Welcome to United Way of Greater Knoxville’s Spring Volunteer Guide! Explore regularly updated opportunities from April through June to find the right fit for you.
Whether you’re an individual seeking a fulfilling opportunity, a family teaching your children the importance of giving back, a group hoping to gather friends for a fun experience, or a corporation interested in making an impact, we have volunteer opportunities to fit your needs.
May 9-10
Southern Skies Music and Whiskey Festival Ⓖ
Dogwood Arts
May 12-16
Event Set-up Ⓕ
Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games
May 17
Children’s Festival of Reading ⒻⒼ
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
May 18
Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games Volunteers ⒻⒼ
Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games
May 22
Chamber of Commerce Foundation Pickleball Tournament Ⓖ
Gatlinburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
May 17
Native Flower Planting ⒻⒼ
Knox County Parks and Recreation
May 31
Wild Yards Garden Volunteer Day ⒻⒼ
Seven Islands State Birding Park
May 31
Echoes and Ecosystems: A Worthington Cemetery Workday
Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning
Ongoing
Weeding Wednesday ⒻⒼ
Lakeshore Park Conservancy
Ongoing
Feeding Shifts Ⓕ
Volunteer Equestrian
May 7-14
Healthy Cooking Class Volunteer
Little Chefs, Big Change
May 16
Spring Carnival Volunteer ⒻⒼ
UWGK Community School Maynard Elementary
May 17
Children’s Festival of Reading
Muse Knoxville
May 17
Spring 5K Volunteer Ⓖ
Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville
May 19-21
Vine Middle 8th Grade Send-Off Week
UWGK Community Schools, Vine Middle Magnet School
May 22
Schools Out Silent Disco
Muse Knoxville
May 31
Knoxville’s Largest Kids Party
Muse Knoxville
June 7
Tennessee Valley Fair Kickoff to Summer
Muse Knoxville
June – July
Kid A’Riffic Community Events
Muse Knoxville
Ongoing
Great Starts Skills Instructor
McNabb Center
Ongoing
Wednesday Warehouse Warriors ⒻⒼ
Helping Mamas
Ongoing
1:1 Mentor
Girl Talk, Inc.
Ongoing
Mentor
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee
Ongoing
Biweekly Gardening ⒻⒼ
Muse Knoxville
Ongoing
Exhibit Support
Muse Knoxville
June 30
Mobile Pantry Support: Cocke County/Newport ⒻⒼ
Second Harvest Food Bank
Ongoing
Fourth Saturday of the Month Volunteers ⒻⒼ
FISH Hospitality Pantries
Ongoing
Tuesday/Thursday Volunteers ⒻⒼ
FISH Hospitality Pantries
Ongoing
Food Warehouse Volunteers ⒻⒼ
FISH Hospitality Pantries
Ongoing
Warehouse Product Recovery ⒻⒼ
Second Harvest Food Bank
Ongoing
Mobile Pantry Distribution Support: Scott County/Oneida ⒻⒼ
Second Harvest Food Bank
Ongoing
Mobile Pantry Distribution Support: Anderson County/Rocky Top ⒻⒼ
Second Harvest Food Bank
Ongoing
Provide Companionship to Hospice Patients
Caris Healthcare
Ongoing
Deliver Meals to Homebound Seniors ⒻⒼ
CAC Mobile Meals
May 13
Lunch and Movie Volunteers
The Camp Koinonia Foundation
June 4
June Jams Volunteers
The Camp Koinonia Foundation
June 24
Summer Social Volunteers
The Camp Koinonia Foundation
Ongoing
Great Starts Volunteer Skills Instructor
McNabb Center
Get a team together to volunteer at the 2025 Southern Skies Music and Whiskey Festival. Help ticket sales, bartending, and more. Volunteers receive a free t-shirt and festival day pass.
Join at Lakeshore Park Conservancy to help with maintenance and care for the park. Volunteers help the grounds crew with various projects around the park each Wednesday.
FISH Hospitality Pantries is seeking volunteers in their warehouse and at the storefront. Sign up to set up food displays, help guests pick out groceries, sort goods, and more.
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