Volunteer applications for the forthcoming festival are available starting February 1st.

These links will take you to MyVolunteerPage.com where you can create a volunteer profile and fill out an application. We suggest keeping the crew descriptions page open while you fill out your application.

The more detail you provide in your application, the more likely we will be able to place you on a volunteer crew!

Adult Volunteer Application [applies to anyone 18 or older]

Youth Volunteer Applications [applies to young people from 12-17. Youth volunteers must have an adult ‘sponsor’ ]

Spirit of the Festival - Our volunteers are our ambassadors and hosts, and we expect them to make the patron, volunteer, and performer experience the best it can be. Volunteers also exemplify and promote an atmosphere of respect and kindness. Please read our Code of Ethics for more information.

Time commitment:

• Festival Crews - 20 hours throughout the four days
• Pre-Festival and Post-Festival Crews: Minimum 48 hours split before and after the festival.
• Teardown: All first time volunteers contribute an additional 3-4 hours helping take the festival down and clean the park.

New volunteers must attend one Open Office night (two nights in June and two nights in July), New Volunteer Orientation Meeting (week leading up to the festival), and your crew meeting (organized by crew coordinators). Attendance at the crew meeting is important.

With over 60 different volunteer crews, there is a wide variety of volunteer roles. New volunteers are placed on a first come first serve basis considering preferences as well as skills, interest and qualifications for individual crews.

For information about which crews do what jobs, see our Volunteer Crew Descriptions.

We ask that all youth volunteers (12-17 years of age) apply with a ‘sponsor’ - an active volunteer who is at least 25 years of age, who is the youth's parent or guardian. This person is the go-to for the youth volunteer at the Festival, and is responsible for the overall well-being of the youth throughout the Festival. They are responsible for transportation to and from their shifts (escorting them to the volunteer shuttle for instance), accompany them to volunteer parties, or meet for meals in the Festival Kitchen. They are also the first contact for our office in the case of an emergency.

All sponsors are subject to approval by the Volunteer Office.

We have the utmost respect for the skills, time and passion volunteers bring to the festival. All festival volunteers receive the following:

• A volunteer badge (provides festival access)
• Meals from the festival kitchen (Thursday and Friday dinner; Saturday and Sunday lunch and dinner)
• Access to volunteer after parties (Saturday and Sunday)
• A volunteer t-shirt for the current year
• A program book for the current year
• A volunteer handbook
• Parking and shuttle service to the festival
• Name and crew in Program Book and on Wall of Fame (as long as placement occurs prior to deadline)

Other Benefits:

Are you a student? EFMF volunteers have the opportunity to apply for the ‘Go Wildly Forward – Don Snider Scholarship! Further details here (scroll down to find the scholarship tab).

Jaime or Dana will contact you to confirm your crew assignment. This is when you choose to accept or not accept your volunteer assignment.

After you accept your volunteer assignment, you will be contacted by your crew coordinator to discuss specific tasks and to provide schedule and crew meeting information.

Volunteer Handbook and Festival Map coming soon!

Please note that we have plenty of volunteer positions, but we may not have exactly what you're after the first year you apply to volunteer. We strive to place new volunteers by early June. If you have not heard from us by then, please contact us.

Contact Jaime or Dana in the Volunteer Office at 780-466-3669 or via email (volunteers@edmontonfolkfest.org).

We ask that new volunteers as well as 50% of returning volunteers complete at least one 3-4 hour teardown shift.

Teardown sign up starts July 1st each year, and is available via MyVolunteerPage.com.

Take Over the Park Day (formally Fence Day) is the day the festival takes over Gallagher Park. We will still be installing fence around the perimeter of the site but in addition, the site crew would like help with other tasks including setting up tents, installing the Wall of Fame, etc. 

It occurs the third or fourth weekend of July, depending on Festival dates. This is an optional day, and does not replace your teardown requirement. Click here to read more (sign up available July 1st each year on MyVolunteerPage.com).

Please contact your crew coordinator and the Volunteer Office immediately via phone AND email. Do your best to let us know well in advance of the Festival if your plans change.