Festival Staff

Hire festival bar staff, brand ambassadors, sampling teams, event hosts, costume characters and entrance crews for music festivals, food festivals and outdoor events across the UK.

2007
Est.
6,000+
Staff
40
Staffing Hubs
3,000+
Clients
Festival Staffing Agency

Your Festival Team Starts Here

As a festival staff agency working across the UK circuit since 2007, we supply festival and event staff for music festivals, summer festivals, food and drink events, county shows and outdoor events. From festival bar staff and brand ambassadors to sampling crews and costumed performers, we draw from a roster of 6,000+ registered team members across 40 nationwide hubs to build the right festival team for every brief.

Festivals We've Staffed

Wireless • All Points East • Latitude • Parklife • Reading • Creamfields • DogFest • Edinburgh Fringe • Goodwood Festival of Speed • Corona Sunsets • ITAV Film Festival • Heaton Park Food & Drink • TRNSMT • Isle of Wight • Barcode • Amazon Music • Oxford Foodies

For brands including Corona, Three, Amazon Music, GoPuff, Shell, Cinch, Jongga and Emmi

For brands planning sampling zones, sponsor bars, branded pop-ups or experiential installations, see our brand activation agency page.

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Recent Work

See Our Festival Staff In Action

A snapshot of our recent festival staffing work across the UK.

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Festival Types

Types Of Festivals We Staff Across the UK

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Music Festivals

Multi-day camping events, arena shows and outdoor concerts. Bar crews, hosts, sampling teams and roaming staff.

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Food & Drink Festivals

Tastings, demos, branded stands and hospitality. Sampling staff, servers and front-of-house teams.

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Sporting Events

Motorsport, racing and stadium events. Sponsor staff, hospitality crews and consumer engagement teams.

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County Shows & Family Events

Agricultural shows, family festivals and outdoor gatherings. Costume characters, sampling staff and welcome teams.

Whether your event runs for a single afternoon or across a full festival weekend, we build teams that match the scale, audience and brief. For brands planning festival-specific activations, visit our brand activation agency page.

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Where We Supply

Festival Staff for Every Environment

We supply trained festival staff for every role and environment. Whatever the festival or brief, our teams arrive ready to engage.

Festival Bar Staff & Pouring Teams

High-volume festival bar staff for sponsor bars, VIP enclosures, draft setups, and main-stage bar operations. Experienced in high-speed service, EPOS systems and age verification (Challenge 25). Alcohol licensing support available on request.

Brand Ambassadors

Engaging brand ambassadors for sponsor stands, giveaways, social media campaigns and consumer interaction across the festival site.

Product Sampling Teams

Sampling staff in high-footfall zones including food courts, charging stations and main stage areas.

Event Hosts & Hospitality

Professional event hosts for VIP areas, sponsor hospitality, guest registration and front-of-house welcome at festival venues.

Costume Characters & Performers

High-impact visual engagement with costume characters, mascot performers and walking entertainment that draws crowds and creates shareable moments.

Entrance, Queue & Street Teams

Entrance teams, queue engagement, wristband distribution, leafleting and roaming teams covering the festival perimeter and surrounding areas.

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I've been using Executional for 3 years now and they always go above and beyond to make sure the event is a success and everything runs smoothly. Very easy to deal with and communication is always clear and consistent.

Creation-Group For Corona

How It Works

Our 4-Step Festival Staffing Process

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Brief & Scope

We discuss your festival, activation objectives, dates and staff requirements. You receive a fully itemised, transparent quote with no hidden costs.

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Recruit & Vet

We select from 6,000+ registered staff, matching festival experience, energy levels and skills to your brief. All compliance checks completed.

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Brief & Deploy

Staff receive tailored briefing documents covering your brand, messaging and on-site expectations. On the day: geo-check-in, attendance tracking and 24/7 support.

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Review & Report

Every festival activation includes attendance confirmation, on-site photos and general feedback. Enhanced reporting packages also available.

Festival-Ready Teams You Can Count On

Every festival staff member we supply has been through our selection process. We handle all compliance, payroll and insurance in-house so you can focus on running your activation. Learn More About Our Standards →

Staff Selection & ID Checks

Matched to your brief by our operations team. Right-to-Work checked for all staff.

Comprehensive Insurance

Employer Liability and Public Liability Insurance on every activation.

Licensing & Compliance

DBS checks, food hygiene and alcohol licensing available on request.

In-House Payroll & HMRC

All payroll, tax, National Insurance and HR handled in-house. One invoice per activation.

24/7 Attendance Management

Shift reminders, geo-tagged check-ins, live monitoring and a dedicated project manager.

Tailored Briefings

Detailed briefing documents covering your brand, activation goals and audience engagement.

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The Executional staff were exceptional! Extremely professional, friendly to our guests, and went over and beyond to make sure we had the best film festival ever.

ITAV Film Festival

UK Festival Calendar

UK Festivals & Outdoor Events 2026/27

We supply festival staff for bars, brand activations, sampling campaigns, costume characters, event management and more. Browse the UK festival season by month and book your team.

Can't see your festival? Get in touch and we'll staff it.

Music & Multi-Genre
End of the RoadLarmer Tree Gardens, Dorset
Manchester Psych Fest and Mucky WeekenderManchester / Winchester
Food, Drink & Family
Meatopia LondonTobacco Dock, London
Abergavenny and Aldeburgh food festivalsWales / Suffolk
DogFest BlenheimBlenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
Music & Seasonal
Neighbourhood FestivalManchester
Oktoberfest eventsUK cities nationwide
Halloween events and fright nightsNationwide
Music
Pitchfork LondonVarious venues, London
EFG London Jazz FestivalSouthbank Centre, London
Seasonal
Bonfire Night displays and light festivalsNationwide
Christmas markets and Hyde Park Winter Wonderland openNationwide / London
Seasonal
Christmas markets and festive activationsNationwide
Hyde Park Winter WonderlandLondon
New Year's Eve events and street celebrationsNationwide
Music & Planning
Celtic ConnectionsGlasgow
Summer festival campaign planning and early staff bookings beginNationwide
Seasonal & Planning
Jorvik Viking FestivalYork
Festival season site visits, sponsor planning and team bookingsNationwide
Seasonal
St Patrick's Day events and paradesUK cities nationwide
Spring food and drink festivals beginNationwide
Music
Takedown FestivalPortsmouth
Terminal VEdinburgh
Cheltenham Jazz Festival, into early MayCheltenham
Music
Radio 1's Big WeekendHost city announced each year
Live at Leeds and Sound CityLeeds / Liverpool
The Great Escape and FOCUS WalesBrighton / Wrexham
Multi-Genre & Rock
Slam Dunk North and SouthTemple Newsam, Leeds / Hatfield Park
Neighbourhood Weekender and Bearded TheoryWarrington / Derbyshire
GALA FestivalPeckham Rye Park, London
Food & Drink
Pub in the Park tour begins, running through summerUK-wide
Blenheim Palace Food FestivalOxfordshire
Multi-Genre
GlastonburyPilton, Somerset
Isle of Wight FestivalNewport, IoW
Download FestivalDonington Park, Derby
Music & Electronic
Parklife FestivalHeaton Park, Manchester
TRNSMT FestivalGlasgow Green
Field Day, Mighty Hoopla and Cross The TracksBrockwell Park, London
BST Hyde Park concert series begins, into JulyHyde Park, London
Food, Drink & Family
Taste of LondonRegent's Park, London
Meatopia Glasgow and DogFest BrightonSWG3, Glasgow / Brighton
Music
Wireless FestivalFinsbury Park, London
Lytham Festival and LIDO FestivalLytham St Annes / Victoria Park, London
BST Hyde Park continuesHyde Park, London
Multi-Genre
Latitude and WOMADHenham Park, Suffolk / Wiltshire
Tramlines and Y Not FestivalHillsborough Park, Sheffield / Derbyshire
Kendal Calling, into early AugustLowther Deer Park, Cumbria
Henley FestivalHenley-on-Thames
Family, Food & Drink
Camp Bestival DorsetLulworth Castle
Three Counties Food FestivalMalvern
Multi-Genre
Reading and Leeds FestivalReading / Bramham Park, Leeds
Boardmasters and Boomtown FairWatergate Bay, Cornwall / Hampshire
Green Man, Wilderness and ShambalaBrecon Beacons / Oxfordshire / Northamptonshire
Victorious Festival and Brighton PrideSouthsea / Preston Park, Brighton
Electronic & Music
Creamfields and Lost VillageDaresbury, Cheshire / Lincolnshire
All Points East and Forwards BristolVictoria Park, London / The Downs, Bristol
Notting Hill CarnivalLondon
Food & Drink
Big FeastivalKingham, Cotswolds
Isle of Wight Garlic FestivalIsle of Wight

Need festival staff this season?

We supply trained festival staff for bars, activations, sampling, costume characters and event management at every major UK festival.

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Tell us about your festival and we'll put together a fully itemised, transparent quotation for festival staffing anywhere in the UK.

No hidden fees
Fully itemised quotes
Response within hours
Nationwide UK coverage
4.9★ on Google Reviews

Or call us directly on 0113 479 0075 or 0203 026 1069

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FAQ

Festival Staffing FAQs

What types of festival event staff do you supply?
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Our festival event staff include brand ambassadors, festival bar staff, product sampling teams, event hosts, costume characters, data capture teams, entrance and queue teams and event managers. Whether you need music festival staff for a major outdoor weekend or staff for festivals across the wider UK circuit, every team is selected for festival experience, energy and the ability to engage large crowds, from Wireless and Latitude through to Reading, Leeds and Parklife.

Do you provide festival bar staff?
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Yes. We supply experienced bar staff for festivals across the UK circuit. Our teams handle high-volume service in busy festival environments at sponsor bars, VIP areas, branded activations and main festival bars. Alcohol licensing is available on request for campaigns that need it.

Can you staff multi-day music festivals?
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Absolutely. We regularly staff multi-day music festivals with rotating teams managed around the clock. Our 24/7 support ensures full shift coverage with shift reminders, geo-tagged check-ins, live monitoring and a dedicated project manager from day one to close.

Do you supply staff for festival brand activations?
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Yes. We supply the staff who run festival brand activations on the ground, including brand ambassadors, sampling teams, hosts and event crew. For full information about how brand activations at festivals are planned and delivered, visit our brand activation agency page. To book staff for a confirmed activation, request a quote with your festival dates and brief.

Where in the UK do you supply festival staff?
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We supply festival staff across the entire UK, from the festival staff London brands rely on at Hyde Park, Victoria Park and Crystal Palace to greenfield sites nationwide, covered from 40 staffing hubs. We have dedicated local teams for London event staff, Manchester event staff, Birmingham event staff, Leeds promotional staff and Edinburgh promotional staff. We also cover Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham, Cardiff, Belfast, Southampton and the whole of Scotland, sourcing local teams for any festival site.

How far in advance should I arrange festival staff hire?
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For peak festival season (May to September), we recommend arranging your festival staff hire as early as possible to secure the best-matched teams. Whether you are looking for festival staff for hire at a single event or building a multi-festival booking schedule, our operations team can confirm availability fast, and we can often confirm staff for last-minute requests within hours.

How much does festival staffing cost?
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Festival staffing costs depend on the number of staff, the length of the festival, the roles required and the site location. Every quote is based on your brief. We send a fully itemised quote, usually within hours, with no hidden fees, covering day rates, hours and on-costs with nothing added later.

Are your festival staff insured and compliant?
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Right-to-Work documents are checked for all staff. All bookings are covered by Employer Liability and Public Liability Insurance. We handle all payroll, tax and National Insurance in-house. DBS checks, food hygiene certification, alcohol licensing and risk assessments are all available on request.

Do you provide post-festival reporting?
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Yes. Every festival booking includes attendance confirmation, on-site photos and general feedback from our team. Enhanced reporting packages covering samples distributed, consumer interactions and detailed performance insights are also available. We are rated 4.9 stars on Google Reviews and you can read all our client reviews here.

Are you a festival staff agency?
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Yes. We are a festival staff agency supplying trained teams to brands, sponsors, agencies and promoters across the UK festival circuit. Our festival events staff cover sponsor bars, sampling activations, branded zones, hosting, registration and crowd engagement, with selection, briefing, payroll and insurance all handled in-house since 2007.

Trusted by leading brands nationwide