony
The games should be positioned away from busy bar and service areas.
Industry awards can involve substantial networking.
Arcade games can provide another activity around which attendees naturally gather.
This can work particularly well where guests come from multiple businesses and may not know everyone in the room.
Large venues may have separate breakout spaces that can be converted into entertainment areas.
Instead of positioning every machine inside the main ballroom, a separate room can potentially become an arcade.
This can be particularly effective once the awards finish.
A smaller awards event may only require two or three games.
For example:
Racing Simulators + Reaction Game
or:
Basketball + Batak + Retro Arcade
A small number of carefully selected games can still create a strong entertainment feature.
Large ceremonies can potentially use considerably more equipment.
For example:
2 Racing Simulators
2 Basketball Games
Batak
Reaction Game
Air Hockey
Retro Arcade Machines
Branded Grabber Machine
This can create a complete entertainment area for hundreds of guests.
2–3 games.
4–6 games.
7–10+ games.
Selected arcade equipment with suitable event or sponsor branding.
The final package should be based on guest numbers, venue layout and event schedule.
Hotels frequently host awards ceremonies.
Arcade equipment can potentially be installed inside:
Ballrooms
Function Rooms
Breakout Areas
Reception Areas
Entertainment Rooms
After-Party Areas
Loading access should be checked carefully for larger machines.
Conference and exhibition venues can provide substantial floor space for large awards events.
Games can potentially be positioned around:
Drinks Reception Areas
Networking Zones
Breakout Rooms
After-Party Spaces
Sponsor Areas
Large venues may also allow a complete dedicated arcade room.
London is one of the UK’s largest markets for corporate awards events.
We can discuss suitable arcade hire throughout:
Central London
City of London
Canary Wharf
Westminster
Mayfair
Shoreditch
Stratford
Greenwich
Docklands
For London events, accurate loading and venue access information is particularly important.
Suitable awards ceremony bookings can be discussed throughout the UK, including:
London
Kent
Essex
Birmingham
Manchester
Leeds
Liverpool
Bristol
Cardiff
Nottingham
Leicester
Coventry
and other UK locations.
For a quote, provide:
Event Date
Venue Name
Venue Postcode
Guest Numbers
Event Times
Setup Time
Collection Time
Games Required
Loading Information
Floor Level
Lift Dimensions
Available Floor Space
Branding Requirements
For larger installations, venue plans or photographs can be useful.
This page is specifically for temporary arcade hire for awards ceremonies and awards nights.
Businesses wanting machines installed for several months or longer can explore our Long-Term Arcade Machine Hire UK service.
Suitable commercial venues can also explore our Arcade Machine Profit Share & Revenue Share service.
For temporary events, browse our wider Arcade Machine Hire London & UK range.
Yes. We can provide suitable arcade and interactive game hire for corporate, employee, industry and other awards events.
Games can potentially operate during arrival, drinks receptions, networking and the after-party. The exact timing depends on the event schedule.
Racing simulators, basketball, Batak, reaction games, air hockey and retro arcade machines can all work well.
Yes. Multiple games can potentially be grouped together into a dedicated entertainment area.
Selected equipment may offer branding options depending on the game, requirements and lead time.
Potentially, yes. Selected machines can potentially incorporate sponsor or event branding.
Yes, subject to suitable access, available space and booking availability.
Yes. Suitable bookings can be discussed throughout London.
Delivery and installation can form part of the hire service.
Suitable awards event bookings can be discussed nationwide.
Whether you’re organising a corporate awards night, employee awards ceremony, industry awards, business awards, sports awards or gala event, arcade machines can provide interactive entertainment before and after the formal ceremony.
From two or three feature games to a complete branded awards-night arcade, Boutique Party Hire can build an entertainment package around your event.
Browse our Arcade Machine Hire London & UK range.
Send us your event date, venue, postcode, guest numbers, required games and branding requirements for an awards ceremony arcade hire quote.
