National Black Bear Festival 2025

Thank you for your interest in the 11th annual Black Bear Festival! With more and more happy faces attending the National Black Bear Festival each year from all across the country and the world, we strive to make our festival BIGGER and BETTER each year!  The National Black Bear Festival 2025 will be the best yet with additional selling time added to Friday night!   As always, we will do everything to provide a fun and safe festival for all.  Please make sure to read this application in its entirety and complete all requirements, including signatures, so that there is no delay in your submission.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.  This is an electronic agreement and by your submission, you are validating and approving this agreement.  We can not wait to partner with all of you to make this National Black Bear Festival on June 6th and 7th wonderful beyond imagination!
  
 
 
      

Thank you for your interest in the 11th annual Black Bear Festival! With more and more happy faces attending the Black Bear Festival each year from all across the country and the world, we strive to make our festival BIGGER and BETTER each year!  The National Black Bear Festival 2025 will be the best yet!  As always, we will do everything to provide a fun and safe festival for all.  Please make sure to read this application in its entirety and complete all requirements, including signatures, so that there is no delay in your submission.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.  This is an electronic agreement and by your submission, you are validating and approving this agreement.  We can not wait to partner with all of you to make this National Black Bear Festival on June 6th and 7th wonderful beyond imagination!
 

Hello Non-profits!We will continue to have partnership opportunities in 2025 with our non-profits.  Please complete the application below and indicate if your group is interested in assisting us with the festival this year.  We also have a few booths available for groups to have booth space.  These groups may ONLY disseminate information about the organization and have give aways.  There will be absolutely NO RAFFLES or T-shirt sells.  If you are interested, sign up early, as we will only have 5 spots.

To ensure that crowd control is adhered to within the museum and that displays are not touched. Requires standing and walking.

Help to set up all Festival events areas. Heavy lifting, bending, carrying, moving. Various needs

Take down of all tents, tables, chairs, signs and store at appointed place.

Assist in setting up signs throughout Plymouth. Banners, Road Signs, Tent signs Will need own transportation

Check in and collect money for Hot Air Balloon rides

The Parrish house will be a resting and cool off spot for Sponsors and Vendors during the festival. Volunteers will greet and hand out water to the Sponsors and Vendors using the facility. Some clean up will be required. Location is air conditioned.

Assisting children in the launching and catching of launched bears. Maintain orderly lines and conduct of participants.

Responsible for ticket sales, getting waivers signed and line control.

Block captains. Captains will be assigned a block to monitor when vendors are checking in. Responsibilities include making sure vendors drop off merchandise and/or trailer, go to designated parking area, come back and set up in their designated area ONLY! Assist with any needs, questions or problems their assigned vendors may have. Report any problems to Director or Vendor Coordinator.

Responsible for keeping Kids Zone running smoothly. Notify proper departments of any issues that may occur.

Assist festival visitors in answering questions such as Emergency protocol, Event schedule, First Aid stations, etc. Hand out festival flyers, schedules, etc.

10:00 am Set up Door Prize Boxes 3:00 pm Check on Door Prize Boxes to see if any supplies are needed or if they need to be emptied. 7:00 pm Take down Door Prize Boxes

Responsible for ticket sales, getting waivers signed and line control.

Wear Bear Costume and interact with the festival visitors. This position will require the volunteer to attend a training session. Times of interaction will be limited due to heat and shifts will rotate.

The National Black Bear Festival is a 501c3 non-profit organization established to provide education about our local treasure, the black bear. We strive to make all of the entertainment free or little cost as possible to the public of all ages. This is only established with the help from everyone...including you! Please give as you are lead. Any questions, please contact Melissa or Robin at 252-793-6627.