Rent Blacklights

The easiest DIY blacklight rentals shipped to you.

Everything you need is included with your blacklight rental to create professional-quality event lighting, quickly and easily, regardless of your technical know-how.

Next year or this weekend, Key West to Seattle, rent easy-to-use, cost-effective blacklights shipped directly to you!

High-power blacklights for large spaces and medium-power blacklights for smaller spaces, get your party glowing with budget friendly options. 

Free roundtrip nationwide shipping is always included.

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Blacklights emit a special kind of light called ultra violet (UV) light that makes everyday objects glow.

Mostly invisible to the human eye, blacklight brings out the fun invisible world around us.

Successful glow parties rely on having enough blacklight effect to make everything at the party glow. Too little blacklight and it will be the worst….party…..ever, too much and you’ll have wasted money.

When renting blacklights the two most important questions are: 

1. How big of an area did you want to cover with a glow effect?
2. What kind of event is it?

How big of an area did you need to glow? 

Is your event space big like a gym or small like a living room? Once you have an idea of the size of space(s) you want to light up, we can determine the exact type and number of blacklights we need to make your space glow.

The best case scenario is to know the exact length & width of the room or if you can share photos of the room. We can guesstimate pretty well based on the type of room or how many guests but it’s best to know length and width.

Some common room sizes are:

• High School Gym: 120ft x 80ft
• Middle School gym: 90ft x 60ft
• Elementary School Gym: 70ft x 50ft
• Multipurpose Room: 60ft x 40ft
• Living Room: 16ft x 24ft
• Bedroom: 13ft x 11ft

Throw the glow

Blacklights are categorized by how far they “throw the glow.”

The type of blacklight you need is based on the size of your event space and how many guests you’ll have in attendance.

We get a lot of last minute calls from people who have picked up light bulb sized blacklights online or at a big box retailer who have realized they just aren’t powerful enough. Those lights are great for small spaces like a bedroom, but when you need to illuminate a space larger than 10ft x 10ft you need more power.

Two are always better than one

We recommend at least two blacklights.

When a single blacklight shines toward a surface, only one side will illuminate.

A second blacklight on the opposite side ensures that all the objects and people in the room glow evenly.

It also ensures that you’ll have a backup in case anything should happen to one of the lights.

Don’t leave half your party in the dark!

For even glow, use two lights

How many blacklights do I need?

Calculate how many blacklights you need to make your space glow!

We want to make sure you have the right amount of blacklight to make your event glow. These calculators are perfect for figuring out exactly what type and how many lights you need to light up your space.

How to set up your blacklights

Putting lights on both ends or in opposite corners and aiming toward the center of the room is the best placement. It allows the glow effect to fill the entire space.

Elevating the blacklights higher than your guests’ heads (at least 6 feet high) maximizes the glow effect.

Lights can be:

• Placed on the ground or table
• On a light stand
• Clamped or zip-tied to an existing fixture/feature in the room (bleacher rails, moveable volleyball posts, basketball hoops, ceiling truss)

Power up to six of our long-throw, high-power blacklights on a single 15amp electrical circuit. No special cords or outlets required, lights plug into any 3 prong electrical cable.

Think about light placement and where power will be coming from to understand how many extension cables you will need.

All of our blacklights for rental are easy to use. Simply plug them in, aim, and watch all the glow items in your room come to life!