Hear ye Hear ye! Volunteers needed for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival Dog Gate It’s time to sign up for shifts to volunteer at the Dog Gate at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. The dates for the Renaissance Festival are: weekends August 19 through October 1, 2017. Plus Labor Day (Sept. 4) and Festival Friday (Sept 29). Volunteers are needed to work a 4 1/2 hour morning or afternoon shift at the Dog Gate and your efforts will be royally rewarded with free entrance to the fair before or after your shift, $6 worth of FREE FESTIVAL FOOD—and the best part—a FREE ticket to return to …