Volunteer
All Play Volunteer Days
Come play with us!
All Play Volunteer Days are when we host one-time volunteer activities that are open to anyone, whether you are a current volunteer with us or not. They include special family-friendly events to engage our youngest gardeners, unique Green Teen events designed for volunteers ages 15-19, full on All Play Days where we can take all comers and more.
All Play Days give you chance to help the environment, make new friends, try out volunteering for us and – hopefully – have a little fun! Plus, you get the benefit of free parking and free admission before or after volunteering, so you can enjoy our remarkable forests & gardens.
We typically host one All Play Volunteer Day each month at either our Cleveland Botanical Garden or Holden Arboretum campus. You can see the current schedule for 2026 here.
You can learn more or sign up for one of our All Play opportunities below – and bring a friend!
Upcoming All Play Days
ALL PLAY Accessible Day
Monday, July 27 @ CBG
At Holden Forests & Gardens, we strive to welcome volunteers of all abilities. In support of Disability Pride Month, our July ALL PLAY Day is specially designed for volunteers with accessibility needs, including those with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Activities will include raking, watering and cleaning the beds in our glasshouse biomes, as well as a seated activity sorting and packaging seeds for our Holden Seed Bank. This ALL PLAY Day is not open for general registration, but if you or someone you know with a disability is interested in participating, please email us at volunteer@holdenfg.org to learn more!
ALL PLAY Family Day – Garden Clean-Up!
Friday, August 14 @ THA
What better way to wrap up the summer than a family volunteer day in our gorgeous Display gardens! Even the littlest gardener can help with weeding, raking, removing sticks, deadheading and other activities to keep plants healthy and our gardens looking their best. For this ALL PLAY event, we welcome volunteers ages 5 and up.
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ALL PLAY Family Day – Biome Clean-up
Sunday, September 20 @ CBG
Join us at our Cleveland Botanical Garden campus to do a semi-extreme makeover in our Eleanor Smith Glasshouse biomes. Biome Clean-up activities include raking leaves and removing debris from beds, wiping down vents, helping repair screens and more. Open to individuals ages 14+, small groups, and families with children ages 8 and up!
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