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The experience

Around 2,000 volunteers arrive between December 24th and 27th to help bring the Woodford Folk Festival to life. Volunteers play a big part in making the festival comfortable, fun, and well-fed for everyone. From those who clean the amenities to the friendly greeters, baristas, bartenders, and bakers — there are hundreds of roles to choose from. Volunteers work 30–35 hours over the festival period (Dec24-Jan2), depending on the role.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

What you get

1 day off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The Woodford Folk Festival is held annually over six days and six nights, from Dec 27th through to January 1st. More than 2,000 local, national and international, artists, musicians and presenters grace the stages of Woodfordia.

The festival begins each year with the iconic Opening Ceremony and closes with the spectacular showcase, on New Year’s Day. This year will be the 38th Woodford Folk Festival and the 31st held at Woodfordia.

It is the largest gathering of artists and musicians in Australia. There is also yoga, dance, and circus workshops.

The Woodford festival experience is deep, rich and colourful. It is based on a vision of inclusive and creative community, culture and tradition passed through generations, expressed through story and ceremony. The site, a former barren dairy farm, has been lovingly regenerated with over 140,000 subtropical rain forest trees, orchids, ferns and sedges, planted to create a habitat for butterflies and wildlife.

Over the festival, Woodfordia is transformed into a village that hosts over 25,000 daily patrons, performers, stallholders, volunteers and organisers. As many as 2,680 volunteers across 162 departments are at the heart of the organisation and contribute to the setup and day-to-day running of the festival. During the event, the festival is actually the 67th largest town in Australia.

Go to WoodfordFolkFestival.com/Volunteer to learn more.

Activities & Shift

There are over 300 different roles to choose from! From bartending, kitchen work, picking up litter, helping patron campers settle in, checking wristbands at the gates, and more!

Looking for a volunteer role for the whole month of December? Join the Build from 7 December! Build volunteers get fed 3 healthy meals a day, the festival week off to enjoy the event, live music and jam sessions, social time, and there's a Crew Bar.

Rules

All volunteers are able to camp for free in the crew camp grounds for $210-230+GST AUD. The price remains the same no matter your length of stay. Sleeping in your car/van? Volunteers get a free "Sleeping in Vehicle pass" at Crew Campgrounds.

All festival volunteers work 30-35 hours across the week in exchange for their ticket. Want more days of the festival off work? Consider applying for an earlier-starting role from the 24th of December - do double shifts and get most of your hours finished before the festival even begins!