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Volunteering – Bulwell Arts Festival 2026
Join us as an Artist, Volunteer, or sponsor the upcoming festival!
The Bulwell Arts Festival Is built by us—by neighbours, families, crafters, and dreamers who care about our community.
We’re calling on the people who make Bulwell what it is: the ones who show up, speak out, and lift each other up. Whether you paint, perform, bake, build, or just want to help out—we need you.
This isn’t just a festival. Its to showcase what’s good about Bulwell. To prove that creativity lives here, pride lives here, and community lives here.
Together, we engage, promote, and lift the voices, talents, and stories that make Bulwell brilliant.
Ways To Get Involved:
Bulwell Arts Week, 4th-11th July
Various venues around Bulwell
Share your workshops, performances, demonstrations or creative sessions with our community.
Whether you’re an individual, group or organisation, we’d love for you to be part of this years festival. Please complete the form below to tell us what you would like to include in the Festival week
Global Event, Saturday 11th July
Bulwell Hall Park 1-5pm
Our global afternoon is our celebration of the cultures, stories and community that make Bulwell beautifully connected to the wider world. It’s an afternoon filled with music, food, creativity and shared experiences — all brought together right here in Bulwell.
We’re inviting individuals, families, groups and organisations to help shape this vibrant afternoon.
Whether you want to host a stall, share food, perform, run an activity, or simply bring your heritage to life in your own way, we’d love you to be part of it.
Please fill out the form below and tell us how you would like to be involved in our Global Day.
Once we receive your form, a member of the team will get in touch to chat through the next steps.
Volunteer at Wollaton Hall & Deer Park
Our dedicated volunteers contributed over 30,000 hours last year, enriching visitor experiences at Wollaton Hall and Deer Park. Their efforts have made a significant impact, ensuring educational and enjoyable visits for thousands of visitors.
Perks of Volunteering:
- Engage in meaningful, fun activities
- Boost confidence through new challenges
- Join a supportive community
Join us and make a difference at this historic Elizabethan mansion and its 500-acre parkland.
Volunteer at Nottingham Castle
Nottingham Castle are looking for people to work alongside their front of house staff to help ensure the smooth running of their sites when they are open to the public. Volunteers provide a friendly face to visitors, answer practical questions, assist staff in gallery and museum areas, act as room stewards, and occasionally help with events.
VOLUNTEER AT NOTTS PRIDE 2026 🌈❤️
Pride doesn’t happen without our incredible team of Volunteers, and they need you! 🫵✨
Whether you can lend a hand for an hour or an afternoon, they want to hear from you – help them to safely steward their march, raise funds for @nottspride on the day and assist their acts at the mainstage 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Each of our Volunteers recieve a fabulous goodie bag to say thank you, including free Ice Skating passes @nottinghamarena, @lushnottingham products, free entry to our @gladragsnotts afterparty and MORE! ⛸️🫧
To get involved, please get in touch via:
[email protected]
Nottingham Pride 2026 is on Saturday 25th July 2026
Volunteers will be needed between 11am and 6:30pm
Volunteer with Surface Gallery
Surface is led by a co-operative team, who support each other to learn more about running a successful independent art gallery. All volunteers at Surface help to organise and invigilate exhibitions. Alongside these general exhibition duties, there are opportunities in design, marketing, installation and other areas.
We ask for an initial commitment of three months volunteering, once a week. Please note that volunteers at Surface need to be 18 or over.
Find out more and fill out volunteer form here
Volunteer at Stonebridge City Farm
They welcome around 200 volunteers on site each week. Volunteers are the heartbeat of Stonebridge – each and every volunteer has an important role to play – we couldn’t run the farm without them!
Please note they are unable to take short term work experience volunteers as we need to prioritise our weekly volunteers.
Positions Available:
- cafe
- site support
- cleaning
- operations
Volunteer with Refugee Roots
Volunteers that care are at the heart of Refugee Roots, with over 100 volunteers making a real difference. You could too!
Why volunteer
We believe small things make a big difference. Your time, skills and participation can make a real and positive impact in the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham.
Find out more about Refugee Roots and Apply to Volunteer