Volunteer with the Philadelphia Folk Festival!
Volunteer Tickets for PFF 2025 are coming soon…
Perks of being a volunteer:
- Being a part of an amazing community dedicated to running the festival and keeping the music alive!
- FREE meals at the volunteer food tent
- FREE camping (excluding RV pass)
- FREE entry for children 4 and under.
- Some volunteer committees offer babysitting services for FREE, so families are encouraged to volunteer as well!
Learn more about volunteer opportunities, committees and requirements on this page. If you need more information, please email the volunteer committee chairs, at volunteering@folkfest.org
Also, be sure to read the New Volunteer Code of Conduct.
Volunteer Ticket Purchasing
To volunteer, you will need to choose your committee and purchase a volunteer ticket below.
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- We recommend purchasing on a computer, not a mobile phone, and using a chrome browser, if possible.
- To purchase, you need an account with our ticketing platform, Upped. Either sign-in or create an account. Do this FIRST.
- If you need to reset your account password with Upped, go here: events.uppedevents.com . Follow the sign-in link at the top right, click through (like you are signing in), then click the forgot password prompt. This will prompt the password reset.
- After resetting your password, click here to purchase.
- Be sure to click the “agree” to terms box.
- You will be able to choose your committee from the list of dropdowns when you are purchasing your ticket.
- Please fill out all of the emergency and full contact information.
- NO promo codes are eligible to be used on volunteer tickets, the volunteer tickets are the lowest fee possible, and they include food and camping.
- Please answer the camping question at purchase. All volunteers are invited to camp at no extra cost. However, if you plan to bring an RV, you will need to purchase an RV pass based on size.
- All volunteers are fed daily at the volunteer food tent. This is included in the price of the ticket.
- All volunteer tickets are subject to the Upper Salford Township conservation and open space fee of $10 per adult.
- All tickets are subject to a ticketing processing fee.
- Your total purchase will be: $135.79.
- Non-ticket items, such as parking, tram cart service, early camping entrance, can be purchased via the ADD ON Tab.
- If you are unable to purchase or are having any trouble with tickets,please contact mark@uppedevents.com and ksinclair@pfs.org.
Here is the list of committees you can choose to volunteer with, and their registration codes.
More details about these committees and their responsibilities can be found on the committees description page.
| Committee | Code |
|---|---|
| ARCHIVES | ARC |
| CAMPING | CMP |
| CENTRAL CONTROL | CTL |
| COMMUNICATIONZ | FCC |
| COMMUNITY RELATIONS | CRL |
| CRAFTS | CFT |
| FINANCE | FIN |
| FOOD | FDA |
| FRONT PORCH | FRP |
| GRAPHIX | GFX |
| GREEN ROOM | GRN |
| GROUNDZ | GDZ |
| GUEST OF FEST | GOF |
| HOSPITALITY | HOS |
| INFORMATION | INF |
| KIDS CREATIONS | KDS |
| LIGHTING | LIT |
| MAIN GATE | GAT |
| MARKETING | MKT |
| MEDICAL | MED |
| MERCHANDISE SALES | SEL |
| PARKING | PAR |
| PERFORMER PARKING | PPK |
| PERFORMER TENT | PRT |
| PHILADELPHIA FOLKSONG SOCIETY | PFS |
| PRODUCTION | PRD |
| PURCHASING | BUY |
| RECYCLING | REC |
| RESERVED SEATING | SIT |
| SECURITY | SEC |
| TICKETS | TKT |
| TRAMCART | TRM |
| VIDEO PRODUCTION | VID |
| VIP | VIP |
| VOLUNTEERS | VOL |
Join us as we come together to celebrate the rich tapestry of folk music and community spirit at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. We look forward to seeing you there!