Everyone was welcoming and directions on responsibilities were clear upon arrival. I would suggest including the 6 roles of the art ambassador and FAQs via email prior to day of to save some time.
Beverage pourer volunteers needed bottle openers, dump buckets, clear direction on how to get ice for beer and how to get beer restocked prior to doors opening. A beer representatives or at least beer tasting note descriptions is needed for all tents to ensure volunteers are able to provide this information to customers. We only witnessed one golf cart running both ice & beer for the entire festival, at a minimum two need for each specific task with third as backup for both activities. Customers were upset we ran out of beer with an hour wait till restocked. Have volunteers handing out cups to please note fill lines for all attendees as beverage pourers had to deal with upset customers. Customers also complained chicken not included even though chicken in the festival title. Some even stated increasing the entry fee by $10-20 to include the chicken would have been preferred.
Please provide bottled water and food for volunteers. Ensure floaters are floating or increase the number of floaters to ensure all volunteers get at least two breaks for relief due to heat and stress from customer complaints.
Overall I think this event has the potential to be a great festival and I would volunteer again if above improvements were made.
