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Published 4/17/26 12:29PM
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Volunteer at the 17th Annual St Johns Bizarre

St Johns Bizarre
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Portland, OR
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    • Details

    Start Date:
    May 8, 2026
    End Date:
    May 9, 2026
    Available Times:
    Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours
    Commitment Details:
    Sign up online, complete a participation waiver, & meet us at the Info Booth in & square at your volunteer date & time. We'll set you up for your task! Afterward, come back to the Info Booth & get your St Johns Bizarre swag as our thank you to you!
    Recurrence:
    One time only
    Volunteers Needed:
    100
    Cause Areas:
    Arts & Music, Community Development, Volunteering
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+, International Volunteers, Private Corporate Groups
    Age Requirement:
    14+
    Other Requirements:
    Depending on your chosen task, you may be required to stand, sit, or walk for more than 2 hours, handle products, card and cash transactions, lift more than 25 lbs, complete a brief OLCC server training. Requirements listed with each task posting.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Description

    Volunteer at the 17th Annual St Johns Bizarre

    The 17th Annual St. Johns Bizarre is coming up Saturday, May 9! This FREE music festival happens every year on the Saturday before Mother's Day — before, during and after the St. Johns Parade! Here's the link: volunteer link

    The festival is entirely run by volunteers and it is actually pretty fun. Multiple stages of free music, a 200 booth street fair, streets closed off to all but foot traffic: It's known as St. Johns Day!

    There are short shifts (2 to 2.5 hours) for everything from putting up textile art on trees (Friday night, the 8th) to being a beer garden attendant to setting up traffic barricades to helping us set up or put away the Bizarre for next year.

    As a thank you for giving your time, you also will get a stainless steel cup with this year's art on it — a true collector's item. Bonus booty: for shifts after 6 p.m., we'll add in a tote bag with this year's awesome artwork.

    Check out our website at www.stjohnsbizarre.com and sign up to help out at this volunteer link. Feel free to reply or send me a text if you have questions.

    Thanks again!

    Babs Adamski

    Volunteer Coordinator

    503-421-5934

    Location

    On-site

    St Johns Square - Lombard St and Philadelphia Ave, Portland, OR 97203

    7373 N Philadelphia Ave, Portland, OR 97203, USA
    Directions

    The square is located on the west side of the St Johns Bridge - we're hard to miss! The downtown corridor or St Johns is closed down to all cars and traffic, busses are routed around the event. We recommend public transportation as street parking is crowded and outside the event area.

    How to Volunteer for This Opportunity

    Please visit our webpage at www.stjohnsbizarre.com and click on the volunteer link to sign up. There are task and shift descriptions for each volunteer spot. We look forward to working with you on St Johns best day of the year!

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