Lighting Ideas for Evening Marquee Events

When the sun sets, lighting becomes one of the most powerful ways to shape the atmosphere inside your marquee. Whether you’re hosting a wedding, a corporate dinner, or a festive celebration, the right lighting design can completely transform the space — from elegant and romantic to bright and energetic. At South East Marquees, we offer a wide range of lighting and electrical solutions to help your event shine long into the night.

Creating Ambience with the Right Fixtures

Every event calls for a different kind of mood. For formal occasions, our 12 Arm Chandeliers add timeless style and soft illumination, complementing elegant marquee linings and marquee carpets. For parties or live music, LED Stage Lights bring colour and energy to the space, while 20m Connectable LED Lighting is perfect for highlighting walkways, entrances, and outdoor areas.

Layering Your Lighting

The best marquee lighting setups use layers — combining overhead lighting, accent lighting, and decorative touches. Our team can design layouts that include warm up-lighting to enhance the structure, fairy lights draped across linings for sparkle, and spotlighting for tables, bars, or dance floors. Adjustable Dimmer Switches and Light Switches offer control throughout the evening, ensuring the light levels suit every stage of your event.

Lighting Your Key Spaces

Different zones within your marquee benefit from different lighting styles. Dining areas might need soft overhead glow, while entertainment areas work well with focused, dynamic lighting. If you’ve hired a dance floor and bar, our team can add feature lighting to draw guests toward the liveliest part of the space. Outdoor lighting can also extend the usable area of your event, helping guests move comfortably between marquees, catering tents, or garden zones.

Safe and Professional Electrical Setup

All lighting is powered and installed using safe, reliable equipment such as the 4 Way Electrical Splitter, integrated into our marquee lighting and electricals service. For events without easy access to mains power, we can also supply the 10kva Generator, providing a steady and quiet energy source for lights, heaters, and sound systems. Every setup is fitted and tested by our experienced marquee hire team to ensure a flawless evening.

Lighting Hire Across Surrey and Sussex

We offer marquee lighting hire across Surrey and Sussex, covering Crawley, Horsham, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, and surrounding areas. Whether you’re lighting up a winter wedding, a summer garden party, or a corporate reception, our range of options ensures your marquee looks beautiful at every hour.

Make Your Event Shine

Lighting sets the tone for your entire event — it guides movement, creates ambience, and brings your marquee to life after dark. From subtle chandeliers to bold stage lighting, South East Marquees has everything you need to create a stunning evening atmosphere your guests will remember.