Organizers of the Penn Cove Water Festival are looking for new blood to take over the long-running Coupeville event.

And if new volunteers cannot be found, the event may come to an end.

“We have a lot of people who don’t want to continue after the 25th anniversary,” said Vicky Reyes, Water Festival president. “We would have to consider suspending it (if volunteers aren’t found) and have to wait to see if it resurrects.”

The Water Festival’s 25th anniversary is in May 2016.

Reyes said an informational meeting is being planned for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 at Coupeville Town Park with the hopes of drumming up interest.

“There are people who’ve been doing it who are willing to do it for one more year to mentor incoming volunteers,” Reyes said.

There are about 20 volunteers who make up the festival board and activities chairs.

And another 160-200 sets of hands are needed the day of the actual event, which features tribal canoe races and other native cultural activities.

“We’re hoping for younger volunteers with more energy and new ideas,” Reyes said.

Of those 20 volunteers who make up the organizing group, about three-fourths are looking to move on.

The positions are broken down into specific duties.

Some volunteers are looking to pass on the torch immediately for the 2016 festival, including the treasurer, two board member positions, an operations co-lead, rental coordinator, set-up/cleanup lead, arts and crafts vendors co-lead, salmon feed lead, Native Spirit Art Show lead, and the youth activities lead is looking for a co-lead to train to take over in 2017.

Other positions that will need to be replaced in 2017 are the president, five board member positions, operations lead, signs lead, fundraising lead, marketing/publicity lead, public awareness lead, merchandise lead, information booth position, graphics lead, fine art lead, print materials lead, education exhibits lead, arts and crafts vendors lead and the volunteer coordinator lead.