{"id":8865,"date":"2015-04-03T08:54:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T07:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=8865"},"modified":"2015-04-03T08:54:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T07:54:14","slug":"volunteer-at-this-years-sunflowerfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2015\/04\/volunteer-at-this-years-sunflowerfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer at this year’s SunflowerFest!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students, young people and festival lovers are invited to gain valuable work experience and boost their CVs all while enjoying the music, mystery and magic of Northern Ireland\u2019s leading music and arts festival.<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>With most employers looking for go-getting types who can show a can-do attitude and willingness to get stuck in on the practical side of things, what better way to gain some experience in event management, communication and of course have a bit of fun at this year\u2019s Sunflowerfest?
\nVolunteers from across Britain and Ireland will assist in getting Tubby\u2019s Farm ready for the influx of visitors as well as being the face of the festival over the 31st July to 2nd August 2015
\nVolunteers are needed to help set up and decorate festival grounds and to assist during the festival by guiding visitors throughout the 12 acre festival site including The Enchanted Glade of Mystery & Surprises, the Kidz Zone and Sunflower Bliss, the Therapists & Healers and eco-village area. In addition to these \u2018realms,\u2019
\nSunflowerfest also includes five performance stages, numerous camp sites for families, singles and artists, and a number of facilities for food and drink.
\n\u201cNow in our sixth year, we are planning the largest festival yet, with over 5,000 guests expected at Tubby\u2019s Farm,\u201d said festival organiser Michael Magowan. \u201cSunflowerfest\u2019s mission is to provide a family-friendly and all-inclusive festival atmosphere set in the idyllic countryside in Hillsborough, County Down, and our volunteers are of the utmost importance in ensuring that Sunflowerfest runs smoothly and is enjoyable for guests of all ages and persuasions. Our volunteers fill the cracks and make sure that Sunflowerfest is easy, fun and safe for everyone.\u201d
\n\u201cBy striving together to make a difference, the tremendous team of volunteers at Sunflowerfest have helped to build the festival from strength to strength throughout the years,\u201d added festival organiser Vanessa Magowan. \u201cJoining our team provides an excellent opportunity for those hoping to be part of something bigger than themselves as well as building their volunteer experiences and enjoying the unique atmosphere Sunflowerfest has to offer.\u201d
\nHighlights of this year\u2019s festival will include performances by Dreadzone, Senser and over 100 other art and music acts; The Enchanted Glade of Mystery and Surprises featuring performances of A Mid-Summer Night\u2019s Dream by Tom Finlay in keeping with the Steampunk theme of the festival; Gus Leudar\u2019s \u201cInvisible Forest\u201d, a surround sound audio hologram art installation and chill-out space and of course the Kidz Zone activities including poetry, storytelling, arts and crafts and circus workshops.
\nVolunteers must be aged 18 or over and can register their interest in helping at the 6thannual Sunflowerfest online at www.sunflowerfest.co.uk\/applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Students, young people and festival lovers are invited to gain valuable work experience and boost their CVs all while enjoying the music, mystery and magic of Northern Ireland\u2019s leading music and arts festival. With most employers looking for go-getting types who can show a can-do attitude and willingness to get stuck in on the practical … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}