Get Involved
Volunteering for the Festival
Volunteers are the foundation of our festival, without them we would not be the success we are today!
For the modest commitment of 12 festival hours, you get to join our stellar crew and enjoy the following perks.
Volunteer perks include; a weekend pass, free camping, free parking, light meals and snacks in the awesome volunteer center, a chance to win some great stuff from our Volunteer Appreciation crew, and exclusive access to our Volunteer Party held right after teardown on the Sunday of festival weekend!
Volunteer spots go fast so don’t delay, fill our your volunteer application today! It’s never too early to get signed up for the coming festival. Click the "Apply to be a Volunteer" button below to fill out an online application.
We need a few people to billet. Do you have a clean comfortable bed or two?
Would you like to host over the weekend?
You would receive two weekend passes, parking and a weekend of wonderful music.
Fill in the application, tell us what you have and where you are located and we will be in touch.
We try to reply with in a week of your application to so if you do not hear from us please check your spam folder.
Work Bees
Work bees for festival prep start in early July. We clean up the forested areas, paint, weed whack and anything else needed to clean up and prepare for the festival.
If you have a few more hours to give, please come to Providence Farm on any of these dates. All volunteers are welcome to join in. This is not counted as volunteer hours but it is a fulfilling way to help and get to know other volunteers if you have the time and energy.
Site prep can be quite labour intensive, so keep this in mind if you’ve got mobility issues or pain conditions.
Sunday, July 5 - All day 9am-5pm. Lunch will be provided
Sunday July 12 - from 4 pm onward
Sunday July 19 - from 4 pm onward.
Performing at the Festival
If you are a performer who wishes to be considered for the 2026 Islands Folk Festival, happening July 24, 25, 26, please send your EPK to: artisticdirector@cowichanfolkguild.ca. Due to a large number of applications, we are unable to respond to all submissions and inquiries. We will be in contact if you are under consideration. Thank you for your interest!