Festival 2023 — overview of volunteering and contribution areas

Welcome to Participate for Buddhafield Festival 2023 - 12th-16th July. This is where volunteers and contributors can apply to be part of the event.

Things to note

Areas have little green leaves next to them when they are open.
For more information on each area, click through to the individual pages.
Not all areas will open to the public.
Each area has different closing dates and policies - it's best to apply as soon as possible for whatever you want to be involved in.

If you have any questions, please check the festival FAQS, facilities info and/or terms and conditions before getting in touch with us through our contact form. We are a small team and we get a lot of emails so anything you can do to help with that is much appreciated.

If you have accessibility needs and need to be in accessible camping, please ensure you fill out the accessible camping form AFTER you have accepted a place as a contributor or team member. You can find a link to that and other general accessibility information here.

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Workshops, Practice, Entertainment, and Engagement

Workshops

Welcome!

This form is for prospective workshop leaders wanting to offer workshops at the Buddhafield Festival 2023. All workshops must enter their information this way, so we have what we need in the database for legal reasons and for all the promotional material.

Workshops

Land and Social Change

Our time on this earth is both fleeting and precious; How can we use this time to deepen our relationships with ourselves, each other and the natural world and ensure that our actions honour future generations?

Land and Social Change

Walkabout

Campaign Stalls

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Festival Site and Buddhafield Food

Site Crew

The Buddhafield site crew gathers together in July to put up tents, plumb the site, meditate together, set up the off-grid power supply, play games, maintain the site, live side by side, and begin to create the atmosphere that Buddhafield is known and loved for.

Site Crew

Crew Food Before and After

This year we are holding the main Buddhafield festival from 12-16th July.

Kitchen crew who wish to support the setup will be arriving from Wednesday 28th June up and working until the festival (28th June - 11th July) with the festival off and then working for tat down (17th July - 22nd July).

Crew Food Before and After

Traders and Stalls

This page is for people who are proposing a trade of goods and services at the Festival. If you consider yourself a “not-for-profit” or “campaign” stall, and are not a shop selling items, please apply through the Campaign Stalls page.

DO NOT APPLY HERE IF YOU ARE A HEALER. HEALER APPLICATION VIA HEALING APPLICATION FORM.

Traders and Stalls

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Stewardship, Welfare, Info, and Guardians

Peacekeepers

The Peacekeepers help to look after and support everyone at the festival.

The team gathers together a couple of days before the festival starts, to get to know each other, train together, meet other teams, generally settle in, and build a sense of community.

Peacekeepers

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Healers and Healing Garden

Healing Garden Helpers

Healers

Alcohol, Drugs and Festival Participation

All Buddhafield events are free from recreational drugs and alcohol. We believe this is one of the things that makes the atmosphere at our Festival special. A great many people come to Buddhafield because that’s our stated aim and a value we actively promote.

This applies to the crew and contributors as much as ticket holders. All crew (many of whom are on site for several weeks during set-up) are expected to strongly set the tone of the event. This policy applies to “legal highs” as well as illegal drugs and we reserve the right to ask you to leave if you can’t respect this.

People tell us that they didn't know they could enjoy a festival without their recreational drug of choice, so if this would be a new way of experiencing a festival, then why not give it a try! Whatever your views on recreational drugs, though, please bear in mind that if you choose to work with us, then we expect this value to be respected and adhered to.