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

If there was an event — a block party or parade — in or around Lincolnwood, Lasker was there with his camera, later supplying photos to organizations or local publications. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2025

Cejudo said a block party was held on the street earlier in the day. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025

San Francisco's biggest free, monthly outdoor block party will continue to be a fixture in downtown through the end of the year thanks to a $1.75 million surge of new funding from the city's billionaire elite. —Nadia Lopez, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for block party

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