Volunteers

Signups coming in August 2025!

Many paws make light work, so Bearrison is recruiting YOU! We will need over 100 volunteers to produce an event of this magnitude. Every shift completed will earn money towards a non-profit or charity of your choice, so you are not only helping pull off an amazing event, but you are also supporting your community financially. Plus, when you volunteer at the Bearrison Street Fair, you'll enjoy exclusive perks like:

access to the Hospitality HQ, where you'll find free food, drinks, and private restrooms
a unique Backstage Pass to the Main Stage
plus a stylish Bearrison Street Fair t-shirt

We need help in several areas; find the one that works best for you!

Setup
Hospitality
Floaters
Gates
Merch
Midway
Clean Up

Volunteers will sign in at our Hospitality HQ at 10th and Harrison. There will also be mandatory training provided prior to the fair (via YouTube).

Since 2021, we’ve been able to support:

Access Reproductive Justice • AIDS Lifecycle - Buttered Muffins • AIDS Lifecycle - New Bear Republic • Alameda Contra Costa Ducal Court • Alliance for Smiles • American Red Cross • APIENC • Bare Chest Calendar • Black Trans Advocacy Coalition • Castro Country Club • Center for Sex & Culture • Cheer SF • Eureka Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence • SF Fog Rugby • Frameline • Friends of the Urban Forest • Girls Unite • Human Rights Campaign • Larkin Street Youth Services • Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District • LYRIC Center • National AIDS Memorial • Oakland LGBT Center • Onyx NW • Openhouse • Pacific Center for Human Growth • Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) + Shanti Project • Positive Resource Center • Project Open Hand • SF Fog • SF Goal Diggers • Strut - San Francisco AIDS Foundation • San Francisco Suicide Prevention + Felton Institute • The Transgender District • The Trevor Project • Turnout • Transform1060 • TransLatina Coalition • Zen Caregiving Project