Host a Block Party

Host a block party! Block Parties are not just a great way to get to know your neighbours, they are a lot of fun too!

Benefits:

  • Have fun
  • Meet your neighbours and make new friends
  • Re-establish old friendships
  • Increase the sense of belonging to a community
  • Encourage neighbours to look after each other and the neighbourhood
  • Promote safety and help prevent crime by looking out for each other and recognizing faces
  • Increase security by knowing your neighbours’ schedules
  • Learn about your community history

We would like to sponsor three block parties!

The Knottwood Community League would like to sponsor three block parties (one neighbourhood in each community: Ekota, Menisa and Satoo). $300 per block party will go towards planning your event.

To submit a request for sponsorship for your block party, put together a planning team (2-3 neighbours) and contact our Programs Director at programs@knottwoodcommunity.ca. In your email, please include: Planning team names, contact information, neighbourhood, proposed date, approximate number of people and proof of KCL membership.

Note: all requests will be reviewed and approved on a first come first serve basis.

Questions? Email programs@knottwoodcommunity.ca.

City of Edmonton Resources:

The City of Edmonton has many block party planning resources as well as information on how to get permits to close streets, etc.

Planning your block party

View the City of Edmonton Block party info

Permit Application (pdf)