Tempe Festival of the Arts

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Volunteer with one of the most successful and long-running arts festivals in the Valley! The Tempe Festival of the Arts features over 350 artists with specialties ranging from wood to photography, ceramics to jewelry, and many more. This outdoor festival attracts nearly 225,000 visitors each season. Volunteers are crucial to the operations of this three day event, located in the heart of Downtown Tempe on Mill Ave. We are looking for volunteers to serve as Festival Greeters, Chalk-a-Lot Street attendants, Artist Hospitality and many more roles.

All volunteers get free festival parking!

To fill out an application, visit www.tempefestivalofthearts.com/volunteer-form.

Check out the volunteer roles below:

Booth Sitting
Booth sitters help artists by watching over their booths so that they can take needed breaks. Although booth sitters to not handle money or make sales, they are on-duty to provide needed safety oversight while in an artist’s booth, and interact with festival visitors.

Festival Greeters
Volunteers are the first to meet and greet Arts Festival guests, wearing a smiling face and a friendly attitude. Greeters also distribute Festival Programs and help make our guests feel welcome.

Artist Hospitality Center
Hospitality volunteers greet the artists and help manage the private Artists & Sponsors Hospitality Booth where our credentialed participants pick up beverages and snacks.

Registration
Registration volunteers assist the Festival’s Director of Artists Relations during check-in for artists, sponsors, and vendors. They assist in distributing Registration Packets which contain credentials and load-in information.

All-Purpose Volunteer Floater
These valuable volunteers are cross-trained to be ready to act as needed in any volunteer role.

Artists Set-Up & Tear-Down
Requiring strength and agility, these volunteers assist artists, sponsors, and vendors as requested in unloading equipment, hauling it to and from storage in vehicles, and help in assembling and dis-assembling canopies, tents, and merchandising display equipment.

Chalk-A-Lot Street
Volunteers at Chalk-A-Lot Street assist with site set-up, manage distribution of materials to contestants, assist in management of the public who are viewing murals, and help register contestants on-site.

Clean-Up Crew
Volunteers help us keep the site spic-n-span for everyone’s enjoyment. It’s one of the most important jobs on staff, since everyone appreciates a clean and neat environment throughout the venue.