SoWe Fall Earth Day Celebration!
2025-10-04 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | 285 Conestoga St, 285 Conestoga St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
SAVE THE DATE it turns out that you can (and should!) celebrate Earth Day WHENEVER YOU WANT! So this year we’re doing it in…October!!!

While we’re still currently savoring the BEAUTY of late summer …we wanted to get this date on your calendar ASAP, since this year we’re having a whole PALOOZA to celebrate our dear Earth

The event will include, as always, tons of different activities for adults & kiddos, our signatureopen mic performances, and an art project the whole community can enjoy.

And did we mention the PALOOZA!? That’s our theme this year: Pumpkin Palooza as the lifecycle of a pumpkin fits perfectly into our community garden & compost education…PLUS PUMPKIN CARVING! Much more information to come, but we hope you’ll join us for one of our biggest and best community events of the year!

SoWe Fall Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, October 4th from 11am-3pm
285 Conestoga St (Behind Culliton Park)

Events Working Group Meeting - Debrief Earth Day!
2025-10-13 15:00 - 16:00 | SoWe Office, 417 Poplar St., Lancaster, PA, 17603
Join us to debrief our Fall Earth Day Celebration — celebrate the wins, and share what worked and what didn’t, and help make improvements for next year!

FREE Neighborhood Meals
2025-10-16 17:00 - 19:00 | 285 Conestoga St, 285 Conestoga St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Would you like to get to know more of the people living around you? Do you enjoy free food?
Join us for Free Neighborhood Meals, happening once a month, on Thursday evenings, behind Culliton Park (where the Culliton Park Compost Bin lives and where the cool graffiti murals are) – at 285 Conestoga St.
These meals are a chance for us to use a beautiful public space we have in the neighborhood (Did You Know: this area has half of dozen picnic tables, making it the perfect place for a community meal. Additional Fun Fact: Eventually this area will be redesigned as an extension of Culliton Park – but until then, we still want to use the space for gatherings), meet more of our neighbors (because connection and belonging is what makes a neighborhood feel like home), and because who doesn’t want a night off from cooking!
Poplar Place, an intentional community here in SoWe, takes the lead on hosting this event. If you’d like to be a part of the core group that plans this gathering, please email Jacquie, Jacquie@WeAreTenfold.org.
Please reserve this last Thursday evening – to eat for free, and socialize with your neighbors – at 285 Conestoga St.
Oct. 16, 5pm – 7pm (please note we moved the timeframe up and hour due to the setting sun)
All ages are welcome and please know that for these meals we use the term neighbor broadly. If you enjoy spending time in SoWe or want to see what all the fuss is about – than we consider you our neighbor! The more people – the better! See you soon!

SoWe Landlord Mixer
2025-10-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Spring House Brewing Co, 209 Hazel St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Calling all landlords and property managers with properties in the SoWe neighborhoods — come join us for a night of networking at Spring House Brewing Co. on Thursday, October 16th from 5-7pm! Connect with your fellow landlords and property managers, eat some great snacks (did someone say pretzel bites!?), and get some resources you can bring back to your tenants.

FIRST 20 ATTENDEES RECEIVE A FREE DRINK TICKET!

Big shoutout to Spring House Brewing Co. for your continued support and enthusiasm for SoWe!

RSVP to Allyson Davis at adavis@wearetenfold.org or use this link: https://ow.ly/YwKJ50WUb1k

Trick or Treat!
2025-10-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Lancaster Rec., 525 Fairview Ave, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Trick or Treat at Lancaster Rec!

Get ready for a spooky good time!

Friday, October 31
6–8 p.m.
Lancaster Rec | 525 Fairview Ave

Enjoy a night of FREE fun — no registration required! We’ll have candy, face painting, games, a photo booth, a haunted house, and much more. Don’t forget to wear your costume!

Candy Donations Needed!
We’re accepting candy donations to make this event extra sweet and successful. Please contact Mathieu at mschroeder@LancasterRec.org for details about where to drop off your donations!

Volunteers Needed!
Help us create a fun and safe Halloween experience for our community. Interested? Contact Mathieu at mschroeder@LancasterRec.org to sign up today!

SoWe Business Mixer
2025-11-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Nauman Kitchen & Bath, 570 S Water St., Lancaster, PA, 17603

SoWe Board Meeting (Open to Public)
2025-11-17 17:30 - 18:30 | 440 Saint Josephs St, 440 Saint Josephs St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Every Board meeting begins with a public comment and/or question period. We enthusiastically invite neighbors to come share their thoughts, opinions, praises and concerns with us about the neighborhood and about programs/initiatives we run. We also welcome you to attend to stay informed on the many beautiful things happening in SoWe!
All are welcome to attend, our board meetings are always open to the public!

Christmas Caroling in the Neighborhood
2025-12-15 18:15 - 20:00 | 440 Saint Josephs St, 440 Saint Josephs St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Be a part of spreading holiday cheer this holiday season by Caroling through the SoWe streets with us!
On Monday night, December 15th, we invite you (whether you call yourself a singer or not – we’d love to have you) to gather at 6:15PM at Saint Joseph’s Church, in the Saint Francis Room. There will be print outs of popular Christmas carols, and we will go out in groups to fill the streets with joyful, festive singing!
If you live on nearby streets around the church (400-600 St Joe’s, Vine, or Poplar) and would love a visit from our carolers, feel free to message us your address so we’re certain to stop by (with song and candy canes!)! We even take song requests!
After an hour of signing, we complete our evening with hot chocolate and Christmas cookies! This exuberant event is put on by SoWe, Saint Joseph’s Church and Laurel Street Mennonite Church! We can’t wait to fa-la-la -la with a whole chorus of you!
