block party
Street-closing celebration
A block party is a neighborhood celebration held outdoors on a residential street, typically closed to traffic for the occasion.
Residents gather for food, music, and socializing: The whole neighborhood came out for the annual block party.
Block parties foster community connection and are especially common in summer months.
Festive event marking occasion
- musicOrganized auditory art
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
games · entertainment · decorations · balloons · streamers · banners · carnival · revelry
Those dwelling nearby
- togethernessState of close connection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
- unityWholeness through cohesion
inclusivity · diversity · grassroots · civic pride · social fabric · cooperation · fellowship · solidarity
Public urban roadway
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- residentialRelating to housing
- suburbOutlying residential district
homes · front yard · driveway · barricades · lawn chairs · permit · HOA · local
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
potluck · games · entertainment · decorations · balloons · streamers · banners · carnival · revelry · merrymaking
neighbors
Those dwelling nearby
- togethernessState of close connection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
unity · inclusivity · diversity · grassroots · civic pride · social fabric · cooperation · fellowship · solidarity · welcome
street
Public urban roadway
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
- residentialRelating to housing
suburb · homes · front yard · driveway · barricades · lawn chairs · permit · HOA · local · avenue
- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- partiesbash, celebration, get-together, jamboree, housewarming
- community activitiespotluck, community garden, neighborhood watch, barn raising, community cleanup
- community effortscommunity garden, neighborhood watch, volunteer work, volunteering, food drive
- country festivitiescounty fair, state fair, country fair, harvest festival, fall festival
- outdoor partiesBBQ, barbecue, cookout, picnic, luau
block partysolitary confinement
Isolated imprisonment in cell
isolation · formal reception · state dinner · hermitage · business dinner
party, block, blocked, blocking, blockage, blocks, blockbuster, blocky, blockhouse