Jobs/Volunteering

For 15 years the Wabasha Kellogg Chamber of Commerce has hosted a fall festival in September and October called SeptOberfest celebrating the fall harvest. This event is successful because of the many volunteers that put their hearts and souls into this event. In the past years, we have had several of our wonderful volunteers retire from SeptOberfest. The Wabasha Kellogg Chamber of Commerce & CVB would like to see SeptOberfest continue for the next 15 years and beyond but to do so we need volunteers to help keep SeptOberfest alive and well. We are looking to enlist team-oriented people who take pride in our wonderful community by organizing the following events:

SeptOberfest Chairperson
This position will require you to organize SeptOberfest as a whole, set and attend SeptOberfest committee meetings, oversee the committee and work with the Executive Director on scheduling and budgeting.

SeptOberfest Decorating Chairperson
This position will be required to organize the decorating of Wabasha & Kellogg, overseeing a team of people that help decorate, and plan where the SeptOberfest decorations are located. Attend SeptOberfest committee meetings, rotating different displays from year to year, setting up and taking down the displays, and storing the SeptOberfest assets with care.

SeptOberfest Decorating Team Members
This position will be required to help set up and take down SeptOberfest Decorations. Must be team oriented. (multiple positions available).

SeptOberfest Artist
This position will be required to maintain the current SeptOberfest Assets by doing touchups and creating new and exciting displays.

SeptOberfest Pumpkin Derby Chairperson
This position will be required to plan the pumpkin derby, build wheel kits for the pumpkins, assemble the track, host and run the pumpkin derby, and disassemble and store the track and assets. Further, this person will be responsible for building a team of people to execute the pumpkin derby and attend SeptOberfest committee meetings.

SeptOberfest Pumpkin Contest Chairperson
This position will be required to plan the location, loading and unloading of the pumpkin contest including largest pumpkin, largest sunflower, contact pumpkin growers, and attend SeptOberfest committee meetings.

SeptOberfest Kids Activities Chairperson
This position will be required to plan and execute kid activities for a total of four days at Heritage Park. Building a team of people to help execute the kid activities and attend SeptOberfest committee meetings.

SeptOberfest German Parade Chairperson
This position will be required to plan and execute the German parade with intentions of expanding the parade and attend SeptOberfest committee meetings.

SeptOberfest Activities Chairperson
We have multiple other activities that require volunteers to help with (Root Beer Garden, art show, color cruises and much more.). This position will also need to attend SeptOberfest committee meetings.

SeptOberfest Fundraising Chairperson
This position will be required to oversee all fundraising for SeptOberfest including raffles, sponsors, donations and other events to help fund SeptOberfest, and attend SeptOberfest committee meetings.

SeptOberfest Advertising Chairperson
This position will be required to attend SeptOberfest committee meetings, assemble schedules by contacting local businesses for specials and events, building the schedule for advertising and working with the Executive Director on an advertising plan.

The first meeting for the 2025 SeptOberfest will be November 6th 2024 6:30 pm at the Transfer Building. SeptOberfest committee meetings are monthly. If you would like to volunteer for one of these positions, please contact the Wabasha Kellogg Chamber Director at 651-565-4158 or director@wabashamn.org. Please keep in mind that all positions need to be filled by November 6th, 2024, to ensure a 2025 SeptOberfest season.