How to Volunteer with
4th Fest
4th Fest is organized by 600+ volunteers working year-round. Each year, these volunteers—your friends, colleagues, and neighbors—spend approximately 13,000 man-hours planning, developing, and executing to make 4thFest possible. If you’re interested in joining this dynamic team, we would love to find you a position that utilizes your talents and interests. Whether you can offer 5 hours or 50, we would love to have you on the 4th Fest team!
Individuals and groups are encouraged to volunteer! Sign up today!
Available Volunteer opportunites
CELEBRATIONS
Volunteers working on celebrations will be involved with the celebration activities planned during the day. This could be helping to transport and/or slice the cake, handing out slices of cake, putting hot dogs into buns, and handing them out.
PYROTECHNICS
People assisting Starfire, Inc., our fireworks vendor, in setting-up and tearing-down of the firing system and fireworks. Some of this work occurs in the days before July 4th; some training and other clearances are required.
We are also looking for a year-round point of contact.
SOCIAL MEDIA / GRAPHICS
Are you a skilled graphic designer? Do you rock the reels or have a podcast that promotes community activities? We can use your expertise to provide Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platform posts. We would love to have you promote our event and our fundraising efforts.
FIRECRACKER 4K
Volunteers working on the race may be asked to help with registration, manning water stations along the race route, and/or acting as marshals to help keep the route clear ahead of runners.
KID'S KINGDOM
Those working in the Kid’s Kingdom will be helping with children’s activities and games. Face painting, balloon making, and other activities will be offered; we will need volunteers to man the various tents.
PARADE
Those helping with the parade may be tasked with a variety of duties. We will need people to help organize the parade entrants prior to the parade start. We will also need people along the parade route to maintain a clear path of travel including manning barriers.
OPERATIONS
Operations involve many activities which are necessary for the day’s events to take place. Some tasks will need to happen prior to July 4; some tasks will happen after. Activities may involve placement of barriers, setting up pop-up tents, delivering water to other volunteers, etc.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
If you are a friendly, people-oriented type of person, we’d love to have you work one of our information booths. These volunteers will be helping visitors to locate activities, identify upcoming events on the schedule, and sell merchandise/activity tickets. Would you rather help year-round? Come help with fundraising! This could be reaching out for direct donations; this could be helping with our fundraising activities such as bingo.
CAR SHOW
People helping with the car show will aid with registration. You will assist in parking the great vehicles and being part of.
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
The Central PA 4th Fest would love to have you with us.