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Parking

City Of Oshawa
Paid Parking In Effect
For Non-Oshawa Residents

Oshawa residents must apply
For a Free Parking Pass in Advance

Shuttle Bus Service

Grass Parking Lot

North Parking Lot

Ribfest Entrance

Ribfest Shuttle Bus Service

Avoid Parking Problems – Take the shuttle. This free shuttle service includes parking and non-stop services to Oshawa Rotary Ribfest.

Hours

Friday: 4:00PM – 9:00PM

Saturday: 1:00PM – 9:00PM (2 Buses running between 1pm-5pm)

Sunday: 1:00PM – 6:00PM

Pick Up/Drop Off Locations

  • Grass Parking Lot – Westside of Lakeview Park, near Kluane Ave. & Waterfront Trail 
  • North Parking Lot – Harbour Road & Simcoe St. S is the 
  • Ribfest Entrance on Lakeview Park Ave.

Volunteer Application

2025 Ribfest
August 15-17, 2025
Friday - 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday – 11:00 am – 11:00pm
Sunday – 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

VOLUNTEER DUTIES AND SCHEDULE PLEASE SELECT AVAILABLE DATES & TIMES FOR PREFERRED DUTIES – Please note first shift of the day starts 30 minutes before opening

Ribfest Info Zone Welcome Tent
Parking & Gate Stewards
Gate Team/Donations
Event Experience Team
Wheel Barrow Raffle Ticket Sales (Must be 19 years of age or older )
Lounge Team Beverage Ticket Sellers (Must be 19 years of age or older )
Lounge Team Servers (Must be 19 years of age or older )
Children’s Concierge
Dunk Tank Facilitators
(Saturday and Sunday only – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Volunteer Duties
Thank you for expressing an interest to volunteer at the Oshawa Rotary Ribfest. For shifts that run all day, we ask that you ensure your replacement arrives before you leave. If you are a student, please bring along your Student Volunteer Sheet. Water is provided to all volunteers. A food voucher will also be provided for anyone who volunteers for a minimum of one 4 hour shift.

Ribfest Info Zone/Welcome Tent
This serves as the information center and people’s choice voting station. They provide voting slips and encourage everyone to vote for their favourite ribbers and sauces. You will also help out counting votes. This position is primarily seated.

Event Experience Team
Event Experience Team help ensure attendees have an amazing experience while helping to keep the venue sparkling clean. You will ensure attendees have an enjoyable time by ensuring dining area table are free from garbage. You will help with our Reduce, Reuse, Recyle philosophy by ensuring appropriate contents are placed in the appropriate areas. You may be asked to help out in other areas of the venue as needed (ie: giving other volunteers a break). This position is primarily standing, however, can take breaks if needed.

Gate Team/Donations
Gate team volunteers are located at the Main Entrance. They will greet everyone, check bags and backpacks for safety purposes and will also ensure no one is leaving the premises with alcohol. They will also invite donations from attendees. This position requires standing for long periods of time.

Lounge Team Beverage Ticket Sellers (Must be 19 years of age or older)
The Lounge Team ticket sellers greet attendees and sell beverage tickets. These volunteers will check identification, work with cash and direct attendees to debit machine locations as needed. This position is primarily seated.

Lounge Team Servers (Must be 19 years of age or older)
The Lounge Team servers will fill coolers with product and serve beverages to attendees to go with mouth watering ribs on a hot summer day! Lounge Team Servers must be 19 years of age or older. This position is standing only.

Wheel Barrow Raffle Ticket Sales (Must be 19 years of age or older)
Each year we raffle off two wheel barrows of alcohol. We require ticket sellers and volunteers to push around the wheel barrow to entice ticket sales. This requires a significant time standing. Ticket sellers will collect cash for the raffle tickets.

Parking & Gate Stewards
Our parking stewards will direct traffic in our 3 parking lots, ensuring that attendees leave appropriate spacing for other attendees and emergency vehicles to enter and exit as needed.
Our gate stewards will monitor the gate at the back of the ribbers to ensure that the area is utilized by authorized volunteers, ribbers, vendors, and suppliers only.
This position alternates between sitting and standing, depending on traffic flow. Chairs and umbrellas are provided.

Children’s Concierge (Saturday and Sunday only – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
The Children’s Concierge will ensure friendly and fair admission for our children to face painting, caricature artist and bouncy castle events. You will also hand out delicious and nutritious apple cider freezies to the children attending. If business is slow, you may go out to the crowd to solicit attendees to participate in these fun and free events.
Dunk Tank Facilitators (Saturday and Sunday only – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
As the Dunk Tank Facilitators, you will encourage attendees to pay funds to dunk those sitting on the plank. Attendees will include Rotarians, Dignitaries and prominent business owners of our community.
This will involve working with cash and/or retrieving and handing out balls to dunk those brave souls! You may also need to help some attendees ensure no dunkee leaves dry 😊