Needs From: Winona State University

Volunteer: Apple Fest Kitchen Bussers and Servers

Volunteer at this year's Apple Fest as a kitchen server or busser! Servers will help serve food from the kitchen and bussers will help clean up tables after folks have finished eating.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Volunteer at this year's Apple Fest as a kitchen server or busser! Servers will help serve food from the kitchen and bussers will help clean up tables after folks have finished eating.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 4, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest Traffic Control

Help keep Apple Fest a safe event by managing the flow of traffic coming in and out of the adjoining alleyway and parking lots. 

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Help keep Apple Fest a safe event by managing the flow of traffic coming in and out of the adjoining alleyway and parking lots. 

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 4, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest Groundswork Prep

Help us prepare for Apple Fest by supporting groundswork, including yard work, trimming weeds, cleaning up garbage, and moving picnic tables.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Help us prepare for Apple Fest by supporting groundswork, including yard work, trimming weeds, cleaning up garbage, and moving picnic tables.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Sep 27, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest Annex Clean-Up/Set-Up

Help us prepare for our annual Apple Fest event by supporting the prep work needed to get the Annex ready! This includes some cleaning tasks and moving tables, chairs.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Help us prepare for our annual Apple Fest event by supporting the prep work needed to get the Annex ready! This includes some cleaning tasks and moving tables, chairs.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 2, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest Pre-Event Set-Up

Help us get Apple Fest ready with set-up! This includes setting up tents, hay bales, and moving items around the property to be prepared for the event.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Help us get Apple Fest ready with set-up! This includes setting up tents, hay bales, and moving items around the property to be prepared for the event.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 3, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest Day of Set Up

Help volunteer at Apple Fest by setting up the event! We will have a few things to do Sunday morning to prepare for the event, and we would love your help!

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Help volunteer at Apple Fest by setting up the event! We will have a few things to do Sunday morning to prepare for the event, and we would love your help!

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 4, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest: Raffle Assistants

Help at this year's Apple Fest by volunteering as a raffle assistant! Raffle assistants will help bring raffle items inside when the raffle closes and assist with handing out prizes as they are called. 

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Help at this year's Apple Fest by volunteering as a raffle assistant! Raffle assistants will help bring raffle items inside when the raffle closes and assist with handing out prizes as they are called. 

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 4, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest: Gophers

Be available at this year's Apple Fest to run errands around the event's and support the fest with misc. tasks as they arise.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Be available at this year's Apple Fest to run errands around the event's and support the fest with misc. tasks as they arise.

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 4, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Apple Fest Event Break-Down Volunteers

Help us breakdown Apple Fest and get the museum and grounds cleaned up following our biggest celebration of the year!

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Help us breakdown Apple Fest and get the museum and grounds cleaned up following our biggest celebration of the year!

About Apple Fest: Largest Polish Festival in Minnesota featuring Polish cuisine, entertainment, crafts, children’s activities, silent auction, and raffle.

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On Oct 4, 2026

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Gift Shop Attendant

Gift Shop Attendants support the museum's gift shop operations by running transactions and packaging purchases for customers. Volunteers are also responsible for cleaning the sales floor and desk and organizing displays throughout their shift. 

Volunteers complete one training shift, approximately 2 - 4 hours depending on retail experience, before they are able to sign up for regular shifts. Volunteers work alongside a museum docent during open hours. 

This position is ideal for students in need of regular, consistent volunteer opportunities or who are looking to fulfill a larger volunteer hour requirement for a course. Preference for students with retail or customer service experience.

Museum Hours:

Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Gift Shop Attendants support the museum's gift shop operations by running transactions and packaging purchases for customers. Volunteers are also responsible for cleaning the sales floor and desk and organizing displays throughout their shift. 

Volunteers complete one training shift, approximately 2 - 4 hours depending on retail experience, before they are able to sign up for regular shifts. Volunteers work alongside a museum docent during open hours. 

This position is ideal for students in need of regular, consistent volunteer opportunities or who are looking to fulfill a larger volunteer hour requirement for a course. Preference for students with retail or customer service experience.

Museum Hours:

Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Custodial Volunteers

Custodial Volunteers work to keep the museum clean and operable by sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, taking out the trash and recycling, and assisting with groundskeeping including weeding and outdoor beautification.

While volunteers typically work during museum hours, there is also flexibility to work outside of museum hours when you're available. Shifts can range from 2 - 4 hours depending on the volunteer's capacity. 

Custodial Volunteers work independently, without direct supervision. Preference for motivated individuals who are self-sufficient. Ideal for students with the need for flexible scheduling or for students looking to complete hours requirements for a course at their own pace. 

Museum Hours:

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Custodial Volunteers work to keep the museum clean and operable by sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, taking out the trash and recycling, and assisting with groundskeeping including weeding and outdoor beautification.

While volunteers typically work during museum hours, there is also flexibility to work outside of museum hours when you're available. Shifts can range from 2 - 4 hours depending on the volunteer's capacity. 

Custodial Volunteers work independently, without direct supervision. Preference for motivated individuals who are self-sufficient. Ideal for students with the need for flexible scheduling or for students looking to complete hours requirements for a course at their own pace. 

Museum Hours:

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am - 2 pm

Agency: Polish Cultural Center & Museum

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55987

Allow Groups: No