Greetings and thanks for your interest in volunteering for the 35th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival! We’ve started preparations for the 2012 Festival and are now accepting volunteer applications.
The deadline for all volunteer applications is May 31.
Proceed to Volunteer Application
Photo by Colin Mills
Thanks to all the fabulous volunteers that made the 2011 Festival an unbelievable experience. You’re an amazing bunch!
About Volunteering at the Festival
About the Festival
How do I become a volunteer?
What will I be doing?
Volunteer Commitments
The Perks!
Additional Information
The Vancouver Folk Music Festival takes place at Jericho Beach Park, one of Vancouver’s most beautiful parks, over a three day stretch, Friday July 15th, Saturday July 16th, and Sunday July 17th. Our volunteers are an essential component to what makes this festival a success and what makes the festival run smoothly year after year. The volunteer experience is like no other with a team of 1400 plus, music from around the globe with six daytime ‘workshop stages’ and three evening stages, great food, and more!
Anyone can apply to be a volunteer! Familiarize yourself with all things folky starting with the Vancouver Folk Music Festival’s Volunteer Policy. Then mosey on over to the online application and fill it out!
Our volunteer crew is broken down into different committees that deal with different aspects of the Festival. A Committee Leader is in charge of each committee. The Leader is a veteran volunteer who has been with the festival for a number of years and understands the flow of the festival. The Committee Leader works closely with the Volunteer Coordinator as well as the VFMF staff to organize the volunteers and the committee’s needs for the Festival.
Volunteer Committee Descriptions
Anyone can apply to be a volunteer by reading the Vancouver Folk Music Festival’s Volunteer Policy then filling out the application. The volunteer commitments vary depending on when and where you are assigned. Pre-festival volunteers are required to work 20 to 24 hours, while volunteers who are scheduled during the festival are required to work a minimum of 13 hours. Accepted volunteers will be contacted by the committee leader who will provide information on committee orientation meetings, as well as your schedule.
Last, but definitely not least, do volunteers get perks? Of course, in addition to becoming a member of the Folk Music Festival Family, over the Festival weekend, volunteers can purchase toonie breakfasts, free meals, entry to the volunteer party, as well as free entry to the Festival for the weekend.
Buddy Tickets
Buddy tickets are another perk of the festival. Returning volunteers can purchase 1 weekend pass OR 2 single day buddy passes for 25% off the advance price (NOT the early bird price). They are available from June 13th to July 6th ONLY. They can be obtained by contacting the box office IN PERSON and is solely the volunteers responsibility.
Do you need more information or want to contact the Festival?
volunteers@thefestival.bc.ca or Call 604.602.9798
Vancouver Folk Music Festival Volunteer Value Statement:
Volunteers are essential to the operation, and integral to the success, of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival in carrying out its mission and vision. The Vancouver Folk Music Festival values the time, talent, experience, knowledge, and commitment contributed by our volunteers. We value volunteering as an opportunity for people to connect, engage and discover joint solutions through the sharing of individual`s experience both outside and within the Festival. We are committed to offering our volunteers appropriate and meaningful responsibilities, suitable orientation and training, effective leadership, evaluation, and recognition. Volunteers are expected to be dedicated to the mission and vision of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, to perform their duties to the best of their abilities, and to be ambassadors of the Festival, sharing the joy and passion of the Festival with all involved including each other, the artists, and the public.
Indemnity Clause: Volunteers do not incur any personal civil liability in relation to any act or omission done or made by the volunteer in good faith when Volunteering for Vancouver Folk Music Festival work. The Vancouver Folk Music Festival will maintain adequate insurance and will retain legal representation for any charges of criminal or civil liability. You are not covered if you are involved in a criminal act, intoxicated (any level of alcohol) at the time, fail to exercise due care and skill when doing the work.
