Blackberry Festival Volunteer Application

Name: Blackberry Festival
Start: 2023-07-14T12:00:00-00:00
End: 2023-07-15T21:00:00-00:00
Location: 801 West Ave NW

Deadline: Jun 10, 2023 11:59 pm (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Blackberry Festival

Date: Jul 14, 2023 12:00 pm - Jul 15, 2023 9:00 pm (EDT)

801 West Ave, Lenoir, North Carolina 28645, United States

About the event

The North Carolina Blackberry Festival in Downtown Lenoir is an excellent opportunity for vendors. Hosted by the Downtown Lenoir Development Alliance, the festival is in its twentieth year. The 2-day festival brings in upwards of 25,000 people from all over the state and is one of North Carolina’s premiere street festivals.

Downtown Lenoir

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Downtown Lenoir

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About the application

Thank you for your willingness to volunteer for the Blackberry Festival. There are many shifts and roles that need to be filled. The Festival volunteers hours run from 10:00am - 10:00pm on Friday, July 14th, and 8:00am - 10:00pm on Saturday, July 15th so pick a shift that fits your schedule. We need many hands to make this a successful festival. Remember that your time and talents are the backbone of this team.

Shifts

Title	Location	Time	Slots available	Hours
Festival Footprint setup	Downtown Square	Jul 13, 2023 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm	11	3
This volunteer shift will be outlining the festival booth footprint the day before the festival. Bring your walking shoes.
Vendor Check-in	Colored Zones	Jul 14, 2023 8:00 am - 1:00 pm	11	5
Assisting with vendor check-in, vendor booth assignments, traffic flow, and loading and unloading of event equipment.
Vendor Liason	Colored Zones	Jul 14, 2023 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm	8	4
Floating within your colored zone, checking in with vendors, and reporting any issues that need to be addressed.
Vendor Liason	Colored Zones	Jul 14, 2023 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm	9	4
Floating within your colored zone, checking in with vendors, and reporting any issues that need to be addressed.
Vendor Liason	Colored Zones	Jul 14, 2023 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm	9	4
Floating within your colored zone, checking in with vendors, and reporting any issues that need to be addressed.
Vendor Liason	Colored Zone	Jul 15, 2023 8:30 am - 12:00 pm	12	4
Floating within your colored zone, checking in with vendors, and reporting any issues that need to be addressed.
Blackberry Cobbler Check-in	Anything Office	Jul 15, 2023 11:00 am - 1:00 pm	1	2
Check-in the Blackberry Cobbler and getting it ready for the parade.
Vendor Liason	Colored Zone	Jul 15, 2023 11:30 am - 3:00 pm	10	4
Floating within your colored zone, checking in with vendors, and reporting any issues that need to be addressed.
Blackberry Parade	Anything Office	Jul 15, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	6	2
Assisting with the Blackberry Cobbler parade, holding puppets, getting others involved, and marching in the parade.
Vendor Liason	Colored Zone	Jul 15, 2023 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm	11	4
Floating within your colored zone, checking in with vendors, and reporting any issues that need to be addressed.
Vendor Liason	Colored Zones	Jul 15, 2023 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm	11	4
Floating within your colored zone, checking in with vendors, and reporting any issues that need to be addressed.
Festival Tear Down	Colored Zones	Jul 15, 2023 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm	11	2
Assisting with vendor tear-down and clean-up, some tent removal, traffic flow assistance, and street re-opening.

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