The Cincinnati Coffee Festival is a fundraiser for Ohio River Foundation. Key to our success are our wonderful volunteers. We need your help to make the event run smoothly. Volunteers get free entry to the Cincinnati Coffee Festival on the day they volunteer.
Volunteer sign up will open in the spring. Please check back then!
Volunteer Roles
Friday Set Up
Volunteers will not set up chairs, platforms, or pipe and drape.
Vendor Check-in—Vendor check-in requires two positive, detail-oriented volunteers to greet each vendor, review their check-in sheet with them, assign vendor badges, and direct them to their assigned booth. These people will also answer general questions about the Festival and be a primary point of contact for the Festival organizers.
General Move In—In this role, volunteers will assist with unloading boxes and other necessary items from the vans, moving items to the ballroom floor, and helping to stage the event. This role will include setting up the selfie stations, greeting vendors, distributing linens per the pre-purchase lists, setting up demo areas and speaker venues, and other general assistance.
The Green Team—Volunteers will assure all compostable, recyclable, and landfill waste finds its proper home by supervising and guiding attendees to the correct receptacle in their designated waste station. Environmentally-minded volunteers, this is for you!
Saturday and Sunday
Volunteers for the final session on Sunday will also help break down the Festival.
Welcome Desk—The Welcome Desk Greeter is responsible for acting as the main point of contact in the lobby area of the Cincinnati Coffee Festival. This person will sign in speakers and musicians, register press representatives, and make decisions about the Festival. On Friday, this person will be responsible for pointing vendors to the vendor registration area.
Latte Art Throwdown—The Latte Art Throwdown is one of the premier events of the Festival. Volunteers will get a front row view of the action as they manage the flow of competitors, run cups and supplies, record results, and give the prizes to the MC for distribution.
The Coffee Shop—The Coffee Shop is the Cincinnati Coffee Festival Store. Workers here will assist people with their purchases and maintain the appearance of the store for appearance and ease of shopping. The final shift on Saturday will re-set the store for opening on Sunday. The final shift on Sunday will pack up and tally remaining inventory.
The Green Team—Volunteers will assure all compostable, recyclable, and landfill waste finds its proper home by supervising and guiding attendees to the correct receptacle in their designated waste station. Environmentally-minded volunteers, this is for you!
Sign up to volunteer!
