Volunteer Information

Rewards Received with Your Volunteer + Rewards Wristband

Saturday

2 pm – 6 pm

Volunteer Shift

6 pm – 10 pm

Volunteer Shift

10 pm – 2 am

Breakdown Volunteer Shift

Please report to the front gate of the Ritter Park Amphitheater at least 15-30 minutes before your expected time shift so we can review your role and responsibilities, and give you your volunteer t-shirt to wear during your shift. You will discuss who to report to and begin and finish your shift, ultimately, earning your Volunteer + Rewards Pass.

Volunteers, upon arrival at the volunteer check-in booth, will tell the booth worker your name and the shift you’re working. The worker will look up your name on an alphabetized master list of all volunteers and confirm your presence by highlighting your name on the list. Beside each volunteer’s name will also be your t-shirt size, shift job name, and shift time. Once highlighted, the worker will place a (RED) Volunteer Funktafest wristband on the volunteer’s wrist and give you your assigned t-shirt size.

Completing Your Shift & Earning Your “Volunteer + Rewards” Wristband

You will not receive your “Volunteer + Rewards” (GOLD) pass until you have completed your 4-hour shift and have reported back to the gate coordinator you reported to at the beginning of your shift. If satisfactory, the volunteer will be told to report back to the Volunteer Check-In booth near the front gate to exchange their RED wristband for a GOLD “Volunteer + Rewards” wristband. The worker will ask the volunteer to present ID before placing the wristband on their wrist to determine that the age is over 21 years and that their name is correct on the Volunteer List. If they are under 21, the worker places a RED, Under 21 Volunteer + Rewards bracelet on the volunteer. The worker then highlights their name one last time in a different color to signify they have finished their shift. At that point, YOU MAY NOW RELAX AND ENJOY FUNKTAFEST 10!

VIP Volunteer Hospitality Access

Volunteers are welcome to come before their shift to enjoy the day and receive free admission using your (RED) temporary Volunteer + Rewards wristband, but please keep in mind two things. First, you are not permitted to drink alcohol before or during your shift. The RED wristband alerts the Beer Tent workers to not sell you alcohol during your shift. Once you’ve completed your shift and have received your Volunteer + Rewards wristband (GOLD), you are welcome to enjoy alcoholic beverages if you are of legal age. Lastly, it is your responsibility to report to the front or back gate coordinator at your assigned shift time. Please be mindful and prompt to your assigned duty.

Lastly, if you wish to enjoy a “taste” (pun intended) of Volunteer rewards at the Volunteer Hospitality area before your shift, you may do so, but please try to do that well before you begin your shift. Your Funktafest volunteer t-shirt grants you admission to this area. Also, please do not take any food or drink out of the Volunteer Hospitality area; please enjoy those treats inside the area only. There will be plenty of seating available, so feel free to relax and enjoy your rewards there!