Bar Work
Fancy a change from your usual routine? We’re on the hunt for friendly faces to help manage some of the UK’s biggest festival bars. Fun, flexible and forever memorable, we cater for a huge range of volunteering opportunities across over 30 events at each and every corner of the country.
If you’re friendly, hardworking and love the buzz of a festival, you might just be our perfect volunteer. Find out more about the roles on offer below or click here to apply.
What does bar work at festivals entail?
If you like being centre of the show, you’ll love bar work. Often close to one of the stages, you’ll be serving drinks and helping customers enjoy some of the biggest acts on offer. Assisting the bar managers and wider event staff, as well as serving drinks and keeping the taps topped up, you’ll be responsible for keeping the bar clean and organised meaning we’re after people with a keen eye, friendly personality and hard-working attitude.
In return for your minimum of 2 x 8 hour shifts (depending on the event), you’ll be given plenty of free time to enjoy the music and soak up the atmosphere. We’ll usually give you your shifts when you arrive at the festival and can sometimes even accommodate for your favourite acts if you arrive early enough. You’ll need to be fun, friendly and enthusiastic, but your hard work will be rewarded. Think unforgettable experiences, lots of new friends and incredible experience – whichever festival takes your fancy!
What festivals is bar work available for?
At present we only supply volunteers bar staff to Kendal Calling but we hope to have more opportunities in this field in the near future.
Kendal Calling Bar Job Description.....
The main roles on this festival's bar include –
- This role entails preparing and presenting drinks for the paying customer…
- Server- this position requires you to take customers orders, take payments and give them their drinks.
- All bars are cashless and training for the PDQ’S will be provided.
- Spirit station - this position requires one or two people to pre pour spirits into glasses. This makes it easier for the server as the just must add mixer.
- MDU (Multi Poor Beer Dispenser) - this position requires one or two people to man the beer pouring machines. This involves loading the cups, activating the machine and then moving the pints from the machine onto the bar for servers to collect.
- Stock runner- a stock runner will keep an eye on the tables stocking them up with products as required.
- You are required to keep your work area tidy.
This is a job on your feet that requires you move around the bar!
For a full list of the different festivals Festaff work with, click here or check out our work and jobs page for more information on the other roles available.
How can I apply for bar work at festivals?
Applications are now open, with new festivals being added regularly. To find out more and submit yours, visit our applications page and create your profile. Not sure if bar work is right for you? Visit our Festival Jobs and Work page and find out more about the other roles on offer.
