Be a Venue Volunteer

It is the 36th Year of our New Years Eve Celebration!!

Become a goodwill ambassador at one of our family-friendly events. Offer a smile and a welcome to attendees, assist with monitoring event buttons at venue doors, help direct patrons to available seats, or give assistance with other tasks.

To all new volunteers, the First Night Chatham Committee extends a warm “Welcome”.
To all the returning volunteers from the many towns throughout Cape Cod and across New England, we extend a grateful “Thank You” for your years of participation and look forward to seeing you again this year.

First Night Chatham offers 20 venues and over 90 performances and activities! Visit the pages on this website listing all the Performances & Activities Performances & Activities and the Schedule Grid to plan the time or times you want to volunteer ^[1].

How To Get Started
Email
After we receive your email, a Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to discuss assignments at venues and times available. Email as early as possible to ensure you will be volunteering at a performance of your choice. Contacting us by Thanksgiving is recommended. Many volunteers sign up with a friend and enjoy this News Years Eve experience together.

Volunteer assignments are one-hour segments. Signing up for an additional hour or two would enable you to be assigned to more than one event. Most volunteers sign up for two or three segments. The decision of number of segments can be discussed with one of our Volunteer Coordinators,

Orientation
During the last week of December, you will receive 2 emails. The 1st email contains Volunteer Information describing your assignment and the 2nd is an invitation to the Volunteer Orientation which includes a Pizza Party.

Thank You
In early January 2027, you will receive an invitation to the Thank You Party. Our way to extend appreciation to you for being an important part of First Night Chatham.

We Look Forward to Hearing from You!

[1] Volunteers do need a First Night Chatham button to attend 'button-required' performances other than the one(s) they volunteer at. Details on the Policies page.