CLICK HERE to signup for any available volunteer spots!

for more info, email jenny@duluthhomegrown.org

We are still looking to fill a couple of volunteer spots at venues. If you are interested, click the “Sign Up Here” button below to see current available positions.

Volunteer traninings will be held at The Chicken Shack on the following dates:

Tuesday 4/19 @ 5pm
Thursday 4/21 @ 7pm
Saturday 4/23 @ 11am

24 N 21st Ave W Duluth, MN 55806

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Homegrown Music Festival Volunteer Roles

Venue Manager

• Serve as the main liaison between multiple groups of people at a Homegrown sponsored venue including venue staff, sound person, band members and Homegrown volunteers.
• Responsible for managing volunteers to take money, put on wristbands and check for wristbands at the door(s) of a venue.
• Responsible for assuring money is secure and safe.
• Collect leftover wristbands, cash and cash bag and hand over all materials to a Steering Committee member at the end of your shift.
• Serve as a Homegrown Ambassador
  o Embody the Homegrown Spirit
  o Know as much as you can about the festival
  o Know wristband prices
  o Be polite and courteous
• Be available by cellphone at all times during your shift.
• HAVE FUN but not too much fun.
• Shifts range from two to five hours depending on venue and day of week.

Venue Volunteer

• Work with Venue Manager to take money, put on wristbands and check for wristbands at the door of a Homegrown sponsored venue
• Assist in assuring money is secure and safe.
• Assist in collecting leftover wristbands and cash at the end of your shift.
•  Serve as a Homegrown Ambassador
  o Embody the Homegrown Spirit
  o Know as much as you can about the festival
  o Know wristband prices
  o Be polite and courteous
• HAVE FUN but not too much fun.
•  Shifts range from two to five hours depending on venue and day of week.

Field Guide Distribution Volunteer

• Distributes the Homegrown Field Guide to local organizations and business within a specific
  neighborhood.
• Time varies by size of neighborhoods.
•  Have FUN but not too much fun.

HOMEGROWN MUSIC FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Full Name
Cari and Jaz

How long have you volunteered for Homegrown?
I have been volunteering off and on for about 10yrs i think (some of those years were long ago), and Jazmyn has always helped with handing out field guides, since she was about 13.

What is your favorite Homegrown memory?
I have sooooo many memories, but definitely taking my uncle, Brad Hoyt- who also volunteered since, to his first Homegrown! He’s been an addict since! But a close second is bringing my cousin to her first Homegrown- and finding the secret TBT show at Luce. That vibe was incredible.

How has music helped you through the pandemic thus far?
For Jazmyn and I, music is our religion. Without concerts, we’ve had a lot of time driving and letting the music play.

Do you have any advice for future Homegrown Volunteers?
Future Homegrown volunteers- don’t be afraid of commitment! I’ve had people say they don’t have told but the staff will absolutely find something that fits your schedule! You can commit as little or as much time as you want. Ps. You WILL have fun.

HOMEGROWN MUSIC FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Full Name
Amanda Prince-Carlblom

How long have you volunteered for Homegrown?
I only formally volunteered for two years but got roped into doing something every year.

What is your favorite Homegrown memory?
I adored when Bratwurst actively protested the existence of Cars and Trucks.

How has music helped you through the pandemic thus far?
If not for my nightly kitchen dance party with my son, I would have run screaming from this country.

Do you have any advice for future Homegrown Volunteers?
Best advice: Just do whatever Dereck tell you to do. (He told me to do this survey, for instance)