If you have volunteered previously, welcome back!!  We look forward to seeing old friends again and many thanks for your assistance in the past. 

2007 is our second year at Bulli and this time around we have more time available to keep in touch with our volunteers.  Rostering will also be advised well beforehand.

Festival Jobs, What to do and when

Here is a basic run-down of what we need to do and when:

Tuesday 23 January - Set-up from 9am to 5pm of the site including stages, artistic items, venue set-up, camp set-up, office set-up, electrical power to stages and stalls. Unpacking of the Festival container which has stages, artistic items etc.

Wednesday 24 January - Set-up continues from 9am. It's Greyhound Race Day as well.

Thursday 25 January - Continuation of setup from 9am, door control for events in afternoon/evening, office operations, performer registration, performer transport.

Friday 26, Saturday 27, Sunday 28 January - The Festival is in full swing with bars, offices, venue management, camping management, waste management, performer transport and assistance. Around 30 roles to fill from early till late.

Sunday 28 January - Volunteers party in the evening! Free food and a drink or two!

Monday 29 January - Packing down of the site from 9am. Pack the container and the site storage locations. Have another drink celebratory drink at the end of the day and the end of another great festival.

More Information

To learn more about the many interesting jobs available, go to Job Descriptions

To read our volunteer bible, go to Volunteer Manual

To learn about our rules for conduct, go to Code of Conduct

To view our terms of agreement, go to Volunteer Agreement

To look up our current roster, go to Volunteer Roster Will be uploaded early December

To read our latest update to our volunteers, go to Volunteer Newsletters - AUGUST

To see what’s happening next, go to Volunteer Calendar

And most importantly, to apply go to Volunteer Application

To be more involved in the leadup and planning of the festival, go to Festival Organising Committee

Looking forward to your joining our big, happy team!!

Julie, Kate and Keith - the Volunteer Team

Coming up

NEXT BULLI SHOWGROUND SITE VISIT: 11am, Sunday 24 September

VOLUNTEER TRAINING DAYS - to be advised

Performer Applications Click Here  | Volunteer Applications Click Here | Festival Organising Committee & Roles

Part of the terrific team from the 2006 Festival.

The 2004 Volunteer Party The 2002 big picture!

About the Festival The 22nd Illawarra Folk Festival will be held at the Bulli Showground, 15km north of Wollongong and 70km south of Sydney. The festival was formerly held in Jamberoo. This will be the second festival at Bulli. The Festival is organised by volunteers from the Illawarra Folk Club Inc. The Festival aims to present Australian and world folk music, song, dance, poetry and yarnspinning. There is a large emphasis on participatory events such as sessions, workshops and theme concerts. Generally there are around 120 events in 9 venues over 4 days. Festival Jobs to do We're looking for venue managers, office workers, shop managers, sound operators, waste managers, carpenters, electricians, camp wardens, door controllers, storepersons, drivers and generally lots of hands. Get Really Involved and Join the Organising Committee! If you really want to be a big contributor then why not join the organising committee? There are about 40 segments of work to be done prior to the work. You need to be an enthusiastic organiser and slightly mad, like the existing committee! We have 1 or 2 meetings a month in the evenings and the odd social function for team building! It is a great sense of achievement to be part of the organising committee. No experience is really required, just enthusiasm and being able to work with like-minded people. Contact the Director, David De Santi, if you feel you can do this, details below.