Denmark’s Roskilde Festival generated a surplus of 15.4 million DKK (€2m+) from its 2025 event. Now, the festival has pledged to donate this to initiatives that provide opportunities and future prospects for children and young people.
The festival says the entirety of this surplus will be donated to humanitarian, charitable and cultural work, made possible by the 100,000 ticket holders and 27,000 volunteers who took part in the 2025 festival.
Since 1971, the festival adds, it has donated more than €65 million to humanitarian, cultural and youth-focused causes.
The announcement comes alongside the release of the festival’s latest impact report, which provides an insight into how the festival operates under an independent, non-profit model.
Signe Lopdrup, CEO of Roskilde Festival, said: “We are proud of the surplus generated by Roskilde Festival 2025. As an independent, non-profit festival, our primary aim is to empower children and young people.
The surplus ensures that we can do just that and underscores the value of the community spirit that underpins the festival. We know that many young people today view the future with uncertainty and concern and may find it difficult to imagine how it can be better.
That is why the surplus will, among other things, be used to support initiatives that strengthen young people’s dreams for the future, their drive and their hope.”
Roskilde Festival 2026 takes place from 27 June to 4 July. Tickets are available now.
