I came from Australia by myself, and volunteering with Hotbox gave me the perfect way to get to one of my bucket list festivals, as I didn’t feel like going as a punter alone.
Volunteering with Hotbox was the perfect mix of meeting new amazing people, helping out with the festival, giving my bit back to the community, and having proper time off to enjoy the festival itself too!
Having gone as a volunteer now, I don’t think I could ever go as a regular punter, the facilities we get - separate camping, showers, toilets and cheaper food make it more than worth it. Not to mention the absolute community that we formed. I have no doubt made friends for life.
I cannot tell you how tempted I am to spend a grand on flights just to come back to volunteer again next year!
You can find out what volunteering at festivals is like by checking out our festival volunteer interviews!
You can also find lots of info about every festival we volunteer with on our festival pages.
If you're looking for more try our festival volunteer photo galleries and festival volunteer forum!
You can apply to volunteer at music festivals by signing up to our online festival volunteer application!
Festival volunteer applications open at the beginning of Feb each year, with sometimes a few extra festivals to volunteer at added throughout the year.
We send a message to every volunteer who signs up when applications open!