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

Over the years, Fowler has made multiple trips and devoted countless hours to Cairo — inspecting the site where the port will be rebuilt and modernized, encouraging Cairo’s preservation society and even hosting a block party. —John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025

Looking ahead Beyond the food and music, organizers hope the block party sets the tone for the months ahead. —April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025

Ramona Rodeo Chair Jess Koehler said block parties were held every year before COVID, when they were temporarily stopped. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

Fan Week will feature the open mixed doubles championship, player practice sessions, the qualifying tournament, happy hours and pop-ups, before closing out with a block party headlined by DJ D-Nice on Friday. —Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 Aug. 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