Hampshire's leading specialist for fancy dress costume hire, jokes, magic tricks and fireworks!

Welcome to The Joke Shop!

The Joke Shop has been established here in Farnborough, Hampshire for 36 years now, and specialises in all aspects of fancy dress hire with a very wide selection for both adults and children.

A Uniform Range!

We have a comprehensive uniform section including RAF, British Army, Navy (British and American) and many more. To complement the costumes, make up is available with most colours in stock.

Not Just Costumes

In addition to costume hire, we have a variety of Halloween and horror masks along with their complementing accessories, practical jokes and novelties, plus party accessories such as banners.
Why not come in today and browse our extensive range of fancy dress hire?

The Goodwood Revival

This year we have an even larger collection of costumes ready for the Goodwood revival.

Makeup for Festivals

New in this June, Makeup for Festivals, look the part this summer!
Lipsticks, nail polishes, glitters and body crayons now in stock.

Fireworks!

Each year, in October, we stock an extensive selection of Fireworks ready for Halloween and Bonfire Night.

Fancy Dress Hire

We have a full range of fancy dress costumes for both adults and children. From medieval to space age, horror to comedy, fantasy to reality we have them all! In particular, we have a wide range of uniforms.

Adults and Kids Fancy Dress

Of course, no costume would be complete without makeup and accessories and we have a full supporting range so that you can create that fully realistic effect.

Easy Hire, Reasonable Rates

It's easy to hire the costume of your choice. Whatever you choose, our hire rates are very reasonable and you can hire a costume for as long as you require.

The Goodwood Revival

This year we have an even larger collection of costumes ready for the Goodwood revival.

Novelty and Party

We have a wide range of novelty items, including classic practical jokes such as the original whoopee cushion and fake cigarettes through to more subtle pranks such as fake car scratches and black face soap. We also stock party accessories such as banners, streamers, balloons and hats.

Makeup for Festivals

Makeup for Festivals, look the part this summer!
Lipsticks, nail polishes, glitters and body crayons now in stock.

Halloween and Horror!

We have everything you need to make your Halloween or horror themed event really gruesome! There's a wide range of fancy dress costumes for kids and adults, complemented of course by assorted masks, wigs and accessories plus a wide range of make-up to really put the frighteners on!

Did you know that Halloween costumes were originally worn by adults during the seasons pagan roots (over 2000 years ago) to disguise the wearer from the other worldly spirits believed to cross over from the dead to the living on October 31st.

Fireworks for Halloween and Bonfire night are in Stock from October each year - Updated 20/06/2019