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Festival Volunteer Shift Schedule

Thanks to everyone who volunteered to work at this year's Festival!
Don't forget that CTMS needs volunteers all year long...
Find out how you can become a Society Volunteer!

The table below contains shift information for various jobs available to Festival Volunteers. We are leaving this grid available so you can see what kind of jobs need to be filled each year.

For descriptions of the jobs listed below, click here.

PDFClick here for a PDF version of the Shift Grid. Because the shift schedule is subject to change please check the PDF form for the most up to date information.

 

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

SHIFTS SCHEDULE

A

Pre-Festival Jobs

 

Poster Distribution

Three Weeks before Festival, as needed

 

Clerical Work

2 hours per week for 8 weeks (or equivalent)

 

Program Writers

2 hours per week for 8 weeks (or equivalent)

 

Program Ad Sellers

4 hours per week for 4 weeks (or equivalent)

 

Press Relations

2 hours per week for 8 weeks (or equivalent)

 

 

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

Morning

Afternoon Evening

Morning

Afternoon Evening

Morning

Afternoon Evening

B

Festival Set-Up & Tear-Down

 

Arts & Crafts Row Set-Up AND Tear-down

 

7 - 9:45 am AND
6 - 8 pm

7 - 9:45 am AND
6 - 8 pm

 

Load In/Load Out Crew

8 am - 12 pm

6 - 10 pm

 

Site Decoration and Signs Setup AND Tear-down
(DOUBLE SHIFT)

Set-up
9 am - 3 pm

Tear-down
6 - 8 pm

 

Site Set-Up AND Tear-down
(DOUBLE SHIFT)

Set-up
9 am - 3 pm

Tear-down
6 - 8 pm

 

Street Signs Set-Up AND Tear-down

 

Set-up
12 - 4 pm

Tear-down
6 - 8 pm

 

 

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

 

Morning

Afternoon Evening

Morning

Afternoon Evening

Morning

Afternoon Evening

C

Festival Operations

  Accounting Room     6 - 10 pm 8 am - 1 pm 1 - 6 pm 6 - 10 pm 8 am - 1 pm 1 - 6 pm 6 - 10 pm

 

Back-Up-Runners

 

 

 

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 6 pm

 

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 6 pm

 

 

Children's Assistant

 

 

 

9:30 am - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 4 pm

 

9:30 am - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 4 pm

 

  Country Store       8 am - 1 pm 1 - 6 pm   8 am - 1 pm 1 - 6 pm  

 

Entry Control
(Ticket Taking & Wristbanding)

 

 

6 -10 pm

8 am - 12 pm

12 - 4 pm

6 - 10 pm

8 am - 12 pm

12 - 4 pm

 

4 - 8 pm

 

Door Security
(Checking for Wristbands)

 

 

 

8 am - 12 pm

12 - 4 pm

 

8 am - 12 pm

12 - 5 pm

 

4 - 8 pm
  Information Booths     6 -10 pm 8 am - 12:30 pm 12:30 - 5 pm 5- 9:30 pm 8 am - 12:30 pm 12:30 - 5 pm  

 

Instrument Check

 

 

 

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

12:30 - 5 pm

3 - 7 pm

8:30 am - 12:30 pm

12:30 - 5 pm

 

11 am - 3 pm 11 am - 3 pm

 

Instrument Consignment

 

 

 

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

 

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

 

 

Photographer

 

 

6 - 10 pm

9 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

6 - 10 pm

9 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

 

 

Raffle Ticket Sales

 

 

 

9:30 am - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 5:30 pm

 

9:30 am - 1:30 pm

1:30 - 5:30 pm

 

 

Site Crew

 

12 - 6 pm

6 - 10 pm

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 6 pm

6 - 10 pm

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 6 pm

5 - 9 pm

 

Sound System Technician

 

12 - 6 pm

6 - 11 pm

8 am - 12 pm

12 - 4 pm

4 - 8 pm

8 am - 12 pm

12 - 4 pm

4 - 8 pm

7 - 11 pm

 

Stage Manager Assistant

 

 

6 - 10 pm

9 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

7 - 11 pm

9 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

 

 

Telephone Operator

9 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

5 - 9 pm

9 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

5 - 8 pm

9 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

 

 

Ticket Sales and Will Call

 

 

6 - 10 pm

8 am - 12:30 pm

12:30 - 5 pm

6 - 10 pm

8 am - 12:30 pm

12:30 - 5 pm

 

 

Transport Arriving/ Departing Visitors

2 Trips-Time TBA

 

 

 

Sunday or Monday
2 Trips-TBA

 

Volunteer Registration

 

 

5 - 9 pm

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 5 pm

 

8 am - 1 pm

1 - 6 pm

 

Please Note: Shift times may be subject to minor changes after publication. Please check the final times on your contract.