Volunteer at RF25
As a volunteer, you can buy Roskilde Festival merchandise at a discount in the main shop in Trade Zone from Saturday 27 June to Tuesday 30 June. After that, the collection will be sold at the regular price.
The discount on this year’s collection is between 15–20%. You can also buy the 2025 collection with a 40–50% discount, so be sure to stop by.
As a volunteer, you take part in creating our festival.
Therefore, we would like you to:
- Think about yourself as a co-creator of your own as well as everybody else’s festival experience. Be the volunteer you want others to be!
- Treat everybody with tolerance and respect – and make sure that others do the same.
- Contributes to a safe and peaceful festival by always being someone who helps create good solutions and a sense of safety for everyone.
When carrying out your assignments as a volunteer, we expect that you:
- Show up on time.
- Take responsibility. Thoroughly acquaint yourself with your assignment before your first shift. If in doubt, speak with your leader.
- Will not leave your shift before you’re relieved. If it is busy, offer to stay a bit longer.
- Immediately let your leader know, if you will be late or will not be able to show up for your shift.
- Ask for help from the person responsible for the area if you are asked something you are unsure about.
- Speak to festivalgoers and co-volunteers in a nice and proper manner.
- Will help your co-volunteers by showing your wristband when passing through a gate, opening your bag etc.
- Have not consumed or are under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs while performing your role.
- Help collect and separate trash and be conscious about reducing waste.
- Clean up after yourself, in the place where you have slept, before you go home.
- Respect that there must be quiet in volunteer campsite
Roskilde Festival Charity Society organizes the festival. It is the framework for our great community and donates all profits from the festival to humanitarian and cultural work that gives life to young dreams.
As a volunteer you can become a member! Here are five great reasons to join:
- You make the festival possible: Roskilde Festival has been rooted in a strong commitment to the association for over 50 years: Your membership makes it possible to continue making the festival.
- Get close to the donations: We donate all profits from Roskilde Festival to humanitarian and cultural work that brings young people's dreams to life. As a member, we’ll show you how you're doing good.
- Have a say: As a member, you can participate in the annual general assembly and help shape the future of Roskilde Festival.
- Support our values as an independent, non-profit festival: Your membership strengthens our association and fuels our effort to make a difference and create positive change in the world.
- The first year is free: After that, membership costs just DKK 100 per year.
If you do not appear for one or more of your shifts without a valid reason or without previous agreement with your supervisor, Roskilde Festival can withdraw your wristband and charge a fee of DKK 4,500. You will also be banned as a volunteer at Roskilde Festival for the next three years.
If you are ill or in any other way prevented from performing your role, you must contact your team leader as soon as possible.
As a volunteer at Roskilde Festival, you can get this year's unique volunteer print on a piece of clothing, tote bag, bucket hat, or other textile made of cotton or polyester that you bring along. The "Volunteer Print" product is on your wristband and can be used at the Merchandise Mainstore by Trade Zone during the opening hours listed below.
Opening hours for The Merchandise Mainstore by gate 8
- Saturday 27 June until Tuesday 30 June from 10:00 to 22:00.
- Wednesday 1 July until Saturday 4 July from 10:00 to 02:00.
Bring your own textile
- The textile must be made of cotton and/or polyester. We cannot print on fleece or nylon.
- We recommend that the textile is clean and without wrinkles for the best result.
- We print on all types of clothing: e.g., socks, t-shirts, bucket hats, or tote bags.
- The volunteer print must not be applied to textiles that already have a written or visual message, but it can be printed on a textile with an existing clothing brand logo, neutral pattern, or previous Roskilde Festival merchandise.
Colors and sizes
- Choose from two sizes: large print and small print
- Choose from three colors for the small print: orange, black, or white.
- The large print is available in orange
Placement and expression
- You can choose where to place your volunteer print.
- You must not cut or otherwise alter the appearance of this year's volunteer print.
What are the risks of getting the volunteer print?
Our print is guaranteed to last the lifetime of the textile, but we still recommend that you wash your printed textiles inside out and use mild detergent to ensure the best possible care. Additionally, we cannot guarantee print quality on very textured or uneven surfaces. Sometimes mistakes happen, and the print may end up slightly crooked, and if your t-shirt is wrinkled, the print will not hold optimally.
How long does it take to get the volunteer print?
- There may be queues at certain times. Use the queue time to choose color, size, and placement.
- Once you reach the printers at the Merchandise Mainstore, it takes about 2 minutes from placing your order to receiving your item with this year's print.
How many volunteer prints can I get?
- You can get one print, which is assigned as a product on your People profile.
- You can purchase an additional volunteer print if we have any left. A small print costs DKK 40 and a large one DKK 50.
What are the environmental benefits of a volunteer print compared to a volunteer t-shirt?
- When we print on already-produced textiles and garments instead of new ones, we save resources. In previous years, we have produced 25,000 organic t-shirts for each festival, and one organic t-shirt has a CO2e footprint from production of 4 kg CO2, according to calculations from Tekstilrevolutionen. This means that at Roskilde Festival we have had an emission of approximately 100 tons of CO2e each year from producing t-shirts – and about a third of them are never claimed. This emission corresponds, for example, to slightly less than we collectively emit from gasoline and diesel during a festival – or in other words, equivalent to over 40,000 liters of gasoline.
- The print is a so-called “ElastoSoft transfer,” which is environmentally labeled with STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®.
In Volunteers’ Village, we have everything your volunteer heart desires. The area is in the western part of the Inner Festival Area.
In this area, you can enjoy a break in calm surroundings and visit our food stands, which offer all kinds of food.
Volunteers’ Lounge
When entering the area you will see a big tent – that’s our Volunteers’ Lounge. Here, you can take a break in relaxing surroundings and charge your phone in the meantime. We have free coffee, tea, and lemonade, and in the bar, you can buy cold beer and water. You can also play a game of table football or beer pong with your co-volunteers.
There will be different activities throughout the week, so keep an eye on the info screens or ask in the bar.
Opening hours in Volunteers’ Lounge
Friday 26 June to Tuesday 30 June from 17:00 to 23:00
Wednesday 1 July to Saturday 4 July from 09:00 to 01:00
Free coffee, tea, and lemonade from 06:15
Bar Rock
In the middle of Volunteers’ Village, you will find Bar Rock that serves as a gathering point for parties, dancing, having fun and good conversations. Check out the great selection of drinks – and enjoy a nice discount during First Days.
Opening hours in Bar Rock
Friday 26 June from 18:00 to 02:00
Saturday 27 June to Tuesday 30 June from 14:00 to 04:00
Wednesday 1 July to Friday 3 July from 14:00 to 04:00
Saturday 4 July from 14:00 to 03:00
Volunteers’ Garden
Volunteers’ Garden is a calm, green area for relaxation. Here, you can take a break and participate in numerous activities. Look forward to yoga, massage, mindfulness, knitwork, dancing, Qi Gong and much more.
Swing by our alcohol-free garden and recharge the human batteries in calm surroundings.
Feel free to use our meeting facilities which are in a quiet area.
In the styling tent, you can do your hair and makeup – remember to bring along your own products. You can also get a sparkle of glimmer on your cheek and get ready for the next celebration.
Opening hours in Volunteers’ Garden
Saturday 27 June to Saturday 4 July from 10:00 to 20:00
Unity
Stop by Unity in the heart of Volunteers’ Village for morning choirs, music quizzes, intimate live experiences and other enjoyable activities for all volunteers. Check the program on the signs in the area.
Opening hours in Unity
Saturday 27 June to Saturday 4 July at all hours.
Wardrobe
At the wardrobe you can store your belongings from Friday 26 June to Saturday 4 July.
In addition to roles, we use the collective terms Ildsjæl (all-year volunteer) and festival volunteer. But when are you one or the other?
- Ildsjæl (all-year volunteer) is a common term for everyone who puts in an effort of +100 hours in connection with Roskilde Festival. In People, these are all roles such as medskaber, ansvarlig, leder and chef.
- Festival volunteer is a term for all volunteers who put in an effort of up to 99 hours. In People, these are roles such as Festivalfrivillig 24 and Festivalfrivillig 32.