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Secret Garden Party

Secret Garden Party — Lighting up the sky with a cascade of illuminated memories.

  • Project Type: Ceremony
  • CLIENT: Secret Garden Party
  • LOCATION: Cambridge, UK
  • Year: 2015

Commission

Iconic independent festival, Secret Garden Party, needed a golden ticket moment to turn Saturday night into an unforgettable spectacle.

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Response

Treating the sky as our canvas, we worked collaboratively to devise an awe-inspiring spectacle that would lift festival goers’ gazes high. 

 

Falling Stars captivated the entire Secret Garden audience with a luminescent cascade of sycamore-seed-shaped ‘Stars’. Dropped by sky-high parachuters and left to spread out across the whole festival site, the Stars combined to create a dazzlingly memorable display. 

 

Some stars brought golden tickets, while others were inscribed with personal messages from the festival for guests to read and connect with. The whole experience was the perfect farewell flourish to bring another Secret Garden Party to a close.

 

“Falling Stars was a smash hit. We never stand still, and pride ourselves on constantly evolving and developing concepts. We made UK aviation history with this offering.” – Freddie Fellows, Festival Director for The Secret Garden Party

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Falling Stars was a smash hit. We never stand still, and pride ourselves on constantly evolving and developing concepts. We made UK aviation history with this offering ”
Freddie Fellows Festival Director for The Secret Garden Party