We have the support of a wonderful team of volunteers who help us to make sure that both artists and audience members have a great experience prior to and during the festival weekend.

Our volunteers are very much an essential part of the Festival but they also enjoy a fun and rewarding experience.

Become a volunteer

Volunteering with us can give you: a chance to see the events you volunteer at; an opportunity to meet other like-minded people with a shared passion for the arts; first-hand experience of festival and event management; the opportunity to be involved in behind the scenes activities; an invitation to special events – and of course you will be helping to make The Cumnock Tryst festival a continuing success.

Volunteers undertake a number of roles: including Front of House – box office duties, checking tickets, selling programmes, ushering audience members; helping as drivers; or helping with the distribution of marketing materials. There may be other volunteer roles available depending on your interest and previous experience.

It remains one of our highest priorities to get the people of Cumnock and the area involved in The Cumnock Tryst. If you are interested in volunteering, we would love to hear from you. Please get i touch via the form below.

Become a volunteer

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“One of the ways that people in the area can feel an immediate attachment to, and ownership of The Cumnock Tryst is to join us as volunteers for the festival, helping out at events and contributing to the effective organisation of the concerts. It would be great to have some of you involved in the nitty-gritty and smooth running of this exciting venture!”

Sir James MacMillan

Become a volunteer

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Please let us know the dates and times you'd be interested in volunteering.

Front of House

Thursday 1st October 2026*
Friday 2nd October 2026*
Sunday 4th October 2026*
Saturday 3rd October 2026*

Driving Artists

If you are willing to use your own car to drive artists between Cumnock and airports or train stations we would be very grateful. You would be able to claim mileage costs of £0.45/mile driven for all journeys to ensure that you aren't out of pocket.

Exact timings of these journeys are still being finalised. Please indicate your availability below and I will keep those available up to date with plans. Many of these journeys will be back and forth to Glasgow Airport.
Thursday 1st October 2026*
Friday 2nd October 2026*
Saturday 3rd October 2026*
Sunday 4th October 2026*
Monday 5th October 2026*
There might be other things you would like to volunteer with that we haven't listed - we're always willing to help give people experience in other areas too!