What do I have to do to have a block party?

The Basic Block Party

1. Step 1: Decide You Want to Throw a Block Party With Your Neighbors.
2. Step 2: Organize a Group of Dedicated Volunteers to Plan the Party.
3. Step 3: Apply for a Permit and Pick a Date.
4. Step 4: Promote Your Party.
5. Step 5: Find That Ice Cream.
6. Step 6: Organize the Potluck.

How do I bring my neighborhood together?

Right here, right now: 10 ways to build community:

1. Move your picnic table to the front yard.
2. Plant a front yard vegetable garden.
3. Build a room-sized front porch.
4. Add layers of privacy.
5. Take down your backyard fence.
6. Organize summer potluck street parties.
7. Put up a book-lending cupboard.
8. Build resilience together.

What should I bring to a potluck block party?

10 Block Party-Ready Recipes

1. Pretzel Woven Hot Dogs. Ingredients: 5.
2. No-Bake Butterfinger™ Cheesecake Cups. Kitchen Tested.
3. Potato Pasta Caesar Salad. Servings: 6.
4. Mixed Berry Pie Bites.
5. Fresh Tomato Salsa (Pico de Gallo)
6. Chipotle Creamed Corn on the Grill.
7. Strawberry Shortcake Dip.
8. Grilled Chicken Guacamole Chopped Salad.

How do you form a block association?

Start a Block Association

1. Contact your neighbors to have a meeting and discuss goals for the association. Develop a list of ideas and issues that most neighbors agree on.
2. Plan a structure for the association.
3. Start with a small activity.
4. Tackle your first big issue.

How can I make my neighborhood better?

Get your community together, and head these 10 small ways to make a big impact and improve your neighborhood.

1. Start a neighborhood library or book exchange.
2. Plant a street tree or start a local garden.
3. Partake in a community art project.
4. Transform your porch.
5. Volunteer.
6. Contribute to the Citizen app.
7. Shop at local businesses.

Is it safe to have a block party in Chicago?

Special Notice About Block Party Permits – To limit the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), City of Chicago, and State of Illinois advise against large gatherings. In accordance with the guidance, CDOT will not issue Block Party permits until public health officials deem large gatherings to be safe.

What do you have to do to get a block party permit?

While there are no capacity limits, residents applying for a block party permit must volunteer as a COVID Captain to help communicate safety protocols. The COVID Captain must sign a COVID-19 safety affirmation form with the permit application that attests they will:

Are there bounce houses at block parties in Chicago?

Among them: Bounce houses — long a mainstay at the Chicago events — won’t be allowed. The city’s Department of Transportation will start accepting permit applications for block parties starting June 6, though the events must be scheduled for July 5 or later, according to a letter sent to aldermen by Commissioner Gia Biagi.

What kind of permits are issued in Chicago?

Issued to contractors to open the public way, provided they have also acquired a dig ticket. Issued for special events in the public way including parades, movie crews, block parties, outdoor dining, and athletic events. Issued for semitrucks and other large vehicles to travel along approved corridors.