Hello there!

This is the hub of info specifically for 2026 volunteers.

June 11-14, 2026, Thursday through Sunday.
99% of this year’s venues are downtown: The Oxford Hotel ballroom, Pine & Prism Wellness, the ‘Glo Pad’ at the Boys & Girls Club and Yoga Shala Bend. If pass sales require, additional downtown spaces will be added.
In addition to the opportunity to be of selfless service, volunteers get a sense of pride, joy and community. Materially, volunteers get a free pass for each day in which they volunteer.

Assignments will be made in a couple of ways: 1) via Sched.com, you may have your name attached to a session - that means you’re assigned to check-in participants, greet attendees and help place their mats, answer questions, ensure bags and shoes are left in the designated area… and 2) via group text chat for day-of set up tasks and for unforseen things that come up.
Memberships are flexible and can be canceled at any time from your account. You’ll retain access through the end of your current billing cycle.
- Help set-up and beautify venues
- Support vendors by helping them load-in, set up, and load out
- Staffing the hospitality suite on Thursday and Friday (a suite at the Oxford)
- Closing sweep of venues (closing, tidying & locking up after the last session of the day)
- Hanging posters around Central Oregon in the spring
- Engaging with our social media by liking, commenting, sharing, saving — help to get the word out!
- Volunteers with special experience might help presenters get mic’d up
- Moving attendees mats to ensure space for all
- ALWAYS keeping a smile, calm and supportive demeanor, making others feel welcome above all
- Helping problem-solve on the spot if issues arise, including texting Angela when help is needed

I’m in! What do I do now?

Get added to the group chat.

When opportunities to help arise in the time before the fest, Angela will send them out via text. If you can help, great! Respond to the text to let all know! If not, that’s fine, too. No need to reply.
Follow our Instagram & engage with our feed.

Consider the festival like a good friend and support our reach by liking, sharing, saving, commenting — all of which helps our posts and reels get seen. IG: @bendyogafestival
Keep us up to date!

If your plans change and you no longer can volunteer, let Angela know asap. If you can only volunteer for 1 or 2 days, let Angela know. Has your cell phone changed… yes, let Angela know.
Add Angela to your contacts.

Add Angela to your contacts for easy communication. If you do it now, you’ll be ready when things speed up closer to June. Her cell is 541-480-8224.
Get familiar with the "Volunteer Notes"!

This is the key document in the hub! All essential volunteer updates will be keep as a running, living document. When there are updates to it, Angela will text ya in the group chat — please then login here and read through.
Enjoy the ride!

There’s nothing quite like being part of the production of a multi-venue, multi-day event. It’s incredible practice in letting go of expectations, being present, loving what is, thinking on your feet, being calm no matter what, and most of all, loving others. In short, it’s yoga practice off the mat.