Oktoberfest on the Common 2025
Background Enchanted Group enlisted We Are OPS to provide health and safety oversight for Oktoberfest on the Common, a two-week Bavarian-inspired celebration held from 10th–25th October 2025 in Clapham, South London. Known for their experiential event offerings, Enchanted Group has worked with We Are OPS before, and brought us back to ensure the safety and […]
Venue Finding: Finding the best venue for your Festival
Ask anyone working in festival production what they consider the most fundamental part of an event, and you’ll get a variety of answers: licensing, budgets, logistics, or programming. But here’s one that rarely makes the list, despite being the foundation for everything else: venue finding. Finding the right space isn’t as simple as matching dates and capacities. […]
RecFest UK 2025 at Knebworth Park
Background RecFest returned to Knebworth Park in July 2025 for the world’s largest talent acquisition and HR event. With a unique and immersive programme covering all areas of talent acquisition and resourcing, up to 5,000 attendees were also able to enjoy live music, chill out areas, entertainment, street food, multiple bars and an afterparty featuring […]
Access All Areas: Labyrinth on the Thames
Keen to find out about how Labyrinth on the Thames came together? We Group CEO Nick Morgan spoke to Access All Areas about planning and producing this landmark series of shows at Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College (ORNC) and what it took to deliver one of the year’s most talked-about events. The feature highlights how […]
University of East Anglia Graduations
Background The University of East Anglia hosted its 2025 graduation ceremonies over five days, with three sessions each day welcoming more than 1,000 graduates and guests per session. The ceremonies were produced by Hickman & Grange, who asked We are OPS to deliver event health and safety services throughout. OPS already had a strong relationship […]
50 Cent at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Background In September 2025, Far and Beyond Events brought hip hop legend 50 Cent to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, supported by Mary J. Blige and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. The one-night show welcomed more than 35,000 fans to the iconic North London venue. We are OPS were approached by Far and Beyond after previously supporting […]
Burgess Park Community Day 2025
Background As part of our work delivering the Boiler Room, Jazz Café and Maiden Voyage Festivals at Burgess Park (pictured below), this year marked the launch of the first-ever Burgess Park Community Day. It was a completely free, unticketed event designed to celebrate creativity, connection, and community. Held in the heart of Burgess Park, the […]
Maiden Voyage Festival 2025
Background We Are OPS were proud to continue our partnership with Maiden Voyage Festival in 2025, delivering key services across health & safety, SAG representation, operations, and production support. Our team played an integral role throughout all phases of the event – from early planning through to build, live, and break – ensuring the […]
Jazz Café Festival 2025
Background Now in our second year supporting Jazz Café Festival, We Are OPS were proud to return as a core delivery partner for the 2025 edition, providing full-service support across Safety Advisory Group (SAG) representation, health & safety management, event operations, and production and more. We were involved from the early planning stages right through […]
On the Ground at Burgess Park: Reflections from an Operations Manager
As the Operations Manager at We Are OPS, I spend most of my time behind the scenes, planning, coordinating, responding, and making sure everything runs smoothly. But every now and then, you get a moment that reminds you why you do it. This year, that moment came while working Boiler Room, Maiden Voyage, and Jazz […]
