2026 Great Northern Viking Festival Volunteer Registration
  • Great Northern Viking Festival

    June 13 & 14 in Mankato, MN
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Birthdate *
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  • I will also have a Minor (15 years or older) helping with me* (Minors must be supervised by a parent/guardian at all times when volunteering)*
  • Is this your first time volunteering with the Great Northern Viking Festival?*
  • Volunteer Days you are Available (check all that apply)*
  • Volunteer Opportunity Descriptions 

    **Volunteers will be placed according to Festival Priority for their scheduled shift. ***

    • Please let us know if there are any duties you are unable to perform, and we will do our best to place you in a role that matches your skills and abilities.

    Parking: Direct guests to parking spaces while ensuring safety and smooth traffic flow.

     

    Gate/Check-In: Validate tickets and manage guest entry. Volunteers should be comfortable handling tablets.

     

    Grounds Crew: Maintain a clean and welcoming festival environment by restocking outhouses, emptying trash cans, and assisting campers. 

     

    Merch Booth: Sell Viking merchandise, handle credit transactions, and engage with festival attendees. Sales experience preferred.

     

    Kids Area Helper: Supervise kids' activities and engage with families to ensure a fun and safe environment.

     

    Spear Throwing Helper: Guide participants in this exciting Viking activity while ensuring safety and assisting with setup and cleanup.

     

    Demo Area Attendant: Support live Viking demos by helping set up and guiding guests through these immersive experiences.

     

    Information Booth Contact: Provide festival information, handle lost and found, distribute maps, and answer attendee questions.

     

    Floater Volunteer: Be flexible and ready to jump in wherever needed to help the festival run smoothly.

  • Please indicate any roles you are ***unable*** to perform.*
  • We run 3.5 hour shifts Thursday- Sunday of the Festival weekend. Which days and times would you be available/interested in? (Check all that apply)*
  • If you are interested in volunteering at A Night in Valhalla (21+ event), are you comfortable in an adult environment where alcohol is present and language, humor, or banter may be more mature than during daytime festival hours?
  • Are you willing to volunteer more than 1 shift?*
  • This is an outdoor, rain or shine event. Are you comfortable volunteering outdoors for the 3.5 hour shift in varying weather conditions?*
  • Are you open to wearing Viking-style garb while volunteering? (if not in Viking garb, we ask to have volunteers dress in all black or all brown. )*
  • Do you have reliable transportation to and from the Festival site?*
  • Are you interested in helping with pre-festival promotion before the event (such as social media sharing, word-of-mouth, or posting festival flyers in approved locations)?*
  • If yes or maybe, which types of promotion would you be comfortable helping with? (Check all that apply)
  • Emergency Contact Information

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • If tent camping is available would you be interested?**
  • WAIVER AND RELEASE FORM
    RELEASE OF LIABILITY & PHOTO RELEASE
    In return for being allowed to participate in the Great Northern Viking Festival and/or A Night in Valhalla volunteer activities and all related activities, including any activities incidental to such participation (“Volunteer Activities”), the above listed Volunteer (hereafter referred to using “I”, “me”, or “my”) releases and agrees not to sue the Northern Woman Productions (Great Northern Viking Festival) or its officers, directors, employees, sub-contractors, sponsors, agents and affiliates from all present and future claims that may be made by me, my family, estate, heirs, or assigns for property damage, personal injury, or wrongful death arising as a result of my participation in the Volunteer Activities wherever, whenever, or however the same may occur.
    • I understand and agree that the Northern Woman Productions (Great Northern Viking Festival) are not responsible for any injury or property damage arising out of the Volunteer Activities, even if caused by their ordinary negligence or otherwise.
    • I understand that participation in the Volunteer Activities involves certain risks, including, but not limited to, serious injury and death. I am voluntarily participating in the Volunteer Activities with knowledge of the danger involved and I agree to accept all risks of participation.
    • I also agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Northern Woman Productions (Great Northern Viking Festival) for all claims arising out of my participation in the Volunteer Activities.
    • I understand that this document is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the state in which the Volunteer Activities take place and agree that if any portion of this Agreement is invalid, the remainder will continue in full legal force and effect.
    • I also acknowledge that the Northern Woman Productions (Great Northern Viking Festival) have not arranged and do not carry any insurance of any kind for my benefit or that of Volunteer (if Volunteer is under 18), my parents, guardians, trustees, heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. I represent that, to my knowledge, I am in good health and suffer no physical impairment that would or should prevent my participation in Volunteer Activities.
    • I also understand that this document is a contract which grants certain rights to and eliminates the liability of the Northern Woman Productions (Great Northern Viking Festival). I am of legal age and am freely signing this agreement. I have read this form and understand that by submitting this form, I am giving up legal rights and remedies.
    In return for being allowed to participate in Great Northern Viking Festival and/or A Night in Valhalla volunteer activities and all related activities, including any activities incidental to such participation (“Volunteer Activities”), the undersigned Volunteer (hereafter referred to using “I”, “me”, or “my”) hereby grants to Northern Woman Productions (Great Northern Viking Festival) , and each of its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, advertising or promotional agencies, and partners, and all such entities’ officers, directors, agents, employees, respective successors and assigns (collectively, “Authorized Parties”), the absolute and irrevocable right and permission to use, publish, broadcast and/or copyright the use of Volunteer’s name, address, voice, photograph and/or like-ness, caricature, and personal information, in its current form or as retouched, digitized, cropped, altered, distorted or modified in any way, in any and all advertising, promotional, or other materials based upon or derived from the Volunteer Activities in any manner, in any media whatsoever for any and all purposes, including by way of example but without limitation advertising, promoting or publicizing products and services throughout the universe, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised (including without limitation on the Internet), without additional compensation. I further agree that anything derived there from will be owned solely by the Authorized Parties. I shall not authorize the use of any print, negative or other copy
    thereof by anyone other than the Authorized Parties.
    • I understand that this document is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the state in which the Volunteer Activities take place and agree that if any portion of this Agreement is invalid, the remainder will continue in full legal force and effect.
    • I am of legal age and am freely signing this agreement. I have read this form and understand that by submitting this form, I am giving up legal rights and remedies.

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