fest buddies
our volunteers · your event
who are fest buddies?
Fest Buddies is a family of volunteers of all ages, cultures and backgrounds who are enthusiastic, passionate and customer focused individuals. If you are considering volunteering for live events please take a read through the volunteering section and sign up and register with us for upcoming events, it will be great to have you as part of our team. Volunteers commit their free time in exchange for free access to events and festivals. We are a collective network of friends who are trustworthy, reliable, hard working and work as as team. You must be a positive person and a confident communicator.
Interested in volunteering? 1. You must be over 18 years old 2. You must have a current DBS certificate 3. You must be signed up with Festbuddies. You can sign up at the link below. 4. Once done, email john@festbuddies.co.uk with the event name in the body / title of the email e.g READING with a short message and you will be added to a shortlist.
Interested in volunteering? 1. You must be over 18 years old 2. You must have a current DBS certificate 3. You must be signed up with Festbuddies. You can sign up at the link below. 4. Once done, email john@festbuddies.co.uk with the event name in the body / title of the email e.g READING with a short message and you will be added to a shortlist.
Interested in volunteering? 1. You must be over 18 years old 2. You must have a current DBS certificate 3. You must be signed up with Festbuddies. You can sign up at the link below. 4. Once done, email john@festbuddies.co.uk with the event name in the body / title of the email e.g READING with a short message and you will be added to a shortlist.
Interested in volunteering? 1. You must be over 18 years old 2. You must have a current DBS certificate 3. You must be signed up with Festbuddies. You can sign up at the link below. 4. Once done, email john@festbuddies.co.uk with the event name in the body / title of the email e.g READING with a short message and you will be added to a shortlist.
events for 2026
The posters here show you the festivals we proudly supported in 2026.
why volunteer with fest buddies?
Whoever you volunteer with you are providing valuable support to the event and community, if you join us we will ensure you feel welcomed and valued;
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No upfront fees.
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Our company is built around trust, commitment and reliability.
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5 - 8 hour shifts (depending on the event. Giving you time to enjoy the event.
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We look after you as you are part of our family.
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We secure the best opportunities for our people.
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We ensure our people are treated as part of the wider events team and treated with respect.
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We ensure our people are safe and well looked after.
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We look after each other, like a family would do.
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We provide Job References – as appropriate.
TESTIMONIALS
"First time Festival volunteer and joined solo at Lattitude 2026. John & Mike are fantastic. Friendly, positive and really know their stuff. This is reflected in the volunteers I met and worked alongside, each and everyone was fun, friendly and working towards the same aim. I LOVED my experience and definitely recommend joining them."
Jo, Volunteer
"Such amazing people to work with! We were such a small team, but everyone was so welcoming and lovely, and it made the whole experience even better. John, Mike and everyone we worked alongside were honestly so lovely and created such a nice environment to work in. We had the best time and would definitely recommend Fest Buddies to anyone thinking of volunteering!"
lowri, volunteer
"I had an incredible experience at Latitude Festival thanks to the wonderful Festbuddies team. John and Mike were exceptionally supportive, approachable, and professional throughout, creating a truly welcoming atmosphere – it genuinely felt like being part of a close-knit festival family. I’m already looking forward to the next one!"
linzi, volunteer
need volunteers for your event?
why use fest buddies for your event?
We provide a powerful proposition to events organisers looking for additional resource to support their live events. Together as a team we integrate with the management staff and event team on site allowing organisers to focus resource on other areas of event management. Collectively we help deliver a quality experience for the paying customer.
Dealing directly with event organisers and promoters we pre plan the requirements of the events team relating to cover - including roles and shift patterns, thus taking the stress out of this part of the pre-planning.
Accessing our database we select the best most knowledgeable, most experienced and most suitable team to support the event based on our in depth understanding of our people and match them to the roles requiring support.
"Thanks again for being a part of the weekend with us. We cherish the relationship we have built and so happy the enjoyment was there for the volunteers this year."
Soul Town Festival
"We cannot thank you enough for making the Eco Campsite what it was, at such short notice. I was able to trust that the campsite was well managed and you were really good at communicating any issues straight away. The success is in the results, not a single tent left. I would love to work with you again."
Reading festival / festival republic
"The volunteers were fantastic and made a real difference, so thank you both for pulling those together... We're definitely keen to work with you again."
jmb music
Our Partners
Fest Buddies are very proud to have provided services for the following festivals, promoters, and event organisers over the past several years. We value our association with them very much.
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