At the beginning of November, members of the office team attended the Association of Independent Festivals Congress in Sheffield, where independent festival organisers gathered to debate the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing the festival sector. This year, the theme of the Congress was ‘Under the Sea’, and there were a number of talks, workshops and panel …
This year’s festival season is sadly over, yet anticipation for next summer is already building. Welcoming hundreds of newbies to our Facebook page we know that, although it may be getting gloomier outside, festival fans still have their sights squarely set on summer. This is especially the case as, as the summer of 2019 approaches …
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World Mental Health Day is today (10th October 2018). Today is a vital day to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and to break the social stigma. Oxfam Festivals recognises the importance of mental health awareness and how we can all support others in the Oxfamily. It can be easy to dismiss mental health problems as …
Oxfam Festivals has a wealth of opportunities to get involved with this summer including Stewarding, Campaigning and Shop Volunteering. With many different roles across a variety of festivals around the UK, we hope that you can join us this summer! Keep reading to learn more about the ‘Application Basics’. Stewarding: To be prepared for your application …
The festival season has been brilliant for us in 2018, giving Oxfam its biggest ever festival presence for a year without Glastonbury (the magic that is Glastonbury takes a break every 5 years). A huge thank you to all the amazing volunteers and staff who supported Oxfam this summer. Festival achievements in numbers: Our dedicated …
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A massive Oxfam Festivals THANK YOU to everyone who donated their time with us this year! From stewards, to logistics, to shop volunteers, campaigners and our festival interns, we couldn’t have done it without you! Here’s a quick round-up of how you’ve helped Oxfam beat poverty this summer Thanks to the hard-working volunteers who have …
Have you ever wanted to volunteer at Leeds but were not sure what the festival itself was like? Read this first-hand account by Nat Baker about her experience as a ticket holder and how she loved it so much she decided to apply to be a festival shop intern for this summer! Leeds festival is …
A bright Wednesday in June, waves lap against the sides of a ferry as it makes its way through the clear horizon, to the promise of a new world. Drawn by the siren call of this sunny microcosm of sound, Oxfam’s off to the island for its first year of stewarding the Isle of Wight …
Oxfam’s long-awaited summer of festivals has finally begun! With Common People completed, Download downloaded, and Bearded Theory grown, groomed and exquisitely styled into hazy, hairy memories, three festivals are down with twenty more to go – that means plenty more chances to get involved. But what is it really like going to a festival with …
This summer we will be speaking to festival goers at: Common People Download Latitude WOMAD Bestival JOIN THE MOVEMENT: Just ask yourself how far would you walk to get clean water? Because for women in Africa and Asia, the average trip is 6km – nearly 8,000 steps and countless lost hours. This summer, lots of …