Volunteer and Crew Information

No volunteers, no Monument Festival. Thank you. We will for sure have an amazing time together in Veggli!

Remember that your behaviour sets the tone for the festival. Your most important job is to be warm and inclusive to everyone.

To do before the festival

• Contact your team leader. See the contact section below.
• Join the volunteers & crew WhatsApp group. It will be used for informal information and questions during the festival. Information about joining the WhatsApp group will be sent by email.
• Log in and check what shifts you are signed up for: https://festival.mnmt.no/volunteers -> Sign up or log in -> My Overview -> My Schedule. We count on you to show up to these shifts to make the festival run.
• Book a spot on the volunteer bus. See the arrival and departure information below.
• Download the Bloomerang Volunteer app. We will use it to check you in to your shifts and for safety-related information.
• Check the list of prohibited items and packing list on the general info page . In 2022 it was 5 degrees celsius during the night, so bring proper warm clothes, just in case.

Old todos:

• By March 31st: Sign up.
• By April 8th: We assign you one team. We try as best we can to give you one among the ones you select, but we have to prioritise filling critical roles.
• April 15st: Shift selection is launched for teams working during the festival (August 1st to August 4th).
• April 24th: Shift selection deadline.
• June 11th: Digital meeting with everyone involved in the festival.

Contact

Contact your team leader if you have any questions. You can find the contact details of your team as follows:

1. Log in to Bloomerang
2. Click "My Overview"
3. Click "Documents" in the left sidebar
4. Open the file called "Team contacts Monument Festival 2024"

Shift selection guidelines

• Your selected shifts are the ones you get. They are not just a list of wishes where some of them will be approved by Monument organisers. In other words, when you are signed up to a shift, we count on you to show up, so make sure to only be signed up to shifts you intend on taking.
• Before the festival, July 29th to August 1st: 3x or 4x 8-hour shifts.
• During the festival, August 1st to August 4th: 2x 6-hour shifts. Approximately. Some shifts can be shorter and that’s ok. Strive to take one early and one late shift. Nobody should need to take two late shifts. The shifts are given tags to indicate whether they count as “early” or “late”.

Arrival

Volunteer buses from Oslo to Veggli

• Thursday 01.08, 10:00.
• Thursday 01.08, 16:00.

The buses leave from the taxi area outside Oslo S, just behind Thon Hotel. See the Arrival information here for an exact location. Make sure to be there 30 minutes in advance for efficient check-in, so the bus can leave on time.

You will receive information about booking a spot on the volunteer bus by email when you sign up.

Other traveling options are at your own responsibility and cost.

Helping with the build-up?

Are you going to help set up the festival before it starts, you should generally plan to arrive on site by 12:00 on Monday July 29th. Teams may have different working hours, so please double check the arrival time with your team leader.

Suggested travel options:

• Public transportation: Train from Oslo to Kongsberg, then bus from Kongsberg to Risteigen.
• Car pooling: Closer to the festival, we will make a “festival transportation thread” in the MNMT Family Group on Facebook and set up a WhatsApp group for all volunteers which can be used to organise car pooling.

To do on arrival

• Wednesday 31st and earlier: Check in at the info desk (6 on the map).
• Thursday 1st and later: Check in at the parking area (2 on the map).
• Baggage check (4 on the map). Make sure not to bring any prohibited items (see below).
• Put up your tent, campervan or other sleeping option. If you have rented a lavvo, the Info desk (5 on the map) will guide you.

Departure

Volunteer buses from Veggli to Oslo

• Monday 05.08, 12:00.
• Tuesday 06.08, 12:00 (only for people who have a spot on the clean-up shift on Monday).

The buses leave from the entrance to the festival parking lot.

You will receive information about booking a spot on the volunteer bus by email when you sign up.

Other options are at your own responsibility and cost.

Accomodation

You need to bring your own tent, find someone to share a tent with, or purchase one of our glamping options . You can also come with a campervan, but you need to buy a parking ticket .

Car parking

As a volunteer, you still need to purchase a parking ticket if you bring your car or campervan. This is because we only have a limited number of parking spots, and want to encourage everyone to use public transportation for environmental reasons. Please try to make use of our free volunteer/crew bus service or use public transportation if you can’t. If you have to come by car, make sure you fill it up with passengers.

Volunteer barbeque, merch and training

Thursday 1st at 13:30 we organize a barbeque for all volunteers. We highly encourage you to join! We will all meet, greet and eat. Some general information about the festival will also be given.

In addition, at the barbeque, you will get the chance to buy this year’s merch for half the price. Just saying.

12:00 on Friday 4th there will be team-wise training sessions.

Volunteer area and meals

At the volunteer area (6 on the map), you can get coffee, tea and meet other volunteers. All meals are also served here—breakfast, lunch and dinner. Note that all the hot meals for crew and volunteers are vegetarian.

• Build up: You get all meals every day during the setup period.
• During: You get one meal per shift. Which meals you get is specified on your shifts in Bloomerang .

Meal times:

• Breakfast: 08:00–10:00
• Lunch: 13:30–15:00
• Dinner: 19:00–20:30

Bring your own bowl and spoon

We are trying to reduce waste, so try to bring your own bowl, spoon, and possibly fork.

Clean-up and after-party

On Monday August 5th we clean up the entire festival area apart from the Haven area. When every single trace of us is gone, all volunteers who have helped cleaning are invited to an after-party to celebrate what we have created together!

To help with clean-up, sign up to the “Full festival clean-up” shift. You _need_ a spot on this shift to be allowed to help with clean-up and join the after-party. This shift is in addition to the required 2-3 shifts before or during the festival.

Shift routines

15 minutes before your shift, show up at the shift location specified in Bloomerang to check in with your shift leader. If you are not sure where to meet up, approach the Info desk.

If you cannot make your shift, inform your team leader as soon as possible. Sudden absence from your responsibilities is going to cause an impact on others.

Always wear your volunteer button (or other outfit decided by your team leader) while on a shift so guests know you are working.

Be friendly. Smile. Don’t run. Be sober. Be respectful towards everyone. If you see prohibited items, report to security. Pick up litter.

Health and safety

Before going to the festival, if you’re not well, contact your team leader and stay at home if required.

Make sure you know the health and safety rules, attend training and ask your team leader if you have any questions.

If you observe any inappropriate behavior, drug abuse and sexual harassment report to your team leader or one of the professional security guards immediately.

In the case of an emergency, follow the instructions and guide everyone to the emergency gathering point (18 on the map).

Help anyone in need, and contact Medic for support (phone number below).

More information

See https://festival.mnmt.no/info .