Calling all volunteers!
A multi-day, multi-faceted event like The Great Canadian Cheese Festival relies on volunteers to make it all happen. We need a large, enthusiastic group of worker bees and a handful of take-charge people to lead teams of volunteers.
Volunteering with The Great Canadian Cheese Festival is a fun and rewarding experience where you get to work alongside experienced event co-ordinators and famous Canadian chefs—and don’t forget the delicious cheese!
Culinary students and interns, community members, foodies and everyone with a passion for Canadian cheese are encouraged to join the effort.
We need a wide range of skills and experience:
- Registration staff and admission ticket takers
- Parking attendants
- Tasting ticket sellers
- Servers
- Hosts/greeters
- Tour guides
- Cheese-prep teams for the tutored tastings
- Culinary teams to work with chefs
- Set-up and tear-down crews
- Team leaders.
Volunteers will receive:
- A colourful Cheese Festival T-shirt
- Tasting tickets or a lunch (depending on shifts worked)
- Admission to the Artisan Cheese & Fine Food Fair
- Opportunity to taste more than 100 Canadian artisan and farmstead cheeses
- Opportunity to sample artisan food, and, for volunteers 19+, fine wine, and craft beer.
To volunteer, please complete the online registration for General Volunteers or Culinary Students & Interns.
Questions? Contact Us
Volunteers are the backbone of the Cheese Festival. We couldn’t do it without you!
