Hidden Door Festival is back—and we’re building an incredible team of volunteers to help bring it to life!
The Hidden Door team are busy on site clearing, tidying, preparing and transforming a vast disused factory into an exciting festival venue for audiences to explore.
We could use your help!
We’ll be at The Paper Factory from 11am on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June.
If you’ve got a couple of free hours – and if filling skips, decorating, gardening, building, painting or generally getting the site ready for a festival sounds like it might be your cup of tea – come along and join us – no experience necessary, just enthusiasm!
Hidden Door brings disused and forgotten spaces to life with immersive events featuring visual art, music, theatre, spoken word and dance. We’re a volunteer-led arts charity, working together to support Edinburgh’s creative community.
In June 2025, we’re transforming a huge industrial site, The Paper Factory, into a spectacular multi-arts festival packed with visual art, music, spoken word, and dance. None of this can happen without our amazing volunteers, and now is the time to sign up!
By joining our volunteer community, you will…
We need volunteers for a range of roles, including:
No experience? No problem! We’ll provide all the guidance you need.
This is your chance to be part of something extraordinary. Help us unlock the Paper Factory’s hidden potential and make 2025 a year to remember!
To express your interest in volunteering with us, fill out this short form to let us know a little more about you, your skills and experience.
If you’re looking to play a bigger role in bringing the festival to life, we also welcome expressions of interest in joining our year-round organising team. These roles involve regular, ongoing commitment, coordinating and leading on various aspects of the festival and our operations to help make Hidden Door happen.
If you want to understand more about what’s involved before signing up, email volunteer@hiddendoorarts.org to learn more about our volunteer community.
We work hard to be a diverse and inclusive team, and we warmly welcome people from all backgrounds. If you’re not sure if we’re the right fit for you, please do get in touch and give us a chance to tell you more. Equally, if you have any particular requirements that would help you to take part, do let us know.
We welcome volunteers from all walks of life. We believe that Hidden Door is for everyone and we are taking positive action to help people who are discriminated against, at a disadvantage, who have particular needs, a disability, BPOC+, those from diverse ethnic communities and all those who feel they are not commonly represented in the arts sector. If you can help us with this mission, we are especially keen to hear from you.
