Wed 30th July - Mon 4th Aug
Arena, Campsites, Gates, Viewing Platforms
Volunteers work 2x 8-hour shifts Thu - Mon, Paid Stewards work 3-4x 8-hour shifts Thu - Mon
Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QS
Line up includes Basement Jaxx and more to be announced!
Our festival staff and volunteers work across Camp Bestival helping festival goers to get the most out of their festival!
If you'd like to get involved with Camp Bestival - see behind the scenes, gain valuable experience for your CV, and help us to continue making Camp Bestival one of the best music festivals in the world - you can apply to volunteer to join the Hotbox Events Camp Bestival team this summer!
If you'd like to find out more about working or volunteering with us at Camp Bestival, you can find lots of info about joining us at Camp Bestival below and across our website!
No admin fees deducted from deposits
Deposits refunded 30 days after the festival
Choose shifts before the festival
Private secure camping and car parking
Bring your campervan, caravan or motorhome
Free phone charging and wi-fi
Crew toilets and hot showers
Free tea, coffee, and hot chocolate
Discounted festival foodYOUR POSITION CONFIRMED IN 24 HOURS
Our Camp Bestival volunteers and paid stewards work in different areas of the festival site, in different roles and with a different number of shifts. Whether you choose to volunteer or work as a paid steward will depend on what you want to get out of your experience at Camp Bestival Dorset!
Our Camp Bestival volunteers will be found in the arena in the heart of the action! Our volunteers work 2x 8-hour shifts over the course of the festival and we guarantee at least two festival evenings off - so volunteering is a great option if you still want lots of time off to enjoy the festival!
We've listed the most common tasks the Camp Bestival Dorset volunteers help with below:
Our Camp Bestival Dorset paid stewards will be found across the festival site in a variety of areas. Our paid stewards work 3-4x 8 hour shifts over the course of the festival and are paid £12.89 per hour including holiday pay (for those on PAYE).
It'd be tricky to list everything we get up to but some of the most common roles include the below:
We work very hard to make sure everyone who joins us at Camp Bestival Dorset has an amazing experience and this of course includes your shift pattern!
We know how important it is to make sure you're off-shift to watch your favourite bands, so everyone who joins us has the opportunity to select shift preferences and be allocated a shift pattern before you arrive at the festival.
Camp Bestival Dorset volunteer shift patterns are chosen by way of shift preferences that you can select. We open shift selection a few weeks before the festival and let you know when you can login to choose your shift preferences via email, our news, and socials. There are usually between 10-20 volunteer shift patterns for you to rank in order of most to least preferable and we make sure everyone gets the highest shift preference possible!
All Camp Bestival Dorset volunteer shift patterns contain 2 x 8 hour shifts. Most of these shift patterns contain one x Early (08:00 - 16:00) and one x Late (16:00 - 00:00) shift.
Shift patterns are allocated based on deposit payment date, therefore the earlier you apply and pay the refundable deposit to confirm your place, the best chance you have of being allocated your top choice shift pattern!
We guarantee all volunteers have at least two of the main festival evenings off-shift to watch the bands, some volunteers will even have all 3 evenings off!
Paid steward shift patterns
If joining us as a paid steward, you'll have a choice of around 5 - 10 different shift patterns, all of which have either 3 or 4 shifts. Some of these shift patterns will have 3 of the same shift (for example, three x 16:00 - 00:00 shifts) and others will have a variety of different shifts (for example, two x 08:00 - 16:00 shifts, one x 16:00 - 00:00 shift).
Your shift pattern will be allocated based on your shift preferences and deposit payment date, so if you have a particular preference for one shift pattern over another we recommend applying and paying your deposit early!
When you join the Hotbox Events team at Camp Bestival Dorset we'll make sure you have all you need to complete your shifts and have a safe and enjoyable week with us!
The below are the bits we always provide, and once you're onsite we're always on-hand should you need something else!
There are a few bits below you'll need to make sure of when applying to work or volunteer at Camp Bestival.
The refundable deposit is your way of showing commitment to volunteering at the festival.
You only need to pay 1 deposit a year to volunteer at as many festivals as you like!
Your deposit is returned to you in full within 30 days of the festival.
If this is your first time joining us at a festival, the refundable deposit is £95. If you've joined us before, the refundable deposit is discounted by almost 50% to £45.
There are no admin fees charged on deposits, so you receive your entire deposit back as long as you complete all of your shifts or cancel your place at least 20 days before the arrival date!
For more info about deposits please head to the deposits section of our FAQs!
There isn't a specific deadline for Camp Bestival volunteer applications, we keep the application open until all of the paid steward and volunteer positions available at Camp Bestival have gone!
