Volunteering at Glastonbury 2027: Oxfam, WaterAid and Greenpeace
How to volunteer at Glastonbury 2027 with Oxfam, WaterAid or Greenpeace: when applications open, shifts, deposits, what you get and how to get a place.
If you didn't get a ticket, volunteering for one of the festival's partner charities is the most reliable other way in. You work a set number of shifts and get festival entry, crew camping and meals in return. For 2027, none of the three big charity programmes is open yet: all three open in the new year, and places go quickly.
The three programmes at a glance
| Oxfam | WaterAid | Greenpeace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main role | Stewarding | Loo Crew for most new volunteers | All-rounders and production assistants |
| 2027 applications | Open in the new year | Open early in 2027; register interest now | Open in February 2027 |
| Shifts | Usually 3 shifts of about 8 hours | Usually 4 shifts of 6 hours | At least 5 shifts of 6 to 8 hours |
| Deposit | Refundable, equal to the ticket price at Glastonbury | Not stated on its page | Not stated on its page |
| Good to know | Crew camping, a food voucher per shift, showers | A meal token per shift | On site from 22 to 28 June 2027, over 18s only |
Figures for shifts and deposits come from each charity's own pages and can change before 2027 applications open. Check the charity's site when you apply.
Oxfam stewarding
Oxfam is the biggest volunteer programme at Glastonbury. Stewards help run the site safely, and Oxfam says Glastonbury places have filled within minutes of opening. Its pages say 2027 applications will open in the new year, and that volunteers who earn enough points with Oxfam at other festivals can get priority.
- Shifts: weekend festivals are usually three shifts of about 8 hours, with a 30 minute break. At Glastonbury, most shifts have started at 5.45am, 1.45pm or 9.45pm.
- Deposit: one refundable deposit covers all your festivals with Oxfam. For Glastonbury it has been the price of a ticket, refunded within about six weeks of your last festival, as long as you complete your shifts.
- What you get: a food voucher for each shift, free tea and coffee, crew showers and toilets, and secure crew camping.
WaterAid
WaterAid's volunteers keep the festival's toilets and water points running. Its 2027 page says applications open early next year, and you can register interest now to hear first. Returning volunteers are reviewed first, and WaterAid says new volunteers who get a Glastonbury place are most likely to join the Loo Crew. Most volunteers complete four six-hour shifts, with a meal token for each.
Greenpeace
Greenpeace runs its own field at the festival and needs volunteers to build and run it. Its page says applications open in February 2027. You need to be over 18, on site from Tuesday 22 to Monday 28 June 2027, and able to get there under your own steam: it doesn't pay travel expenses. Volunteers work at least five shifts of six to eight hours, usually one a day, and can't choose their role.
How to give yourself the best chance
- Sign up now to each charity's mailing list or interest form, so you hear the moment applications open.
- Make an account with the charity before the day, if it uses one, so you're not filling in forms while places go.
- Know your dates. Greenpeace needs you for the whole week; Oxfam and WaterAid shifts can fall at any time of day or night.
- Have the deposit ready where one is needed, as it's paid when you sign up.
- Apply to more than one charity, if their rules allow it, but only accept a place you'll definitely take up.
Is volunteering for you?
It's real work. You'll miss some acts you want to see because you're on shift, some shifts run through the night, and you usually can't swap shifts to suit the line-up. In return you're part of the festival in a way most people never see, and plenty of volunteers go back year after year.
Other routes in
The spring resale is still worth trying alongside volunteering. See the 2027 resale and other ways to get to Glastonbury.