WORKERS & VOLUNTEERS
ROLES & RESOURCES
We are so grateful for the generosity of all our staff and volunteers, Blossom Festival simply would not be a possibility if it wasn’t for the people that put their hand up to volunteer each year.
Roughly around 200 volunteers are involved in helping to create the magic of Blossom Festival. Our volunteers work to not just create our event, but to keep us all comfortable, happy, well-fed and safe. From our BDSM Site Crew (Blossom Department of Site Management) who are responsible for the building and management of our festivals infrastructure, to the Blossom Rangers who keep us safe and help participants when they find themselves in need of assistance; there are plenty of ways to be involved as a volunteer at Blossom.Â
APPLICATIONS
Applications open on 9 June 2025 and close on 21 September 2025
Scroll down for more information on the different departments you can volunteer for.
STAFF & VOLUNTEER RESOURCES
Please find below the key resources for staff and volunteers. All successful and prospective staff and volunteers should familiarise themselves with these resources.
If you’d like to stay connected to the Blossom Festival volunteer community, please join our official Facebook Group.
VOLUNTEER FAQs
VOLUNTEER TERMS & CONDITIONS
STAFF & VOLUNTEER TICKET HUB
VOLUNTEER CREWS
What kind of volunteer positions are available at Blossom Festival?
BDSM SITE CREW BUILD & PACKDOWN
The Blossom Department of Site Management (BDSM) Site Crew are the Volunteers with the skills, drills and who give our site crews tummy all the fills. They are the first to arrive on-site & the last to leave.
The Blossom site is brought to life during a 3 week period in September that we call the ‘build’. Generally speaking, the build officially starts on the first or second weekend in September, with the majority of the crew arriving the weekend before the event, helping to layout, build, beautify and prepare our luscious paddock for the upcoming event. BDSM build volunteers then get to take the rest of the event off to enjoy the fruits of their labour. Upon closure of the event on Monday morning, the Pack Down Crew joins us, staying for a few extra days to a week, before returning to the default world.
Build roles are mostly project orientated and require a bigger time commitment than festival volunteer roles. Most build volunteers will find themselves working for at least 3 days across the build and pack down periods.
While there are no special qualifications volunteers are required to hold to participate on our BDSM Crew, there are a few tickets and licenses that are always handy:
– White card
– First Aid Certification or higher
– Forklift, Tele-handler, other plant operating ticketsÂ
– Elevating Work Platform ticket
– Working at Heights ticket
– Safe Food Handling
Due to the physical demands on our Build and Pack Down crews, we do our very best to secure fresh volunteers for pack down. So if you know you will only be available for one of those periods, we are happy to work with your availability and to ensure we have the coverage we need over both periods.
BDSM - DECOR
The Blossom Decor crew work primarily through the build period and are responsible for the distribution and creation of the decor around the stages, Lifestyle Village & other areas of the event site.
BDSM - EVENT TEAM
The BDSM Event crew operates from 12pm Friday till 12pm Monday and all BDSM Event crew are required to complete a minimum of 2 x 4hr shifts. Every shift will be a little bit different and tasks will change as the needs of the event change. Some tasks you can expect to complete are:
– Cutting & distributing wood
– Transporting equipment
– General maintenance
– Filling generators
– Restocking toilet paper and hand sanitiser
BDSM - WASTE MANAGEMENT TEAM
The Blossom Waste Management Team is part of our Blossom Department of Site Management crew, and operates during the event period. Their duties include driving a site vehicle, collecting waste from our designated points and transporting it back to our Waste Management Zone for sorting and storage.
We understand this isn’t always the most glamorous of crews and has an added safety aspect when handling dirty rubbish. Therefore, a hot shower will be provided to you upon completion of each shift to get you fresh and ready to head back to the dancefloor.
KITCHEN CREW
In order to have a high functioning build and pack down crew, our crew needs to be well feed. If you have experience working in or know your way around a kitchen, we are looking for keen and clean kitchen hands to work with our head chef.Â
Kitchen crew are required for build and pack down, and typically operate over two shifts each day.
INGRESS CREW
Traffic, Parking & Camping
The Blossom Ingress crew is made up of our Traffic, Parking & Camping teams and they bring order to what would otherwise be a festival camping nightmare. They are responsible for controlling traffic flow through the Gate, directing participants to either their registered campsites or general camping, and ensuring all vehicle movements are safe for everyone at our event.
Gate & Greeters
The Blossom Gate crew are made up of a team of volunteers who are great with people, have a can-do attitude, and a friendly smile as they welcome participants to our event. They are responsible for greeting and orientating our participants as they arrive on-site, scanning and processing tickets, checking IDs, issuing wristbands, performing basic searches of vehicles and managing pass outs during the event.
STAFF & VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Drifters
The Blossom Drifters Crew are our Jacks, Jills and Jos of-all-trades. They are the legends who turn up to shift dressed and ready for whatever the event may throw at them. They keep the ship running if someone, for whatever reason, doesn’t turn up to their shift. We fill in the gaps at Gate, Ingress and Site Management; scanning tickets, directing traffic, collecting waste, filling generators, and generally filling in where ever needed.
Vollie Hub
A big team of volunteers, needs a dedicated team to manage them. Are you organised, level headed, great with people and have an appreciation for other people wellbeing? If so, we could use you in the Vollie Hub.
Admin. Support
Are you good with spreadsheets, customer services or other administrative roles. The team leads often need some extra assistance in this space, so if your keen to help out in this way, let us know.
BLOSSOM RANGERS
The Blossom Rangers are one of the most fulfilling and rewarding opportunities at Blossom Festival. Rangers are the eyes and ears of our event, ensuring there is always someone looking out for the best interests of the Blossom community as a whole. Rangers are the first point of contact for our community members in need of assistance. Through patrolling the festival in pairs, they are friendly, approachable, and always up for a chat.
EVENT MANAGEMENT TEAM
Blossom Event Managers are a select few of staff and volunteers who oversee the management of our event. They have strong communication and teamwork skills for effective collaboration with our Blossom staff, contractors, volunteers, vendors, attendees and emergency services. These skills include active listening, effective verbal and written communication, and problem solving.
By fostering open communication and collaboration within our team, Event Managers can align all parties regarding the event’s objectives and values, and ensure everyone works together to deliver a successful and safe event.
MARKET MANAGEMENT
The Market Managers team is one of our smallest, but mightiest teams. They manage vendor bump in during the build period, and ensure things are always running smoothly for our Market Stall Holders during the event.
BUILD PERIOD
During the build period Managers will assist our Market Coordinator with showing Vendors to their stall site, outlining camping areas and making sure any of their site requirements are being met.
EVENT PERIOD
During the event period Managers will be assisting vendors with any problems that may arise through issues with our infrastructure. This usually involves things like troubleshooting wifi and calling in BDSM so for any electrical issues.
LIFESTYLE VILLAGE
The Blossom Lifestyle Village is managed by the Gumnut Village Crew. The heart of all workshops, presentations and children’s activities. They set up, maintain, and manage the event stages within the village. As presenters and facilitators, they carry out presentations and facilitate workshops for the participants of Blossom Festival.
BUILD & PACK DOWN PERIODS
The Lifestyle Village build period runs from Tuesday morning until 6pm Thursday. The Lifestyle Village pack down is expected to be completed by 4pm on Monday. All Lifestyle crew are required to be there for these periods.
EVENT PERIOD
All Lifestyle crew are required to complete a minimum of 2 x 8hr shifts during this period.
PRODUCTION
Stage Management & Artist Services
The Blossom Stage Management team is a mid-event crew, responsible for an assortment of duties that are vital to the smooth running of our stages. They are the unsung heroes and gatekeepers of backstage access. Stage Managers typically require technical skills and know how to troubleshoot and know when to escalate technical issues to the sound & lighting crews.Â
New less experienced stage management crew will be assisting with changeovers, welcoming DJ’s before their sets, making them feel like superstars, offering drinks and relaying questions or queries to the Production Shift Lead.
AV Techs
If your an AV tech and want to volunteer some time at Blossom Festival, we want to here from you.
APPLICATIONS
Think you got what it takes to join the Blossom Crew?