Generally, we ask that Marshalling volunteers are on-site for the briefing on Wednesday evening by 6pm. You must attend this briefing session as this is when you will find out your shifts times. You will be allocated 3 x 6-hour shifts (or equivalent) between 10am on Thursday until Sunday
2 pm

As a Volunteer, you will find yourself marshalling during the event on either the campsites, venues or on the gates, and helping vehicles and members of the public get around the site and yes, litter picking….but don’t worry you won’t be cleaning toilets.

You will be given a full briefing before you undertake your role, where you will learn everything you need to take on your role. If you’ve had previous experience of volunteering at festivals then your help is needed. But mainly we just ask that come to ready to embrace the full volunteering experience, and be part of our fun!

We are looking for volunteer supervisors to help manage our ever-growing volunteer team. If you have experience of supervising teams in your day job, at other events, or have previous voluntary experience and would like the chance to take on a bit more responsibility, please tick the management level box on your application and give us a short description of your experience in the box underneath. NB. We only have a small number of supervisory positions and letting us know does not guarantee a supervisory space.

If you would like to volunteer on one of the decor teams or site builds you should still fill in our volunteer form and let us know your availability.  We would like you on site from Tuesday until the festival opens and be available on the Sunday and Monday after the festival for the site takedown. If you are build crew it is likely that you will get the main festival opening times free from volunteering roles but this cannot be guaranteed.

You will be told your first shift when you arrive on-site to register at the briefing on Wednesday evening at 6pm. If you are the main marshalling crew and have not been allocated a shift with your friends we can look to swop shifts after our morning briefing meeting on Thursday or Friday

We ask that you are able to arrive no later than 10am on Thursday in time for your briefings but we will hold other sessions for those that arrive later. Your 3 x 6-hour shifts will run between 10am on Thursday and possibly up to 2 pm on Sunday. If you’re arriving on-site later than this we will attempt to put you in shifts from the day you arrive but you may be asked to help with the cleanup and traffic on Sunday as festival-goers leave.

Although the main stages will be finished at 11pm, the main arena and some other tents will be open until late, we also have to make sure that the site and campsite are safe for all who attend. We will ask you to start one shift late in the evening or work till late to help us cover these roles.  If you are asked to work late we will ask you to turn up able to fulfil your role but we will make sure you get the appropriate amount of time off between shifts.

Yes.. we still need volunteers to help us with the cleanup and traffic on Sunday, however, if you need to leave the site on Sunday let us know on your application and we can tailor your shifts.

We are asking you to pay a deposit to secure your volunteer place at the festival. You will get this returned within 30 days after you have completed your final shift (minus a £5 admin fee). If you have volunteered successfully with us before we will waive your deposit. You will also need to pay for your travel to and from the event and any food or drinks brought on site.  On our Facebook pages, we will be helping you to set up car-sharing and travel buddies to and from the site.You will also need to bring any camping equipment, refillable water bottle and your own cup, personal items, food, alcohol and other supplies you might need. During the festival opening times, we do have food vendors on site but it is wise to bring supplies and snacks to keep you going especially if you’re arriving on site early. You will get a food voucher to use for your shifts and we have tea and coffee facilities and drinks and snacks available in the volunteer tent.

In the last few years we have had people commit to coming to the festival but then not turn up, or turn up to shifts unable to work which has left us short-staffed. By paying a deposit we can cover some of the cost of having to find the staff at short notice as well as covering the admin time on processing your application.

Yes, you can! We will do our best to accommodate friends volunteering together. Please let us know on the application form or email us on volunteers@lindisfarnefestival.com  if you have applied to volunteer at different times.

We will send you an email confirming receipt of your application. Applications are rolling and if successful, we will ask you to pay your deposit and will send you a deposit link. Once we have confirmed receipt of deposit and processed your application your place is confirmed.  

If you have any questions about volunteering with us before we get on site please feel free to email us volunteers@lindisfarnefestival.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can. 

YES! Everything is better in fancy dress. Just make sure you wear your crew t-shirt over the top of your fancy dress! Any more questions? Email us at volunteers@lindisfarnefestival.com