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Festival Volunteer

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Deadline: Nov 09, 2024 9:00 am (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Date: Nov 09, 2024 5:30 pm - Nov 09, 2024 9:30 pm (EDT)

About the event

Join us for the 2024 Downtown Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, now with an even larger space! Explore the beautiful waterfront along Melbourne Avenue and Crane Creek, and indulge in an expanded culinary experience. This all-inclusive event highlights the finest restaurants along the Space Coast Region and provides ticket holders the chance to savor delectable samples of food, wine, beer, and spirits from culinary innovators - for one inclusive price! Each November, the Downtown Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is held in Historic Melbourne, Florida to highlight the local community and charm.  Visitors to the Festival will experience a culinary adventure while listening to live music and taking in a host of other entertainment. Tickets are required to participate in the festival and sample the food, wine, spirits, and beer. This year's event will be gated, ensuring exclusive access for ticket holders. Don’t miss out on the fun and secure your tickets now! Visit foodandwine.downtownmelbourne.com for more info and to purchase tickets. If you are interested in vendor and sponsorship opportunities, email foodandwine@DowntownMelbourne.com. This is a rain-or-shine event. Proceeds from this festival will be used to advocate for the revitalization of Downtown Melbourne under four key focus areas including Economic Vitality, Design, Promotion, and Organization while assisting businesses who have an interest in ensuring Downtown Melbourne continues to be the premier destination for unique experiences, tastes, and shopping.
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Shifts

Title Location Time Slots available Hours
Festival Prep (Week BEFORE the festival; 15 yoa + okay) Melbourne Main Street Office, 2004 Vernon Pl, Melbourne. FL 32901 Nov 02, 2024 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 6 4
message Volunteers this is an inside shift and will consist of work as an assembly line packing the supply boxes for the vendors. Expect to be on your feet for the shift, lifting boxes & packing boxes. Will allow for mature, younger teens that need hours.
Festival Set-Up (Afternoon BEFORE the festival) Downtown Melbourne Nov 08, 2024 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm 6 4
message Volunteers will assist with set-up for the event. Distributing supplies to tents, setting up tables, linens, distributing signage, etc. Some heavy lifting will be involved.
Festival Set-Up Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 12 4
message Volunteers will be assisting with finalizing set-up for the festival. Distributing any last minute supplies, setting tables, linens, etc. Heavy lifting may be involved.
Vendor Check-In Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 11:00 am - 3:00 pm 7 4
message Volunteers assist with check-in of food & drink vendors. Will be under a tent for this shift, located in a parking lot at the staging area for Vendor Check-In. Greet vendors and introduce them to a volunteer who will escort them to their tent.
Festival Set-Up Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm 10 4
message Volunteers will be assisting with finalizing set-up for the festival. Distributing any last minute supplies, setting tables, linens, etc. Heavy lifting may be involved.
Festival Entrance/Check In Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm 17 3
message Festival Entrance volunteers will be assisting with checking ticket holders into the event by scanning tickets, checking IDs, putting wristbands on attendees, and routing the queueing line.
Supply Management Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7 5
message Volunteers will assist a set number of vendors during the event by restocking ice, supplies, and other assistance as needed. You will be on your feet and in a golf cart travelling throughout the festival. Requires ability to lift.
VIP Entrance and Tent Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm 12 6
message Volunteers will be assisting with checking ticket holders into the event by confirming VIP wristbands are already in place, putting festival wristbands on attendees, handing out tasting glasses, as well as assisting within the VIP tent, i.e. cleanup, monitoring VIP entrance to the main area.
Golf Cart Drivers (18+ ONLY) Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm 2 6
message Volunteers must be 18+ to sign up for this shift. Volunteers will be driving golf carts on the footprint as needed, to deliver ice/supplies to vendors.
Distributing Tasting Glasses Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 6 2
message Responsible for distributing tasting glasses to all general admission attendees after they check-in and receive their wristbands.
Golf Cart Entrance/Exit Monitoring Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm 2 5
message Volunteers will man the gate at the entrance of the golf cart lane and open and close as needed for golf cart traffic throughout the evening.
Festival Entrance/Exit for duration of event Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm 4 3
message Volunteers will make sure that as attendees exit the event footprint, glasses and trash are disposed of in the provided trash bins as well as remove attendee's wrist bands.
Festival Clean Up Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm 20 3
message After the festival ends, volunteers are needed to assist with the breakdown and clean up of the site, this requires heavy lifting and being on your feet. Taking down signage, loading linens in a truck, boxing unused glasses and other tasks.
End of Festival Tent Collections Downtown Melbourne Nov 09, 2024 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm 6 1
message Volunteers will be staged at each of the three drink tents and the beer garden area in order to collect all the bottles/containers that we have paid for, that are still left over when the event ends.

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Festival Volunteer
Festival Volunteer
Downtown Melbourne Food & Wine Festival