Stewarding sign-ups open to the public on Tuesday 3rd February 2026.
Places at many festivals are in high demand and can fill very quickly when we open to the public. To ensure colleagues have the opportunity to volunteer, we will hold a separate exclusive staff sign-up date later in spring (date TBC) where stewarding roles at all festivals will be available for staff to sign up to. On this day, volunteering deposits will also be reduced.
Applying to Volunteer in the Festival Shop or as a festival Campaigner
Shop and Campaign applications will open the everyone on Wednesday 4th February 2026.
Colleagues who wish to apply to volunteer in a festival shop, or as a festival campaigner, should do so on the 4th February. Please note that all applications for shop and campaign roles have an additional selection process, so you are not guaranteed a place if you apply for these roles.
How to Book the time off work
Oxfam staff receive additional leave days each year, specifically for festival volunteering.
The amount of days you are entitled to is different for retail and non-retail colleagues:
Non-retail staff: 2 days
Retail Staff: 4 days
When booking your time off work to attend festivals, you should do the following on Peoplesoft:
Book your allocation of festival leave days by selecting "Other Paid Absences" then "Festival Volunteering (UK)" (as shown below).
Book the remainder of the days you need to attend the festival as Annual Leave in the normal way.
What if I need to cancel?
Every festival has a cancellation deadline (4 weeks before the festival, or 8 weeks before Glastonbury). If you do need to cancel, we ask that you do so before then so we can recruit a replacement.
Before this deadline you can easily cancel online via the application system.
