Support The Festival By Volunteering
We Offer A Broad Range Of Volunteer Positions To Fit Your Time And Interests
From volunteering a few hours each day during the Festival in July to joining an event team that plans and executes specific activities or events, we’re looking for your help!
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We have opportunities to support activities like assisting with art exhibits and the logo store to events like Boat Building, Sand & Kite, Street Festival, and more
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The Marblehead Festival of Arts operates throughout the year, not just during the 4th of July Festival, and volunteer service areas include finance, facilities, IT, event planning, fundraising and development, marketing, volunteering, and public relations.
Learn About Specific Volunteer Opportunities
With Easy Registration!
Art Exhibit Sitters
Looking for volunteers to sit for 2-hour sessions at all of our 5 different venues. You will be asked to help and answer any questions visitors have while watching over the exhibit. Looking for two people per session (so sign up with your friend!) and be a part of the festival!
Crafts, Painting, Printmaking
Abbot Hall
Drawing, Senior Art
Unitarian Universalist Church
Digital Art, Mixed Media, Sculpture
St. Michael’s Church
Literary Festival
Unitarian Universalist Church
Photography
Old Town House
Youth & Student
Old North Church
Champagne Reception
Fort Sewell
Champagne Reception
June 25 - The Champagne Reception is a wonderful tradition that kicks off the summer Marblehead Festival of Arts.
Held at historic Fort Sewall, refreshments are served under a tent, with tastings provided by many fine restaurants and caterers.
Children's Festival
Monday, July 3rd from 10:00-1:00 at the Lee Mansion gardens for one of the Marblehead Festival of Arts’ classic and favorite events, the Children’s Festival! This free, hands-on, community art experience is primarily geared toward children under 10 years of age and children.
Jeremiah Lee Mansion Gardens
161 Washington Street
Cods & Whale UnVeiling
Cods & Whales Unveiling
Marblehead
Facilities Crew
Looking for people to help starting
Saturday June 24th…
Facilities Crew
Looking for the Best working crew.
If you have not seen Marblehead from the back of the Official Festival Truck - then you have not truly lived
If you prefer to register and contact one of our volunteers to discuss opportunities, please follow the button below:
Information Booths
Looking for volunteers to help with the Info booths.
Knowledge of exhibit locations and information about Marblehead and the surrounding areas are helpful, but not necessary. Around the third week of June, you will be emailed a "brush-up" soft copy of the Info Booth Handbook that details Festival schedules, area maps, exhibit information and locations, trolly information, restaurant lists, walking maps, public restroom locations, etc."