Putting community at the heart of all we do. We are committed to delivering a festival that is considerate, inclusive, and respectful.
Our strategy for achieving this is divided across four key areas:
Community | Charity | Legacy | Sustainability
COMMUNITY
Education and Work Experience
As an official partner of University of Greenwich, we will continue to offer event-management paid placements to students of the University
In 2025 we hosted and supplied production for a main-stage performance by Trinity Laban Summer School. This year we continue our collaboration, with a creative partnership in development for staff and students.
We welcome enquiries from other local colleges regarding work experience. Please get in touch at info@labyrinthevents.com
Further plans to be announced.
Local Community
Collaborating with the Greenwich community is hugely important to us. This year, we continue to build on our 2025 local engagement programme across the following initiatives:
An allocation of free and discounted tickets for local residents. See details on how to apply below.
Ensuring a proportion of security personnel are from Greenwich borough
Promoting local business, local hospitality outlets and tourism to Greenwich, as well as working closely with our partner Visit Greenwich to expand our coverage
Local Resident Communications
You can get in touch with us via info@labyrinthevents.com
Free & Discounted Tickets
Applications for free & discounted tickets will open here once the first event is announced.
Residents living within a half-mile radius of the Old Royal Naval College are eligible to apply for discounted tickets.
Discounted tickets will be allocated via a ballot, with successful applicants receiving two tickets for their chosen event. The ballot will be drawn in early May. Any resident who has already purchased tickets at full price and is subsequently successful in the ballot will receive a full refund.
Additionally, residents living on the perimeter of the venue (Trafalgar Quarters, and Cutty Sark Gardens) and for any local charities and local community / social impact orientated groups will be eligible for free tickets to the festival series.
Eligible residents are invited to apply, selecting the show they wish to attend. Applications will be reviewed individually, with successful applicants contacted directly.
Paid Roles
All staff working on our sites are paid, the only volunteering available is to work on behalf of our charity partner.
Information about volunteering will be available soon.
Details on how to apply for paid positions will be available on this page soon.
Inclusive & Welcoming
Labyrinth are committed to a festival that is:
A safe space for all without discrimination
With equal respect for all guests and staff
With a zero tolerance policy against any form of discriminatory behaviour
Enhanced welfare, including a Mental Health First Aider, Period Positive Workplace
Accessibility is carefully considered across the site, with an accessible viewing platform available for our accessible customers and their carers. More information is available in our accessibility pack.
Noise Management
A reputable noise monitoring team will be present during the live event days. They have produced a noise management plan for the event that has been agreed with the local authority. The community hotline number is available for residents to call during the build, live and break of the event and will be available here closer to the events.
Waste Management
A dedicated waste management team will manage the onsite and offsite litter created by the event. Their main responsibility will be litter collection in the areas surrounding Old Royal Naval College, including roads and pavements. We will also provide external toilet facilities for festival goers in suitable locations on key access and egress routes.
A separate internal team is in place to keep the festival site clean during the festival and after the event. If you see a build-up of litter due to the event, please feel free to contact us. We will action this as soon as possible.
CHARITY
Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice return as our Official Charity Partner for 2026, with Labyrinth on the Thames raising over £16,000 for the Hospice in 2025.
The Community Hospice supports people to live as well as they can for as long as they can, with care that fits with what’s important to them. They support people at home, in the community and in the hospice itself, and are there 24/7 for anyone with a terminal illness and their loved ones.
Find out more and donate here.
This year we are delighted to be raising vital funds to support the brilliant work that the Community Hospice does, with the following initiatives so far confirmed:
Express Queue Jump: £5 of every Labyrinth on the Thames Express Queue Jump ticket add-on, will be donated to the Community Hospice.
Guest-List donations: Guest-List attendees will be asked to contribute a mandatory donation to the Community Hospice
The Community Hospice Charity Shop Pop-Up: bringing a curated edit of pre-loved clothes and accessories to the festival, with all proceeds going to the Hospice.
Details about more fundraising initiatives for the Community Hospice to follow soon.
LEGACY
We are hugely grateful to Old Royal Naval College Foundation for allowing us to make Old Royal Naval College our home for Labyrinth on the Thames.
Our partnership is extremely important to us, and we continue to work closely with the Foundation, supporting its mission to conserve Old Royal Naval College while welcoming new and future audiences.
All partners and suppliers are briefed by the Labyrinth production team on how to work on a heritage site: ensuring that anything delivered is fully reversible and no trace is left
We also ask all of our festival guests to show the same respect and care when they are on site at this unique, historic venue. Thank you for your support and consideration here.
SUSTAINABILITY
We’re committed to creating a more sustainable Labyrinth on the Thames, building on the Sustainability Action Plan launched in 2025 that focuses on all aspects of production and delivery of the festival:
Commitment to no on-site single use plastics
Use of local and UK-only suppliers across the Series, including bar and food vendors
Reducing on site generator use, and where possible - exploring greener solutions
Reducing waste on site with recycling points; separating food, recycling and general waste to avoid landfill wherever possible
Improving our recycling methods in 2026 by implementing new on-site technology
Monitoring and reporting on 2026 sustainability initiatives