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Work Trade Application

Applications must be submitted by April 30th.

Please read all the information and fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

You will be notified of acceptance or not within 2 weeks following your application. We may request a video chat first to meet =)

There are limited spaces.

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Thank you for your interest in doing work trade at Von Hand Festival 2025. We are happy to offer more work trade opportunities this year at the festival. I, Raleigh, have done a lot of work trade at gatherings and festivals and I have loved the experience of having a foot in the participant circle and a foot in the staff circle.

This year in addition to Raleigh, Oliver & Daniel we have 2 staff who will be your main point people throughout the week: Lena Bentele & Katharina Held.

WORKTIME & EXCHANGE

In exchange for…

◍2-3 days of setup/break down

◍2-4 hours a day during the festival of work trade

We offer…

◍Free Festival Ticket including camping

◍Food Ticket Sun-Sat and all food for set up and break down.

◍2 days worth of workshops - Please look at the workshops here. Let us know what your top 5 workshops desires are. We will do our best to fulfill those wishes, but I can’t guarantee that your top wishes will line up. I need to coordinate all the work traders so that some are not in workshops while others are.

At the festival if all jobs are completed and there are empty spaces in workshops you will be able to take more classes! You are welcome to pay and book more workshops if there’s one you really want to go to or classes in addition to what we can offer you.

The time spent working is not something we measure specifically and it may vary day today with some days requiring more hours and some requiring less.

We aim to have your work trade duties be fun and in balance to enjoying the rest of the festival. 

Tasks and areas where we need help from Work Traders:

~Set up (arriving 1-3 days before the festival)

~Break Down & Clean Up (staying 1-3 days after the festival)

~Registration

~Site Maintenance (cleaning toilets & showers, helping in the kitchen, moving things…)

~Assisting Instructors to get set up/break down/etc.

~Daily Tidying

~Managing the Instructor & Tools Shop, Library Space, Tool Storage)

~Being available for questions, orientation, etc with participants

~Helping hold the overall culture of the festival (MOST IMPORTANT =)

We will have daily work shifts for toilet and shower cleaning (morning and evening!), registration table, shop management, on site workshop sign ups, etc. Otherwise it is helpful to have people to help the staff and instructors can call on in times of need over the week.

ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE

We will arrive on site Wednesday the 30th to begin moving things to the site and start setting up. We will leave Tuesday the 12th after the festival site is cleaned. We need a handful of people to come early (Thursday 31st/Friday 1st) and a handful of people to stay after (until Monday 11th). If you are able to come the whole time that is welcome too! Please specify when you can arrive and when you need to leave below.

If you have any questions please feel free to email us: info@vonhandfestival.com