Festival Volunteer Training
Serve at fairs and festivals with safety and great guest experience in mind.
For: Event volunteers and coordinators
What you’ll learn
- Staff booths and stations confidently across a multi-day outdoor event
- Recognize and respond to heat illness, and keep yourself and guests hydrated
- Follow lost-child, severe-weather, and radio/reporting procedures correctly
- Manage crowds, intoxicated guests, and cash booths — and leave the site better than you found it
Screen your volunteers for $5
VolunteerBadge runs FCRA-compliant background checks for just $5 — with identity verification built in. No monthly fees, no contracts.
Create a free account →Course outline
- 1
The festival environment: why it’s different
6 min
- 2
Your zone, your shift, your chain of command
5 min
- 3
Heat, sun & hydration: protect yourself first
7 min
- 4
Alcohol awareness & intoxicated guests
5 min
- 5
Lost children & vulnerable persons
6 min
- 6
Vendors, cash booths & crowd flow
5 min
- 7
Weather contingency & severe-weather response
6 min
- 8
Radios, reporting & leave-no-trace teardown
5 min
Sources & further reading
- Event Safety Alliance — The Event Safety Guide & Severe Weather Preparedness (150-ft rule)
- CDC / NIOSH — Heat-Related Illnesses & Workplace Heat Recommendations
- National Weather Service — Lightning Safety Toolkit for Outdoor Venues
- FEMA Emergency Management Institute — IS-15: Special Events Contingency Planning
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children — Code Adam — missing-child in-facility protocol
This course is educational and provides general information about the Fair Credit Reporting Act and volunteer-screening best practices. It is not legal advice. Laws vary by state and change over time — consult a qualified attorney about your organization’s specific obligations.