What A Few People Can Do Is Amazing

The Craigmeister • December 30, 2018

What's the most important thing that makes a faire successful? People. Of course you need patrons, performers, vendors and a faire board but you also need volunteers and workers.

Volunteers and workers get lots of the light and heavy lifting done. Workers are essential to faires. I have met many of these wonderful people. They deserve tons of gratitude and tons of company!

If you want your nearby faire to keep being successful, if you want to be part of something bigger, if you want to keep bringing joy to patrons, if you want a months-long feeling of faire, if you want to be on the inside track, contact the faire owners and let them know you want to help.

It's the beginning of a new year. Now is the time to gather some friends and decide to help bring a taste of the Renaissance to the public. You will be most welcome and most appreciated!

You can visit the faire's website or Book of Faces page to let them know you are interested. Also, here are a couple of volunteer pages if you would like to help in the region around northeast Oklahoma or help in northeast Texas:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1909832022602004/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/276094629250447/


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