Frequently Asked Questions

The DFEST 2009 volunteer application will be available December 12, 2009. To complete you application, you must do the following:

1) Submit an online application and agreement form.
2) Attend one of the Volunteer Calls TBA.

Click here to learn more about the Volunteer Calls and the application process.

The 2009 Volunteer Calls will be announced soon.

During this time, you will check in, and learn some basic Dfest volunteer guidelines. You will also have an opportunity to have a photo taken at that time.

Event volunteers can sign up for no more than three Conference shifts. Music Production volunteers will have an opportunity to talk with the Music Festival staff and crew chiefs, and then will receive their crew assignments.

All local volunteers, new or returning, must attend a Volunteer Call in order to complete the application process. If you are unable to attend one of the calls, or if the Volunteer Calls have already passed, you will need to contact the head Volunteer Coordinator for more information.

Click here to learn more about the Volunteer Calls and the application process.

YES. We need to know if you plan to volunteer for 2009, and this is the time when we mark you as a current volunteer. If you are not able to attend one of the Volunteer Calls, please contact our head Volunteer Coordinator.

Click here to learn more about the Volunteer Calls and the application process.

Event volunteers must be at least 18 years old in order to volunteer. Music Production volunteers, with very few exceptions, must be at least 21.

Volunteer perks will allow you free admission into most DFEST events. However, our volunteers are expected to put in a lot of time during the event. It doesn't leave much time to see everything you want. We depend on all volunteers to show up on time and ready to work for all their scheduled shifts. We don't take kindly to no-shows.

If you're the type who wants to see it all and do it all during DFEST, we strongly recommend that you just buy a badge or festival wristband.

Click here for a list of Event volunteer perks.
Click here for a list of Music Production volunteer perks.

No. Volunteer work prior to the event is minimal, and we depend mostly on volunteers during the event.

Sorry, but no. All volunteers must work a minimum number of hours or days. The size and scope of this event requires appropriate training for all involved. The crews can only run smoothly when the volunteers have been oriented in advance, and have committed a minimum amount of time to particular crews.

Event volunteers work on one of the different Event crews that operate throughout the event. Event volunteers may accumulate hours between two or three crews to earn a festival perk.

Click here for more Event volunteer information.

Music Production volunteers work only during the Music Festival (July 24-25, 2009). They work both nights of the event on one crew in order to earn an All-Event Badge plus a special Music Production T-shirt and Production Bag.

Click here for more Music Production volunteer information.

Nope, sorry. You must choose one or the other.

We accept a limited number of out-of-town volunteers. You are not expected to attend the Volunteer Call, but you must contact our Head Volunteer Coordinator to begin the application process. Out-of-town volunteers are not eligible for Music Production crews, except in special circumstances.

Out-of-town volunteers are responsible for all of their own travel and lodging arrangements, and must be in Tulsa no later than 6:00pm on Thursday, July 23, 2009. We can not provide any travel or lodging accommodations.

Out-of-town volunteer applications must be complete (with travel and lodging information) NO LATER than June 1, 2009, in order to confirm your volunteer schedule.

More information for out-of-town volunteers can be found here.

Each DFEST registrant is issued a tote bag filled with promotional material and swag, and it's our job to fill those bags. Think of it as a pre-DFEST mixer for volunteers.

Bag Stuffing is asked of all DFEST volunteers. It will take place on Saturday, July 18, from 1:00pm until approximately 4:00pm, at a ballroom TBA at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

We ask all volunteers, Event and Music Production, to participate. You must let our Head Volunteer Coordinator know if you will not be able to participate.

If you want to volunteer for DFEST, you should know that you will not get to see everything you want. Your priority will be working for the event - not attending it.