About Us We are Continental Drifts . . Brilliance with a twist... We are festival specialists. A 360 degree company including production, performance and music. We have worked at festivals large and small over the past 16 years including Glastonbury, Bestival and Big Chill as well as numerous events for local authorities including Southwark, Lewisham, Brent, Barnet and Enfield Councils. Our experience of working in wet and soggy fields and baking hot parks has led us to create ideal Festival packages which are aimed at entertaining and amazing your audience but also taking the stress of event management out of your hands. Our festival packages include all pre-production, infrastructure, performers, a specially made event pack with all the paperwork you require and expert staff to run the event. Alternatively you can book parts of our packages or we can create a bespoke package tailored to your exact requirements.
Alfresco Ballroom Want an area which gets people dancing on their feet or learning new skills? Then our Alfresco Ballroom is for you. A programme of dance workshops and demonstrations appeals to families and children alike. Learn dances such as swing, street dance, bollywood or zumba. It can also be used to promote local classes and groups . As part of the package we will bring along our alfresco ballroom complete with decor and seating for you to enjoy.
Kids Corner As the founders of LolliBop, the UK’s biggest festival for under 10’s, we know exactly what makes little people tick. We can create an amazing family area within an existing festival or create a full on family event. Including: workshops , imagination stations, mini-mission dance, walkabout characters and main stage shows, theatre and interactive activities. A land of endless fun and imagination!
Bandstand Reworked Taking the typical bandstand and Turning it on it’s head, our Bandstand Reworked package comes complete with Bandstand, (if you don’t already have one! ) A dynamite line up of brass bands, swing dancers, beat boxers and break dancers taking you to a brand new level of brass bands that will appeal to young and old alike.
Eco Area Looking to promote helping the environment or recycling? Our natural themed area could be for you. We can offer themed inspiration stations including making miniature gardens, dream catchers & corn dollies from natural products as well as making musical instruments out of recycled items. Teamed with local info stalls this makes a great fun yet educational area. We can also incorporate vegetable nannies, food themed workshops, petting zoo and den making.
Food Village We can create a world of food within your festival with kitchen demos, Chef talks, workshops, baking, wine tasting, children’s activities and healthy eating information.
Alfresco dining – we will create an Amazing outdoor banquet where guests can eat together as well as taking part in giant salad toss and food sharing.
Zoology Our amazing zoo filled with magical and marvellous creatures that will delight audiences of all ages. Each star attraction gives information about the creatures and are interactive.
Animals can include: gorillas, polar, Bears, dinosaurs, lions, zebras and giraffes. We also have a giant inflatable storytelling whale.
Urban Area Need to entertain the young people at your event? Create their very own area. Parkour demos, BMX stunts, Martial arts, interactive digital graffiti wall, DJ Workshops, animation, beat boxing, circus skills and sporting activities. A small stage can also showcase an array of local young Talent.
Festival In a bag Looking to organise a small festival within your Borough? Our “Festival in a bag” package could be right for you. Providing you with a stage, workshops and walkabout for £15,000;* including programming, infrastructure, security and Staffing. It provides a neat, complete set up for a small scale event. *Dependant on your requirements, dates and availability
Training Running a festival classroom is a fantastic way to provide skills and training for people within your borough. Our courses provide training in running and managing a successful festival, with on the ground work experience and mentoring at the event. Training provides a range of transferable skills, experience in the festival industry and helps build confidence and self esteem. All our courses are taken by experienced individuals who currently work within the Industry and guest speakers have previously included Attitude is Everything, Julie’s Bicycle, Glastonbury Stewarding, PRS, Lovebox Festival and Firefly. We can tailor a bespoke training package to suit your requirements.
Installations We have lots of ideas to animate your events space in the form of fantastic installations. From a human jukebox to crazy hairdressing, storytelling pigs to giant paint screens and even knowledge swapping emporiums and living gardens.
The only limit is your imagination! We will tailor a package to suit your specific requirements.
Street Theatre Our award winning in house performance agency has a large database of interactive, high quality street theatre. Show-stopping wows, jaw dropping feats and mesmerising moments to add to any event or to populate your town centre. Hundreds of walkabout and static street shows to choose from. This really is our speciality and we will create bespoke programmes to suit your event.
Music Our in house music programming team has a wealth of experience in providing unusual and exciting stage line ups for festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival and Lovebox.
From headline acts, global spectaculars, community programming and professional festival bands. We have hundreds of acts from many different genres to choose from.
Now to get started . . These are just some of the ideas we have for really making your festival something memorable. Stand alone packages or slotted into an existing event, these festival packages will really make your event something special.
Contact: Mel, Mandy, Keeley or Sophie N Email: production@continentaldrifts.co.uk Tel: 0208 365 9555