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Hands-On Volunteering & Experience

Hands-on experience is one of the most valuable ways to build a successful career in events. Volunteering helps you develop practical skills, expand your network and gain exposure to a wide range of live event environments. Below are organisations offering opportunities across festivals, charity, sporting and large-scale public events.

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Volunteering opportunities

Each links through to the organisation's website where you can find current openings.

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Cancer Research Event Volunteers

Support fundraising events, mass participation campaigns and charity activations across the UK - event support, participant management, stewarding and customer-facing assistance.

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Oxfam Festival Event Volunteers

Volunteer at some of the UK's biggest music festivals supporting ticketing, accreditation, stewarding, campsite management and customer support.

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My Cause UK Event Volunteers

A platform connecting volunteers with festival, sporting and charity event opportunities across the UK - valuable event-day experience supporting good causes.

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Volunteering
Mind UK Festival Event Volunteers

Festival volunteering supporting mental health charity fundraising initiatives at live events and music festivals throughout the UK.

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Major Events London Volunteers

Support major public events and city-wide activations across London, gaining experience within large-scale event environments.

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HotBox Events Volunteers

Major UK music festival roles supporting stewarding, campsite operations, gate entry, wrist banding and crowd safety - structured teams with training and supervision.

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Big Green Coach Event Volunteers

Support festival transport operations including coach arrivals, departures, passenger assistance and logistics at UK festivals.

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UK Running Events Volunteers

Support UK running events through course marshalling, water stations, registration and finish-line assistance.

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