23 - 26
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2025
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The festival is entirely reliant on a dedicated army of brilliant volunteers all who give up their time and provide their
skills and expertise to the event free of charge. 2025's event runs from Fri 23rd May 2025 to Mon 26th May 2025,
there are many different ways in which you can get involved...
Setting up stages, marques, notices, banners, road barriers etc.
Keep Island park tidy
Mainly venue stewards although we will be looking for a few collectors too, also venue managers
Selling the official festival range of clothing and souvenirs from our new shop
The comms Team work to keep everyone in contact with event control, Co-ordinating any incidents that may happen within the festival
The Family and Community team take care of our public-facing programme of family and community events
Collecting from displays, free events and crowds in general. Selling programmes.
Volunteering roles that don't come under other headings such as schools day and admin roles
Setting up stages, marques, notices, banners, road barriers etc.
Mainly venue stewards although we will be looking for a few collectors too, also venue managers
The Family and Community team take care of our public-facing programme of family and community events
Collecting from displays, free events and crowds in general. Selling programmes.
Keep Island park tidy
Selling the official festival range of clothing and souvenirs from our new shop
The comms Team work to keep everyone in contact with event control, Co-ordinating any incidents that may happen within the festival
Volunteering roles that don't come under other headings such as schools day and admin roles
Volunteers get free tickets, camping and a discount on all festival merchandise.
Volunteers Handbook 2024 (fourth version here)
Task Force
Setting up stages, marques, notices, banners, road barriers etc.
Our taskforce crew look after all the infrastructure during the festival's build and break, and during the event itself. We are looking for carpenters, electricians, plumbers, set designers and builders, radio comms specialists and drivers.
Litter Pickers
Keep Island park tidy
Come and join our litter-picking team which keeps Island Park clean and pleasant for all festival-goers, and enjoy events happening around you. The bags of rubbish are heavy but shifts only cover 9am to 6pm so all your evenings are free.
Stewarding
Mainly venue stewards although we will be looking for a few collectors too, also venue managers
Come join our close knit stewarding family!
Stewards make the festival run smoothly covering venue management, assisting attendees and troubleshooting. Volunteering will give you a great opportunity to meet new friends, learn new skills and add new experiences to your CV.
Shop
Selling the official festival range of clothing and souvenirs from our new shop
Join our small friendly team selling the official festival range of clothing and souvenirs from our new shop
Communication
The comms Team work to keep everyone in contact with event control, Co-ordinating any incidents that may happen within the festival
Family and Community
The Family and Community team take care of our public-facing programme of family and community events
The Family and Community team take care of our public-facing programme of family and community events around Island park. Allowing children and young people to get involved in creative, traditional arts during the festival.
Collections
Collecting from displays, free events and crowds in general. Selling programmes.
Collecting from displays, free events and crowds in general. Selling programmes.
Other Roles
Volunteering roles that don't come under other headings such as schools day and admin roles
As well as the roles above, we have a number of additional volunteer roles including box office, info point, production runners, artist reception, merchandise and donation collectors.
Task Force
Setting up stages, marques, notices, banners, road barriers etc.
Our taskforce crew look after all the infrastructure during the festival's build and break, and during the event itself. We are looking for carpenters, electricians, plumbers, set designers and builders, radio comms specialists and drivers.
Stewarding
Mainly venue stewards although we will be looking for a few collectors too, also venue managers
Come join our close knit stewarding family!
Stewards make the festival run smoothly covering venue management, assisting attendees and troubleshooting. Volunteering will give you a great opportunity to meet new friends, learn new skills and add new experiences to your CV.
Family and Community
The Family and Community team take care of our public-facing programme of family and community events
The Family and Community team take care of our public-facing programme of family and community events around Island park. Allowing children and young people to get involved in creative, traditional arts during the festival.
Collections
Collecting from displays, free events and crowds in general. Selling programmes.
Collecting from displays, free events and crowds in general. Selling programmes.
Litter Pickers
Keep Island park tidy
Come and join our litter-picking team which keeps Island Park clean and pleasant for all festival-goers, and enjoy events happening around you. The bags of rubbish are heavy but shifts only cover 9am to 6pm so all your evenings are free.
Shop
Selling the official festival range of clothing and souvenirs from our new shop
Join our small friendly team selling the official festival range of clothing and souvenirs from our new shop
Communication
The comms Team work to keep everyone in contact with event control, Co-ordinating any incidents that may happen within the festival
Other Roles
Volunteering roles that don't come under other headings such as schools day and admin roles
As well as the roles above, we have a number of additional volunteer roles including box office, info point, production runners, artist reception, merchandise and donation collectors.
