FESTIVAL STEWARDS
This is the main role for the volunteers and encompasses a range of duties which will be assigned to volunteers according to experience and interest.

The roles require different levels of mobility and strength so please tell us your physical limitations and mobility needs. All of the roles within stewarding require volunteers to be welcoming to all, polite, friendly and helpful. Stewards should be prepared to point visitors in the right direction for performance pitches, toilets, food concessions, etc. and be flexible and adaptable to help out, when appropriate, when asked by a member of staff and crew.

Keeping the festival sites clean and tidy is an important part of the volunteers’ contribution. The volunteers will do a litter pick together as a team at intervals during the festival as well as periodically in their individual roles.

Merchandise & Info Point Assistant - Helping to sell merchandise and hand out brochures from one of our funky vintage caravans. 

Pitch Assistants - Working with the stage manager of a performance area to guide audiences to sit and stand in the right places, making sure accessible viewing areas are kept for people with access needs. There may be some moving of seating between shows and wiping down if there’s rain.

Walkabout Stewards - Accompany some of the promenade performances to ensure the artists’ path is clear and audiences don’t trip over themselves when transfixed by the captivating performance!


WORKSHOP ASSISTANTS
A small cohort of experienced, artistic, practical folk will support artists to help the public, young and old, to participate in art and craft workshops.

ACCESS HUB ASSISTANTS
A point of contact at the Access Hub, giving information on the accessible performances, including BSL and audio-described shows and touch tours, and directing people to the quiet spaces, disabled loos. 

ACCESS BUDDIES
This is a new role for this year’s festival as we strive to ever improve our accessibility offer. Buddies will be available to advise on and escort visitors to SEND friendly shows. They’ll help people to get to suitable viewing spots in the audience and generally be a friendly face at the festival.


PERFORMANCE & PARTICIPATION
This year there are three shows and a parade that require community participants.

Community Carnival - Celebrating The Ice House and 20 years of The Insect Circus, a parade of community-made flags will procession through the park on the evening of Saturday’s festival.
Wave your own pendant flag made in the daytime workshop, or carry a large-scale banner previously created at a community event.

Hocus Pocus Theatre’s Public Help Service - Help Tony and Pam deliver their not so self-helpful wellness advice and un-motivational speeches through tongue in cheek workshops and games.

Loser’s Arcade - Back for a second year at Out There Festival, The Losers Arcade puts the fun back into failure with wacky, pointless games and obscure challenges. Be part of the cheerful, friendly team of arcade attendants complete with homemade ravey uniforms.