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Volunteer

Nearly 175 volunteers are needed the weekend of RiverSong to make the festival a success. Be part of the success.

Volunteering during RiverSong Music Festival is a fun and interesting way to experience the weekends’ activities. Enjoy the camaraderie of working with other volunteers while enjoying the entertainment. You receive free entry to the festival for the entire day that you volunteer! What a great, cost-effective way to enjoy concerts in MN this summer.

Volunteer Opportunities

Here is the list of all volunteer positions with descriptions and requirements for fulfilling each position. Check them out to see what interest you.

Welcome Gate/Main Entrance
Direct guests, volunteers, and musicians to respective parking/unloading areas; answer questions related to festival and camping; inform stage managers and fence patrol of incoming musician or service vehicles

Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old; quick thinker and good communication skills

Parking/Traffic Control
Direct traffic in and out of parking lot; direct designated parking for vendors, artists, and handicap

Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old

Ticket Sales
Process tickets for entry into the festival; includes cash, check, credit transactions, pre-paid tickets,  and camping arrangements; may check in bikes to bike corral

Requirements: Prior usage of credit card machine, good math skills, quick thinker

ID Check
Check guest photo ID’s and put on wrist bands which must be worn during festival in order to purchase alcohol.

Requirements: Must be at least 18 years old

Bag Check
Check guest’s bags, bag chairs, ask guests to leave food/beverages in vehicles. 

Requirements: Must be at least 18 years old, assertive

Vendor/Volunteer Check-in
Responsible for assisting volunteers in locating shift locations and times, answer vendor and musician questions about festival; check-in musician equipment and instruments

Requirements: good communication skills

Alcohol Ticket Sales
Sell tickets to purchase alcohol else where on the grounds; verify each person purchasing tickets has an “alcohol band”

Requirements: Must be at least 18 years old

Beer/Wine Booth
Verify purchaser has alcohol band; collect appropriate # of tickets for beverage; pour and serve beer/wine

Requirements: Must be at least 18 years old

Hydration Station
Assist guests with filling water bottles

Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old

Merchandise Sales
Sell artist’s CDs, festival t-shirts & water bottles; track CD sales on spreadsheet

Requirements: Prior usage of credit card machine, good math skills, quick thinker

Fence Security
Monitor festival fence line to prevent jumping over or passing alcohol in or out of festival; provide assistance in preventing alcohol served/shared with minors

Requirements: Must be at least 18 years & assertive

Games
Keep lawn games neat, make sure patrons use correctly. 

Greeter/Counter
Hand out programs, greet & count people as they enter the festival 

Musician Gate
Open/close gate for musician vehicles hauling equipment. 

 

Bike Check
Check in/out bicycles that RiverSong patrons rode to the festival.


Which positions are still available? 

Before sending the form below, please take a look at our volunteering spreadsheet. 
This is our master list of openings and is updated regularly.
You will only be able to view the spreadsheet for availability, your signup is taken from the form below and processed on a first come, first serve basis.
If you have any questions at all, please reach out to volunteer@riversongfestival.org

Sign-up to Volunteer begins April 1st 


Are you interested in being more involved in planning RiverSong? Join a committee. Learn about RiverSong committees here. 

Any questions regarding volunteering, please email volunteer@riversongfestival.org.

We look forward to seeing you at RiverSong, Minnesota’s Homegrown Music Festival! 

 

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