Anti-Harassment & Non Discrimination Notice

      Seattle Events, a Non-Profit Corporation DBA Seattle Hempfest and Hempfest Central (“Hempfest”) comply with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and do not discriminate, exclude people, or treat them differently on the basis of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, political identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran […]

Seattle Hempfest’s greatest strength is also our greatest challenge!

Hempfest runs on Volunteer power! This Protestival has been staffed by Volunteers for 25 years, and as we grow larger and more mainstream it’s harder to fill all the shifts… YOU can make a difference this season by helping us recruit more volunteers at fun events like the Northwest Folklife Festival For over 20 years our […]

Staff Check-In needs YOU!

Do you love people? Do you love working in the nice cool shade? Can you work a computer keyboard? STAFF CHECK-IN is looking for friendly volunteers with lots of patience to register and check in all the volunteers from all 119 Hempfest crews. Come be a part of the heart and soul of our event, […]

Greeters Crew is the face of Hempfest!

The Greeters Crew is one of our most important crews at Seattle Hempfest! After standing in that long hot line to get in, the joy in the crowd is palpable upon reaching the donation bins at the entrances. A friendly face welcoming people in makes all the difference in the world to their Hempfest experience, […]

Deconstuction Crew

Sure, people sign up for the Deconstruction Crew, and they SAY they will be there bright and early Monday morning to help us pack it all out…but then, they bust their humps setting up Hempfest, and enjoying Hempfest, and partying each night after Hempfest…and by golly they are exhausted!  …and so we have this issue […]

Seattle Hempfest Staff Director

Katie Morse has been wrangling the All-Volunteer staff of the World’s largest Protestival in beautiful Seattle, Washington since 1997. With 10,000 shifts to fill over the 10 days of Set Up, Show, and Tear Down, we’ve welcomed a huge pool of skilled and diverse Volunteers from all over the US, and the world, for the […]