Join the team! we’re hiring festival organizers!
We’re hiring five Festival Organizers through the Canada Summer Jobs program!
Position Details:
- Title: Festival Organizer
- Pay: $20/hr
- Start date: June 15, 2026 (for 9 weeks)
- Location: Hybrid remote + in-person in Tatamagouche, NS
- Mandatory dates: Applicants must be available in person in Tatamagouche from August 5-10, 2026
- Application deadline: May 29, 2026
Want to join us and be part of bringing this gathering to life? For more information, visit the job advertisement on the Centre for Local Prosperity’s website by clicking here, and apply by the May 29th deadline by filling out the Google Form application (click here)!
sponsors & partners
We’re looking for financial support to make this event extra special! Please check out our sponsorship page to find more information and a sponsorship package. Please get in touch with Liv at [email protected] if you have any questions and/or would like to sponsor! Thank you.
WORKSHOP SESSION HOSTS
Our call for workshop sessions is now closed! Click here to submit a session to the waitlist!
- A mix of formats: panel discussions, breakout sessions, storytelling circles, etc.
- Focus will be on grassroots efforts to re-localize economies along the various key economic themes (food, housing, energy, arts, culture, tourism, investment, transportation, climate, land, etc.)
Up!Skilling Session HOSTS
We’re looking for more Up!Skilling session hosts – with a preference for folks local to the North Shore / Colchester areas. To find more information or apply, click here! Pitch us any idea you have!
Up!Skilling (coined by Transition Bay St. Margaret’s) sessions are skill shares/exchanges of hands-on, household-level crafts, trades and skills. They are ~50 minute sessions intended to give participants a chance to ‘dip their toes’ into a new skill.
Examples include but are not limited to: seed saving, cycle repair, yarn spinning, soil amendments, straw hat weaving, beekeeping, mending & darning, food preservation, and so much more!
musicians & performERS
We’re looking for performers! To find more information or apply, click here!
We’re interested in solo musicians, buskers, bands, youth performances, plays, seniors groups, poetry readings, theatre troupes, and more!
VOLUNTEERS
We’re looking for local (Tatamagouche, North Shore & surrounding areas) volunteers to join the Local Prosperity 2026 team during the lead-up to the festival, for set-up/tear-down, and during the event!
We will do a formal callout, but if you’d like to volunteer, please reach out to Liv at [email protected]!
