2025 Solfest Volunteer Application Form

We are delighted that you want to be part of the Solfest family. This year's festival runs from 21st - 24th August 2025 and we need volunteers onsite from Wednesday 20th (for inductions) until Monday 25th August to assist with helping our lovely customers to get off site and homeward bound. We also need volunteers to help us break down the festival once our customers have gone home.

The festival relies on its volunteers to make it a safe, fun, exciting and beautiful space for families to enjoy. Your contribution is invaluable. The team at Solfest want you to have a great experience with us. We will provide you with any training and induction that you need for your role, provide a safe social space where you can spend time with other volunteers and crews. You will have a dedicated crew camping area, crew catering (a meal for every shift that you work), and the opportunity to learn new skills and make new friends. There are some fantastic networking opportunities too. Many of us that now manage crews started off as volunteers!

During the Build and Break the shifts are long and we ask for a commitment of a minimum 5 days prior to the event, for this you will receive 3 x crew meals for each working day (if you work 7 days or more you receive 3 x crew meals per day during the festival weekend too!) as well as have the entire live event off to enjoy.

For roles during the live event you are required to work 3 x 6 hour shifts or equivalent of 18 hours, whatever works best for you and your crew leader.

We do ask for a deposit of 90.00 (plus £3 booking fee). The deposit is refunded within 2 weeks after the festival and it will be paid back to you via your original payment method through Skiddle. If you sign up and do not attend the event or you do not complete your shifts you will forfeit your deposit, so please only sign up and pay your deposit if you are committed to volunteering with us.

So, if you are over 18 and wish to volunteer with us, please complete the form and the volunteer coordination team will be in touch with you shortly. Welcome to the Solfest family!

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What crew would you like to be part of? Please consider this carefully before choosing. Where are you skills and experience best suited? How long can you be on site?

Accessibility Working with the Accessibility Coordinator, helping in Accessibility Camping during the live event to accredit, site and assist our Accessibility customers.

Art/Decor This crew works the full week leading up to the event. If you are unable to work in advance of the event itself, please choose another option.

Artist Liaison Ever fancied being behind the scenes backstage? This role is varied and demanding and you will be working some late shifts during the live event.

Bars Working behind the bars at Solfest, keeping our guests topped up with drinks. Late nights and fast paced work.

Box Office You will be part of the team that greet guests as they arrive at the festival and get their wristbands. This is a busy role, customer facing but also great as everyone is excited to be arriving on site.

Build crew are on site up to two weeks before the festival. The work is physically demanding. If you are part of the build crew we do ask for a minimum five day commitment as you will be on site a while before the event. In recognition of the hard work you will put in you will receive meals for the duration of your stay. If you can't be on site for much longer than the festival itself please choose another option.

Break crew is a separate team to the Build crew. Again physically demanding especially after a weekend partying!! Please do not choose this option if you are unable to stay for the full week after the event.

Crew catering Chef needs assistance in the kitchen a week before the festival as well as during and after the festival. If you are able to help out before please make sure you click the correct dates on the form to show your availabilty.

Crew/Volunteer Hub Helper The Crew and Volunteer Coordination team look after everyone in the Crew Area. You could be accrediting crew and volunteers as they arrive onsite, creating a friendly and safe space for them to enjoy or answering queries and giving advice. You'll need to be friendly, confident and a great problem solver for this role.

Driver We will always need people with their own vehicles to drive to get ingredients for the kitchen or to run errands. You must have your own vehicle that you are happy to use. Expenses will be reimbursed. You must be able to be on site for a week leading up to the event, we also need drivers for a while after the event so please indicate if you can do this on your application.

Early Bird Steward There are a limited number of early bird steward positions from Monday 18th August.

Photographer This is a great opportunity to develop your photography skills in a live event environment. You will need your own photography equipment and will be required to photograph around the event as well as during live performances.

Runner As a Runner you could be delivering lunches and refreshments to crew in the field, walking the camping areas spreading news about any programming updates and filling in with crews where needed. This is a varied role and you need to be outgoing and able to walk around site helping other crews as and when needed.

Steward There are a variety of steward roles for when the festival goes live. If you're able to arrive on site for Wednesday 20th August (for induction), there is loads for you to volunteer for. You will still get time off to see the festival and enjoy yourself.

Traffic and Welcoming Team Traffic is a public facing, social, and logistical role essential for the 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. We will need traffic volunteers from the 17th August with our peak time team working when guests arrive on site on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd August.

We also need a Traffic team on Monday 25th August to help our customers leave site, so please indicate on your application if you can do this.

We appreciate this is a lot of information but we hope this helps you to make the right choice for you and your crew. If you are unsure which crew to volunteer for please email us at crew@solfest.co.uk

First choice - what crew would you like to be part of? Please make sure you have read the above before answering this:*

Second choice - what crew would you like to be part of? Please make sure you have read the above before answering this:*

What previous festival, work or life experience do you have that is relevant to the crew you have picked to volunteer with? (This helps us to match your skills to the right crew). Please keep your answers brief.*

If you have selected to be a driver please provide details of vehicles you are licenced to drive:

What date can you be available to volunteer?*

Will you require crew catering?*

Dietary requirements:*

Other dietary requirements:

Allergies - Please state - Whilst we try to cater for all needs if you require a specialist diet we would ask you to consider catering for yourself.

Do you have any medical conditions that we should be aware of? This will be kept confidential but it will allow us to protect your welfare while on site.

What will you be staying in?*

Will you be bringing any children under 18 with you?*

Number of children (while we try to provide child friendly shifts this isn't always possible, please make sure you can arrange appropriate childcare. Under 18's will not be allowed into the arena during the Build phase and must be supervised at all times)

Is there anything else you would like to add to your application?

Solfest in an inclusive festival and operates a zero tolerance of any form of intimidation, abuse or harassment. You will be asked to leave the festival site if you display any of these behaviors to others:*

I understand that I will need to pay a deposit. This will be refunded on successful completion of duties. I understand that I will not be refunded if: I do not turn up for the event, I do not turn up for my shifts, I turn up late for my shifts, I miss a shift, I attend my shift intoxicated. I realise that Solfest will be a live construction site and agree to comply with all health and safety procedures and other reasonable requests from other Solfest team members. I am aware that if I do not turn up for any of my shifts I will be asked to pay a full price ticket or leave the festival site. All volunteers will be asked to attend a volunteer induction which you will be expected to attend.*

When you have submitted your form it will redirect you to Skiddle for you to make payment for Volunteer ticket/deposit.

YOU WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A VOLUNTEER OR ISSUED A VOLUNTEER TICKET UNTIL YOUR DEPOSIT IS PAID IN FULL. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON SITE WITHOUT A VALID TICKET.

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR FORM.

After pressing the Submit button below you will be directed to the Skiddle secure payment page to either make payment in full or setup your Payment Plan. If you are not in a position to make payment now please DO NOT submit your form at this stage. Are you happy to proceed?*

Are you happy for Solfest to process your personal information and email you to keep you up to date with your volunteer application and information about the festival?*

Solfest Volunteer Application Form 2025