Islands Folk Festival Looking for Volunteers

COBBLE HILL VILLAGE COMMONS

EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT 6:30-8:00 PM July 7-September 1, 2022

Pack a picnic, blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy both solo and band acts with your friends and neighbours!

Music nights are brought to you by No entry charged but donations accepted

Islands Folk Festival Looking For Volunteers

Following the disruptions caused by COVID the Cowichan Valley’s Islands Folk Festival is looking to rebuild its volunteer team as it returns to hosting a one-day live event at Providence Farm in Duncan on Saturday, July 23.

“The past few years have been hard on non-profit events like ours,” says festival artistic director Bruce Gerrish. “Our festival is built on great volunteers and we’ve seen some attrition in our volunteer base, so we are looking for some great new individuals to join our team, people who love folk music and have some time to share.”

There are lots of different opportunities during the festival itself as well as preparing the site before the event. In return for their efforts volunteers receive a pass to the festival, camping, parking, a volunteer appreciation party at teardown, as well as a chance to be a part of an awesome festival team.

“Volunteer spots go pretty fast,” said Gerrish. “I think that says a lot about the passion and spirit of the volunteers who have kept this festival thriving for 38 years.” If you are interested in volunteering you can get more information or fill out an application on the festival’s web site at: www. islandsfolkfestival.ca.

This year’s festival will offer 25 acts over five stages and feature a fantastic line-up of performers including Grammy award winner Alex Cuba, Harry Manx, Jim Byrnes, and The Bills.

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