Christmas Fayre Event Volunteers – Help Bring Saxmundham’s Christmas Fayre to Life!

Saxmundham Town Council is looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to help us prepare for and run our Christmas Fayre on Saturday 5 December 2026.

There are lots of different ways to get involved, from getting creative with Christmas decorations to helping with event administration, preparing the venue or becoming one of our Grotto Elves on the day.

You don't need to have previous volunteering or events experience – all skills and abilities are welcome, and you can help with as much or as little as you have time for.

What could you help with?

🎄 Decorating & creating magical spaces
Help us transform the venue into a festive Christmas wonderland, including creating a magical grotto and decorating the craft market areas. If you're creative, enjoy making things or simply love Christmas, we'd love your help!

📋 Admin & organisation
Help with emailing and phoning stallholders and performers, organising schedules, keeping paperwork up to date and supporting the event organiser with various planning tasks.

✨ General event preparation
Help prepare signs, organise and set up areas for the fayre, organise grotto bookings and gifts, and help with the many practical jobs that go into making a community event happen.

🎅 Grotto Elves
We're looking for cheerful volunteers to help run the Santa's Grotto on the day of the fayre, including helping with bookings, welcoming families, organising gifts and keeping things running smoothly.

📍 On-the-day event support – Saturday 5 December
We need volunteers to help with:

• Setting up before the event

• Meeting and greeting visitors

• Marshalling and helping people find their way around

• Supporting stallholders and performers

• Helping with the grotto

• General event support

• Packing away afterwards