Our volunteers wear the superhero capes around here
Without our volunteers, Kla Ha Ya Days simply wouldn’t be possible. You are the real heroes!
Kla Ha Ya Days isn’t just any festival, and Snohomish isn’t just any town.
How many other places in this country can say they have a festival of this magnitude every year for over 100 years? How many can say they raise over $10,000 each year to give right back to their community?
You see, the reason Kla Ha Ya Days is so special is because of you.
Whether you volunteer on your own or with your family and friends, we’d love to have you. Or better yet, organize your neighborhood, religious organization, school, business, or civic group and join us all together as volunteers for Kla Ha Ya Days!
Here are just some of the benefits of being a volunteer at the Snohomish Kla Ha Ya Days Festival:
Kla Ha Ya Days isn’t just any festival, and Snohomish isn’t just any town.
How many other places in this country can say they have a festival of this magnitude every year for over 100 years? How many can say they raise over $10,000 each year to give right back to their community?
You see, the reason Kla Ha Ya Days is so special is because of you.
Whether you volunteer on your own or with your family and friends, we’d love to have you. Or better yet, organize your neighborhood, religious organization, school, business, or civic group and join us all together as volunteers for Kla Ha Ya Days!
Here are just some of the benefits of being a volunteer at the Snohomish Kla Ha Ya Days Festival:
- Peek behind the scenes and find out what it takes to run an event of this size
- Add valuable accredited volunteer hours to your resume or college application
- Work with people who are passionate as you about giving back to the community of Snohomish
Help make the Kla Ha Ya Days festival possible in 2023. Sign up to be a volunteer today.
Here are the open volunteer positions for this year’s festival:
Barricade Patrol
As a barricade monitor, you will be stationed at one of the street closure barricades with other volunteers to assist with answering questions to people coming to the parade and making sure cars know where to go when they come to the barricade.
Parade Marshals
Under the supervision of official Seafair Marshal, duties can include:
- Helping floats and participants get into position;
- monitoring floats and participants for safety issues
- accompanying your allocated floats throughout the parade;
- diplomatically control members of the public and ensure they do not impinge on the required access for Parade floats, etc.;
- ensure safe passage of floats along the Parade route
- Assisting with after-parade activities.
Clean Up & Garbage Brigade
Volunteers will be provided with Vinyl gloves and trash bags. A hat, sunscreen, and water bottle is recommended. Closed toed shoes are REQUIRED.
First Street Helpers
This position includes both the Vendor Market & Street Fair events.
- Direct Street Fair Activities to their destination
- KHYDF Information Booth: assist guests with any questions, lost & found, and directions
- Event Merchandise Booth: sell event merchandise, assist guests with any questions, lost & found, and directions
- Event Setup and Tear Down: assist with moving items related to setup and tear down. (Must be able to lift 30 lbs)
Frogtastic Kids Fair
There are opportunities to set up and breakdown the fair, as well as monitor for traffic and trash pick up. This event is held on Friday afternoon from 3-7 pm.
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Here’s how to sign up to be a volunteer at Kla Ha Ya Days
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Decide what kinds of activities you’d like to volunteer with, including the information booth, recreational events, activities, the vendor market and fair, Frogtastic Kids Day, or the parade.
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Download and sign the waiver form
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Fill out the 2-minute volunteer application.
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Get inspired by all of the committed Snohomish community members around you who work so hard each year to pull this festival off!
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