FREE Neighborhood Meals
2025-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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 all the following Thursday evenings – to eat for free, and socialize with your neighbors – at 285 Conestoga St.
June 12, 6pm – 8pm
July 10, 6pm – 8pm
Aug. 21, 6pm – 8pm
Sept. 18, 5pm – 7pm (please note we moved the timeframe up and hour due to the setting sun)
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!

Peace In the Streets: Summer Block Party
2025-06-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
Our Annual Summer Block Party, co-hosted by two wonderful organizations – ENDALL MOVEMENT and CJ’s Hoop for Hope, is back with the annual traditions you’ve come to know and love! Come and enjoy getting to know dozens of community partners, play sports, water and field games, watch CJ’s Hoops for Hope basketball tournament, play bingo and win cool prizes, play carnival games (like fishbowl and group races), get your face painted, henna art, and a caricature of you and your whole family/big group of friends, eat a delicious, locally-made lunch for FREE and go home with lots of goodies and new connections!
In addition to all the community-bonding fun, just like last year, we want to rally around keeping our streets safe and free from gun violence. So we are excited to again welcome impactful speakers (both from local government, local advocacy organizations, and neighbors with lived experience) to share how they are committed to bringing more peace to our neighborhood’s streets! We will have an important time of remembrance of family members and friends who tragically died from gun violence, and also have an Open-Mic time, for community members to share personal pieces (songs, raps, poems, stories) of how gun violence has impacted them.
This is our longest running event and one that our neighbors remember and look forward to all year long!
If you’d like to volunteer for one of the many fun activities of the day, please sign up through our sign-up link: Peace In The Streets: Block Party 2025 Volunteer Sign-Up! All volunteers will get a Brand New event volunteer shirt! You are encouraged to volunteer as a group – so sign up with your family and friends!

FREE Neighborhood Meals
2025-07-10 18:00 - 20:00 | 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 all the following Thursday evenings – to eat for free, and socialize with your neighbors – at 285 Conestoga St.
July 10, 6pm – 8pm
Aug. 21, 6pm – 8pm
Sept. 18, 5pm – 7pm (please note we moved the timeframe up and hour due to the setting sun)
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!

Movie Night In Brandon Park - MOVED TO SUNDAY
2025-07-27 18:30 - 21:00 | Brandon Park, Brandon Park, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
**POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN** (Updated: Saturday, July 26th 1:34pm)
Movie Night will now happen tomorrow, Sunday, July 27th, in Brandon Park. Everything will stay at the same time.
6:30PM – Grab your spot, movie snacks (popcorn and cotton candy), and get a tour of the mobile unit!
7PM – Movie begins!
Spread the word! See you tomorrow!
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You know we love our Parks – so what better way to enjoy them then a Movie Night (with a childhood animated classic) in Brandon Park!
Saturday, July 26th (rain date Sunday, July 27th – please check our social media on the day-of to confirm – this summer has certainly been rainy), neighbors are invited to begin setting up your chairs/blankets/ inflatable pools/ air mattress (get comfy – any seating vessel goes!) in the Brandon Park parking lot starting at 6:30PM! This is also a great time to get delicious movie snacks – including popcorn and cotton candy (which will be available for FREE)! We will also have water and orange juice available!
The movie will begin promptly at 7pm!
Due to licensing restrictions we can’t say the name of the movie online or the names of prominent characters. So instead we invite you to play a fun guessing game! Here are your clues:
This movie is about a young Hawaiian girl who makes an unlikely friendship with a naughty alien. This is a great movie for KIDS and centers on themes of: family, belonging, redemption and the power of love.
We hope you will bring your whole Ohana! 😉“Ohana means family! Family means nobody left behind or forgotten.”
Also – in case you’re wondering: we are watching the original animated version (not the new live action)

National Night Out
2025-08-05 17:00 - 19:30 | 440 Saint Josephs St, 440 Saint Josephs St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Let’s get wild on a weeknight during this year’s National Night Out – Tuesday, August 5th from 5-7:30PM!
Our wonderful neighbor, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, is taking the lead on this cherished annual, neighborhood pride summer event! National Night Out is all about celebrating what’s special and great about the beautiful place where we live (three cheers for the SoWe neighborhood)! That’s why the event is held on a residential block – making it even easier to step out your doors and make memories with your neighbors!
So come on down to the St Joe’s Parking lot! Enjoy dinner, music, games, a fresh HAIRCUT before school starts and a brand new BACKPACK and even learn how to duckpin BOWL! The bowling alley will be OPEN!
If you’d like to help volunteer – email Matt (the event lead) at : wallaby38@gmail.com.

FREE Neighborhood Meals
2025-08-21 18:00 - 20:00 | 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 all the following Thursday evenings – to eat for free, and socialize with your neighbors – at 285 Conestoga St.
Aug. 21, 6pm – 8pm
Sept. 18, 5pm – 7pm (please note we moved the timeframe up and hour due to the setting sun)
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!

Summer Concert in Culliton Park
2025-08-22 18:00 - 21:00 | Culliton Park, 200-238 S Water St, Lancaster, PA, 19603
Say goodbye to summer with an evening of live music and ice cream!
Our very own neighbor and friend, Velkro will be kicking off the night with his self-produced and insanely talented songwriting! Next, DC & Company will delight our ears as the feature band.
Neighbors can enjoy these talented musicians, lawn games, and an assortment of FREE ice cream from local business, Mezcla Ice Cream!
Neighbors are asked to bring your own chairs and/or blankets to sit on! Also if you’d like to enjoy dinner during the show you are always welcome to pack a picnic (the park even has grills if you personally want to go all out) OR there will be at least one food truck available on-site where you can purchase food (note: the dinner component is not free – but is available).
You don’t want to miss this evening of connection and fun! See you there!

Neighborhood Trash Clean-up!
2025-09-13 10:00 - 14:00 | 617 Lafayette St, 617 Lafayette St, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Join us for a fun day of cleaning up our community! Let’s make our surroundings nicer to live in.
When: Saturday, September 13th at 10am
Where: 617 Lafayette St
Get a FREE t-shirt for volunteering!

FREE Neighborhood Meals
2025-09-18 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 all the following Thursday evenings – to eat for free, and socialize with your neighbors – at 285 Conestoga St.
Sept. 18, 5pm – 7pm (please note we moved the timeframe up and hour due to the setting sun)
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!

Events Working Group Meeting
2025-09-22 15:00 - 16:00 | SoWe Office, 417 Poplar St., Lancaster, PA, 17603
Do you love to plan parties? What about planning a party for you and all your neighbors!? We’re looking for more people to join our SoWe Events Working Group, which is a very special group of people passionate about planning and executing our INCREDIBLE neighborhood events, with the Fall Earth Day Celebration next on the agenda!
While you are certainly welcome to help plan all our events all year round, we also understand you might want a short-term commitment – the Working Group will only be meeting FOUR times (for approximately 1 hour each) on the following days. If you are interested, please email Jacquie Morges at Jacquie@WeAreTenfold.org for more info! We will be meeting in person at the SoWe office (417 Poplar St), as well as providing a virtual option via Zoom.
These large-scale events are SO SPECIAL and create lasting memories for our neighbors, we hope you’ll want to be a part of making that happen!

Monday August 25th at 3pm
Monday September 8th at 3pm
Monday September 22nd at 3pm (Event is the following Saturday 10/4)
Monday October 13th at 3pm (Debrief meeting)

SoWe Board Meeting (Open to Public)
2025-09-22 17:30 - 18:30, 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!

SoWe Fall Earth Day Celebration!
2025-10-04 11:00 - 15:00 | 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

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!
