Festival Bar Staff – 2027 Season

hap Solutions; North East; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training provided

Flexible shifts

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

hap Festival & Events Staffing is recruiting bar staff for the 2027 festival season across the UK. Join our team behind the bar at major festivals and events, serving festivalgoers and helping to create a great atmosphere all weekend.

Whether experienced or new to festival work, you can choose events and shifts to fit around study or other plans. You’ll serve quickly, take payments, check IDs, follow safety rules, and work with a supportive team to keep queues moving and customers happy.

Qualifications

• Bar experience welcome but not essential
• Good spoken English for customer communication and briefings
• Able to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Serve drinks quickly and accurately during busy periods
• Take payments and operate the bar POS system
• Keep bar area clean, stocked and safe
• Check IDs and refuse service where required
• Follow licensing and health and safety rules; collaborate with bar team and supervisors to move queues
• Maintain customer happiness by efficient service and teamwork

Skills

Bar experience

Good spoken English

Team player

Friendly and reliable

Job description

hap Festival & Events Staffing is recruiting bar staff for the 2027 festival season. Join our team behind the bar at some of the UK’s biggest music festivals and outdoor events, serving festivalgoers and helping to create a great atmosphere all weekend.

Whether you’re an experienced bartender or looking for your first festival job, this is a great way to earn money, meet new people and be part of the festival experience. You choose the events and shifts that suit you, so it fits around study, another job or other plans for the summer.

You’ll serve drinks quickly and accurately during busy periods, take payments, and keep your bar area clean, stocked and safe. You’ll check ID and refuse service where needed, follow licensing and health and safety rules, and work closely with your bar team and supervisors to keep queues moving and customers happy.

We offer competitive hourly pay, flexible shifts, and the chance to work at some of the UK’s best festivals.

You must be aged 18 or over and have the right to work in the UK. You’ll need good spoken English, as you’ll be talking to customers and colleagues and taking part in health and safety briefings. We’re looking for friendly, reliable people who can work as part of a team and stay calm when it gets busy. Bar experience is welcome but not essential, as full training is provided.