VOLUNTEER
WITH SUNFEST!
WHY VOLUNTEER?
Every year, 500+ volunteers join the Sunfest family and make the festival possible. Sunfest has formed many friendships over past 30 years and we hope you’ll join us for our 31st!
COMMUNITY
Experience Canada’s premier celebration of world cultures! Sunfest has over 40 international and national performers and over 200 food and craft vendors every year!
CULTURE
EXPERIENCE
Looking to pick up a new skill or gain some experience? We have a wide variety of volunteer roles to choose from so you can get the most out of your experience.
VOLUNTEER FOR SUNFEST STAGES
Volunteer with the Sunfest ‘24 Stage Crew!
The stage crew keeps our 5 stages and 50+ international & national artists running on time and sounding great!
To volunteer for stage crew you must be 18+ and have previous stagehand/ music experience. If you would like to volunteer for stage crew please fill out the form below (and DO NOT fill out the general volunteer form) and contact stagesvols@gmail.com for any questions!
FAQs
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Yes!
You can absolutely receive your high school community service hours by volunteering at Sunfest.
Community service hour forms will be signed on the monday following the festival during our tear-down day. Don’t forget your form!
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We have a number of teams available, so there is really something for everyone!
Teams:
-Green Team: Keep the park clean!
-Merch Team: Sell Sunfest and artist merch
-Donations Team: Encourage attendees to donate to Sunfest to keep the festival free!
-Park Monitors: Keep an eye on the park and report anything outside of the norm to coordinators/security.
-Office volunteers: Help sign in other volunteers and help keep the on-site festival office organized
-Hospitality volunteers: Keep our artists fed and happy!
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We have a wide variety of shifts available before, during and after the festival!
Typically shifts are 3-4 hours long, and you determine how many shifts and what team to be on when it’s time to select shifts (beginning of June). The shift selection process is first come first serve!
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Of course!
Just make sure that when it’s time to pick shifts that you pick the same ones !
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Yes!
Each of our volunteer teams requires a number of team coordinators to help train and oversee our 600+ volunteers!
If you’re interested in becoming a team coordinator please reach out to. the volunteer coordinator, sunfestvolunteer@gmail.com
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Volunteers must be least 14 years old and are eager to represent Sunfest well.
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The stages volunteer team is totally separate from the general volunteers.
For this reason you cannot volunteer for both.
To volunteer for stage crew you must be 18+ and have previous stagehand/ music experience. If you would like to volunteer for stage crew please contact stagesvols@gmail.com (and DO NOT fill out the general volunteer form) and contact stagesvols@gmail.com for any questions!
Volunteer all year round
Did you know Sunfest has concerts all year? Our concert series runs from the fall to the spring, Block Party in May and our main festival in July!
Interested in volunteering with us? Fill out the form below or send an email to sunfestvolunteer@gmail.com