Every festival on the harbour and every hamper out of Burnside runs on somebody signing up for a shift. Below: standing roles that take applications year-round, and the festival crew calls — with the season each one opens, because the big ones close months before the event.
AIFF is an eight-day celebration of film that takes place every September, and it is during this time that the festival needs the most volunteers. Applications run through Better Impact; fill one in to be notified as shifts are posted.
Eight days of film every September — the festival’s biggest volunteer need of the year.
Halifax’s all-night art festival. Ambassadors, artist support, setup and teardown.
Nova Scotia’s largest summer festival. Applications open in the spring.
Up to 1,000 volunteers for one race weekend. Registration through VolunteerLocal.
Eleven days each July, run largely by volunteers. Calls go out in early spring.
Atlantic Canada’s biggest sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention — run entirely by volunteers.
A week-long production at the Scotiabank Centre — one of the few calls open all year.
Six days of street performance on the waterfront — the oldest festival of its kind in Canada.
Hundreds of HRM organizations post volunteer calls we haven't verified one by one. These three directories are where they land first.
Searchable HRM listings, posted by the organizations themselves. Recently posted: East Coast Ukrainian Festival 2026, the SICC Mobile Toy Library, Drop Zone Halifax.
Open directory →Province-wide search by location, interest and skill. Free to use, and where many non-profits post first.
Open directory →Municipal boards, committees and commissions. Positions are listed during the annual fall recruitment period.
Open directory →Send us your call and we'll list it free, linked to your own application page — roles, dates and who's eligible. Festival calls get pinned while they're open.
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