Greater Cincinnati Earth Day

Want to volunteer at the largest Earth Day event in the region?

Volunteer Information

Click here to sign up for the Greather Cincinnati Earth Day Festival!

How should I Dress? Do I need to bring anything?

Please wear loose fitting/comfortable clothing and supportive footwear. Many opportunities will involve being directly in sunlight or rain - please bring sunscreen or wear protective clothing (e.g., hats/caps/rain gear/umbrella). Please pay close attention to the local weather to get an idea. You may need gloves for certain types of opportunities (e.g., loading/unloading tables,& Chairs, picking up and emptying trash containers, etc.).

Where do volunteers go when they get to the celebration? Is there a central 'check-in' place?

When you arrive at Summit Park report to the 'volunteer' tent. You'll sign in ("Time In" and "Liability Release" forms), and be assigned a job.

Can I get credit for a "Community Service" or "School" type project?

We are happy to provide signatures or other documentation (e.g., a copy of the volunteer sign in/sign out sheet) showing the number of hours that you volunteered at the Cincinnati Earth Day Celebration. Please just let us know what you need when you sign in.

How old do volunteers need to be? Are there any restrictions?

We generally recommend that volunteers be high school age or older - children younger than 14 must have adult supervision. All volunteers are required to sign a "Liability Release" form (see above), and a parent or guardian signature is required for all minors (under age 18) who volunteer. This can be signed by a parent/guardian in advance and brought to the event by the youth volunteer, or signed at the event by the parent/guardian.

What if it is raining on Earth Day?

The Cincinnati Earth Day Celebration will go on RAIN or SHINE!!

What if I cannot perform the duties of the assigned job?

Safety first. Please let someone know at the GCEC headquarter tents. Please do not do anything that you are physically unable to do. We will be able to provide assistance.

Questions?

Email our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@cincinnatiearthday.org. We'll get back to you soon.

Recycled Costume Contest Volunteers

Your volunteer job will be to communicate with local art teachers about our Earth Day Recycled Costume Contest. Promote it on social media and at local recycling centers. Help contestants create a wearable costume or fashion statement made entirely from recycled, reused or thrift store materials and communicate the 2025 theme, “Our Power, Our Planet.”

“Thrifty Threads” thrift store fashion show and contest volunteers

Help this new effort for us at the Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Festival. We’ve introduced this initiative to encourage thrift store fashion versus fast fashion. Get involved helping to promote the event on our social media, getting fashionistas to enter the competition and help manage the experience April 25th. $100 prizes will be awarded grade school, high school, college, and other categories. Contact volunteer@cincinnatiearthday.org

Green Career Fair Promoter Volunteers

New for 2025, we have created an Environmental Career and Green Jobs Fair at the Greater Cincinnati Earth Day Festival. It will be held during the event in the MadTree Tap Room at Summit Park. Your job will be to promote the event on social media and in local schools. During the event, you can help by handing out programs to our guests interested in a new career that helps save the planet! This is new for us, so we need to make a special effort to encourage attendees to check out the booths in the park and the tables in the MadTree ballroom that have environmental jobs and careers.

Open Board and Committee Positions Available

Treasurer: Receives the booth registrations, t-shirt, and sponsorships purchases. Manages the Google Drive sheet with orders and assigns the booth locations on the event map. Checks the orders and troubleshoots issues the day of the event.

Other Board Positions: All of our volunteer board positions need to pass on their knowledge and passion to the next generation of environmentalists. Whether you would like to be Chair and manage the event, be in charge of PR or herd volunteers, there is a place for you with this dynamic and change making event. Contact info@cincinnatiearthday.org