Many of us love festivals for their celebration of music, art, and community—but sadly they’re also a breeding ground for waste. From torn tents and deflated airbeds to broken camping chairs and ripped clothing, all these can negatively impact your festival experience. But what if, instead of tossing those items into a bin, they could be fixed on site?
What if every festival had a Community Repair Corner?
Below you’ll find a toolkit written by Frank and Clare, who created repair spaces at Cambridge Folk Festival and Boomtown Fair. The toolkit provides hints and tips on how to set up a Community Repair Corner at your local festival which can reduce waste, boost visitor experience, and spark meaningful conversations about sustainability.
It covers everything from securing festival partnerships and sourcing tools, to managing volunteers and engaging the crowd. Take from it what is useful for your setting, and leave the rest, but we hope that it inspires you to have a go, help festival goers in the moment and inspire them to consider fixing rather than ditching.
So grab your toolkit, build a team, and turn the next festival into a celebration of repair.
Download the full toolkit and begin building your own Community Repair Corner today.
Support the authors behind this free resource: Frank (The Repair Finder) and Clare (Repair Café Portsmouth) donate their time to build these tools for the community.
