Thank You for Your Interest in Volunteering at FIBRuary!

Thank you for being part of FIBRuary! Our volunteers play an important role in creating a welcoming, fun, and well-organized experience for attendees, vendors, speakers, and fellow fiber enthusiasts.

Whether you're helping with registration, supporting a speaker, assisting vendors, or sharing your fiber arts expertise, we're grateful for the time and energy you're contributing.

Pre-Festival Help

  • Location: Varies, likely at a coffee shop or other public venue.

  • What you'll do: Help committee with pre-festival needs; e.g., organizing merchandise, creating displays, sorting raffle prizes etc.

  • What to know: This role is the most fluid and will vary with needs of the committee.

Below is an overview of our festival day-of volunteer roles and responsibilities. You may be assigned to more than one role or asked to help in another area depending on event needs.

Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the information below.

Vendor Set-up/Tear-down

  • Location: Throughout the vendor areas, primarily the Main Ballroom.

  • What you'll do: Help committee mark booth spaces (Thursday), Assist vendors with load-in (Friday) and load-out (Saturday).

  • What to know: This role involves physical activity, lifting, and moving between indoor and outdoor areas.

Registration/ Check-In

  • Location: Registration tables just inside the main entrance

  • What you'll do: Welcome attendees, process admission payments, and distribute entry raffle tickets.

  • What to know: This role involves handling cash and card payments - you will need a personal device that can accept tap-to-pay on the Square application. Volunteers should be comfortable greeting people and answering basic questions.

Photography/ Social Media

  • Location: Throughout the festival.

  • What you'll do: Capture photos of vendors, Cozy Chats, demonstrations, and the overall festival experience, including candid moments and event details.

  • What to know: Bring a smartphone or camera, comfortable shoes. An eye for photography and capturing community moments is helpful. Please respect anyone who asks not to be photographed.

SWAG/ Merchandise

  • Location: SWAG and merchandise booth near the main shopping area

  • What you'll do: Help attendees browse and purchase festival merchandise, process payments, monitor inventory, and assist with preorder pickups.

  • What to know: This role involves staying organized, keeping track of inventory, and handling cash and card payments - you will need a personal device that can accept tap-to-pay on the Square application. A friendly, sales-oriented attitude is a plus!.

Cozy Chat Support

  • Location: Cozy chat room

  • What you'll do: Welcome and assist speakers getting setup, manage room flow, and make sure speakers and attendees have what they need. You will introduce the speaker (script provided).

  • What to know: This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys hospitality and helping others feel comfortable. Occasional assistance with speaker merchandise sales may be needed.

Raffle Ticket Sales

  • Location: Near the raffle prize display and stage area.

  • What you'll do: Promote and sell additional raffle tickets, explain the prizes and drawing process, collect payments, and help attendees enter tickets for the prizes they'd like to win.

  • What to know: This role involves handling cash and card payments and being comfortable approaching attendees - you will need a personal device that can accept tap-to-pay on the Square application.

The Yarn Cakery

  • Location: Designated Yarn Winding area.

  • What you'll do: Wind newly purchased yarn for attendees using a ball winder and swift, keeping the station organized and the line moving.

  • What to know: Volunteers should be comfortable using a ball winder and swift. The service is free, though attendees may make optional donations to the Indianapolis Knitting Guild.

Yarn Doctor

  • Location: Designated Yarn Doctor area.

  • What you'll do: Share your knitting or crochet knowledge by answering yarn and pattern questions, troubleshooting projects, offering advice, and helping attendees work through fiber arts challenges.

  • What to know: This role is ideal for experienced knitters or crocheters who enjoy problem-solving and helping others. The service is free, though attendees may make optional donations to the Indianapolis Knitting Guild.

General Floater

  • Location: Throughout the festival.

  • What you'll do: Be a friendly, flexible helping hand wherever extra support is needed, from answering attendee questions and providing directions to covering short breaks at registration or vendor areas.

  • What to know: This role is best suited for someone who enjoys variety and is comfortable jumping between different tasks as needs arise. Flexibility and a willingness to pitch in are key!