🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 🎪 Małopolski Youth Festival 2026: Plan and Run a Week-Long Festival 🎶

Last year it worked. So they’re doing it again — and this time they want 30 volunteers to come to the mountains of southern Poland and help plan, organise, and run the Małopolski Youth Festival from scratch. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it actually takes to put a festival together — the event management, the media strategy, the community engagement, the on-the-ground coordination — this is a rare chance to find out by doing it for real.

🎪 About the Project

Stowarzyszenie Europe 4 Youth is organising the second edition of the Małopolski Youth Festival in the Małopolska region of Poland. Over 35 days, volunteers will plan and implement a week-long festival — with each day of the festival taking place in a different town across the region. The specific events will be shaped by a needs analysis conducted in each participating town, but participants can expect a mix of workshops, shows, cultural events, social events, and youth policy activities.

🎯 The Role

This is not a passive volunteering role. You will be actively planning and organising the festival alongside a team of 30 international volunteers — from initial planning through to live execution across multiple towns. Training in event management, media, and communication is provided during the project.

📋 What You’ll Do

🗓️ Contribute to event planning and festival organisation across multiple towns in the Małopolska region

🎭 Help organise workshops, shows, cultural events, social events, and youth policy activities

📱 Learn to manage social media profiles and create content — stories, reels, and podcasts

🎬 Produce short-form video content to document and promote the festival

🎵 Engage with music as part of the festival programme

🤝 Work as part of a large international volunteer team while also managing independent responsibilities

🧠 Training Provided

During your stay, Europe 4 Youth offers training in:

📋 Event organisation and management

🗂️ Project management

💬 Communication skills

📣 (Social) media plan and promotion

🎵 Music

🎁 What the Project Provides

🏠 Accommodation at the Training and Education Center of Europe 4 Youth — rooms of 2–5 people, each with a private bathroom. Bedding and towels provided

🍽️ 3 meals per day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner

🏔️ The centre is surrounded by mountains, forest, and a river — with an outdoor pool, a nearby park, and a board game collection

👤 Who Should Apply

Europe 4 Youth is looking for volunteers who:

📚 Are open to learning and self-development

🤝 Can work effectively in groups and independently, with good time management

✅ Agree with and respect ESC values

🔄 Are flexible, creative, and motivated

📱 Are willing to learn social media management, film-making, and podcast production

🎪 Are willing to learn to organise and manage events and workshops

🌍 Are tolerant and accepting of other people, their ideas, and cultures

⚠️ Travel days are fixed: arrival 3 June, departure 7 July — this is not flexible.

More info: 🔗 https://shorturl.at/x96f0

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🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 3 June — 7 July 2026

📍 Cicha 12, Rabka-Zdrój, Poland

⏰ Deadline

30 April 2026

🔗 Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51102_en

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