Menu Close
Loading Events
  • This event has passed.

For the first time ever...
the 2023 Equip Festival WILL BE A THREE DAY EVENT!

What is 'The Equip Festival'?

Join us for three action-packed days filled with interactive workshops, inspiring competitions, expert Q&A panels and spectacular showcases. There's even an after-hours game show and a vast Resource Hub too! This Festival will be an unforgettable experience that will leave you feeling refreshed, energized, and encouraged.

This Festival is for everyone... adults and children, from those who have never explored the world of puppetry and creative ministries before, to seasoned teams and individuals who have been using these innovative methods to share the Gospel for years. We go beyond just puppetry, encompassing a wide range of captivating elements such as Gospel illusions, drama, science object lessons, storytelling, ventriloquism, toddler groups, school outreach, vibrant all-age services and much, much more!

What is 'The Equip Festival'?

Join us for three action-packed days filled with interactive workshops, inspiring competitions, expert Q&A panels and spectacular showcases. There's even an after-hours game show and a vast resources area too! This Festival will be an unforgettable experience that will leave you feeling refreshed, energized, and encouraged.

This Festival is for everyone... adults and children, from those who have never explored the world of puppetry and creative ministries before, to seasoned teams and individuals who have been using these innovative methods to share the Gospel for years. We go beyond just puppetry, encompassing a wide range of captivating elements such as Gospel illusions, drama, science object lessons, storytelling, ventriloquism, toddler groups, school outreach, vibrant all-age services and much, much more!

 

Equip Festival

So if you need an injection of inspiration, a boost of energy and a dose of encouragement,
then the Equip Festival is perfect for you.

Don't just take our word for it... what do previous delegates say about the Festival?

Don't just take our word for it... what do previous delegates say about the Festival?

Venue - Rugby College, Technology Drive, Rugby, CV21 1AR

Venue - Rugby College, Technology Drive, Rugby, CV21 1AR

Rugby College Venue
Rugby College Venue

Workshops

NOW AVAILABLE! See our fantastic range of over 70 workshops on offer here...

Directions

Just off the M1, Rugby Train Station around the corner and free parking. Rugby College certainly ticks all the boxes. So here is how to get there...

Programme

We have an incredible Festival planned with a huge range of workshops, showcases and competitions, plus a few surprises along the way, so how do we fit it all in? Here's how...

Promote Equip

Can you help tell others about the Festival? We are creating a range of resources which will be available to order (completely free) or download instantly, ready to share!

Accommodation

Joining us for all three days? There is a great range of accommodation available for the Friday/Saturday night from only £5 per person, find some of our top picks here....

Competitions

Fancy a challenge, getting constructive feedback on your performance and the chance to win a trophy? We have three types of competition available to enter...

Food & Drink

With in-house catering at Rugby College, there is a choice of delicious hot and cold food available from the refectory. Alternatively, you can bring your own too!

FAQs

Not sure about something? We have answered our most frequently asked questions here...

What does the programme look like?

What does the programme look like?

Friday:

10:30   Registration and Resources area opens,
Refreshments available

11:00 – 12:00   ‘Get Connected’ -
Meeting other teams in your region

12:00 – 13:00   Lunch

13:00 – 13:30   Worship, Welcome

13:35 – 14:25   Workshop Session 1

14:30 – 15:10   Break

15:10 – 16:00   Competitions -
Creative Arts & Ventriloquism/Solo

16:00 – 16:40   Ministry in Action (Q&A Panel)

16:45 – 17:35   Workshop Session 2

17:35 – 19:15   Dinner

19:15 – 21:00   Drinks, Donuts and a Donkey -
After hours social (hosted by Eddie the Donkey)

Saturday:

8:30   Registration, Breakfast,
Refreshments, Resources Area Open

9:30 – 10:00   Worship, Devotional

10:05 – 10:55   Workshop Session 3

10:55 – 11:30   Break

11:30 – 12:15   Puppetry Competition

12:15 – 13:30   Lunch

13:30 – 14:15   Ed Talks

14:20 – 15:10   Workshop Session 4

15:10 – 15:50   Break

15:50 – 16:30   Ministry in Action (Q&A Panel)

16:35 – 17:25   Workshop Session 5

17:25 – 19:00   Dinner

19:00 – 21:00   Saturday Night Showcase -
with Special Guests and the
Puppet Academy 2023 Team

Sunday:

8:30   Registration, Breakfast,
Refreshments, Resources Area Open

9:30 – 10:15   Worship, Devotional

10:20 – 11:10   Workshop Session 6

11:10 – 11:50   Break

11:50 – 12:40   Ed Talks

12:40 – 13:55   Lunch

13:55 – 14:55   Sunday Showcase -
with Special Guests

15:00 – 15:50   Workshop Session 7

15:55 – 16:30   Awards Presentation

16:30   Close and Resources

 

What workshops will be available?

The team are so excited to share this year's Workshop Schedule! With the extra day on Sunday, we have added an additional two workshop session slots to the programme bringing the total to seven! With over 80 sessions to choose from, the workshops this year will cover not only new puppetry techniques but also, as requested on feedback from previous events, a wide range of children, youth and family ministry training, technical workshops, new illusion classes and even a workshop exploring AI technology as well! So if you are one of the many regular delegates at the Festival there are plenty of brand new workshops for you to develop your skills further. If it is your first time joining the Festival, don't worry we have a great range of basic and introductory workshops to help you get started. Want to start choosing which workshops you will go to this year? View the Equip Festival 2023 workshop schedule here!

 

What workshops will be available?

The team are so excited to share this year's Workshop Schedule! With the extra day on Sunday, we have added an additional two workshop session slots to the programme bringing the total to seven! With over 80 sessions to choose from, the workshops this year will cover not only new puppetry techniques but also, as requested on feedback from previous events, a wide range of children, youth and family ministry training, technical workshops, new illusion classes and even a workshop exploring AI technology as well! So if you are one of the many regular delegates at the Festival there are plenty of brand new workshops for you to develop your skills further. If it is your first time joining the Festival, don't worry we have a great range of basic and introductory workshops to help you get started. Want to start choosing which workshops you will go to this year? View the Equip Festival 2023 workshop schedule here!

What else will be happening over the three days?

After a thorough review of our programme and taking into account your valuable feedback from previous years, PLUS with an extra day added, we are thrilled to present an exciting line up of features! This year's Festival will continue to include all your favorites, including now SEVEN workshop sessions, captivating showcases on Saturday night and Sunday, thrilling competitions, the incredibly popular after-hours social hosted by the one and only Eddie the Donkey (complete with hot chocolate and donuts), and the enlightening 'Ministry in Action' Q&A panel. This panel brings together passionate team leaders and experts who will answer your questions live on stage, offering deeper insights into their ministries and how their ideas and suggestions can positively influence our own work. But wait, there's something NEW FOR 2023 – introducing 'Ed Talks', hosted by the charismatic Eddie the Donkey (yes, him again!). These will be short, inspiring keynotes, and more details will be revealed soon. See our Programme Page here for more information.

The highlight of our Saturday evening showcase will feature the 2023 Puppet Academy Team, who will be performing a series of brand-new songs utilizing a wide array of puppets, techniques, and creative arts, pushing the boundaries of puppetry once again. Aiming to inspire you to explore new performance ideas within your own teams. Alongside the Puppet Academy team on Saturday night and Sunday, we'll have outstanding special guests gracing the stage too.

What else will be happening over the three days?

After a thorough review of our programme and taking into account your valuable feedback from previous years, PLUS with an extra day added, we are thrilled to present an exciting line up of features! This year's Festival will continue to include all your favorites, including now SEVEN workshop sessions, captivating showcases on Saturday night and Sunday, thrilling competitions, the incredibly popular after-hours social hosted by the one and only Eddie the Donkey (complete with hot chocolate and donuts), and the enlightening 'Ministry in Action' Q&A panel. This panel brings together passionate team leaders and experts who will answer your questions live on stage, offering deeper insights into their ministries and how their ideas and suggestions can positively influence our own work. But wait, there's something NEW FOR 2023 – introducing 'Ed Talks', hosted by the charismatic Eddie the Donkey (yes, him again!). These will be short, inspiring keynotes, and more details will be revealed soon. See our Programme Page here for more information.

The highlight of our Saturday evening showcase will feature the 2023 Puppet Academy Team, who will be performing a series of brand-new songs utilizing a wide array of puppets, techniques, and creative arts, pushing the boundaries of puppetry once again. Aiming to inspire you to explore new performance ideas within your own teams. Alongside the Puppet Academy team on Saturday night and Sunday, we'll have outstanding special guests gracing the stage too.

The Festival will also feature four competitions including: Puppetry, Ventriloquism/Solo Puppetry, Creative Arts Competition and the Lip Sync Challenge. You can find out more information by heading to our 'Festival Competition' page, but be quick as they fill up fast...

Not forgetting worship at the start of each day as well as the opportunity to network with others, share ideas, find other teams that are local to you and encourage one another.

At the Equip Festival, there will also be our largest range of resources available for you to see, try and take back home with you, with many items on special offer. This will include all of our brand new product launches as well!

Festival Tickets

The group discount will still save 10% when 10 tickets or more are purchased (this can be any combination of adult or child, full festival, two day or single day tickets). Automatically applied when booking online. If you add more tickets to your booking at a later date and this brings you over 10 places booked in total, we will apply the discount to all your tickets booked!

Can you sponsor someone to attend the Festival?

Thank you to everyone who generously donated to the 2022 'Make It Possible' fund, all places that were gifted went to successful applicants enabling people to attend the Festival who would have otherwise been unable to attend!

At One Way UK we are incredibly passionate about our ministry and providing resources and training to as many people as possible. We keep our resources and training as best value as we can to ensure it is accessible and we work hard to keep our Festival tickets affordable. We would love to see a full venue with hundreds of people being inspired, resourced and encouraged!

However, we also appreciate that puppet team members may have to fund their own places in order to attend the Festival. Each year we hear of those who are unable to come for financial reasons, but have a passion and enthusiasm to develop their skills and ministry further. So what can we do?

As much as we want to, One Way UK sadly can't afford to give out free places but we hope that others may be able to help. This is why we have established the "Make It Possible" fund. This is our way of matching up people's kindness and generosity with the need that is out there. We have set up a new ticket that can be purchased by itself or alongside a normal Festival booking. This acts as a gift into the 'Make It Possible' fund. One gifted ticket = one day pass made available. Want to contribute but can't manage the full £22? It's also possible to donate smaller contributions to the fund too. Simply >>click here<< to be taken to the separate donation page where you can gift from £5 to the three days of tickets into the fund.

Click here to apply to the Make it Possible FundIt is clearly important that we are good stewards of this fund, so there will be a separate application process (click the 'Apply button to complete the online form) for those who are applying for the gifted passes. If you decide to gift a ticket, whilst we cannot pass on any information of the person who has been granted the support we can act as a 'middle-man' to pass on any encouragement or thanks either way.

Will you prayerfully consider if this fund and the individuals who apply is something that you can invest into? In the unlikely situation that the fund exceeds the demand, the fund will simply roll onto the following year. Our promise is that all tickets gifted will always be awarded to a successful applicant.

Can you sponsor someone to attend the Festival?

Thank you to everyone who generously donated to the 2022 'Make It Possible' fund, all places that were gifted went to successful applicants enabling people to attend the Festival who would have otherwise been unable to attend!

At One Way UK we are incredibly passionate about our ministry and providing resources and training to as many people as possible. We keep our resources and training as best value as we can to ensure it is accessible and we work hard to keep our Festival tickets affordable. We would love to see a full venue with hundreds of people being inspired, resourced and encouraged!

However, we also appreciate that puppet team members may have to fund their own places in order to attend the Festival. Each year we hear of those who are unable to come for financial reasons, but have a passion and enthusiasm to develop their skills and ministry further. So what can we do?

As much as we want to, One Way UK sadly can't afford to give out free places but we hope that others may be able to help. This is why we have established the "Make It Possible" fund. This is our way of matching up people's kindness and generosity with the need that is out there. We have set up a new ticket that can be purchased by itself or alongside a normal Festival booking. This acts as a gift into the 'Make It Possible' fund. One gifted ticket = one day pass made available. Want to contribute but can't manage the full £22? It's also possible to donate smaller contributions to the fund too. Simply >>click here<< to be taken to the separate donation page where you can gift from £5 to the three days of tickets into the fund.

Click here to apply to the Make it Possible FundIt is clearly important that we are good stewards of this fund, so there will be a separate application process (click the 'Apply button to complete the online form) for those who are applying for the gifted passes. If you decide to gift a ticket, whilst we cannot pass on any information of the person who has been granted the support we can act as a 'middle-man' to pass on any encouragement or thanks either way.

Will you prayerfully consider if this fund and the individuals who apply is something that you can invest into? In the unlikely situation that the fund exceeds the demand, the fund will simply roll onto the following year. Our promise is that all tickets gifted will always be awarded to a successful applicant.

Select your tickets here...

Tickets

The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking "Get Tickets" will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities.
Tickets are no longer available
Select your currency
GBP Pound sterling