2025 Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular Volunteer Form

The Zoo needs your help with its most important community event and fundraiser, the Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular!

Volunteers support the guest queue, provide information, answer questions, and educate about the event. Volunteers are welcome to wear costumes! (family friendly and not scary!) All volunteers are positioned outside.

The Zoo is asking for volunteers for every night from September 25th-November 2nd. Shifts are 4:45pm-10:30/11:00pm. Volunteers must be 16+. Volunteers that are 16 and 17 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Existing Roger Williams Park Zoo ZooCrew teen volunteers (Counselors-in-Training) do not have to be 16+. ZooCrew teens (CITs) can volunteer on their own.

As a thank you, volunteers will receive 2 complimentary Jack-o-Lantern tickets at the end of their shift!

After completing this form, you will be emailed by a Roger Williams Park Zoo staff member to get involved. Please note that until you have completed this survey and have been contacted by pumpkinvolunteer@rwpzoo.org - you are not officially signed up to volunteer for the event.
We look forward to working with you, and thank you for supporting Roger Williams Park Zoo!
1.First and Last Name:(Required.)
2.Email Address: (this is the zoo's primary way to communicate with volunteers)(Required.)
3.Phone Number:(Required.)
4.Age:(Required.)
5.Have you volunteered for Roger Williams Park Zoo before?(Required.)
6.When are you available to volunteer? Volunteers are expected to be able to volunteer in full from 4:45pm-10:30/11:00pm. Please select all available shifts.(Required.)
7.How many shifts are you interested in volunteering for? We accept volunteers that are interested in just one shift, volunteers that complete a couple shifts through out the show, and volunteers that make a weekly volunteer commitment to specific days. As a thank you, volunteers will receive 2 complimentary Jack-o-Lantern ticket at the end of each shift!(Required.)
8.Are there specific dates you'd like to volunteer? If so, please list them.
9.Are you looking to sign up other individuals to volunteer with you? If you are between 16-17, please list the adult (and their contact information) that will be volunteering with you. (Required.)
10.Do you need service hour forms filled out or need a form from the zoo for your hours? As a note, individuals who are volunteering for community service hours will being doing so in lieu of tickets.(Required.)
11.How did you hear about volunteering for Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular?
12.Is there anything else you would like us to know?