The Dome House

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Event Domes for Festivals and Concerts

A geodesic event dome does more than shelter: it's a second stage, a VIP lounge, a sponsor landmark, and after dark, a projection dome becomes an attraction of its own. The Dome House supplies event domes for rent and for purchase.

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Branded event dome drawing a crowd at a city festival

Nine standard sizes

Festival Dome Sizes

From merch pods to a headline dome venue, every size supports many roles. Capacity depends on your layout. We estimate it for your event during quoting. Site-planning detail is on Event Dome Sizes.

20 ft Event Dome30 ft Event Dome36 ft Event Dome42 ft Event Dome50 ft Event Dome60 ft Event Dome70 ft Event Dome80 ft Event Dome90 ft Event Dome
Diameters in feet, drawn to scale beside a 6 ft person

Approximate dimensions for initial planning. Sizes are subject to change during engineering. Final dimensions and required installation clearances will be confirmed for your project.

Layout ideas

  • 20 ft

    Merch, sponsor pod, or info point

  • 30 ft

    Chill-out lounge, bar, or artist hospitality

  • 42 ft

    Sponsor activation, lounge, or small stage

  • 50 ft

    Second stage, art dome, or projection show

  • 60 ft

    Headline dome venue or immersive attraction

In use

Projection dome interior with cubist artwork projected across the ceiling and lounge seating below
Projection dome illuminated at night with visuals across its exterior
Clear geodesic event dome hosting a reception on a lawn

Festivals and concerts

Temporary Festival Structures for Stages, Lounges and Immersive Experiences

Festival infrastructure has to earn its place on the site plan. Five ways producers put standard domes on it; most festivals run more than one.

Performance & DJ Spaces

A second stage with a roof and a mood of its own. The dome contains the light and the crowd in a way an open stage can't.

VIP & Chill-Out Lounges

Somewhere to land between sets. Furnish it, shade it, and give it a door that separates the pass-holders from the field.

Bars & Sponsor Activations

A printed, branded cover reads as a destination on the festival map, not a booth in a row, and the cover is reusable from stop to stop.

Artist Hospitality

Green rooms and artist lounges that hold up backstage: private, quiet, and with climate control available for hour ten.

Merchandise Areas

Merch out of the weather and inside a structure people can find from across the grounds. Lines form better with a landmark.

Building the site plan now? Send dates, site, and what the map is missing. We'll suggest sizes, spots, and what each dome should do. Talk through the site plan →

Guests inside a projection dome with modern artwork projected across the interior

After dark

The Dome That Joins the Lineup

Nighttime is where projection domes headline: synchronized visuals, fulldome art, and scheduled shows that turn a structure into a draw. Systems are configured per project on the projection dome rentals page.

  • Immersive Music Visuals

    Visuals synchronized to the set on a 360° canvas. The dome becomes part of the lineup, not part of the infrastructure.

  • Fulldome Art Installations

    Custom or partner-produced fulldome content gives the festival a day-to-night attraction that photographs like nothing else on site.

  • Fulldome Entertainment

    Scheduled shows inside a blackout dome: a program guests plan their evening around.

  • Synchronized Shows

    Show operation can be scoped so the dome hits its cues with the rest of the night.

  • Sponsor Showcases

    The sponsor's world across the whole interior: atmosphere that reads as design, not advertising.

The scope

Who Handles What

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Structure and installation: what we can provide

  • The dome and its cover, engineered for the project
  • Delivery, installation, and anchoring or ballast as set by the engineering for the site: available services, quoted per project
  • Sound, lighting, and AV, coordinated through our partners when scoped
  • Projection systems, technical staffing, and show operation when scoped; custom content coordinated through our production partners
  • Strike and removal on your production schedule, as quoted

None of these are automatic inclusions. Each is a line on your quote, so the site plan can flex. Services are scoped in your proposal.

Show operations and site: your production's lane

  • Programming, artists, and show-day scheduling
  • Crowd management, security, and gate operations
  • Sound levels, curfews, and licensing compliance
  • On-site weather monitoring and show-day calls. Engineering sets the contingency requirements for the dome; the production usually monitors conditions on site

The responsibility split is written into the quote before doors.

Options & upgrades

Festival build-outs are quoted per dome and per run, with installation, AV, and show operation scoped around your production schedule. Full detail is on the options and customization page.

  • Flooring
  • Printed branding
  • Lighting
  • Climate control
  • Projection
  • Sound and AV
  • Technical staffing

Polymer covers in clear, translucent, blackout, or printed and branded finishes, with liners and additional options depending on the project.

Rent or own

Rent for the Weekend, or Buy for the Circuit

One Festival, One Structure

For a single event or season, renting puts the structure on site without adding a department to your production.

Own the Venue That Tours

Festival brands that run a circuit, or venues with a season of shows, hit the point where owning wins. A purchased dome moves between sites, keeps its printed branding, and turns a rental line item into infrastructure.

Purchases run through a quote so the dome, options, and logistics arrive in one proposal.

Large white event dome at sunset, lit from inside, with guests seated outside

The site

Planning the Site

Field, fairground, or parking lot, the fundamentals hold:

  • A level surface, indoor or outdoor
  • Access for delivery vehicles and installation equipment
  • Working room around the dome for installation. Larger domes can need 20 ft or more
  • Indoors: enough clearance and room for lift equipment during installation
  • Power for lighting, climate, and AV options
  • Anchoring or ballast as set by the engineering for your site
  • Agreed setup and removal windows

Install and strike windows are agreed with your production schedule and written into the quote.

Quoted by location and date across the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, where extra shipping and lead time apply. International projects are reviewed case by case.

Questions, answered

Festival & Concert FAQs

Can a dome work as an actual festival stage?

Yes, as a contained second stage or DJ dome rather than a main-stage replacement. Sound, lighting, and flooring build into the open interior, and a blackout cover makes it a dark room even mid-afternoon. AV can be your production's own, or coordinated through our partners when scoped. Services are scoped in your proposal.

What happens if the weather turns?

The dome is engineered for the project, and that engineering sets the anchoring or ballast and the weather contingency requirements for the site. On-site monitoring and show-day calls (pausing sets, moving crowds) usually stay with festival production; the responsibility split is written into the quote so everyone knows who does what before doors.

How do you handle crowd flow in and out?

Entrance count and placement are planned to the expected traffic: single controlled entry for scheduled shows, multiple open entrances for lounges and bars. Egress requirements follow the site planning review and local rules.

Do domes get hot with a crowd inside?

A full dome generates heat like any packed room, so ventilation and climate control are quoted against expected occupancy and season: airflow for daytime lounges, powered ventilation or climate control for dance floors and blackout shows.

What power does a dome need on a festival site?

It depends on the build: lighting-only lounges are light loads, while sound, climate control, and projection add up. Power requirements are specified in the quote so the dome lands on your generator plan like any other stage.

Can you run the projection show for us?

Yes, when it's scoped. Technical staffing and show operation are available services quoted with the projection system; they are not automatic inclusions. Custom content is coordinated through our production partners.

Can the dome be up for the whole festival season?

Yes. Rentals run from a single night to a full season on site, and touring festivals can move the structure between stops, or purchase it outright once the calendar justifies owning. Every standard size can be purchased or rented; we'll quote the options against your run of shows.

How far ahead should a festival book?

Reach out when the site plan is taking shape, especially for multiple domes or a projection program. Event domes are made to order and schedule is confirmed during quoting. We respond to inquiries or return calls within 24 hours. Quote preparation time depends on your project's scope and complexity. We'll discuss the expected timeline when we connect.

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Why The Dome House

  • Structures that read as destinations on the festival map
  • Installation, AV, and show operation available as scoped services
  • A clear structure-vs-show responsibility split, written into the quote
  • One partner for the dome, the options, and the projection program

Keep planning

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  • Event & projection rentals with delivery, setup, and teardown
  • Straight answers on pricing, permits, and timelines
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Start your project

Plan Your Festival Build

Dates, site, and what the map needs: that's enough to start. We review your dates and site, then come back with suggested sizes and roles and an itemized proposal per dome.

  • 01

    Your dates and site reviewed before anything is booked

  • 02

    Multi-dome site plans quoted per structure

  • 03

    Installation, AV, and show operation scoped as you need them

We respond to inquiries or return calls within 24 hours. Quote preparation time depends on your project's scope and complexity. We'll discuss the expected timeline when we connect.

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