Join the Folk Fest Family!
It’s no secret that the Winnipeg Folk Festival is bursting with pride over its volunteer community. Friendships and great music continue to bring together a community of volunteers dedicated to planning and producing a world-class event. Volunteering with the Winnipeg Folk Festival is a rewarding experience and a great way to support the Festival!
Applications are Now Closed
Volunteer Applications are currently closed. Please check back in February 2026.
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Proud Supporters of the Folk Fest Volunteer Family!
Our Commitment to Volunteers
Volunteers are the heart of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. We value volunteering as a means for people to share, learn, and connect with our community. We greatly respect the time, skills and dedication that our volunteers bring to the Festival each year. We are committed to providing appropriate and safe responsibilities, applicable orientation and training, effective leadership, fair evaluation and meaningful recognition for all volunteers as well as the opportunity to grow, create and engage with others.
What We Expect
As members of our Festival community, we all play an important role in the success of the Winnipeg Folk Festival. We bear a responsibility to ourselves, to others and to the organization to uphold the following Standards of Conduct:
What We Offer
We offer a great benefits package to our volunteers that includes:
- The opportunity to help create a magical experience for over 80,000 people.
- A chance to be part of a volunteer community and make new friends.
- Great work experience.
- A four-day Winnipeg Folk Fest pass with backstage access (except for single day volunteers; see above).
- Access to delicious, complimentary meals backstage during the Festival.
- A crew T-shirt.
- Free bus transportation between downtown Winnipeg and the Folk Fest site.
- Vehicle access to Birds Hill Provincial Park.
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