PlayStreets

playstreets event 2025

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, pettings 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 2025 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 3

Featuring the Johnson's Ice Cream truck, NACHO Band, face painting, book giveaways, an inflatable obstacle course and sports fun zone.

Saturday, June 7

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, a petting zoo with a camel, Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine, an inflatable Spiderman playground and soccer darts.

Saturday, June 28

Featuring J-Pops Handcrafted Ice Pops, face painting, an inflatable obstacle course, Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine, inflatable ring toss and bowling.

Saturday, August 2

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, a Star Wars obstacle course and Ultimate Slam Dunk Basketball.

Maize Manor United Methodist Church (3901 Maize Rd.)

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

Saturday, July 19

Featuring Little Ladies Soft Serve, NACHO Band, face painting, an inflatable obstacle course, inflatable ring toss and bowling.

Saturday, August 16

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, a petting zoo with a camel, a Star Wars obstacle course and Ultimate Slam Dunk Basketball.

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 17

Featuring Johnson's Ice Cream, NACHO Band, face painting, an inflatable mega slide and field goal kick.

Saturday, June 21

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, book giveaways, a petting zoo with a camel, Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine, an inflatable Spiderman playground and soccer darts.

Saturday, July 12

Featuring Kai's Sugar Shack, face painting, book giveaways, an inflatable obstacle course, Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine, an inflatable ring toss and bowling.

Saturday, August 9

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, face painting, a Star Wars obstacle course and Ultimate Slam Dunk Basketball.

The Reeb Avenue Center (280 Reeb Ave.)

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

Saturday, July 26

Featuring Little Ladies Soft Serve, face painting, an inflatable obstacle course, inflatable ring toss and bowling.

Saturday, August 23

Featuring Chilljoy Hawaiian Shave Ice, NACHO Band, face painting, book giveaways, a petting zoo with a camel, a Star Wars obstacle course and Ultimate Slam Dunk Basketball.