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A huge number of festivals are held every summer across the UK. Some are more environmentally conscious than others, but all of them generate waste for organisers and expense for festival-goers. | |||
Reusing or redistributing leftover gear at festivals is best left to charities and organisations set up for that purpose, since it involves large numbers of volunteers, transport and storage that's beyond our scope. The gear is usually directed to the homeless, foreign aid and similar causes. | |||
That said, there's no reason not to research local festivals and offer to help, or let them use your community to redistribute some of the gear locally. | |||
Freegle can also help people before they go to a festival, so they don't buy new tents and other kit unnecessarily. For lists of upcoming festivals, try sites such as Virtual Festivals [http://www.virtualfestivals.com/index.cfm?section=festivals.upcoming&countryid=4] and Festival Calendar [http://www.thefestivalcalendar.co.uk/]. | |||
You could also try getting a mention for Freegle on local festival websites for your community - always worth a simple email enquiry. | |||
If you want to volunteer at a festival and spread the Freegle message on site, you can sign up through sites such as https://www.festivalvolunteer.co.uk/ or http://www.hotboxevents.com/ | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Local Community]] | |||
[[Category:Running Your Community]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026
A huge number of festivals are held every summer across the UK. Some are more environmentally conscious than others, but all of them generate waste for organisers and expense for festival-goers.
Reusing or redistributing leftover gear at festivals is best left to charities and organisations set up for that purpose, since it involves large numbers of volunteers, transport and storage that's beyond our scope. The gear is usually directed to the homeless, foreign aid and similar causes.
That said, there's no reason not to research local festivals and offer to help, or let them use your community to redistribute some of the gear locally.
Freegle can also help people before they go to a festival, so they don't buy new tents and other kit unnecessarily. For lists of upcoming festivals, try sites such as Virtual Festivals [1] and Festival Calendar [2].
You could also try getting a mention for Freegle on local festival websites for your community - always worth a simple email enquiry.
If you want to volunteer at a festival and spread the Freegle message on site, you can sign up through sites such as https://www.festivalvolunteer.co.uk/ or http://www.hotboxevents.com/
