A decade on from transforming their own love for the Scandinavian teepee’s into one of the UK’s foremost event companies, PapaKåta founders Amanda and Richard Monaghan were faced with a new challenge. How could they expand PapaKata’s product range, whilst maintaining the company’s ethos and most importantly upholding Papakata’s established reputation? In 2014 the rigorous… read more >

Don’t let the change in the weather get you down. Get yourself, and your event, some ‘Hygge’! Hygge is latest Danish trend of creating a cosy atmosphere in winter. As books continue to hit the shelves on the subject, here we share our tips of how to create some Hygge, pronounced ‘hue-ugh’, in our Teepees and Sperry… read more >

If you are in the exciting throws of planning your wedding or celebration, and are searching for your daily dose of inspo, do make sure you check out our Little Black Book of favourite event suppliers. Some incredible companies helped us create the perfect setting in our tents at our recent Autumn Open Weekend, all… read more >

What a weekend! We’re still on a high here at PapaHQ after meeting so many of you lovely peeps at our Autumn Open Weekend. We hope you went away with your heads – and pink Papa planners – bursting full of wedding and event inspiration. You can find these pictures and more on our Open… read more >

The Conference and Hospitality Show is the leading event in the north for event planners, agents, venue finders and PAs. This year the show had a dilemma – with CHS growing in popularity they were bursting at the seams and needed more floor space. The solution? Create a pop-up space at the existing venue to… read more >

The 6th & 7th April 2013 was a very exciting time for us here at PapaKåta for two reasons, not only did we see the first of the years Sunshine, but we also welcomed an unprecedented amount of Brides & Grooms, Birthday Boys & Girls, Event Planners, Suppliers and their friends, family, dogs and hangers… read more >

Now we must explain that although this thank you is a little delayed in coming, our fabulous supplier friends are in no way less deserved of it. The wonderful creations and effort they all put in at this years PapaKåta Autumn Open Weekend did not go unnoticed! There were many lovely comments by both the… read more >

Here at PapaKåta we’re always looking for new and exciting events we can hold in our giant hat Kåta teepees, so we’ve put our heads together and working with celebrated chef Anthony Brown, we’ve come up with the concept of PapaTapas! On Sunday 22nd July the teepees will play host to a relaxed and social… read more >