Sunset over Shambala festival

Festival details

  • 20 - 25 August 2025

  • A secret location, Northamptonshire

  • Deposit: £250 (Refundable: see FAQs)

  • You can bring your child to this festival

  • Roles: Stewards, Shop Volunteers

20 - 25 August 2025

Shambala

Festival details

  • 20 - 25 August 2025

  • A secret location, Northamptonshire

  • Deposit: £250 (Refundable: see FAQs)

  • You can bring your child to this festival

  • Roles: Stewards, Shop Volunteers

Fiercely independent, sponsorship free, proudly daft - Shambala returns for another round of adventures in utopia.

Pioneering, intimate, and truly innovative, Shambala is as well known for its eco-credentials, family-friendly nature and open-minded crowd as it is for its line-up. 100% renewably powered, disposable plastic free and vegetarian, Shambala have successfully reduced their carbon footprint by over 90% in the past 10 years.

Green achievements aside, this is first and foremost a legendary party - powered by reggae, funk, soul, disco, D&B, electronica, jazz and global sounds. Bursting at the seams with creativity, music, performance and participation - the fact it's known to sell out before the line-up is released says it all.

This year the theme for Shambala's legendary Saturday carnival, as voted for by the people, is 'Pun Intended' - so get your thinking caps on!

2025 Line Up

Asian Dub Foundation, Fat Dog, and Grammy Award-winning Digable Planets all take to the Shambala stages in 2025, along with a whole host of others!

Facilities

We have our own crew campsite, equipped with:

  • A marquee as a community space for volunteers.

  • Free boiling water, plus tea and coffee supplies.

  • Free phone charging facilities to keep you connected.

  • Access to crew loos & hot showers.

  • A meal token per shift.

Bringing children

If you want to bring a child to Shambala, you need to follow our kids procedure - find out more information here.

Once you submit your child application form to Oxfam, we’ll endeavour to secure the relevant ticket on your behalf, as it's not possible for you to buy a child ticket yourself without also buying an adult ticket.

Please be aware that we only have access to a limited number of tickets for children, and we'll let you know if we can facilitate.

If we can secure a ticket for your child, we'll deduct the cost from your deposit.

CREW BUS

As a Crew ticket holder, you'll have the chance to travel to Shambala on one of their crew coaches departing from Bristol or London on Wednesday 20th August, and dropping you straight to the coach pad on site (and back to your departure city again on Monday 25th August)!

In 2024, Shambala's crew carbon footprint dropped as more of you lot came on our crew coaches or car-shared! Arriving by coach creates just a quarter of the emissions of coming by car, so we’re offering the opportunity to come to Shambala via crew coach again. Crew coaches provide a low-emission and stress-free travel option, allowing you to connect with fellow crew members along the way.

Please note: Ticket sales will end on 10am Mon 11th August, so please be sure to book in advance of this date to avoid disappointment as spaces are very limited!

To find out more and book tickets click here!

PARKING

Free crew parking is available on site.