Production Volunteer Benefits & Opportunities

We love our GABF volunteers!

Every year, thousands of volunteers work many hours to help make the festival a success! Please consider volunteering for our Set-Up team!

If you would like to volunteer at GABF, please contact Carol Hiller.


Set-Up and Tear-Down

All skill levels welcome! Want a sneak peek at the thousands of beverages that’ll be poured at the festival? Be part of the Production Team that builds out the festival and gets booths ready.

Hall set-up will begin on Monday, October 7. Tear-down will take place on Sunday, October 12. Set up team volunteers are the only team that can earn tickets for the 2025 event.

Set-Up Benefits

  • Each Set-Up shift = 1 ticket (1 shift=4 hours of work)
  • Volunteer for 2 Set-Up shifts = 2 tickets and a GABF volunteer shirt

NOTE: Limit of four (4) 2025 tickets per volunteer, plus additional tickets for 2026.

Tear-Down Benefits

  • Each Tear-Down shift = Two tickets for 2026 (1 shift=4 hours of work) and a GABF Volunteer Shirt (one shirt per volunteer max)

Ready to sign up to volunteer for the amazing Set-Up or Tear-Down teams? It’s a simple process:

1. Have you volunteered for GABF Set-Up or Tear-Down before? Access your profile below:

2. If this is your first year volunteering for GABF Set-Up or Tear-Down, create a volunteer profile here:

2. Sign up for shifts below: