A spirited lovefest like no other

The energy from start to finish was beautifully palpable and entrancing

Connected, Accepted, Belonging

A beautiful and unique happening

A thriving experience, an eloquent education

The ceremonies were all brilliant and they felt very special

It changed my life

Thank you all so much for an incredible gathering of queer magic

Heart-opening, expansive...so nice to be in fields with fellow queers!

Utterly 100% accepted and celebrated for who I am

A real feel of harmony and celebration

Loved how intimate it was

Life changing. I made friends for life. Most amazing event of my life.

Filled with absolute joy, love and spirit

Volunteers

Please ensure you have read the Queer Spirit Ethos before filling in this form.

About you

Email

Your name*

Pronoun*

Mobile Contact Number*

When is the best time for one of our team leads to contact you (preferred days and times)*

Team information

Which volunteer team would you like to be in? If there are several you are interested in please state order of preference.*

Can you say a bit about the experience you have relevant to this role, including any training you have. It is not essential that you have experience in the area, but it is useful for us to know a bit about people’s backgrounds and skills.*

Do you have any health or access needs that might impact on the roles that you are able to do? Some roles will involve heavy lifting, stretching and moving equipment, some will involve standing for long periods of time, some will involve night shifts, some may involve engaging with people who are distressed etc* Yes No

Can you please say a bit about why you would like to volunteer at Queer Spirit Festival.*

Please state the time and day you expect to arrive and depart the festival.

Many of the roles require volunteers to arrive on the morning of Thursday 17th August and stay until the evening of Monday 21st, though some require crew to be on site from Monday 14th of August.

Arrive Date & Time*

Depart Date & Time*

Have you volunteered for Queer Spirit Festival before?* Yes No

Agreements

Festival volunteers are an essential part of the crew and we would not be able put on the festival without support from our volunteers. Please consider carefully if you are able to commit to attending the festival as a volunteer, as when volunteers fail to attend it puts an extra strain on the volunteers who do show up and it takes away a place from another person who would liked to have taken part.

Please confirm that you have read the information provided on the website about the different volunteer roles, including the hours worked, arrival times and whether meals are on are not provided for the different roles*

Please confirm that you are aware that Queer Spirit Festival is not able to provide transport or accommodation for volunteers*

By sending in the volunteer application, I agree that I will adhere to the Queer Spirit Ethos if I form part of the Queer Spirit Festival Crew*

Optional information

If you know how you may be travelling to and from the festival please give details here

Can you please let us know how you describe your gender identity. This is to help us have a variety of different people within the volunteer teams. If you prefer not to say this is also OK