block party

noun

1. an outdoor festival, usually held in a closed-off city street, often to raise money for a local organization or for a block association.

Example Sentences

He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1994 and met his husband, Gary Hess, two years later at a Gay Pride Week block party in Boston.

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Groves was convicted of second degree murder in October 2024 after he fired an assault rifle into a Mardi Gras block party, killing two adults, CBS reported.

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The BIG3 basketball atmosphere is one of a West Coast summer-style block party — quite literally — bursting with frenetic hip-hop energy brought straight to the hardwood.

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“His films were like an ongoing block party,” Wise told the New York Daily News after the death of Reynolds in 2018.

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Next up, Allen is hosting her third free community block party on June 8 on Washington Boulevard, featuring dance classes with world-renowned choreographers like Marguerite Derricks and a breakdancing competition with Silverback Bboy Events.

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