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TRADERS AND CATERERS

Applications to trade at #TP2025 are now OPEN. If you’re a trader with a flair for plant-based masterpieces or ethically sourced festival delights, come and join us! 

CATERERS - Apply here.

RETAIL TRADERS - Apply here.

Applications close 1st March 2025.

BANDS / DJ’s / PERFORMERS

Applications to perform at Tropical Pressure 2025 are now open. Please note applications will only be considered if your musical genre is African, Latin American or the Caribbean. 

Battle of the Bands is back for 2025!

We are looking for tropical talent that deserves a wider audience and the opportunity of a slot on the main stage at this year’s festival! Five tropical-by-nature bands will compete for a main stage slot at Tropical Pressure, and the audience will decide the winner on the night - Saturday 5th April from 7:30pm.

If you would like to play at the festival, or apply to the Battle of the Bands, please send an email to tim@tropicalpressure.co.uk

Workshops and Activities

We invite applications for participative activity in three distinct areas. We seek a wide variety of workshop hosts to run sessions in the festival’s free activity programme, including crafts, dance, puppetry and much more.

Please carefully read the the descriptions of each area below to ensure that you apply for the right one for your offering. Applications are currently closed - check back soon for application dates!

MOVEMENTS - WORKSHOPS, TALKS & ACTIVITIES

The aim of our 'movements' area is to provide an antidote to current dominant societal narratives which focus on the more negative aspects of humanity and ecological catastrophe. Instead, together, we will be focusing on the power of people, community, collaboration and the positive actions taking place to protect people and the natural world.

We look for workshops/activities/talks/discussions that will focus on positive, empowering, solution based narratives and perspectives, celebrating our collective successes!  We are passionate about ensuring there is a varied and diverse representation from social and ecological movements, providing everyone an equal chance to inspire our festival goers and raise awareness about their work and passions.

The KIDS field - WORKSHOPS, performance & ACTIVITIES

Do you tell stories? Do you make crowns out of foraged materials? Do you hunt bugs? Do you make kites? Whatever you do it needs to be suitable for children under 12 (ish!!), use mainly natural or recycled materials and just be fun for our younger festival goers to enjoy. We don't mind messy or noisy!!

We also look for workshops suitable to toddlers in our separate, enclosed toddler area.

ADULT WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES

We like to provide a diverse and vibrant workshop programme based on encouraging participation in the festival, including crafts, music, dance, well-being, arts, environment and much more. We prioritise workshops which can enhance the wellbeing of our beautiful planet, so encourage applications from workshop leaders who can demonstrate how they take this into consideration.

This programme is hosted across the festival site in a variety of venues from the Makers Den to Fandangos and many more.

DECOR TEAM

The decor team is an integral part of Tropical Pressure Festival, ensuring you have a role in creating the visual side of the festival. We are looking for committed volunteers with a wide range of creative skills, who are social, flexible and willing to be a part of a working team. Tropical Pressure is committed to sustainability which is a key element in the creation.

Applications are currently closed - check back soon!

Artist / Illustrator call out

Applications are currently closed.

VOLUNTEERS and Stewards

Applications are currently closed - check back soon!