Working Cambridge Folk Festival
Cambridge Folk Festival (Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, East of England) takes a small army to build, run and strike. Crew are hired by the festival and by the contractors who supply the bars, stages, marquees, fencing, power and toilets - usually in the weeks before August. Pick the work you do:
Bar staffStewards & gatesBuild & break crewMarquee & bell-tent crewStagehandsLighting & AVCateringDrivers
Add your name to CrewPool, say you'll travel to Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, and you go on the list companies search when they're staffing Cambridge Folk Festival. Free, two minutes, and you keep every penny of your rate.
Going as a punter, not to work? Dates, lineup and everything else about Cambridge Folk Festival is on Fezzy, our festival guide.
Hiring crew for Cambridge Folk Festival?
If you're a contractor or organiser staffing Cambridge Folk Festival, CrewPool is a live list of event crew you can filter by distance from Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge and by availability for your exact build dates. Search the list free, then unlock the people you want and ring them direct - no agency in the middle.
Common questions
How do I get a job at Cambridge Folk Festival?
Festivals and the contractors who build them recruit crew ahead of the August dates - bar, stewarding, build and break, marquees, drivers. The fastest route is to be on a list they search: add your name to CrewPool free, set how far you'll travel to Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, and tick what you can do. Companies staffing Cambridge Folk Festival ring you direct.
What jobs are there at Cambridge Folk Festival?
Bar staff, stewards and gate crew, general build and break (site crew), marquee and bell-tent crew, stagehands, lighting and AV, catering, and drivers. Cambridge Folk Festival is a UK festival, so the crew list is long.
How much does festival work at Cambridge Folk Festival pay?
Most festival day work pays £100–£300+, with specialist and supervisory roles (riggers, crew chiefs) reaching £300+. Agreed direct with the company - no agency takes a cut on CrewPool.
I'm staffing Cambridge Folk Festival - how do I hire crew?
Search the CrewPool list free, filter by distance from Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge and by your build dates, and see what each person has done before. Unlock the contacts you want and ring them direct. No agency markup.
Do I need experience?
No. You tick what you've done before AND what you'd happily try, so companies can take on willing, reliable hands for the simpler crew roles.
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