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General enquiries please email info@boomtownfair.co.uk
Accessibility enquiries please email access@boomtownfair.co.uk
Partnership opportunities please email partnership@boomtownfair.co.uk
Local resident enquiries please email local_community@boomtownfair.co.uk
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All available opportunities at Boomtown Festival can be found below! To apply, read the job description and send your cover letter and CV to job@boomtownfair.co.uk.
Changemaker Volunteer
Welcome to Boomtown 2026 Changemakers!
Are you passionate about caring for our world and its environment and want to help us share this passion with our citizens at Boomtown 2026?! Look no further as we have the role for you!
Join Boomtown’s Chapter 5: Radical Redesign and have a real world impact on how people think.
Volunteering at Boomtown is a fantastic way to experience our world, you will make friends for life whilst engaging in a rewarding role that helps us ensure that our citizens understand what Boomtown does to help the world around us be a more sustainable place! You will also have plenty of time off to explore the wonderful world of Boomtown.
A full briefing and training will be provided, you just need to bring your own enthusiasm for sustainability and make sure it is infectious enough to pass on to all of our citizens!
Think you’re up for it? Read further!
The role
Changemaker Volunteer!
This will be the Changemakers third year operating directly with the Boomtown team. We are an exciting group that engages with the citizens in the campsites, helping them to understand our sustainability aims and what we have achieved so far. You will be a champion for the environment and the creatures that live within our home in the South Downs National Park, helping everyone understand why they should clean up after themselves and most importantly Leave No Trace when leaving for home again.
You will be given a free food voucher for every shift as well as having your own crew campsite with access to power, water, toilets, showers, facilities to make tea and coffee and phone charging facilities. You just need to bring everything you need to camp with you! Live in vehicles are allowed, you just need to let us know in advance, no electrical hookups are available.
Shifts
4 x 6hr shifts. These will be completed on the Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday and Monday of the event, giving you Friday and Saturday to roam our world! The shift times will be 11am - 5pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, the Monday will be a shorter shift of 8am-12pm.
We take a £250 deposit from every volunteer to ensure commitment to the shifts and to help cover the costs of last minute cancellations and no shows, but it is absolutely refundable minus an administration fee. It is processed following the completion of your shifts and should be returned to you within 3 weeks.
There are limited spaces and all applications come in on a first come first served basis!
Applicants must be 18+.
Applications open at 12pm on the 31st March!
Follow the link to apply
Prop Maker
Boomtown Festival is on the look out for an aspiring Prop Maker to design andfabricate a variety of scenic elements across a number of the festival's theatricaldistricts.Working from creative briefs, the Prop Maker will translate concepts into proppieces or dressing. Using reclaimed materials, this role focuses on creating bothlarge-scale sculptural props and smaller scenic elements.
To apply send your CV and cover letter to job@boomtownfair.co.uk. Please read the full job description before applying.
Deadline 3rd April
Walkabout Application
Boomtown is the largest interactive theatre in the world, a place where we can imagine new versions of ourselves, new futures for ourselves, try new realities on for size and become what we’ve always dreamed of becoming. We are looking for performance groups who wish to populate the fictional parallel universe of Boomtown. We welcome applications from experienced companies as well as those just starting out.
We are looking for district themed walkabouts which embody the 2026 theme 'Radical Redesign'.
Radical Redesign asks us to question how we live, what we value, and what needs to be reimagined from the ground up to build a better world beyond Boomtown. At the 2026 fair, we aim to provide opportunities for our audience to;
Rethink: Stop the rush and remember our power. In a world of high consumption, is the path we’re on leading to joy, or just more "stuff"?
Revisit: Look to the roots. What forgotten wisdom and local connections have we lost in the name of convenience that we need to bring back to the hearth?
Reconnect: Strip away the digital noise and the "us vs. them" politics. Reconnect with nature and each other to find the solidarity needed to move forward.
Rebalance: Move toward a society geared for human dignity and shared meaning. It is enough to try; every small shift helps rebalance power and peace for the long term.
Please submit your Walkabout and Sideshow idea by the 6th May 2026
Make sure you hit 'submit' on the final page!
Windows Art Application
Every corner of Boomtown is a canvas - and the independent artists who fill it never play it safe.
Want to be part of Chapter Five: Radical Redesign?
We're now accepting applications for Window Artists. We want surreal, absurd, otherworldly work - and we especially love ideas built from scrap and recycled materials. Rebuild something beautiful from what others threw away.
Deadline to apply 31st March.
Follow the link to find out more.
Food Trader Application
One of the key things we look for in our traders is individuality and something that stands out!
We collaborate with businesses with character, as well as offering unique and fantastic quality food.
Boomtown's ethos has a huge focus on sustainability, so please bear this in mind when submitting your application.
Trading days are from Wednesday to Sunday, all traders must arrive and be fully set-up by Tuesday so pitches can be signed off by our H&S team. Please note Boomtown is a Cashless festival, more info will be provided to successful applicants. By being a Cashless event we are able to lower the up front costs for traders and work on a revenue-share basis to make the festival more accessible for a wider variety of food businesses.
Market Trader Application
One of the key things we look for in our traders is individuality and something that stands out!
We collaborate with businesses with character, as well as offering unique and fantastic quality food.
Boomtown's ethos has a huge focus on sustainability, so please bear this in mind when submitting your application.
Trading days are from Wednesday to Sunday, all traders must arrive and be fully set-up by Tuesday so pitches can be signed off by our H&S team. Please note Boomtown is a Cashless festival, more info will be provided to successful applicants. By being a Cashless event we are able to lower the up front costs for traders and work on a revenue-share basis to make the festival more accessible for a wider variety of food businesses.
Boutique Trader Application
One of the most important things we look for in our traders is individuality and something that stands out!
We collaborate with businesses with character that offer unique and fantastic quality drinks.
The Boomtown ethos has a huge focus on sustainability so please bear this in mind when you submit your application.
Trading days are from Wednesday to Sunday, all traders must arrive and be fully set-up by Tuesday so pitches can be signed off by our H&S team. Please note Boomtown is a Cashless festival, more info will be provided to successful applicants. By being a Cashless event we are able to lower the up front costs for traders and work on a revenue-share basis to make the festival more accessible for a wider variety of businesses.
All bars must adhere to strict, site specific licensing. ALL bar staff must attend compulsory onsite training pre show.
Bar providers will not be able to trade before being signed off by an onsite licensing team.
Please fill in all fields below, we look forward to receiving your application.
Thrutopia Workshop Applications
After an incredible first year; wonderful connections made, inspiring teachings and endless creativity; Thrutopia will be returning and we'd love to hear from you.
The concept of Thrutopia has been inspired by conversations our creative team has had with the inspiring author Manda Scott. Here’s a brief introduction to her teachings on Thrutopias.
Imagine waking up excited for the day because life feels full of possibility. For many people, that kind of joy feels out of reach. We live in a world shaped by stress, fear, and systems that don't work for most people or the planet.
But it hasn't always been this way. Across history, some communities chose to live more fairly, more creatively, and more in harmony with nature. We've just stopped telling those stories.
Now, with climate change and rising inequality, it's clear we need a new direction. And stories are one of the most powerful ways to show what's possible. They help us imagine a future that's better for everyone.
If we want real change, we need stories that inspire it, and anyone can be part of that. It starts with imagining something better.
If you have a workshop idea that resonates with this district, we'd love to hear from you.
The deadline for applications is the Friday 30th January 2026
Press & Media
Press & Media Accreditation
Press Applications for Chapter Five are currently closed.
For all press and media enquiries/requests for an interview with the people behind Boomtown please contact press@boomtownfair.co.uk and we will respond as soon as possible.
Official Boomtown Youtube channel
Boomtown Social channels: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok
Awards
BBC Radio 1 Best Dance Festival UK & Europe 2023 & 2024
Transport Impact innovators 2023 - UK Festival Awards
Best Festival Production 2022, 2023 & 2024- UK Festival Awards
Best Non-Sporting Event 2023 - Major Events Summit
Best Festival 2023 - TPD TV
Best Festival 2022 & 2023 - Drum & Bass Arena
Best Festival in Northern Europe - Heavent Awards
Best Festival in Europe - Heavent Awards 2024 & 2025
Best Very Large International Festival - Heavent Awards 2025
Large Festival of The Year 2025 - UK Festival Awards
Tech Innovation Of The Year 2025 - UK Festival Awards
Partnerships
Community and collaboration are a central part of how Boomtown operates. We look to work with meaningful partners that align with our ethos and truly add to the experience within the city.
Contact our partnerships team: partnership@boomtownfair.co.uk
