“Good people… who have traveled from villages near and far, lend me your ears!”

Heralds are the Town Criers for the event! They announce News, Activities, and event happenings all around the Festival. They are the Messengers of the Event!

All volunteers for Heraldry will report to Legacy Bay Office 15 minutes before a scheduled shift to receive the list of announcements and discuss the route they will follow and ask any questions they may have.

Once the volunteers have received their list of announcements at the Legacy Bay Office, they will follow a route marked on a map given to them with their announcements, calling for attention and crying out the information loudly, clearly and concisely. They then answer any follow up questions to the best of their ability or direct the questioner to the Legacy Bay Inn if unable. They also take notes for events and announcements from the populace to bring to the Lead Herald for future announcements.

If sign boards are going to be at the event the heralds will distribute schedules, original and updated, and maps for those, which should be printed on a parchment type paper and using a thematic but easily read font.

Duties:

• Heralds perform scheduled crying every two hours, fifteen minutes before the odd hours, from 9 am to 7 pm. The first cry will be prior to opening court and the last cry prior to closing court.
• All Heralds will report to the Lead Herald at the Legacy Bay Office no later than 15 minutes before their scheduled rounds.
• Heralds are given a map, clipboard, scripts, and a megaphone.
• Heralds routes are noted on the map given, and will cry at the designated location
• When Rounds are completed, Heralds will return to the Legacy Bay Office and report to the Heralds Lead.

Requirements:

• Comfortable walking shoes
• Ability to project your voice loud and clear
• Ability to walk long distances around site
• Ability to be in direct sunlight/heat for long periods of time
• Must not show up inebriated to shift! (Heralds Lead can/will dismiss you and you will not be paid for your volunteer shift. The incident will be logged with the Volunteer Coordinator. If your shift was part of Land Grant hours, the Land Stewart will be made aware.)