block party

noun

an outdoor festival, usually held in a closed-off city street, often to raise money for a local organization or for a block association.

I was at Bushwick Block Party where you first unveiled the truck.

Occasionally during a block party, Castro would join a few of the residents for a few hours and knock back a couple of beers.

The ex-governor of Illinois entertained crowds at a recent Chicago block party by singing the Elvis tune “Treat Me Nice.”

At a Chicago block party in August 2009, Blago did his best Elvis impression.

Dave Chapelle pulled off the impossible and wrangled the Fugees back together for his 2004 Block Party documentary.

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