Volunteering

Manchester International Festival would like to say a huge thank you to all of the volunteers of 2007 who helped to make the Festival such a success. 

300 volunteers were recruited to be involved in 18 different roles within the Festival, such as front of house, artist liaison, marketing, photography and film. 

The enthusiasm and commitment of the volunteer team was fantastic and they succeeded in giving visitors a great Manchester welcome!

We would also like to thank United Utilities for their support of the 2007 Volunteer Programme.

Please also visit our Online Gallery to see more photos of the volunteers and keep your eye on the website for more exciting volunteering opportunities coming up for the Festival in 2009.

What the volunteers said about their experience:

“I really enjoyed my volunteer experience and would recommend it to my friends and family as something to get involved in, in 2009.”

“It was lovely working with such enthusiastic people and learning how such an event operates behind the scenes.  I felt proud to say I was on my way to volunteer for MIF!”

“It is the first time I have volunteered for anything and it was an amazing experience.  I got to meet lots of interesting and lovely people and was very lucky to get to see quite a lot of the shows through the Festival.”

“I can’t express enough how much I enjoyed the whole experience – I feel I got so much out of it on so many levels”.

“I had a great time volunteering, especially working backstage at the Carlos Acosta show - it was simply amazing and a fantastic experience.”

“I really enjoyed volunteering.  I met some lovely people and have seen some great events too. I'd love to volunteer again in 2 years time!”

Offical Sponsors of the Volunteers Programme 2007