Opportunities From: Battle Creek Pride

Volunteer: car parking rockstars

Assist in maintaining the flow of traffic and directing vehicles to parking spaces. 


Program: Pride Festival 2026

Assist in maintaining the flow of traffic and directing vehicles to parking spaces. 


Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Territorial Beer Tent

Territorial Beer Tent


Check ID

put on wrist bands

sell tickets

Confirm customer has proper wristband to purchase alcohol.

Pour beer from a tap to a cup

Hand out cans/bottles of beverages

Monitor customer for possible over indulgence 





Program: Pride Festival 2026

Territorial Beer Tent


Check ID

put on wrist bands

sell tickets

Confirm customer has proper wristband to purchase alcohol.

Pour beer from a tap to a cup

Hand out cans/bottles of beverages

Monitor customer for possible over indulgence 





Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Festival Set Up Friday

Festival Set up on Friday


Help put banners and flags out. 

Begin decorating

Help with checking vendor spots are clearly marked


Program: Pride Festival 2026

Festival Set up on Friday


Help put banners and flags out. 

Begin decorating

Help with checking vendor spots are clearly marked


Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Jul 17, 2026

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Festival Set Up Saturday

Festival Set Up Crew- Saturday


Decorating the Arboretum

Help set up beer tent

Help set up stage

Make sure trash/recycling cans are out

Ensure all banners and flags are out

Help set up volunteer break area

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Festival Set Up Crew- Saturday


Decorating the Arboretum

Help set up beer tent

Help set up stage

Make sure trash/recycling cans are out

Ensure all banners and flags are out

Help set up volunteer break area

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Vendor Check-in assistance

Vendor Check-in Assistance

Help welcome our vendors

Assist in moving their merchandise to their location

Assist in setting up vendor tents

Pass out water and snacks to our vendors

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Vendor Check-in Assistance

Help welcome our vendors

Assist in moving their merchandise to their location

Assist in setting up vendor tents

Pass out water and snacks to our vendors

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Front Gate

Festival Greeter


Greet Guests as they arrive

Hand out Pride Guides to guests


Program: Pride Festival 2026

Festival Greeter


Greet Guests as they arrive

Hand out Pride Guides to guests


Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Volunteer Check-In/Floaters

Volunteer Check-in/floaters

Help volunteers get checked in

Hand out volunteer shirts

Float to areas in need of extra help if needed

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Volunteer Check-in/floaters

Help volunteers get checked in

Hand out volunteer shirts

Float to areas in need of extra help if needed

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Pack it up Crew

Tear Down Crew

Take down flags/banners

Take down decorations

empty all trash/recycle containers

load everything into a U-Haul

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Tear Down Crew

Take down flags/banners

Take down decorations

empty all trash/recycle containers

load everything into a U-Haul

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Bins Patrol

Waste Management

Patrol festival for any litter on the ground

empty trash/recycle bins as needed

check in with vendors to see if they need any trash taken to a bin

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Waste Management

Patrol festival for any litter on the ground

empty trash/recycle bins as needed

check in with vendors to see if they need any trash taken to a bin

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: LGBTQ&A

Greet people as they arrive

Help put chairs away and take down banners.

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Greet people as they arrive

Help put chairs away and take down banners.

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Jul 16, 2026

Zip Code: 49017

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: After Glow Gate

Collect admission fee, check IDs, verify over 21, put appropriate bracelet on attendee

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Collect admission fee, check IDs, verify over 21, put appropriate bracelet on attendee

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Pride Booth

Staff the Battle Creek Pride booth at Festival to include selling merch, providing information, being the beginning and ending points for the scavenger hunt and giving out pride guides to anyone that needs one.

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Staff the Battle Creek Pride booth at Festival to include selling merch, providing information, being the beginning and ending points for the scavenger hunt and giving out pride guides to anyone that needs one.

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Resource Center clean up

Our Candlelight Vigil is on Sunday July 19th.  Our festival pack out crew will drop off everything from the festival on Saturday night.  That means everything needs to be moved downstairs before our Open House following the Vigil! With a crew of 12, we anticipate this to take less than 2 hours.  

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Our Candlelight Vigil is on Sunday July 19th.  Our festival pack out crew will drop off everything from the festival on Saturday night.  That means everything needs to be moved downstairs before our Open House following the Vigil! With a crew of 12, we anticipate this to take less than 2 hours.  

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Jul 19, 2026

Zip Code: 49017

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Festival Load Out

Our festival sleeps in the basement of the Resource Center.  It is time to wake it up! This will be an all hands on deck event to load up the U-Haul.  Pizza, snacks and beverages will be provided. 

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Our festival sleeps in the basement of the Resource Center.  It is time to wake it up! This will be an all hands on deck event to load up the U-Haul.  Pizza, snacks and beverages will be provided. 

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Jul 15, 2026

Zip Code: 49017

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Water Station Attendant

This position is perfect for someone that have limited mobility.  We will have a canopy with a great view of the stage, near the beer garden for festival attendees to get a free bottle of water.  There will be a chair to sit in under the canopy.  Just kick back, pass out water to thirsty guests.  

Program: Pride Festival 2026

This position is perfect for someone that have limited mobility.  We will have a canopy with a great view of the stage, near the beer garden for festival attendees to get a free bottle of water.  There will be a chair to sit in under the canopy.  Just kick back, pass out water to thirsty guests.  

Program: Pride Festival 2026

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 49037

Allow Groups: No