Volunteer

The Petunia Festival is a great opportunity for individuals, families, school groups, churches, community organizations and businesses to volunteer. Volunteers are need throughout the festival for:

  • Monitoring parking lots
  • Gatekeeping/admissions sales
  • Beer ticket sales
  • 50/50 raffle ticket sales
  • Beverage/pouring teams
  • Grounds cleanup
  • Parade help
  • And much more!

High school students interested in volunteer are invited to join our Ambassador program. Visit our Ambassadors page for details.

Volunteers must work the entire shift and will receive a Festival entrance ticket.

As a reminder to individuals looking to volunteer with a specific person, each volunteer should sign up individually under their desired volunteer slot. This helps eliminate the risk of duplicates showing up for the same shift. 

Every volunteer will be able to pick up a free entertainment venue ticket good for the open days of the Festival (a $45 value!) for helping! These will be available in our headquarters once open in June.

If anyone needs help, please reach out to volunteers.petuniafestival@gmail.com. 

Thank you so much for helping us throw the best Festival in the Sauk Valley Area.  We could not host this event without great volunteers like you!

Pinky's 50/50 Christmas Cash

$20 Per Ticket

Only 500 Tickets Sold

Drawing: 8pm Friday, December 1, 2023 at the end of the Dixon Christmas Walk.

The winning ticket will be drawn by our 2023 Pinky Petunia, Molly Oliver. Proceeds support the Dixon Petunia Festival, a non-profit organization. Winner will receive 50% of actual sales, up to $5,000 and is responsible for all taxes. Need not be present to win.