Get involved in Reading's Festivals
Reading may be known for one particular festival, but we're a town that's filled with them all summer long (and longer!).
And there are usually plenty of opportunities to be part of our festival community - volunteering, performing, offering stalls and more.
Check out all the festival opportunities for Reading and be part of one of our great events!
East Reading Festival looking for volunteers, stallholders and more
East Reading Festival returns on Sunday 22nd June 2025. The festival is a free community-focused event, with a music stage, spoken word/poetry stage, a funfair, a small food court with a variety of different cuisines and a wide range of community, charity and commercial stalls.
The team are now on the lookout for anyone who might like to get involved in the festival as a stall holder, performer, volunteer or committee member
Volunteering
Reading Festival is back from 20-25 August and Oxfam are on the lookout for stewards to help everything run smoothly. In exchange for working three shifts, festival stewards get all the benefits of being in the 'Oxfield' – free tea and coffee, meal tokens, phone charging, crew loos and showers, plus plenty of time to catch acts across the weekend. For every stewarding place filled, Oxfam receives funding, which in turn supports projects alleviating poverty and inequality worldwide. There’s also the option to volunteer as a campaigner, engaging festival goers on issues relating to social and climate justice.
Twyford Beer Festival is on 5-7 June. If you have got some spare time and would like to help the organisers build, break down or run the event they'd love to hear from you. Everybody gets fed and you will have plenty of breaks throughout the periods you are at work to enjoy a beer and watch the entertainment. If you have any special skills then please let them know when they contact you.
Marvellous Festival returns to Dinton Pastures on 19 & 20 July. They’ve got lots of roles including customer service, queue management, wrist banding, litter picking, stwards, big kids village, campsite and car park marshalling from Friday through the weekend and even on Monday. In return they have lots of rewards. Whether you like working solo or in a group, there’s something for everyone.