Volunteer opportunities year-round
Volunteers help support our mission all year long.
- Stop by the Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation offices at 431 Water Street and Point Hudson.
- Leave a message for the Festival Volunteer Coordinator volunteers@woodenboat.org
Wooden Boat Festival
Click here to go to our online volunteer application site.
- Pre-Festival administration, poster distribution
- Festival week and weekend
- Main Gate - cashier, hand stamps, will-call
- Grounds - pre, post, and during the event
- Docks, ramps, gates
- Parking, traffic
- Wooden Boat Chandlery and retail
- Office administration
As a festival volunteer, you will work three 4-hour shifts, and
- Enjoy FREE admission to all 3 days of the Festival
- Receive a "CREW" T-SHIRT with Festival logo
- Receive an invitation to the Volunteer Thank You party (Festival Sunday 6-8pm)
- Attend a required 2-hour training session 1 week before the Festival
Boat Shop volunteers
- Get hands-on experience in wooden boat maintenance, restoration and all the things that go with it, while helping to maintain the Wooden Boat Foundation and Northwest Maritime Center boats. Visit the Boat Shop in Point Hudson behind Puget Sound Express Monday - Saturday. We need help all summer!
Office administration
- Greet the public and answer phones
- Help with bulk mailings
- Use copy machine
- General office duties
- Share WBF/NWMC information with the public
Archival work and photography
- Foundation Historian - requires knowledge of and interest in local maritime and Foundation history
- Stewardship of the Foundation archives
- Foundation photographer
- Photograph annual events
Building and grounds maintenance
- Grounds Keeper - maintain flower and plant beds; keep the grounds clean and presentable to the public
- Handy Person - help us keep our buildings in tip-top shape!
Maritime Library
- Librarian - catalog, organize, maintain books in our growing library; help members to access information in the library
- Library assistant - help the Librarian manage the library
Programs
- Regatta assistant - officiate races; set marks
- Regatta public relations - flyers and race sponsorship
Public Relations
- Poster, flyer and Festival program distribution
- Distribute poster for upcoming events
