Weather Any Storm with Our Durable Marquees.
A strong, powder-coated steel framework with 240g Polyethylene (PE) covers set this robust garden party marquee aside from other off-the-shelf event tents. It is a functional, low cost marquee; however, this marquee still screams quality and the roof material is still seam welded and all the side and end panels zip up with heavy duty zips. Available in twenty two sizes, from 3m x 2m shelter up to the spacious and imposing 6m x 24 function room marque, suitable for any garden party.
Price from: £239.03The Gala Tent Elite is our trademarked, mid-range commercial marquee. A strong, powder-coated steel framework with thick, self-cleaning seam welded 650g PVC covers which benefit from heavy duty Velcro and Dutch lacing. This heavy duty marquee aside from other off-the-shelf event tents. It is a premium quality, commercial grade marquee available in twenty two sizes, from the compact and private 3m x 2m party tent up to the spacious and imposing 6m x 24 function room marquee suitable to host any wedding.
Price from: £358.55The strongest marquee that Gala Tent supplies as standard, this modular tent is a crossover structure, designed to achieve ultimate commercial quality strength at a more affordable price than some others available on the market, hence the name, Fusion. The best of the best, as far as in stock on sale marquees go. The Fusion is our topflight commercial quality heavy-duty marquee. Designed with durability and longevity of life as the main benefit, our Gala Tent Fusion is geared for regular all year-round use. A favourite of the hire industry and logistic companies for storage even used in motorsport for paddocks.
Price from: £3014.99Whether barbecues, festivals or fairs, children's parties, glamorous garden bashes, or luxurious weddings, Gala Tent's range of all weather Marquees have been covering the UK and Europe for twenty five years, launching the marquee revolution at the turn of the millennium. Prior to Gala Tent entering the marquee industry, it was not possible to find affordable, high quality marquees for private or commercial use. We know this because it is exactly why we were founded by our directors, Jason and Mark, when trying to find one. Twenty five years later, and through innovation and patent design technology, Gala Tent distributes thousands of premium quality, all weather party tents and marquees with free next day delivery, to the masses.
Our Range of Marquees
Gala Tent marquees are for sale in two distinct cover options, which are the low cost and functional 240g Polyethylene (PE), or the heavy duty Elite 650g PVC. Both are by far the thickest and most robust marquee covers currently available in their price range on the UK market.
We use two types of marquee framework; the first is the classic powder-coated steel framework which can be purchased in sizes from the modest 3m x 2m which is perfect for a small garden shelter, to the massive 6m x 24m marquee which can cover around 250 people. The second type of framework we use is the industrial strength T6061 aluminium of our modular, clearspan Fusion Marquee range. This is a big step up in strength, and is a professional standard of marquee, available from 6m x 6m up to 9m x 30m. Let's take a closer look at all of our all weather marquees.
Weather Protection Marquee Accessories
How are they All-Weather Marquees?
RAIN
The 650g PVC covers of the Elite Marquees or the Fusion Modular Marquees benefit from having welded seams, which provide a totally waterproof shelter from rain and other precipitation.
SUN
All Gala Tent Marquees’ covers are UV protected, offering fantastic shade for you and your guests from the sun, but also protecting your covers themselves. This protection gives longevity of life not seen in many cheaper imitations available on the market.
WIND
Customer feedback and evidential videos show that Gala Tent Marquees can take regular winds of around 35mph when anchored well. The Gala Fusion Modular Marquees, with their pre-fab style framework, will withstand winds of over 55mph, when anchored well.
Please use due care and diligence when choosing to erect a marquee in windy conditions. Gala Tent marquees are undeniably strong, but they are not invincible. Make sure you anchor it well.
WHY CHOOSE GALA TENT FOR YOUR MARQUEE?
Gala Tent is a well-established British company, successfully operating since 1999, and has grown to become the name synonymous with premium quality, affordable marquees and gazebos. We are one of the trusted suppliers to the event industry and have built a strong reputation for supplying quality marquees to many hire companies, high street brands, government bodies, emergency services and the Military.
Gala Tent is a family run business from Yorkshire. Because we are UK based, and carry millions of pounds of stock at any one time, we are able to offer next working day delivery service on all of our products when ordered before 4pm, and delivery is FREE on orders over £100. We also offer a 30-day money back guarantee and up to 5-year limited warranty.
Gala Tent is the name people come to when their old more than likely cheap garden marquee breaks or is dragged into the sky by a gust of wind. When they cannot get hold of spare parts for their old supermarket marquee which has broken. Gala Tent is the answer on the lips of everybody who was ever asked, “Where did you buy your marquee?”
WHY CHOOSE A MARQUEE OVER A GAZEBO?
There are many options when it comes to cover from the elements; sun awnings and canopies, parasols and pop-up gazebos, and of course the marquee. All of the above are viable and very popular options, and if you were not aware, Gala Tent is also the specialist market leader in pop-up gazebos, so we are well placed to offer genuine, honest benefits to one type of tent over the other.
What a gazebo does better than any other type of tent is allow for incredibly fast deployment. A 4m x 8m Marquee would take you around an hour or so to build, where the 4m x 8m pop-up gazebo would be closer to twenty minutes. After some practice, it is easily possible to pitch a pop-up gazebo in less than five minutes, depending on the size, of course. This kind of benefit is hard to deny, and one of the many reasons that Gala Tent pop-up gazebos fly out of the doors at a rate of knots, but speed isn’t everything. Just ask the hare that went up against the tortoise.
Gazebos can be customised to a much greater extent than a marquee too. Because of the printing processes we use, it isn’t strictly possible to customise much more on a marquee than the end walls, where a gazebo offers unlimited potential for design flair and striking brand colours all over it. Not everybody wants unlimited potential for design flair though, and the marquee absolutely delivers for those that don’t.
What a marquee does better than any other type of tent is allow for sheer mass of space you can cover with one. You’d be hard pressed to find a pop-up gazebo that could cover more than 250 guests over a 270 square metre area, but a marquee can achieve it with ease. A marquee is a portable building that requires no planning permission and only the space to put one up.
It is a subjective thing, but a marquee also looks more elegant, and classy than a gazebo. An unprinted gazebo is a loyal servant that will perform its job and more for many, many years, without ever asking for too much in return. A marquee is a status symbol. A blank canvas for you to paint your personality all over for your wedding, or to fill with star curtains and stages for the industry awards ceremony, or put up fences and bales and commence the livestock auction beneath.
In terms of price, a marquee can often be cheaper per square metre than a gazebo. The reason for this is that the gazebo is a structurally complex piece of kit, with lots of components available as a single piece. A marquee is the flatpack piece of furniture that looks complicated laid out on the floor, but once it’s up, it’s an eye-catching triumph.
So the answer to the question of whether a marquee is better than a gazebo is that if you’re wanting to cover more people, with a bigger, more luxurious plain tent then the marquee is the choice for you. If you require a tent that is 4m x 8m or smaller, the big question is how much do you value your time? And if you’re in the market for a branded promotions tent, then head on over to the printed gazebos to find inspiration for your new tent.
WE CAN ALSO DESIGN YOU A BESPOKE MARQUEE
Gala Tent is market leader in the manufacture of fully fitted temporary structures for large events and commercial applications. Gala Tent delivers on site solutions, certified.
Gala Tent was founded in 1999 and is a globally recognised award winning company manufacturing over 15,000 structures each year.
Gala Tent is one of the leading global providers of highly integrated temporary and semi-permanent manufactured marquee to order solutions, from production to excellent customer satisfaction.
Warehouse, hospitality, basic halls, and party tents, civil engineering commercial use and military applications, Gala Tent rapid deployment products erect fast. Your space concern needs a suitable solution, and the Gala Tent selection of a structure is an integral part of the solution. Thankfully over many years in the game Gala Tent have manufactured a wide selection of products and will always have a structure to suit your needs. Most structures connect with other structures and line parallel with existing buildings, and all structures can be designed to your specific needs.
Sizes available: Any size you like!
