Steward a music festival
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Oxfam recruits volunteer stewards for UK music festivals to check tickets at the gate, patrol campsites and arenas and staff the accessibility platforms. At a weekend festival you work three long shifts, one of them usually overnight, and have the remaining time to enjoy the music.
DemandingUnder £100 / $130A few weeksOutdoorsWith othersUKSummer
How to start
- Read the Oxfam Festivals site and its FAQs to see what stewards do and which festivals take part.
- Register your interest so you hear when places open, as they go on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Pack a tent, waterproofs, sturdy boots and a torch for the night shift.
Where to go
We opened this link on 8 October 2026 and found it to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Events have fixed dates and entry or ticket deadlines. Physical events add a training plan from our guidance engine, and its length is set by the engine, not by the date you would like.
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