Volunteer

A crew wristband to the festival.
3 meals over the weekend (one meal per shift)*
Access to crew showers
Crew social area
Camping in crew camping area
PLUS the all important experience! Working at an event like ours gives you experience of a unique work environment which can look great on your CV!

*Weekend volunteers are provided one meal per shift; Build and Break volunteers are provided with three hot meals per working day and if you do 7+ days of work you can get meals throughout the festival weekend too!

All other volunteering roles are subject to discussion with the Solfest team.

Early Bird Stewards – 3 x 6-hour shifts between Monday and Thursday
Stewards – 3 x 6-hour shifts from Thursday morning
Venue Stewards– 3 x 6-hour shifts from Thursday afternoon
Traffic – 3 x 6-hour shifts from Thursday morning till Monday afternoon
Crew Catering – 3 x 6-hour shifts from 21st – 30th August
Info tent — 2 x 8-hour shifts
Photography — 500 images
Artist Liaison – 3 x 6-hour shifts from Thursday afternoon
Driving – 3 x 6-hour shifts from Monday 21st
PR Team – 18 hours before festival (Limited Availability)
Build – At least 4 days work in total between the 14th Aug – 25th Aug
Break – Must be available for work from the morning of the 28th August
All other volunteering roles are subject to discussion with the Solfest team.

Sleeping bag and roll mat or any other bedding
Tent
Waterproofs
Wellies or waterproof boots
Sun cream and a hat
Plate, cutlery, cup for your meals
Fancy dress – the theme will be announced soon!
Midge repellent
Food (you need enough to keep you happy and well fed the rest of the time and snacks for while you are on shift)*
Camping cookers are allowed
*There will be several bars and food stalls on site so don’t forget to bring some pennies!

There is a volunteering role for everyone on site, the only thing we ask is that you are enthusiastic and hard working. Please let us know if you have any specific skills though – we need everything from admin and customer service to driving and putting up marquees!

We would love for you to be able to do shifts with your friends, please note their name(s) in your application and we will try our best for you to be on the same shift pattern as them!

To volunteer at Solfest you must be 18 or over.

Solfest is committed to being an accessible festival for all to enjoy. The location and site poses its challenges given its rural location with its hillsides and green grazing fields but we want to do everything that we can to make the festival as accessible as it can be. In 2023/24 we will be working with Attitude is Everything to help us to achieve this.

We welcome volunteer applications from everyone. There are an exciting variety of roles and we are happy to make reasonable adjustments where we can to accommodate different needs. Please email crew@solfest to discuss this further.

The crew camp site has an Accessible Crew Camp area with an Accessible toilet and access to a Water Point. This is situated at the top end of the field where the ground is more level and closer to crew catering and the Volunteer Hub.

Also take a look at accessible facilities on site by visiting the Accessibility at Solfest page on our website.

To volunteer at the festival, a deposit of £90 is required to show your commitment. This will be refunded to you at the festival after you have completed all your shifts. If you have any queries about paying a deposit please contact us at crew@Solfest.co.uk.

Deposits will be refunded to you at the festival after you have completed all your shifts.

Working on the construction and deconstruction of the event – this includes but is not limited to painting, constructing stages, marking campsites, road building, erecting and dismantling marquees, creating car parks, fencing the arena and perimeter. It is physically taxing and may involve the use of power tools. You will be required to be onsite at least 7 days in advance of the festival.

Break – You will be required to be onsite for at least 5 days after the Festival.

You will be provided with the necessary tools for any work you’ll be doing, but if you want to bring your own tools to help you then please do, they will be your responsibility to keep safe over your time on site. You will also have access to some transport to local towns during your stay on site.

This is an artist, crew and public facing role. It involves stewarding the backstage entrance, stewarding the venues sited within the inner arena area. You will need patience, a diplomatic and assertive attitude and must be comfortable dealing with a high pressure environment.

This is an active and social job that involves communicating with festival visitors – directing foot traffic and campers into the camping fields and arena. Experience with the general public and working at outdoor events experience will be useful.

The role is public facing, involving customer care, giving instructions and information to festival goers, You may be required to use a radio and will possibly be on your feet for long periods and in a noisy environment.

Traffic is a public facing, social, and logistical role essential for smooth running of the festival, traffic stewards are primarily responsible for greeting and welcoming people as they arrive in vehicles, as well as directing them to the right place.

Don’t want to deal with the Great British public? You’ll only be helping the crew. This runs through build and break and over the weekend of the festival. You will be required to help the Chef with the preparation and service of 3 meals a day.

You’ll be dealing with the public, which will include dealing with drunk people. A friendly, outgoing attitude and the ability to pay close attention to detail will greatly help. This role will involve a moderate amount of physical activity including some heavy lifting of stock. Experience in bar work is essential.

These roles are artist-facing, and requires attention to detail and admin skills. You will offer a great first impression to artists arriving at the festival. You must be discreet and try not to get starstruck.

Drivers require a full clean licence.

This role is non-public facing but does involve team work before and after the festival (not during) with other artists and creatives who may have different mediums of work, offering you the opportunity to learn new styles and teach your own. Some use of power tools may be involved. Creative spirit and artistic experience is good, but we’re also looking for skills like carpentry and basic painting.

PR Team members to help spread the magic of Solfest throughout the North of England and beyond. Involves putting up posters, handing out flyers and promoting the event far and wide. Limited availability.