2025 Loisaida Festival Volunteer Registration
The Loisaida, Inc. Center and Acacia Network invite you to join our team as we celebrate the 38th Anniversary of the iconic Loisaida Festival, which will take place this year on Sunday, May 25th, along Loisaida Avenue (Avenue C) in Lower Manhattan.

Sign up to volunteer, help us assemble this fantastic event, and meet other dedicated folks like yourself!

For more information about the festival, please visit loisaidafest.nyc

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Positions & Availability
Please carefully read through the available positions below and indicate which ones you are interested in and available to cover.

In order to ensure an efficient and smooth operation during the festival, we need volunteers like YOU to come join us! If you have any questions, please contact The Loisaida Center at (646) 726-4715 or at festival@loisaida.org
(All-Day) Block Captain
Block Captains will be essential for keeping the festival orderly and maintaining contact between volunteers and the Festival Project Manager. Tasks will include (but are not limited to) walking, bending, and lifting/carrying items.

Responsibilities:
- Report to and keep in constant contact with the Project Manager
- Coordinate with other Block Captains
- Mark chalk outlines for vendors
- Guide vendors to check-in tables when they arrive, before they unpack
- Assist the arriving vendors with setting up
- Facilitate the delivery of tents, tables, and chairs to the right spaces
- Check in with vendors to ensure they have the necessary amount of chairs

Upon commitment, Block Captains are required to show up on:
- Saturday, May 24th, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Orientation with all volunteers)
- Sunday, May 25th, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Loisaida Festival, breaks and food will be provided)
(Afternoon) Stage Captain (One Position Available)
The Stage Captain is responsible for managing the green room and stage operations. Tasks will include (but are not limited to) walking, bending, and lifting/carrying items.

Responsibilities:
- Report to the Stage Manager
- Supervise stage volunteers
- Assist with setting up and managing the green room
- Distribute water and food to performers and manage the recycling of trash
- Keep watchful eye over the personal belongings of performers and stage staff

Upon commitment, the Stage Captain is required to show up on:
- Thursday, May 22rd, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (Orientation with all captains)
- Saturday, May 24th, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Orientation with all volunteers)
- Sunday, May 25th, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (Loisaida Festival, breaks and food will be provided)
(All-Day) General Volunteer
General volunteers are needed to keep the festival running! Each volunteer will be assigned to a team and a Block Captain for the day of the festival. Tasks will include (but are not limited to) walking, bending, and lifting & carrying items.

Responsibilities:
- Assist and report to assigned Block Captain
- Pick up and distribute food, ice, and water to various locations
- Deliver and communicate messages, documents, and equipment as needed
- Usher people/direct attendees to events around the festival
- Being available and flexible throughout the festival

Upon commitment, General Volunteers are required to show up on:
- Saturday, May 24th, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Orientation with all volunteers)
- Sunday, May 25th, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Loisaida Festival, breaks and food will be provided)
(Half-Day) Afternoon- Evening
The evening crew is essential to bringing our streets back to their original condition after the festival. Tasks will include (but are not limited to) walking, bending, and lifting & carrying items.

Responsibilities:
- Clean and Organize after the festival
- Assist with the return of materials & equipment
- Transport and organize equipment, materials, and other Lost and found

Upon commitment, the half-day crew is required to show up on:
-  Saturday, May 24th, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Orientation with all volunteers)
- MORNING  Sunday, May 25th, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (Loisaida Festival)
- AFTERNOON Sunday, May 25th, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Loisaida Festival)
Which position(s) are you interested in and available for? *
You may choose more than one position to be considered for. 

*ALL-DAY SHIFT - Positions marked with an "*" are all-day shifts of 8 hours. Select these options ONLY If you are available to work the entire day of the festival (Sunday, May 25th, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm)
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