Volunteer F.A.Q.
So you think you might like to help out? Fantastic! The following is an attempt to answer the most common questions about volunteering at the festival.
FIRST, for the 2026 festival, email us for the volunteer sign-up link.
If you think you would like to volunteer for future festivals, please fill out the questionnaire. (See button below.) It simplifies our job considerably. Don't worry, you can always change your mind (though we encourage you not to do so at the last minute). Click on this big red button:
Now on to those questions . . .
What kinds of help do you need?
Basically there are two categories of help that we need: things that need to be done before the festival day, and things that need to be done on the festival day.
What pre-festival jobs need doing?
We can always use help with getting out the word — in the physical world (flyers, print media, newspapers), and the online world (social media, word of mouth).
We also welcome outreach to new music or dance groups for future festivals.
What do you need on festival day?
Morning set-up:
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Help us set up info-tent/signs/traffic cones/rubbish cans/Green Room/lunch tables/games/snack-sale.
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Make a sweet or savory snack to add to the snack-sale.
During the day:
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Help at the info-tent on the common -- chatting with patrons, taking donations, handing out maps and schedules on the common. (This is always a particularly high need.)
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Acting as a house liason and/or emcee (these are usually set by a couple of weeks before the festival).
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Be responsible person for a set time: look out for safety concerns, lost patrons, lost items, rubbish/recycling bins, overturned traffic cones, etc.
End of day:
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Help with clean-up -- a rewind of the "morning setup" items above.
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