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Event staff & festival jobs in Bristol

Event staff jobs and festival work across Bristol and the South West - Tokyo World, 2000 Trees, NASS, Lakefest, Bristol Balloon Fiesta and the full South West circuit. Add your name once and get rung direct when crew is needed near you.

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Festival jobs in Bristol

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Event staff jobs in Bristol

Event staff jobs in Bristol run year-round but peak from April through October on the South West festival circuit, and again in December on the Christmas and party-season circuit. The main event staff job sources near Bristol: NASS Festival (Bath and West Showground, July - stewards, bar staff and stage crew), Lakefest (Eastnor Castle, August - catering crew, bar staff and site crew), Tokyo World (Bristol Harbourside, October - bar staff and event stewards), the Bristol Balloon Fiesta (August - crew and stewarding), and arena event staff jobs at Bristol Beacon and UWE Arena year-round. Corporate event staff jobs at Aerospace Bristol, the SS Great Britain and Clifton Pavilion fill the schedule between major events.

Event staff jobs in Bristol pay varies by role: bar staff event work £13-16/hour at venues, £100-140/day at events; stewards £100-140/day; build and break crew £120-200/day; catering crew £110-160/day; crew chiefs £150-280/day. Event staff in Bristol who hold a personal licence or have worked festival event staff jobs before get picked first through CrewPool. Add your name free, tick your event staff skills and set your Bristol travel range - production companies and event operators near Bristol search the list and ring you when they need event staff.

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Festival work in Bristol

Festival work in and around Bristol runs April through October, with the South West summer circuit peaking in July and August. Roles split into pre-festival build work - erecting stages, marquees, fencing and power structures in the days before the event - and on-event work: bar staff, stewards, catering crew and litter and recycling pickers. Pay rates: build crew £120-£220/day, bar staff £13-£16/hr or £100-£150 for a full event shift, stewards £100-£140/day, crew chiefs £150-£250/day. Tokyo World at Bristol Harbourside hires bar staff and event crew for its October weekend. 2000 Trees at Upcote Farm near Cheltenham (July) takes on build crew 2-3 weeks before and event crew across the full weekend. NASS at Bath & West Showground (July) hires stewards, stage crew and bar staff through contractors. Lakefest at Eastnor Castle in Worcestershire (August) hires catering crew, bar staff and site crew. Most work is arranged through event production contractors who search CrewPool for local crew in the weeks before each event.

Festivals near Bristol

Bristol and the South West run a busy event calendar - NASS (July), Lakefest (August), 2000 Trees (July) and Valley Fest (August) and more, all hiring crew through the season. Find work at any of them:

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Festival build crew in Bristol

Festival build crew work is some of the best-paid and most in-demand labour on the South West circuit. Build crew go in 2-4 weeks before gates open, erecting stages, marquees, fencing, power structures and campsite infrastructure - then return for the break (strike) after the event. Day rates for festival build crew near Bristol run £110-£160 depending on role and contractor; event build crew for strike and logistics work typically pay £100-£130. The main festivals near Bristol that need build crew each year: 2000 Trees (Cheltenham, July), Lakefest (Forthampton, August), NASS (Bath and West Showground, July), Shambala (Northamptonshire, August), Womad (Charlton Park, Wiltshire, July - 40,000 capacity) and The Big Feastival (Kingham, Oxfordshire). Build crew for these events is contracted through production companies, most of which search CrewPool for local crew in the weeks before build starts.

To find festival build crew jobs across the UK, register free on CrewPool, tick build crew and marquee crew as your skills, and set your travel radius from Bristol. Production contractors building out festivals near Bristol, Cheltenham, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire find you directly when they are staffing their build teams - no job board, no agency.

Lakefest jobs

Lakefest at Eastnor Castle Deer Park (August) is one of the most-searched crew opportunities on the Bristol and South West circuit. The festival and its contractors take on bar staff, catering crew, stewards, site crew and build and break hands each summer, with build crews starting in the weeks before gates open. Rates follow the standard circuit: £100-£140/day for bar and stewarding roles, £120-£200/day for build crew. See Lakefest jobs and crew roles →

September and autumn festival jobs near Bristol

The South West festival circuit runs well into autumn - September and October are some of the strongest months to be on the Bristol crew list. Beautiful Days at Escot Park, Devon (August, 17,500 capacity) is a fiercely independent family festival that takes on bar staff, stewarding and site crew; Devon is 90 minutes from Bristol and well within the travel range of most South West crew. End of the Road at Larmer Tree Gardens, Cranborne Chase, Dorset (early September, around 15,000 capacity) is one of the UK's most-loved indie and folk festivals, with build and break crew contracted in August for September work. Valley Fest at Chew Magna (August) is on Bristol's doorstep, a 20-minute drive from the city centre. Shambala (Northamptonshire, late August) regularly draws Bristol-based build crew for its marquee and infrastructure build in the weeks before gates open. After the summer season, Westonbirt Arboretum's Enchanted Christmas light trail in Tetbury, Gloucestershire (October through December) creates a second wave of event crew work - stewarding, crowd management and car park crew - that bridges the gap to the winter party circuit. Bristol-based crew who add their name to CrewPool pick up this full run from August through December, not just the midsummer peaks.

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Bar work in Bristol

Between events, the same crew picks up casual and weekend bar work in Bristol - £13–£16 an hour plus tips, agreed direct with the venue. Hiring instead? Hire bar staff in Bristol.

Festival crew across the South West and South Coast

The South West and South Coast run a connected circuit through the summer. Crew who cover Bristol festivals often pick up work at events further along the coast: Brighton and South Coast events (The Great Escape, Brighton Pride, Victorious Festival at Southsea) book crew through the same network of production contractors. Registering on CrewPool covers the whole South West and South Coast circuit - contractors search by postcode and travel radius, so one registration connects you to festivals from Bristol across to Hampshire and Sussex.

Hiring crew for festivals near Bristol?

If you landed here looking to hire festival crew or event staff near Bristol rather than find work yourself: CrewPool is the direct route. Post your festival or event free and we text the available crew nearest your Bristol or South West site - bar staff, stewards, build and break crew, catering teams. No agency, no markup on wages. Hire festival crew in Bristol →  Event crew hire, explained →

Year-round event staff jobs in Bristol

Event staff jobs in Bristol run well beyond the summer festival season. Bristol Beacon (the refurbished concert hall in the city centre) runs touring shows and classical events year-round - event staff jobs for load-in crew, stewards and bar staff across the full calendar. O2 Academy Bristol books gigs, club nights and comedy events year-round; Ashton Gate Stadium adds event staff jobs for match days, concerts and corporate events throughout the autumn and winter. SWX Bristol and Motion nightclub (both major electronic and club venues in the city) book door crew, cloakroom, front-of-house bar and production crew year-round; Bristol Hippodrome adds event staff roles for West End touring shows, corporate banquets and special events. Day rates for year-round venue event staff in Bristol run £90-£140 depending on role - bar and cloakroom at the lower end, production crew and door crew at the higher end. The Clifton Pavilion and Harbourside venues feed a corporate conference and Christmas party circuit from October through December - the same event staff skills (stewarding, bar, catering, logistics) that work at Tokyo World in October translate directly to corporate event staff work through to Christmas. Event staff in Bristol who add their name to CrewPool are available for the full year-round circuit, not just the summer peaks.

The Bristol event staff jobs calendar by season: April-October festival and outdoor events (NASS, 2000 Trees, Lakefest, Tokyo World, Bristol Balloon Fiesta); year-round venue event staff at Bristol Beacon, O2 Academy Bristol and Ashton Gate Stadium; October-December Christmas party season event staff and corporate circuit. Production companies and event operators search the CrewPool list by postcode and availability date - add your name once and the event staff jobs in Bristol across all these sources find you directly. The festive season brings its own event crew window - Bristol Christmas Market at Broadmead, light trail events and corporate party circuit create christmas temp jobs that run November to January.

Common questions

What festival work is there in Bristol?
Festival work in Bristol splits into build and break work (2 to 4 weeks before and after each event - erecting stages, marquees, fencing and structures) and on-event work (bar staff, stewards, catering crew, litter and recycling pickers). Named festivals on the Bristol and South West circuit include WOMAD (July, Charlton Park), NASS (July, Bath and West Showground), Lakefest (August, Eastnor Castle), 2000 Trees (July, Cheltenham), Tokyo World (October, Bristol Harbourside) and the Bristol Balloon Fiesta (August). Add your name to CrewPool free and production contractors near Bristol find you directly when they are building their festival work crews.
When does festival work in Bristol start each year?
Festival work in Bristol starts in May and runs through to October, with July and August the busiest months on the South West circuit. Build crew are typically contracted 2 to 4 weeks before each event; NASS and 2000 Trees build crews are contracted in late June for July events, Lakefest build crew in late July for August. The Bristol Balloon Fiesta (August) and Tokyo World (October, Harbourside) extend festival work in Bristol into autumn. From November, Christmas markets and light trail events create a second wave of crew work through December.
What types of event staff jobs are there in Bristol?
Event staff jobs in Bristol run across three markets: festival event staff jobs on the South West summer circuit (Tokyo World, 2000 Trees, NASS, Lakefest - April to October), arena event staff jobs at Bristol Beacon and UWE Arena year-round, and corporate and exhibition event staff work at Aerospace Bristol, the SS Great Britain and Clifton Pavilion. Roles include bar staff, stewards, catering crew, build and break crew. Add your name to CrewPool free and production companies near Bristol find you directly when they need event staff.
What event staff jobs are there in Bristol this summer?
The South West festival circuit runs July to October - NASS, Lakefest and Tokyo World are the next major sources of event staff jobs near Bristol. After October, Christmas party and light trail events keep Bristol event staff in demand through December. Add your name to CrewPool free and event companies near Bristol contact you directly when they need event staff.
What festivals near Bristol hire event crew?
The South West has one of the UK's busiest festival circuits near Bristol - 2000 Trees (Cheltenham, July), NASS (Bath & West Showground, July), Lakefest (Eastnor Castle, August), Tokyo World (Harbourside Bristol, October), Valley Fest (Chew Magna, August) and the Bristol Balloon Fiesta (August). All hire paid festival crew through contractors - build crew 2-4 weeks before, on-event crew for the festival weekend.
What festival jobs are there in Bristol?
Festival jobs in Bristol include build and break crew (stages, marquees, structures), bar staff, event stewards, catering and litter crew. The South West calendar runs April to October - Tokyo World, 2000 Trees, NASS and Lakefest are the biggest employers of festival crew. Most festival jobs are arranged 2-6 weeks before the event through production contractors who search CrewPool for local crew near Bristol.
What roles make up festival jobs in Bristol?
Everything from bar staff and stewards to marquee crew, stagehands, lighting techs and drivers - across the South West, working Tokyo World, 2000 Trees, NASS and the Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
How much does event work pay in Bristol?
Most day work pays £100–£300+, with specialist and crew-chief roles to £300+. Agreed direct, no agency cut.
How do I start?
Add your name to the list free, set your travel range, tick what you can do. Companies search and ring you direct.
What event staff jobs are there in Bristol year-round outside festival season?
Bristol has a strong year-round event staff jobs market outside the summer festival circuit. Bristol Beacon runs touring shows and events year-round - event staff for load-in, stewarding and bar work. O2 Academy Bristol hosts gigs and club nights throughout the year. Ashton Gate Stadium creates event staff jobs for Premier League match days plus stadium concerts. The Harbourside and corporate conference venues feed an October to December Christmas party circuit. Add your name to CrewPool free - event staff jobs in Bristol across the full year find you directly, not just the summer peaks.