Block Parties are a great way to celebrate you and your neighbours and build a strong sense of community, connectedness and a culture of care. Getting to know your neighbours is a great way to increase neighbourhood pride, safety and build supports and networks.
Hosting a Block Party
ONE MONTH OUT
- Download the Hosting a Block Party document and the Block Party Checklist
- Recruit neighbours on your street to help with the planning process
- Choose the location, date and time for your event
- Decide on the type of block party that you’d like to host (BBQ, potluck, activity night or something in between)
THREE WEEKS OUT
- Fill out the Block Party Application Form and Neighbourhood Support Form
- Submit the Block Parties Application Form and Neighbourhood Support Form
REMEMBER, on your Neighbourhood Support Form you need signatures from 50% of the residents on your street in order for your application to proceed - The first 4 approved applications (both Block Party Application and Neighbourhood Support) will receive one $75 gift card from Sobey’s to go towards your Block Party
TWO WEEKS OUT
- Invite everyone on the block to your event and notify them of any traffic disruptions
- Use the Block Party Door Knocker template OR Block Party Invitation
- Put up Block Party Posters in your area
ONE WEEK OUT
- Pick up any food or supplies you may need for the party – if it’s potluck, check in with your neighbours to see what they’re brining
- Pick up your Block Party Summer Fun Kits for kids from Community Services. Limit 10 per application while supplies last
DAY OF
- Set up your supplies and set up traffic barricades (if needed)
- Greet everyone as they arrive and help to introduce neighbours to one another
- Use Block Party Name Tags and hand out Block Party BINGO sheets to get to know your neighbours
AFTER THE PARTY
- Clean up, pick up any garbage and put the traffic barricades at the drop off address for Infrastructure Services to pick up
ONE WEEK AFTER THE EVENT
- Submit the Block Party Evaluation Form and Photo Release Form (if you would like to share stories and photos from your event)