Welcome to Total Students Festivals and Holidays! Keep an eye on this page for all the latest festival news and advice!

From this page you'll be able to get the best offers and deals for Student Festivals and Events such as Beach Break Live and UK Beach Sports to name but a few.

Would you like to review a festival or travel / volunteering experience? Simply email: reviews@totalstudents.co.uk to submit your work and be seen on a national website!
 

Did you see Total Students at Beach Break Live 2011? Find us again this year for even more fun and frolics!!

Welcome To The UK Student Festival

Scholars, slackers and fun time hackers! Welcome to the dazzling festival paradise that is Beach Break Live.

We’re a beautiful, boutique festival, laying down a dizzying summer cocktail of magic, memories and killer music in a sublime coastal location.
Party for four days and nights with 20,000 like-minded souls to celebrate the end of exams and the start of summer.

Go into the wild on eight miles of white sand beaches and epic forest; featuring the return of the magical Merlin’s Forest, Student Extreme Games, Moustache Bar, Silent Disco and infamous Chai Wallah. New for 2012…The fire breathing Ghetto Palace, epic beach Wreck, hot tubs with a view, Roller Disco and much more.

Let the Games begin!

Tickets available now at http://www.beachbreaklive.com/totalstudents

Are you a Festival Virgin?! Happy camping for first-timers!

These days it's all about "glamping" or glamorous camping - complete with feather duvets, designer tents and sheepskin throws. And forget about dank showers and loos; with all the (often solar-powered) facilities available at modern campsites, you may even be able to take your hair straighteners. So if you're a novice "glamper" what exactly will you need to make your camping trip as luxurious as possible? Buying good quality items can make your trip a lot more comfortable and enjoyable - and the right kit should also last a lifetime. Going online to look out the best bargains and offers could be a great way to help bring the cost down. If you choose to use your credit card to pay for some items, remember if you don't pay the balance in full at the end of the month, you could incur interest.

The best tent: The choice of canvas is all-important for any self-respecting glamper. Let's face it - you don't want to rock up clutching your tatty two-man tent to find everyone else is in a Mongolian yurt. So what should you go for? If a teepee isn't your thing, but you're looking for a tent that makes a statement, top designers such as Cath Kidston, Orla Kiely and Laura Ashley all have tents in their homeware collections. Of course, you don't have to make a big dent on your credit card to enjoy a more luxurious camping experience. Buying your own tent might not even be necessary, with many campsites offering use of pre erected yurts, teepees and safari tents.

The best sites: To find the best campsites you'll need to peruse the glamping bible, otherwise known as the Cool Camping: England book, which features 150 of the best campsites across the country. Another place to check would be the Farm Stay UK site, which allows you to search on the term 'alternative and camping'. This brings up wooden wigwams in Dorset, shepherds' huts in the Lake District and yurts in Gloucestershire.

The best kit:  The car may already be jam-packed with all your luxury items, but make sure you leave room for an inflatable bed, or you'll never have a good night's sleep. If you really don't have the room, you could just take a foam pad made of memory foam. Hate the feel of sweaty sleeping bags? Get a sleeping bag liner. Available in cotton, fleece and even luxurious silk; some even have built-in insect repellent. If you've bought Orla Kiely's tent, why not go the whole hog and buy her range of camping gear? She has a sleeping bag, torch and wellies to match. And forget about eating burnt sausages off tatty paper plates, go for jewel-coloured acrylic and tough plastic.

Some top tips:

• Put your tent up before you open the wine.

• Bring an eyemask and earplugs so you don't get woken at the crack of dawn.

• Consider bringing a brightly coloured rug to put down outside your tent - it looks funky, is great for sitting on and will make sure you don't track mud into your tent.

• Don't let the party stop when the sun goes down - buy plenty of tea lights and hurricane lanterns so you can keep going until dawn!

• Remember the saying "there's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes." Let that be your camping mantra.

Issued by Sainsbury's Finance

Welcome to a summer of amazing festivals, live music and incredible experiences with Seed Staff.

Seed Staff is a young and innovative company who specialise in getting young people and students into roles at festivals. From stewarding to artist’s liaisons and décor crews to production runners, there is something to suit everyone. So if you are looking for experience in the events industry or just want to go to festivals for free then Seed Staff is for you.

We have recently launched our first batch of festivals that you can apply for now! They are: Beach Break Live 2012, Relentless NASS Festival 2012, Relentless Boardmasters Festival 2012, Lounge On The Farm 2012 and Aeon Festival 2012... plus many more to come soon (including a few Olympic events)

For live festival updates, announcements and festival launches like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/seed.staff and follow us on Twitter  https://twitter.com/seedstaff

For more information on Seed Staff and to apply to some of our festivals go to www.seedstaff.com.

See you in the sun!