VOLUNTEER
Volunteer Sign-ups Now Open!
Help us celebrate the city we know and love! Sign up to volunteer and receive:
A Doors Open Minneapolis t-shirt, which gives you priority access at Doors Open venues allowing you to skip the line
An invitation to a post-event volunteer appreciation party
Doors Open Minneapolis Greeter Volunteer Information
Title: Doors Open Minneapolis Greeter Volunteer
Location: Volunteers are stationed at a venue of their choosing within the city of Minneapolis
Time Commitment: Minimum of 4 hours on either Saturday, May 17th or Sunday, May 18th, between the hours of 9:30 am and 5:30 pm
Purpose: As a volunteer, you will assist in executing Doors Open Minneapolis in 2025. Doors Open Minneapolis is a weekend-long event that gives the public a chance to explore the buildings that tell our city’s story. From theaters to business hubs, sacred spaces to private clubs, engineering wonders to historical gems, Doors Open Minneapolis will give visitors a free behind-the-scenes look at dozens of exciting venues. Your role as a Greeter Volunteer will make this event function smoothly and easily. And we guarantee you’ll have lots of fun!
Doors Open Minneapolis is hosted by Rethos and made possible by the generosity of our donors, sponsors, including our presenting sponsor, Comcast, with many local partners.
Responsibilities:
Welcome Doors Open Minneapolis attendees to the venue and count them as they enter.
Encourage attendees to register for Doors Open Minneapolis. Attendees will register via a mobile QR code or weblink
Distribute stickers to attendees.
Assist with flow of foot traffic.
Answer general questions about the event.
Attend one mandatory volunteer information session in late April/early May. Multiple sessions (in-person and virtual) will be scheduled for your convenience.
Details:
Doors Open Minneapolis will take place 10am – 5pm on May 17 & 18, 2025. 75 venues are participating!
Two volunteers will be stationed at each venue for the duration of the event's operating hours.
Greeter Volunteers will sign up for one (or more) 4-hour shifts. Most shifts are 9:30 am - 1:30 pm and 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Please note that a few venues have different operating hours and will have atypical volunteer hours.
You will be put in communication with your area coordinator and venue a few weeks before the event for specific logistics and programming information.
Benefits:
You will receive a free Doors Open Minneapolis T-shirt.
You will get priority access at venues when wearing a Doors Open Minneapolis T-shirt, allowing you to skip the lines for the duration of the event.
You get to choose the venue you volunteer at, and you can sign up with a friend.
You will be invited to a post-event volunteer appreciation party that includes food and beverages.
Free parking and free Metro transit is provided for DOM volunteers and participants at City of Minneapolis operated parking ramps (see the Doors Open Minneapolis webpage).