Volunteering

Being a Greenbelt volunteer is a great opportunity to try out new skills, gain experience, face fresh challenges, make friends, enjoy being part of a team and, most of all, have fun making a fabulous festival happen.

Volunteer at Greenbelt 2025

Volunteering at Greenbelt festival

There are oodles of ways to volunteer. Some teams volunteer over the weekend, or during the build week before the festival opens. Some even help plan and prepare the festival during the year. 

There are oodles of ways to volunteer. Some teams volunteer over the weekend, or during the build week before the festival opens. Some even help plan and prepare the festival during the year. 

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What's the deal?

Our wonderful volunteers get free entry to the festival, a parking and caravan pass (if required), food vouchers, access to free showers and the Volunteer Lounge, discounted volunteer t-shirt, along with a number of other benefits.

Our wonderful volunteers get free entry to the festival, a parking and caravan pass (if required), food vouchers, access to free showers and the Volunteer Lounge, discounted volunteer t-shirt, along with a number of other benefits.

Apply to volunteer

Roles

Whether you want to pull pints in the beer tent or help bring our festival village to life, there’s a volunteering role for everyone.

Whether you want to pull pints in the beer tent or help bring our festival village to life, there’s a volunteering role for everyone.

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Duke of Edinburgh

We are officially accredited as a provider of residential opportunities for the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. This means that if you are over 16 years old, you can volunteer with one of our Site Decor teams, and your participation will contribute toward your award progress.

We are officially accredited as a provider of residential opportunities for the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. This means that if you are over 16 years old, you can volunteer with one of our Site Decor teams, and your participation will contribute toward your award progress.

How to apply

You can apply to volunteer here. If you have any problems with your application head over to our volunteer FAQs.

You can apply to volunteer here. If you have any problems with your application head over to our volunteer FAQs.

Apply to volunteer

All the info you need

If it’s your first or 15th time volunteering, before you sign up, read our volunteers information.

If it’s your first or 15th time volunteering, before you sign up, read our volunteers information.

Volunteer info

FAQs

Have a question about your application? Not sure what roles are available? Or want to know how volunteering may look a little different this year as we emerge from the pandemic? Not to worry, we’ve tried to answer as many questions as we can.

Have a question about your application? Not sure what roles are available? Or want to know how volunteering may look a little different this year as we emerge from the pandemic? Not to worry, we’ve tried to answer as many questions as we can.

See the FAQs
FAQs

Site Decor

The Site Decor team is perfect for all you skilled makers and creators out there. Working as part of a hardworking team, you will help make and install all those beautiful touches that bring the festival site to life. Think signs, bunting, cushions and vibrant fabric hangings. And more.

The Site Decor team is perfect for all you skilled makers and creators out there. Working as part of a hardworking team, you will help make and install all those beautiful touches that bring the festival site to life. Think signs, bunting, cushions and vibrant fabric hangings. And more.

Access

The Access team help festival-goers with access needs to enjoy the festival, assisting on the campsite or in the festival village. It’s a vital team for the festival.

The Access team help festival-goers with access needs to enjoy the festival, assisting on the campsite or in the festival village. It’s a vital team for the festival.

Night Stewards

This is one is for the night owls. While Greenbelters are dreaming (or maybe still partying), our Night Stewards keep us safe and the festival site secure. And the best part? After catching up on sleep after your shift, you’re able to enjoy the festival during the day.

This is one is for the night owls. While Greenbelters are dreaming (or maybe still partying), our Night Stewards keep us safe and the festival site secure. And the best part? After catching up on sleep after your shift, you’re able to enjoy the festival during the day.

Festival Stewards

Festival Stewards have a varied role around the whole site, from checking wristbands, controlling queues, directing traffic. It can be a great way to hang out with your mates (or make new ones). So if you’ve a gang of you weighing up whether to volunteer, let us know: we can try and arrange it so you all get to work your shifts together.

Festival Stewards have a varied role around the whole site, from checking wristbands, controlling queues, directing traffic. It can be a great way to hang out with your mates (or make new ones). So if you’ve a gang of you weighing up whether to volunteer, let us know: we can try and arrange it so you all get to work your shifts together.

Apply to be a steward

And much more...

That’s just a tiny taste of just some of our volunteering roles.

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That’s just a tiny taste of just some of our volunteering roles.

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