block party

American  

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.

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Example Sentences

“When Japan surrendered, we had a block party that went on for a week,” Minna remembered.

From Literature

He helped raise $5 million from businesses to field a competing roster of events, including a three-day block party called Super Fest, watch parties, drone shows and sold-out outdoor performances by the R&B singer Kehlani and DJ Dom Dolla.

From The Wall Street Journal

And in Philly, there was always something going on whether it was a block party or a jam session or an open mic night.

From Los Angeles Times

“All these people used to come to our house for a block party.”

From Los Angeles Times

They led me toward the official public “block party,” a kenneled-off stretch of Broadway that I had optimistically imagined would involve warmth-adjacent amenities: food carts, coffee in little paper cups that burn your fingers just a bit, maybe even porta-potties.

From Slate