The Sound of Music is an award-winning festival when it comes to Eco Management.
The Recycling Council of Ontario awarded Gold to the Sound of Music Festival for waste minimization.
In 2022, the festival was awarded Best Greening Festival.
Over 80% of waste was diverted from landfills last year and you can help make it happen again this year!
A variety of shifts are available for Set Up, Night Clean Up, Waste Collection / Litter Pickup, and Waste Sorting.
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any Eco-Management shift you'd like!
Families are a huge part of the Sound of Musical Festival. If you love engaging with children in fun activities such as: colouring contests, chalkboards, a sandbox area, a bouncing castle, etc, this is the spot for you. There are also shifts involved with setup and teardown for those who prefer to help children from a distance. ;-)
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any shift you would like!
Sitting back with a cold bevy and listening to great music is a great part of a Canadian summer. You can be a part of our licensed area scene helping out as a server, back bar re-stocker, or more.
To be a server you will need a Smart Serve Certification. To obtain your smart serve certification you can get it online at https://smartserve.ca/online-training/ for $45.
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE TO VOLUNTEER IN A LICENSED AREA.
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any shift you would like!
Help ensure the ensure the safety of our parade participants and get a front row view of the parade! This involves manning a barricade at one of the side streets along the parade route and not allowing any vehicle traffic to pass your barricade.
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any shift you would like!
Can you capture the essence of an event through professional-quality photographs? Those selected as Festival Photographers will have access to most areas of the park to photograph the event.
Please Note: We will need you to supply your own equipment and agree that all photos taken at the Festival shall become the property of the Burlington Sound of Music Festival without recourse. The consideration for your efforts you acknowledge to be a mention in the Festival printed material. You are free to keep copies, however, you are prohibited to distribute or sell any pictures you have taken on behalf of the Festival without Festival consent.
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any shift you would like!
With over 80 bands playing in the park over the course of the festival, there's a lot of gear to get on and off the stages. If moving gear around is your thing (and not mixing with the bands), you are hard-working, and can lift heavy gear safely, you are welcome to apply as a stagehand.
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any shift you would like!
Duties include loading and unloading of performers equipment. Setting of stage in preparation for shows. Various other duties as directed by the Stage Managers. When you sign in at the Volunteer Centre you will be issued a wristband for that stage and shift only. Once your shift is over you'll need to leave the backstage area.
Assist festival event control by ensuring the integrity of the perimeter of the VIP Experiences area. This role involves ensuring that patrons do not pass beverages, any other substances or articles between the VIP and general festival area.
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any shift you would like!
Logistics is an important part of the festival that keeps things up and running.
This position involves physical labour. Duties may include assembling and disassembling stages, barriers, licensed areas and other similar duties as directed by Logistics Manager.
If you have not previously volunteered with us, please complete the application form. We ask all new volunteers to complete the Accessible Customer Service online training. This training will be emailed to you. Once you have reviewed the information you can sign up for any shift you would like!
As a volunteer with the VIP experience team, you will help provide excellent service to those who have upgraded to the VIP experience. We are looking for those who can provide exceptional customer service.
If you are 18 or older and Smart Serve certified, we would love to have you help us out! If you would like to become Smart Serve certified, you can do so online at https://smartserve.ca/online-training/ for $45.
Tent assistants and Greeters do not need to be Smart Serve certified.
It is the responsibility of all VIP volunteers, regardless of job description, to ensure the VIP hospitality area is set up and cleaned as is the perimeter surrounding the VIP.
Join the merch team in the merch tents to help sell festival and band merch. If you are interested in serving the public in a fun, and sometimes fast-paced, environment, merchandising is for you.
As a volunteer, you will:
Want to be a part of the Festival and it doesn't matter where you help out? There are always things that come uptimes at the last minute and so if you are eager and flexible about the kinds of things you can do, sign up for a shift at the volunteer centre and we'll put you to great use!
Checking in volunteers for their shifts and aiding team leads to deploy volunteers to needed areas.
If you love interacting with the public this could be the place for you!
Assist guests with questions about band schedules, direct them around the park and festival grounds, or even have a conversation about the great city of Burlington in our welcome centres.
On the accessible viewing platform, you will assist those using the platform and answer questions.
The Sound of Music Festival is a FREE summer music event that presents diverse programming to appeal to all ages. Music genres include Jazz, Folk, Rock, Pop, Big Band, Country, Blues, Latin, Celtic, Performing Arts, Children's Acts and more on 3 stages along the waterfront and Burlington Downtown. New and emerging artists, Canadian icons and favourites of the past are included in the festival line-up. Notable events include the Grande Festival Parade, Midway and a variety of food and beverage. Would you like to join our team?
