{"id":132526,"date":"2026-08-11T19:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/?p=132526"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:09:32","slug":"help-mee-achter-de-schermen-van-noorderzon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/08\/help-mee-achter-de-schermen-van-noorderzon\/","title":{"rendered":"Help out behind the scenes at Noorderzon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a week and a half, the Noorderplantsoen will once again become the bustling heart of Noorderzon. Noorderzon is still looking for enthusiastic volunteers and crew members from Groningen and the surrounding area to help with the festival itself and the dismantling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From audience steward to traffic marshal, from bar staff to ticket sales assistant: there are plenty of opportunities for people who\u2019d like to contribute to the largest arts and culture festival in the Northern Netherlands. There\u2019s also a place for people with no festival experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA festival like Noorderzon is something you create together,\u201d says Thuja Martens, volunteer coordinator. \u201cEvery year, hundreds of volunteers dedicate their time to ensuring visitors have a special experience. At the same time, friendships are formed, you get to know people and you gain a unique glimpse behind the scenes of the festival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noorderzon is looking for, amongst other things, traffic marshals, audience marshals, bar staff and runners for the catering team, as well as volunteers for the decoration team. A volunteer allowance is available for various roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noorderzon believes it is important that everyone feels welcome. We take into account everyone\u2019s talents, experience and availability. Whether you\u2019d like to help out for a few days or are looking for a role with greater responsibility, there\u2019s a suitable role for almost everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e54c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#FFFF66;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">Noorderzon takes place from 20 to 30 August! Come and help out and be part of Noorderzon! Sign up via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noorderzon.nl\">www.noorderzon.nls!<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over anderhalve week verandert het Noorderplantsoen opnieuw in het bruisende hart van Noorderzon. Voor het festival zelf en de afbouw zoekt Noorderzon nog enthousiaste vrijwilligers en crewleden uit Groningen en omgeving. Van publieksbegeleider tot verkeersbegeleider, van tapper tot medewerker ticketverkoop: er zijn volop mogelijkheden voor mensen die graag een bijdrage willen leveren aan het grootste [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1298,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11917,8843],"tags":[5744,4867,16582],"class_list":["post-132526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-persberichten","category-podiumkunst","tag-groningen","tag-noorderzon","tag-vrijwilligers"],"featured_image_url":[],"post_author":"Noorderzon Festival","assigned_categories":"PERSBERICHTEN, PODIUMKUNST","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":134253,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/08\/noorderzon-2026-begint-vandaag\/","url_meta":{"origin":132526,"position":0},"title":"Noorderzon 2026 begins today","author":"Noorderzon Festival","date":"20 August 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Groningen is gearing up for Noorderzon. 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