Volunteering for the Yukon Plant Festival

The Yukon Plant Guild needs your help!

Consider volunteering for the Yukon Plant Festival.

Volunteers are the heartbeat of any festival and we need your help bringing our festival magic to life!

The Yukon Plant Guild is looking for 15 volunteers to support us in the 2nd edition of the Yukon Plant Festival.

Volunteering is a way to connect more deeply with our community and experience the festival from a different perspective.

Whether you're assisting one of our many expert presenters, welcoming and orienting participants, or helping in the kitchen, there is a job for everyone!

Please read on for more details about volunteer information, expectations and registration.

Volunteering Information

What we are offering:

A volunteer pass in exchange for your volunteer time.

With the volunteer pass you:

get access to the festival site without needing to purchase a festival ticket,
can register for 2 workshops: 1 per day of the festival that you can attend outside of your volunteer shifts,
get two free lunches on each day of the festival,
get a 50% discount off the ticket price for the dinner on Saturday evening, and
participate in the rest of the festival activities.

What we are asking:

volunteer for a total of 6 hours during the festival weekend
a commitment to sign-up and complete 3 x 2-hour shifts
attend the mandatory orientation meeting

Volunteering Duties and Details

Types of volunteer shifts

Refer to the type of duties you can sign up for in 2-hour shifts.

Presenter Assistant shift:

You are assigned to a workshop presenter and you are responsible for assisting and supporting the presenter by helping them set up, deliver, and clean up after their workshop.

Information Tent shift:

The information tent will be the heart of the festival. You are helping participants with their questions about the festival schedule, workshops, site facilities or their requests for assistance. There will be festival officials at the information tent too.

Hospitality/Lunch service shift:

You are responsible for supporting the caterers prepare, serve and clean up lunch service on both days. During the day, you may help keep the hospitality station of tea and drinks full, clean and tidy.

Morning traffic/parking support shift:

You are helping to direct traffic to the parking and camping areas on both mornings of the festival.

Dinner service shift:

You are supporting the dinner service by checking the dinner tickets and helping serve meals as well as drinks and sides.

Tear down shift:

You are helping to pack up the festival.

Photography shift:

If you have a camera and experience taking photos at events then let us know and sign up to help us capture the festival in photos.

In volunteering for this shift, you agree to provide copies of the photos to the Yukon Plant Guild by Sunday, July 26. You also agree to allow the Yukon Plant Guild to use the images on the website and social media.

We will ensure to identify you in the photo credit.

A photo coordinator will provide guidance and instructions at the festival.

Important details

Mandatory orientation meeting:

All volunteers must attend the orientation meeting scheduled on Wednesday, July 15 at 6 pm.
The meeting will be held online and in person in Whitehorse.
We will confirm the meeting location and send you a link for the online meeting.

Volunteer shift times and schedule:

The volunteer shifts will be scheduled:
- On Saturday, July 18 between 8:30 am and 7:30 pm.
- On Sunday, July 19 between 8 am and 7 pm.
We will share the volunteer schedule at the orientation meeting and send it to you by email.

Location: Everything is happening at the Mount Lorne Community Centre (on Annie Lake Road, 2 kilometers from the intersection with the South Klondike highway).

Transportation: You are responsible for arranging your own transportation to the location.

Overnight camping: Camping is available onsite on Saturday, July 18 with a limited number of spots. If you choose to stay overnight at the Mount Lorne Community Centre please advise the festival coordinator.