Since performers collect 100% of the ticket revenue, volunteers are the lifeblood of the Vancouver International Fringe Festival. Each year, over 500 people from all walks of life take on a variety of volunteer roles from helping set up venues, to answering artists’ and audience members’ questions, to serving drinks at the Fringe Bar, to selling tickets, to…ushing? ushering? – what Ushers do. We have a very small number of permanent staff, so the Fringe couldn’t exist without volunteers like you!

What We Ask

• Attend the volunteer orientation and training session(s).
• Work a minimum of four to six shifts, a total commitment of 16-20 hours. (Venue Captains and Crew Chiefs need to commit to a minimum of 8 shifts – but you get an all-access pass to the Festival!)
• Wear a Vancouver Fringe Festival t-shirt and your Volunteer pass while on duty.

What We Give

Fringe volunteers have the unique opportunity to

• meet awesome people from around the corner and around the world
• help build and shape the Fringe community
• develop new skills and share skills with others
• gain work experience and log volunteer hours for school or other programs
• see creative, provocative, and often avant garde theatre . . . for free!

What Makes a Good Fringe Volunteer

• Responsible
• Flexible
• Organized
• Strong people skills
• Interested in the arts
• Intermediate to advanced level of spoken English

Tokens of Our Love

The Fringe loves volunteers. We express this love with many tokens of our affection.

• A Fringe T-shirt
• A Rush Pass redeemable for free admission to an unlimited number of Fringe shows
• An invitation to the Volunteer Appreciation Party
• Refreshments at the Volunteer Centre
• A Volunteer Participation Letter upon request

Interested? Here are your next steps!

• Check out the volunteer positions available this year and decide which ones look best for you
• Fill out a Volunteer Application to be in the running for our coveted volunteer spots. Last year we had over 700 applications for 500 roles, so apply early!
• If you’re selected to volunteer, a Volunteer Team Leader will contact you to tell you more about the Fringe and schedule your shifts sometime after July 18.

Questions? Contact the Volunteer Department at 604.304.4082 or email us.