Volunteer with us!

Are you confident with languages, familiar with the city, and interested in working closely with the festival’s programme and production department? Then you can help ensure that artists have the best possible experience of the Bergen International Festival and the city. 

As an Artist contact, you will be a host and point of contact for the festival’s national and international artists, while also serving as a link between the artists and the programme and production departments. You ensure that the artists feel welcome, secure, and informed from arrival to departure. You must be available both in person and by phone during the artist’s stay. 

This volunteer group fills up quickly, and we therefore recommend that you also apply for other volunteer roles. Suitable candidates will be contacted for a brief interview. You must be available for preparatory meetings ahead of the festival. Previous experience from similar work is an advantage, and good Norwegian and/or English language skills are required.

Are you a social person and enjoy meeting many different people? As an Audience host, you will be the first person the audience meets at the venue. The Audience host’s most important task is to make the audience feel welcome, be helpful, and provide practical information, including entrances, seating, toilets, and wardrobe. Shifts will take place both indoors and outdoors – anywhere the Festival is present. 

We need many sociable and service-oriented Audience hosts. Where the audience is, the audience hosts are!

Do you enjoy being the hero of the day? Do you prefer a varied working day and like being where things are happening?  

As a Runner, you gain insight into the entire festival and you’lle contribute across different volunteer roles. Tasks, responsibility, and pace will vary from shift to shift, and no two days are the same. 

The runners are based at Det Vestnorske Teateret and work in a variety of areas depending on where help is needed. The role is primarily about being available and flexible, anything can happen during a festival. This is a role for someone who is versatile, quick on their feet, and solution oriented. 

It is an advantage if you are also available before the festival period begins. Please indicate in the registration form which months prior to the festival you may be available to contribute with smaller assignments. 

If you have previously been a Festival assistant, this role will suit you well. 

Are you familiar with the Bergen International Festival, or would you like to get to know us better? As a Festival host, you are a visible and welcoming presence for the audience, volunteers, press, and artists. This role is well suited to those who enjoy meeting many different people, are comfortable taking responsibility, and are interested in the festival’s programme, logistics, venues, and contact persons. 

As a Festival host, you help create welcoming and inclusive meeting places. You may either be responsible for a backstage area or for the festival’s main meeting point at Det Vestnorske Teateret, where you will serve as the main contact for accreditation and ensure that audience members, volunteers, press, and artists are warmly welcomed. 

You must be fluent in both Norwegian and English, and you should be available to work during the time period 12:00–18:00. This volunteer role fills up quickly, and we therefore recommend that you also sign up for other roles. 

If you have previously worked as an Information host, or if you enjoy cooking and creating a welcoming atmosphere around food service, please mention this in your application.