Reading Festival Salvage – applications now open

Article date
25 June 2025
Primary interest
Voluntary sector
Reading Festival Salvage is a chance to salvage useful, nearly-new goods for free, to give to your charity’s clients or sell to raise funds

Your charity or not-for-profit group can apply to be permitted to salvage on (usually) at least the Monday or Tuesday after Reading Festival.

The image in this article is an aerial view of part of the camping area that shows some of the thousands of abandoned tents – all of this could go to waste. Take part in the salvage and reduce the tonnage of new, abandoned, reusable camping equipment, food, clothing, etc bulldozed after the festival.