Become a volunteer
On this page, we’ve gathered a range of important information about volunteering at Roskilde Festival. If you can’t find the answer to your question, you’re always welcome to contact us at info@roskilde-festival.dk.
Roskilde Festival is 100 percent non-profit, and all profits is donated to non-profit purposes. As a volunteer, you therefore directly support the good cause with your efforts.'
You can be a volunteer in one of the 200 volunteer associations that help create Roskilde Festival and thus support the individual association's non-profit purpose.
You can also volunteer at Foreningen Roskilde Festival, where all profits go to support young people's well-being through art and culture.
If you want to join RF26 as a volunteer, you can find available positions Volunteer positions | Roskilde Festival and apply by following the instructions in each listing. You can also find available positions on our Facebook page "Become a Volunteer".
Who can volunteer at Roskilde Festival?
Anyone who wants to! At Roskilde Festival, our volunteers are as diverse as the tasks we need to solve, and we believe that diversity makes our community stronger. That’s why we work to create an inclusive environment where different needs are respected, where everyone can contribute, and where all feel safe and welcome in our community.
The only requirement for becoming a volunteer is that you must be at least 15 years old by the start of the festival. For volunteer roles involving the sale of alcohol or working with safety — such as service staff in the camping area or crowd safety — you must be at least 18 years old. Some roles may require you to be 21.
The age requirement will be stated in the individual volunteer postings, which you can find here.
If you volunteer at Roskilde Festival, you get access to the festival, the volunteer community and special areas where volunteers can gather.
Volunteer areas
- Visit the Volunteers’ Village which is near our biggest stage, the Orange Stage. Here you can take a well-deserved break in green surroundings with the rest of the volunteer community, participate in cool activities and have a good time in our volunteer bar. Here you will also find the Volunteers’ Garden, where you can participate in activities such as yoga and meditation or hang out in the alcohol-free garden and much more. In the area you will also find hot showers for free use, and you and your volunteer friends can treat yourselves to a cup of free coffee, tea and/or lemonade.
- Spend the night at Volunteer Camping with your friends who are also volunteers. Here you will find a calm and quiet atmosphere for a good night's sleep along with access to warm showers. Remember that Volunteer Camping requires registration via your volunteer profile on People – registration opens May 1st.
- Get this year's unique volunteer print printed on your favorite piece of clothing at the Merchandise Main Booth.
- Ride the shuttle buses between Entrance East and Entrance West at the festival site with your volunteer wristband.
Wristband
You can find your personal check-in card on the frontpage of your People account just before the festival. Before receiving your wristband, please bring your check-in card as well as photo identification.
You will receive your wristband at Check-In in building 6 at Roskilde Handelsskole – Bakkesvinget 67. You can read all about check-in and how to get your wristbands in the official Roskilde Festival app.
You can absolutely volunteer with your friends! If you and your friends are applying for a volunteer role, just make sure to let the contact person know in your applications how many of you would like to be on the same team.
When you're not on shift as a volunteer, we hope you spend your time doing whatever you enjoy most – whether that’s relaxing at your camp, taking a dip in the lake, dancing in front of the stages, or partying in Dream City.
That said, we of course expect you to show up to your shifts ready and sober – prepared to do your best.
Roskilde Festival is committed to creating an inclusive environment where different needs are respected, and everyone can feel safe and part of the community.
If you're looking for a volunteer role with increased accessibility, look for listings on this page under the category “Accessibility”. These postings will give you an overview of the needs the specific role can accommodate.
For example, the role may include tasks that are suitable for people with reduced hearing, involve limited interaction with the public, or take place in an area accessible to wheelchair users.
You’ll also be able to see whether the role offers a more flexible structure or adjustable shift lengths. If flexibility is important to you, please discuss the details directly with your team leader.
At Roskilde Festival, you’re rarely alone – even if you don’t know many people when you arrive. The festival has a special atmosphere that makes it easy to strike up conversations and connect with others.
It’s the same when you volunteer! You become part of a unique community – both during your shifts and while enjoying everything the festival has to offer.
If you’re having trouble finding someone to hang out with, try asking the other volunteers on your team if they’d like to explore the festival city together. And remember, you’re always welcome to join the larger volunteer community in Volunteers’ Village, where you’ll find community-driven activities!
Roskilde Festival is an international festival, and many of our volunteer teams offer volunteer roles for English speakers. You can see in the individual volunteer position if the look for Danish-speaking or English-speaking volunteers.
If you cannot find a volunteer role for English speakers, you are welcome to contact our volunteer recruitment team at volunteer@roskilde-festival.dk. Then we will do our best to find a volunteer role that matches you.
Requirements for international volunteers
If you are from a country other than Denmark, you are very welcome to get involved and join our volunteer community. You must have permission to stay in Denmark to be a volunteer at the festival.
During the stay in Denmark - regardless of whether the stay requires a visa or not or is based on a residence permit - unpaid voluntary work can be carried out without applying for a work permit. The voluntary work must have a non-profit purpose, which must be stated in the organization's rules. Roskilde Festival is 100% non-profit - you can read more about that here.
Working unpaid means that you may not receive anything for your work in the form of salary or individual benefits. When volunteering at Roskilde Festival, you get access to the whole festival and catering in connection with your shifts, which are considered small benefits that enable your volunteering, and which apply to all volunteers. As long as you are legally in Denmark, you can therefore volunteer at Roskilde Festival.
If you are in doubt as to whether a person can legally go to Denmark and do voluntary work, you can contact the Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI). You can also check whether your entry into Denmark requires a visa or not by contacting the website of the Danish embassy in your home country, where you can find information about visas.
If you have any questions about being an international volunteer at Roskilde Festival, you are welcome to send us an email at volunteer@roskilde-festival.dk.
You'll receive a meal and something to drink during an 8-hour shift — either from the stall you're working in or through a meal voucher you can use at one of the festival’s food stalls.
If you have many short shifts during the festival, you may not be guaranteed a meal for every shift. If you're unsure about the food arrangements during your shifts, please contact your team leader.
Meals are not provided when you're off duty, but you're welcome to bring your own food, and we have campfire areas where you can prepare meals. You can also buy ready-made food from our stalls.
Roskilde Festival has 27,000 volunteers who take on a wide range of roles. That means there are plenty of opportunities to find something that matches your interests!
Use the categories in the volunteer listings to find a role that matches your interests:
Hospitality & Safety roles, you help create a safe and welcoming environment for guests as they move around the festival site. For example, you might work as safety staff near the stages, check wristbands and access at the gates, or act as a service host in one of the camping areas.
Stalls, Food & Bars roles focus on teamwork, service, and lots of guest interaction. The pace is often high, and you're a key part of creating a great vibe. You might, for example, serve guests at a food stall – helping with both cooking and dishwashing. You could also work the register in a merchandise booth or be a bartender at one of the bars.
Construction & Service you'll be part of the team that makes sure the festival site is spot on. You might help set up stages, put up fences, hand out rented tents, pavilions, and camping chairs, or take care of other practical tasks, maintenance, or logistics behind the scenes.
Office & IT roles are typically behind the scenes and crucial for keeping everything on track. Perfect for those who thrive on structure, overview, and administrative tasks. You could volunteer at the information center, where you’ll help answer participants' questions, take on a HR role for a team, or be part of the IT support crew.
Other roles, you’ll find opportunities that are less frequently offered – often niche tasks or roles requiring specific skills. For example, you could help curate art and activism, work as a stagehand, or be a content producer for the festival’s social media.
Check out the current volunteer posts here, or in our Facebook group "Become a Volunteer" to see who’s recruiting right now.
All volunteers can apply to sleep in Volunteer Camping, where there is room to set up a tent with friends who are also volunteers.
You can sign up from 1 May. You register for Volunteer Camping through your People profile.
The area is located in the green areas around Darup Sports Center at the western end of the festival site. Here you can get a good night's sleep, free hot showers, charge your phone, and you also have the opportunity to buy food and drink.
The area is for volunteers who value a quiet place to sleep at all times of the day. Therefore, it is not allowed to play music, make noise or play ball games in Volunteer Camping.
The area is popular for volunteers, and we would like to make room for as many as possible. Therefore, it is also not permitted to bring pavilions or oversails. You can bring a tent to spend the nights in, but you can not bring a caravan or similar.
If you want to secure a place with your friends who are not volunteers, you of course have the option to find a free place yourself in the regular camping areas when you arrive.
Illness
Should you fall ill during the festival and are therefore prevented from attending your shift, you must contact your team leader immediately. Together you will find a solution either by exchanging your shift with someone from your team or withdrawing your wristband and sending you safely home from the festival site so that a new volunteer can take over your shifts.
No-show
If you're delayed or unable to show up for your shift, you must contact your team leader immediately!
If you miss a shift without a valid reason and without prior agreement with your leader, Roskilde Festival reserves the right to revoke your wristband and charge a fee of 4,500 DKK. You will also lose the opportunity to volunteer at the festival for the next three years.
As a volunteer, you should expect to contribute a minimum of 24 hours between Wednesday, 1 July 2026, and Sunday, 5 July 2026, or a minimum of 32 hours spread across the entire festival period.
Hours are typically divided into 8‑hour shifts, but shorter or longer shifts may occur depending on the volunteer role.
Some roles also offer shifts that take place before and/or after the festival. If the work falls outside the festival week, it will be stated in the volunteer posting.
On some teams, it's also possible to volunteer for just one day by contributing 8 hours of work in exchange for access to the festival that day.
If you want to get more involved, you can either join as a festival co-creator in the months leading up to the festival and contribute 100 hours – or you can become a year-round volunteer and stay engaged all year. Find the available year-round roles here.
General terms on your shift
You must attend all your shifts at the agreed time, and you must not consume or be under the influence of alcohol or euphoric substances when you are on shift. This may result in expulsion from the festival and Roskilde Festival may charge a fee of DKK 4,500.
At Roskilde Festival we have many volunteers between the ages of 15 and 17, and our focus is on creating a safe space for all volunteers, especially young volunteers. All volunteers between the ages of 15 and 17 are assigned to a team with an adult team leader and are never on duty without an adult. The team leader can register a phone number of a guardian.
We follow special working environment regulations for volunteers under the age of 18. For instance, they must not work at night, serve alcohol and tobacco or carry out security duties.
Log in to People with your personal credentials. People is Roskilde Festival’s volunteer database, where every festival volunteer has a profile.
In People, you’ll find your team, your contact person, and important documents such as your check-in card needed to collect your wristband. If you have questions about your role or tasks, please reach out to your team leader.
If you’re looking for practical information, you can find more details here.