Volunteer
Come be a part of The Kingwood Oktoberfest! Volunteer to work a shift or two or three. Many hands make light work and we need about 100 people to run this family-friendly community event! Check out this volunteer video.
2023 Volunteer Information for The Kingwood Oktoberfest (TKO)
It’s fun to work behind the scenes and be a part of The Kingwood Oktoberfest! Thanks to those who already signed up to help on the big day. Click here or click the orange button below to sign up for a shift (or two) at TKO this year. You may also sign up at Holy Comforter Lutheran Church.
Please contact Dale MacNaughton if you have any questions or concerns.
TKO VOLUNTEER AREA DESCRIPTIONS
- Volunteer Support Team: Needs volunteers to assist incoming volunteers with check-in and guidance to their area on the day of the event. A map of the venue/booth locations and check-in process steps will be provided. Mostly low-activity positions for this team with shift times and availability may vary.
- Ticket Sales Team: Needs volunteers to collect admission from adults and children at the front gate. Also needs volunteers to assist guests with the sale of food and beverage tickets inside the event. The use of a mobile phone with a headphone jack will be required for both of these positions. We will be using Square technology, so it would be helpful if volunteers were familiar with Square, but training will be provided.
- *Food Team: Volunteers are needed Saturday morning to grill bratwursts and hot dogs and pre-warm some of the sauerkraut. We will also need volunteers to prep and warm pretzels. During the event, volunteers are needed to serve food to customers. Volunteer runners will also be needed to keep the flow of bratwurst, hotdogs, sauerkraut, and pretzels from the preparation area to the selling booth. Also, volunteers will be needed to walk around the event with pretzel trees selling pretzels.
- Beverage Team: Volunteers are needed to assist in the serving of soda, water, and beer. Beer servers must be over the age of 21 and be TABC certified. TABC Certification course, about a 2 hr. online course, must be completed and a printout of your certificate must be provided to the team leader before the day of the event. See this link for low-cost classes: www.tabcpermit.com. Shift times/availability may vary. There are a limited number of spots available for beer service. Please contact Steve Bost for details on certification. Volunteers needed – beer service – 12. Water/Soda Booth team – Volunteers needed to accept tickets for payment of water and a variety of sodas.
- Parking Team: Volunteers are needed to assist guests with appropriate parking locations and safe street crossings for pedestrians. Safety vest provided. Primarily a walking/active position.
- Facilities Team: Volunteers needed to assist the Team Leader with set-up and break-down of the event hardscape: tables/chairs, tents, fencing involving T-posts, and plastic constructive fence. Some help will be needed the day prior to and before and after the event begins and ends. Tools, pliers, and side cutters may be needed. Very active position. Also, we need volunteers to ensure the cleanliness of the venue during and after the event by collecting and delivering trash bags to the dumpster and installing new trash bags on the receptacles. Volunteers needed –
- Game/Kids Area Team: Volunteers needed to monitor the game and play areas to ensure the safety of children in attendance. Active position.
- Bake Sale Booth Team: Volunteers needed to accept tickets for payment of home-baked goods.
- Marketing & Communications Team: We need volunteers before the event begins to pass out fliers in the community (everywhere you spend money – restaurants etc.) and post them on social media. This is not listed on the sign-up genius. Please get in touch with Christy Janacek, Minister of Communication and Community Events for details.
- Decoration Team: Help with decorating the venue including table decorations, signage, and banners as well as securing decorations in the balcony for storage at the end of the event. We could use at least one volunteer willing to climb up a ladder to tie banner ropes to tent posts.
*Volunteers handling or working around food must wear a hair covering. Hats will be provided.
VOLUNTEER TICKET INFORMATION – The Kingwood Oktoberfest is a fun family-friendly event for our community and beyond as well as a fundraiser for the ministries of Holy Comforter Lutheran Church & School. This year we will have a pre-party volunteer training on Friday, October 20th. Volunteers may pick up their free event t-shirt, ticket, and food/drink ticket. More details coming soon.
If you have any volunteer questions, please email Dale MacNaughton or call the HCLC office at
281-358-6500.
