Musician Transportation

Every July, over 100 musicians join us from across the United States, UK, Netherlands, and Australia for a month to rehearse and perform. We provide lodging for them and their immediate families in Carmel-by-the-Sea and surrounding areas. Most musicians fly to Carmel and are in need of a volunteer to drive them from their drop off point to their assigned housing.

There are two opportunities to provide musician transportation:

FRIDAY, JULY 1: On Arrival Day, musicians arrive at the Monterey Regional Airport, OR land in SFO/SJC and ride the airport shuttle into locations in Monterey and Carmel.

SUNDAY, JULY 31: On Departure Day musicians will need rides from their housing to shuttle pick up locations OR to the Monterey Regional Airport.

Requirements are:

• Clean and reliable vehicle with space for luggage (some luggage as big as a cello).
• Active driver’s license, registration, and insurance.
• Availability to be on call July 1st and/or July 31st between 9am and 9pm.
• Willingness to drive to locations in Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel, Pebble Beach, and Carmel Valley.
• Ability to communicate via cell phone in case of day-of itinerary changes.

After sign-ups close, you will be contacted by a CBF staff member and provided further details.

Selected volunteers will be contacted about a week before the day you volunteered to drive, and connected via email with musicians needing rides, and given the timeframe within which they will arrive/depart. Be prepared to be flexible day-of in case of delays or itinerary changes.

This volunteer opportunity is a fun way to meet our musicians personally and be the first person to greet them upon arrival!