Be a Volunteer
As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization community, the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival has produced 39 festivals and counting with the support of countless volunteers. Throughout the weeks leading up to, during, and following the festival, nearly 500 volunteers contribute their time and energy to bring the beauty that is Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival to life, and safely pack it away for the next time. In return for their time and service, volunteers earn their tickets to the festival itself.
We love and value our volunteers! Without them, there would be no Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival! Thanks to their years of service, they have helped build Shakori Hills, making it a unique community experience.
Photo by Mike Shepherd.
Join our Shakori Hills Volunteer Family today and get involved simply by clicking the link above to sign up. Once submitted, our volunteer coordinator will review and follow up. Sign up is on a first come first serve basis and early signups receive first choice of preferred shifts.
As a volunteer, in addition to putting smiles on festival faces, you also receive a 4-Day pass. We also invite volunteers to work four hours on single days if they don't plan to attend the whole weekend.
A 4-Day pass is earned when you work 12 hours during the Festival, or 14 hours prior to the Festival.
Are you a night owl who wouldn't mind working your volunteer shifts at night?
Sign up for just TWO harder-to-fill late night shifts (instead of three) to earn a weekend pass.
OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:
Green Team (4-8)
Security/Gates (9-midnight)
Parking (8-midnight)
Remember, no matter how many shifts you sign up for, they all must be on the same crew.
Have questions about volunteering? Please don’t hesitate to reach out by emailing volunteershakori@grassrootsfest.org.
While Festival is Happening
Scheduled Volunteers
When you get to the festival you DO have to pay for parking and tent camping.
Come to the ticket booth – volunteer check-in is at the side window of the booth (next to artist check-in).
Be sure to find out where to meet your crew if you don’t know, and double-check your shift times.
Please read the information below about volunteering:
There will be very limited at-festival volunteer sign-ups – sign up ahead of time and get your choice of crew and shift.
If you are under 18 you must check in with a parent or guardian.
If you are younger than 16, you’ll need to bring a parent or guardian along with you to your volunteer shift.
During the festival: you may not alter your assigned shift.
If at any point you are told you are not needed for your shift, report to the volunteer check-in to get another assignment.
Parents volunteering, please find someone to watch your young children while on shift, it’s difficult to volunteer and look after kids at the same time.
No pets allowed.
Quick Facts
12 hours of volunteering = 4-day pass (or, three 4-hour shifts at the festival).
14 hours of volunteering for setup or breakdown – 4-day pass (or, two 7-hour shifts before or after the festival, plus a shift meal on the days you work).
If you have completed the Volunteer Application but have not heard from the Volunteer Coordinator, please go to the volunteer check in to get your assignment.
Consumption, or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol is prohibited during volunteer shifts. Violation of this policy will result in immediate removal from volunteering for the weekend and render one ineligible to volunteer at future Shakori Hills Festivals or events.
Parental Consent Forms
Anyone under the age of 18 wishing to volunteer must have their parent or legal guardian complete the parental consent form below:
Please contact us with questions.
The GrassRoots Festival is a non-profit organization, which raises money for arts, education, and other area non-profits. It is the intent of the organization to create a free, relaxed and open community during the event. It does this by operating almost completely through the effort of over 500 volunteers! However, if even one volunteer does not show up to one of their shifts, it effects the efficiency of the entire festival operations and, in order to compensate for that vacancy, a great deal of extra work by others is necessary. If you sign up to volunteer, please, fulfill your obligation, in order to contribute to the amazing, self-run city that we all create each year! In the spirit of the GrassRoots Festival community – fulfill your shifts.
Thank you for Volunteering! We couldn’t do it without you!
