jobs at festivals The Indispensible Festivals Guide
Tue 26th Feb 08
No major festival could function without the stewards, security, catering and other staff that help events run smoothly. If you are looking for a temporary job over the summer, like working at large outdoor events and enjoy working around large numbers of people then working at a festival could be for you.
There are many different ways you can work at a festival. A lot of the work is voluntary, and often stewards will work for their tickets instead of getting a wage - often to the benefit of a charity such as Oxfam.
Below is a list of festivals and organisations currently recruiting for their 2008 dates...
Oxfam provide stewards for a number of events. Stewards usually pay for their tickets before the festival and then get the money refunded afterwards.
Cash and Traffic Management require paid car park stewards and ticket sellers to work at leading major events this summer including Glastonbury and Reading Festivals, Global Gathering and The Glade. These are in addition to a wide selection of other outdoor events including motorsport, and sports stadiums. Further details are available on www.cashandtrafficmanagement.com.
Some companies specialize in hiring out stewards to various festivals throughout the summer. Here is a list of companies that are recruiting stewards to work at the festivals they cover...
At Glastonbury Festival, SLS require paid stewards to work 8 hour shifts at the pedestrian and vehicle gates, leaving plenty of time to enjoy the festival. For details go to www.stuartsecurity.co.uk/stewarding.html.
If stewarding or security work isn't to your taste then there is often vacancies for litter pickers at festivals. The work is usually carried out after the festival and in the mornings before the arena opens.
Network Recycling provide specialist equipment to festivals and employ stewards as litter pickers. The company employ stewards to work at WOMAD and Greenbelt. Stewards are not paid for their work, but work for their festival ticket instead.
