Be a festival steward in 2026

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Signing up to volunteer as a Steward

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How does the sign up process work?

Festival stewarding is open to everyone, so sign-ups work on a first-come first served basis. It's also very popular, and when we open, some festivals will fill in hours, minutes, or even seconds.

To sign up you'll need to create an account. If there are particular festivals you're keen to get a place at, we recommend creating your account in advance (if you haven't already got one), or checking that you know your password (if you have).

When sign-ups open, you'll be able to select the festival you want to volunteer at on this page, and you'll then be forwarded to our payment provider to pay your refundable deposit. When you reach the payment page, you can relax: a place at the festival will be held for you for 10 minutes, to give you time to complete the payment.

To make sure you successfully pay your deposit in time, we recommend that you:

  • Check you have enough money in your account beforehand.
  • Have all the details you need to make a payment, including the address for your card (even if that is different to the address you provided for your Festival account).
  • Keep more than one payment method to hand, just in case.

Once your deposit has been paid, you'll see a confirmation screen, and you'll get an email from us confirming your place and outlining the next steps, including how to complete your profile.

Can I sign up for multiple festivals

Yes, once your deposit has been paid and you see the confirmation screen, you can sign up for another festival.

You only need to lodge one deposit with us when volunteering at multiple festivals, but please be aware that it can take us a few moments to register your deposit payment on our system, so if you try to sign up for a second festival before your first deposit is registered, you may be asked to pay a second one.

If this happens, we recommend waiting a few more seconds before signing up, to give your existing deposit time to register. If you do choose to go ahead and pay a second deposit, we'll automatically refund it back to you within a few days. There's no need to contact us about it!

When you sign up, you'll pay a refundable deposit.

The amount of the deposit depends on what you are signing up to.

  • Boomtown: £360
  • All other weekend festivals: £250
  • Day festivals and events: £50

You only need to pay one deposit to sign up to multiple festivals, however if the deposit you have paid is lower than the festival you're signing up to, you'll be asked to top it up.

Your deposit will be returned to you 4 weeks after your last festival of the year.

It’s difficult to predict exactly how many places will fill on application day, but in recent years many of our festivals filled completely in the first few days or hours.

Places at Glastonbury, our largest festival in terms of volunteer numbers, were all filled within seconds of opening.

If a festival reaches full capacity, it will show as "SOLD OUT" on the sign-up screen.

We recommend checking regularly throughout launch day, as spots may become available if someone else's application isn't completed. Cancellations also occur throughout the year so it's worth keeping an eye out.

Glastonbury is taking a break in 2026 to allow the land to recover, so roll on 2027!

If you’ve got your heart set on Glastonbury, please be aware that our volunteer places here fill in just seconds every year! If you do miss out, it’s worth checking back later in the day and throughout the year, as places do occasionally become available.

If you want to guarantee your stewarding place next year, including at Glastonbury 2027, you can secure priority by gaining 6 points this year. That’s the equivalent of two weekend shows, 6 day shows or a combination of both.

At the busiest times, we close the profile pages to help reduce the load on our servers. You should try again in a day or two.

If you'd like to bring a live-in vehicle with you to volunteer, you will need to add this to each festival in your profile (NB - profiles may be temporally inaccessible at extremely busy times).

Please keep in mind that campervan places are limited, so we recommend booking your space as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

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