Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Sweet Pea Festival. The Festival would not be the thriving, much-loved community event it has been for 35 years without the time and dedication given by thousands of you over the years.
It all starts in November of each year with the election (or re-election) of 45 people to our Board of Directors. This group works tirelessly year round to plan each year’s event. Throughout the year they ask for help from family and friends to carry out some of their responsibilities, such as designing the Ball poster and servicing Pre-Sale Outlets. As July approaches, we begin recruiting hundreds more of you to help sell merchandise, deliver posters, work in our children’s activity area, sell admissions at the park gates, and set up and tear down Lindley Park.
This year’s Festival is only one short month away, August 3-5, and we need your help!
If you love the Festival and have volunteered for years, a Board member should be contacting you soon to see if you are able to help again this year. If you don’t hear from someone in the next 2-3 weeks don’t hesitate to call our office or visit our Volunteer Sign Up page to give us your contact info.
If you love the Festival and have only ever attended as a participant, consider giving 2-3 hours of your time to help make the Festival a success. Brief descriptions of our varying volunteer positions can be found on our Volunteering page.
And…if you’ve never attended the Festival, we invite you to come experience the magic created in Lindley Park – magic we call Sweet Pea. We’d also love to have you volunteer!
Thank you to all past, present, and future volunteers! Sweet Pea is a success because this is YOUR festival.