Volunteer Application
The Festival of Friendship is looking for volunteers!
Want to be part of the magic behind the scenes? We’re looking for reliable people to join our volunteer team and help make this convention amazing for everyone.
What’s involved?
Volunteering with us can mean all sorts of things – moving furniture, putting together sponsor bags, running the merch stall, helping at registration, manning the auction table, assisting community guests, helping set up panels, general assistance – or just being an extra pair of hands when events need them. Basically, we might ask you to do random stuff, but it’s never boring!
We also need help with setup and teardown, so we might ask if you can lend a hand outside convention hours (roughly 4-8pm Friday for setup, and until about 8pm Sunday for teardown).
Got any skills? We’d love to hear about them! Whether it’s retail experience, money handling, heavy lifting or even something like being good at peeling stickers and filling goodie bags – anything that might translate well to convention life is appreciated. Having skilled volunteers means our core staff can take proper breaks and avoid burnout so we can run the con at our best! Running a convention is intensive work, and honestly, we’re grateful for every single person who steps up to help.
Here’s the thing though – we’ll never ask you to do anything you’re not comfortable with or can’t physically handle. Got limitations? Just let us know. And we definitely don’t expect you to work the whole weekend! We’ll ask how many hours you’re happy to do and what events you absolutely don’t want to miss. You’ll get a proper schedule in advance so you can plan your convention time around your volunteer shifts. Plus, we often need volunteers to sit in on panels to help them run smoothly – so there’s a good chance we’ll assign you to panels you wanted to see anyway!
What do I get?
Volunteers receive a £35 discount towards their ticket cost – this equates to 50% off a standard attendance ticket (if volunteers are attending one day only a 50% discount on day ticket cost is applied instead). All volunteers get a special volunteer-exclusive gift as a thank you (Gift TBA).
Hours can be split across the weekend, including setup and teardown times. When you’re officially off duty, feel free to remove your volunteer badge – otherwise people might ask you to help with random stuff!
Sound good?
All you need is a good attitude and a willingness to help out. If that sounds like you, get in touch and let’s chat about what you might want to do!
Please note: Submitting a volunteer application does not guarantee a place on the team. Festival of Friendship reserves the right to decline applications or withdraw volunteer offers where concerns arise regarding suitability, reliability or previous conduct, including relevant feedback from other events and organisers. All applications are considered on an individual basis.