block party

noun

: an outdoor public party put on by the residents of a city block or neighborhood

Examples of block party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the city, the review and approval phases will be complete and projects will begin in October A block party will be held on May 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Edgewood Park, 4501 E. Berry St., to gather community input in the program. —Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025

The local parade will kick off on Thoreau St. at 8:30 a.m., followed by a block party at the end of the route on Everett St. For those planning on using transit, the MBTA provides a 250th Celebrations Guide for attendees to several anniversary events around Massachusetts. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

From viral videos to uncontainable fan excitement, A Minecraft Movie has ignited a worldwide block party! —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025

Get tickets to a block party across three venues for $34 (The Annex, Brass Rail and Love and Tequila). —Joe Guillen, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for block party

• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty
• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• counterparty
• multiparty