Paisley Halloween Festival 2025: Calling All Halloween Buddies! We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make this Paisley Halloween Festival a hauntingly good time.

Renfrewshire Council , Event Volunteers
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Paisley's most spooktacular event is back with the long-awaited, everyone's favourite parade! The Paisley Halloween Festival returns with an exciting new events program featuring a captivating town centre-wide parade. The event will run over 2 days, Friday, October 24th and Saturday, October 25th.

The festival, one of the biggest and best free Halloween festivals in the UK, attracts huge crowds to enjoy street theatre, live acts, fun installations and the parade. The event will have a variety of fun, spooky activities happening in Paisley Town Centre, and we need your help to deliver this spectacular event.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to get involved and help deliver one of Paisley's biggest events in the calendar. We have a range of volunteering roles open, some of which include:

Parade Buddy - As a parade buddy, you will help with the parade line-up, registration of local community groups, artists, and performers, and helping with parade participant welfare. Please note that there might be a significant amount of walking required for the parade buddy role. Additional support that might be required includes helping to light up the parade and assisting with carrying parade props.
Welcome Hosts for the Seated Area - As a welcome host, you will provide a friendly welcome to all grandstand seating ticket holders, help guests find their seats and assist with event inquiries.
Accessibility Attendant - Help event visitors with event site accessibility information, oversee and manage accessible viewing areas.
Radio Room Assistant - You will be assisting event crew, volunteers, and event contractors with radio sign-in/out protocol, making sure everyone has been assigned a radio, an earpiece, and event accreditation. Your other responsibility will be to look after the radio charging station, charging up radios, and maintaining the Radio Room equipment throughout the festival.

Additional Event Information:

The Paisley Halloween Festival promises a weekend filled with thrilling street theatre performances, live music, family-friendly entertainment, lighting and projection displays, and street food. The town will be decorated to create a spooky atmosphere, with surprise installations dotted around. A Halloween Market will be held at Paisley Town Hall on Saturday 25th October, featuring a fancy dress competition, pumpkin carving, vintage clothing, music, and a cocktail bar.

If you are interested in volunteering at the Paisley Halloween Festival please register via Engage or get in touch via events@renfrewshire.gov.uk.

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