Festival Ice Cream Van Hire
Secure a reliable and experienced festival ice cream van for your next large outdoor gathering. We provide rapid, high-quality event dessert catering across the North West.
- Since 1986 family-run
- 5-star food hygiene
- £10M public liability
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Catering for a festival or large-scale public event requires speed, efficiency, and a product people love. Booking an ice cream van for events with Austins Ices ensures you get all three.
We are an experienced, family-run business providing our state-of-the-art ice cream vans to festivals of all sizes. Our modern fleet is fully equipped to serve thousands of portions of Mr Whippy ice cream without skipping a beat, ensuring no long queues and maximum satisfaction.
- High Capacity: Fast serving times for high-volume crowds.
- Fully Insured: We hold £10M Public Liability Cover.
- Reliable: 40 years of experience serving events across the North West, since 1986.
Why people book Austins Ices
Medal-winning ice cream
Our soft serve won a medal at the National Ice Cream Competition, run by the Ice Cream Alliance.
40 years, same family
Austin founded the business in 1986. You deal with the family, not a call centre.
5-star food hygiene
Check our official rating on the Food Standards Agency website.
£10M public liability
Fully insured, so venues, schools and organisers can book with confidence.
No minimum spend
No minimum spend or group size. Intimate parties and 30,000-guest family days alike.
Easy for your guests
Cash, card and contactless accepted, or pre-paid so your guests pay nothing.
Areas We Cover
We partner with festival organisers across Manchester, Wigan, Bury, and throughout Lancashire and Cheshire to deliver outstanding dessert catering.
What to Expect When You Book Us for a Festival or Public Event
For festivals, fetes, and other public events, let us know your event dates, location, and expected footfall on the Contact & Booking Form, and we'll confirm whether we're able to help and provide an accurate quote.
How booking works
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Tell us your date
Two minutes on our form: date, venue postcode and roughly how many guests.
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Get your quote
We check the diary and reply with availability and a clear price. We aim to reply the same day.
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We arrive and serve
We turn up on time, set up quietly and serve your guests. You enjoy your event.
Common Questions
Do you cater for multi-day festivals?
Get in touch with your event dates and details via our Contact & Booking Form, and we'll let you know if we're able to help.
Is there a minimum spend for festival bookings?
No. We don't have a minimum spend or a minimum group size.
What access do you need for the van?
A standard parking space length (around 6 metres) and solid, level ground — tarmac or solid gravel is preferred over soft grass.
What people say after the van leaves
Austin Ices saved the day at our event! They turned up at very short notice & were fantastic. We will definitely be using them again.
Fantastic service and great ice cream! He arrived on time, was very courteous and most importantly the ice cream was fantastic. I would certainly recommend Austin.
Big thanks for the great ice creams on Saturday, your van is the talk of the town.
Is your event date still free?
Summer weekends are the first to go. Tell us your date and we'll check the diary for you.
- No obligation and no minimum spend
- We aim to reply the same day
- 5-star hygiene, £10M insured
Prefer to talk? 07761 616 700