PlayStreets

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PlayStreets events are free block parties held every summer in the Linden and South Side communities. Each event features family-friendly activities, food trucks, music, inflatables, petting zoos and more.

Families and children are encouraged to get outside and join the fun with your neighbors at a location near you.

All events are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Check out the lineup of 2026 events and locations below!

Linden Events

Linden Fresh Market (1464 Cleveland Ave.)

All events are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, May 9

Featuring a petting zoo, Johnson's Ice Cream truck, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

Saturday, June 13

Featuring Johnson's Ice Cream truck, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

Saturday, July 11

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

Saturday, August 8

Featuring Little Ladies Soft Serve, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

Maize Manor United Methodist Church (3901 Maize Rd.)

All events are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 25

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

Saturday, August 22

Featuring a petting zoo, Little Ladies Soft Serve, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

South Side Events

The Residences at Career Gateway (755 E. Whittier St.)

All events are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, May 2

Featuring a petting zoo, Johnson's Ice Cream truck, book giveaways, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

Saturday, June 6

Featuring Johnson's Ice Cream truck, book giveaways, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.

Saturday, August 1

Featuring Kai’s Sugar Shack, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more

The Reeb Avenue Center (280 Reeb Ave.)

All events are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 18

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, book giveaways, inflatables, pizza and more.

Saturday, August 15

Featuring a petting zoo, Little Ladies Soft Serve, book giveaways, face painting, inflatables, pizza and more.