Volunteer
It takes a village to put on such a great event!
ALL VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE:
One ticket to the General Admission session of the Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival
An official festival volunteer t-shirt, which will be your uniform during your shift!
(Please Note: You are NOT permitted to wear the shirt once your shift is done and you are at the festival as a patron)
Thank you for volunteering at the Powder Keg Beer Festival!
Volunteers are an essential part of the Festival’s success. We thank you for your willingness to be a part of this great event. Please keep in mind you are representing the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce and Exeter Parks and Recreation while working. Please be courteous to your fellow volunteers and festival goers.
Please show up 1/2 hour before your shift to check in. The volunteer check-in entrance is on the south side of the festival towards the end of Swasey Parkway close to the admission gate.
We will hold a short orientation at the start of each shift in order to cover NH regulations, server duties, and any other pertinent information. Below are instructions and descriptions that the festival is required to follow please familiarize yourself with them.
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
Set Up Support, Vendor Support, Tent/Beer Support, Volunteers, Information, Admission, and Merchandise
PLEASE NOTE: We will do our best to place you in the area/job for which you signed up, but you may be asked to fill in at a different spot during your shift based on the overall needs of the Festival at any given time. Thank you for your flexibility!
Volunteer Positions Needed
Event Set Up
Set Up Support: These volunteers will be asked to arrive early and assist with setting up the festival (tents, check in lines, etc).
Vendor Support
Parking Assistants: These volunteers will be asked to arrive early and assist with vendor parking and unloading. They should make sure they have their orange safety vests (provided by festival) before beginning their shift.
Vendor Ambassadors: Vendor ambassadors will direct the non-chili/ non-beer vendors and sponsors the day of the event. They will show them where to set up their table (in the Vendor Zone) referring to the map provided by the Powder Keg Committee. These volunteers MUST be outgoing, cheerful, extroverted and knowledgeable about the event.
Tent/Beer Support
These volunteers must be able to lift heavy items. This position will help to bring kegs and ice stock to the booths and assist in moving kegs to vendor’s locations at delivery.
Admissions, Information & Merchandise
Admissions volunteers MUST be outgoing, cheerful, talkative, extroverted and knowledgeable about the event. There are many positions in Admissions. These volunteers will instruct festival attendees on how to redeem their tickets on their cell phones, check ID’s of the patrons coming into the Powder Keg. Assist patrons putting on their wristbands once their ID’s have been checked and giving them a tasting cup.
Information volunteers will assist with dispatching other volunteers to their locations, distributing their volunteer t-shirts, and giving them their admission ticket to the event before or after their shift.
Merchandise volunteers will be answering questions and selling lanyards (while available).
Thank you and…
Don’t forget to show up 30 minutes before your shift to check-in. Please Park in volunteer parking at the former Exeter Parks and Recreation Department located at 32 Court St. Give yourself time to walk from the parking to the festival. Again, thank you for volunteering, and have a great time at the Festival.