From setup to take down, the Oak Harbor Music Festival is a three-day celebration of music that requires nearly 200 volunteers to make it happen.

As the Labor Day weekend event approaches, organizers are still seeking volunteers who are interested in helping.

Whether it’s working in the merchandise booth or beer-and-wine garden, selling raffle tickets or helping park cars, people interested in volunteering at the Sept. 2-4 festival still have time to sign up, said board president Cynthia Mason.

“The best way to volunteer is to visit the website and select which area you’d like to participate in,” Mason said, referring to the event’s website, www.oakharborfestival.com

Mason may also be contacted at 360-544-2343, but by going through the website, one may pick their area of interest and a message will be forwarded to the chairperson in charge of that area of responsibility, she said.

Volunteers are urged to attend a volunteer meet-and-greet session and orientation from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29 at the  Best Western Plus ballroom in Oak Harbor.

At that orientation, volunteers will be able to pick up their volunteer T-shirts, which are different than the ones that will be for sale to the public, and learn more about their assignments from their chairperson.

“Basically, they’ll get to shake the hand of their leaders and gather their list of responsibilities for the weekend,” Mason said.

The Oak Harbor Music Festival is celebrating its fifth year.

The event will feature three days of free live music on two main stages downtown.

More than 30 bands are scheduled to attend, including popular ones from the past such as The Fame Riot, LeRoy Bell & His Only Friends and Janie Cribbs & the T.Rust Band.

Other headliners include Penguin Prison and Too Slim and the Taildraggers.

The festival is growing each year. It drew 17,000 people last year, up from 15,000 in 2014, which doubled the previous year’s attendance.