Help us to organise and run a non-profit folk festival in Gent, Belgium

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    Hello,

    We are a group of friends organising folk events in Gent. We do this on a non-profit base.
    Folk is a warm community of people from all ages who come together to enjoy beautiful (live) music and who like dancing in couple and as a group.

    We organise 1 dance evening per month & next year from 21 to 23 february 2025 we are organising our very first Folkfestival in Ghent for a maximum of 400 people and we can use your help to make it happen. The Folk community is very open and you will be welcomed fully. There will be opportunities to join dances & dance initiations but you are by no means obliged to dance if you don't want to. At the moment (12/12/2024) we have about 60 people signed up for volunteering but we can use about 65 people so there is still room for you to join! Current volunteers are a 50/50 mix of Belgians & international volunteers.

    There will be plenty of opportunities to interact and get to know local dancers and artists aswell as international ones.

    When do we need help?
    - 21-23 february 2025, for help during the festival itself. -> we can provide accomodation for this period.

    - Our regular evenings, we usually use local volunteers, because we can't provide accomodation for this period.

    - There are other balfolk festivals in the area (Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany) 1 of them in Leuven in march is on workaway.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will get to know the world of European BalFolk in its most intimate sense, 3 days of fun and true connection.

  • Help

    Help

    We'll need all sorts of help, at the registry, taking care of artists, helping building up & taking down decorations.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Dutch: Fluent
    French: Intermediate
    German: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We will or provide a sleeping space on field beds in a heated building relativly close to the festival or bedding in a hostel. More details will be available as 2025 comes closer.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The festival is in the city of Ghent itself, so it is very reachable by public transport. In your free time you can enjoy the festival or the city itself.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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