Event Overview
The Chinese Mooncake Festival is a vibrant celebration of culture, gratitude, and community togetherness. The round shape of the traditional mooncake represents the full autumn moon, symbolizing unity and completeness.
As a volunteer, you are the face of this beautiful community tradition! Your support helps us host close to 3,000 attendees enjoying a spectacular dragon parade, traditional dance and music performances, craft stations, and regional culinary treats.
Choose Your Impact
Event Set Up (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM): Set-up volunteers will prepare the festival venue by arranging tables, chairs, and tents, installing directional signage, arranging festive autumn decor, and greeting arriving vendors to assist them with booth placement and unloading.
Parade Support (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM) - Parade support volunteers will ensure a spectacular and safe procession through Midtown Plaza by assisting dragon parade performers with staging, guiding the route, and managing crowd flow.
Event Support (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM) - Serving as the "on-call" backbone of the event, support volunteers will keep operations running smoothly by acting as friendly festival greeters for the City of Carmel, guiding guests, managing crowd lines, distribution of Mooncakes, assisting the stage coordinator, delivering event supplies, picking up trash, and quickly resolving miscellaneous logistics tasks as they arise.
Post Event Crew (8:00 PM - 9:30 PM) - Tear-down volunteers will restore the venue by systematically collecting signage, assisting vendors with folding tables and collapsing chairs, loading materials into transport vehicles, and clearing debris to ensure the festival grounds are tidy, safe, and ready for public use the following morning.
Volunteer Perks
Official City of Carmel Volunteer T-shirt.
Community service hours (verification available upon request).
Behind-the-scenes access to Carmel’s premier festivals and events.
