We had so much fun at our fourth annual Rock the Block!
Thank you to all our sponsors, partners, vendors, and volunteers! We estimate about 400 people attended our block party.
Check out our Rock the Block photo album from 2024 to see all the fun!
When: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from 5-8 p.m.
Where: Inside and outside West Side Community Services (161 Vermont Street)
This is a rain or shine event! We will move most of the activities inside our building in the case of poor weather.
Cost: Everything is free unless otherwise noted below! (Purchases are required for food trucks.)
What: Family-friendly block party with lots to do, like:
Sports and Other Physical Fun
- 🏃 Inflatable obstacle course
- 🫧 Foam party from Buffalo Foam Parties (6-7:30 p.m.) – wear clothes/shoes that can get wet!
- ⛳ Pop-up mini golf
- 🏒 Street hockey with the Buffalo Sabres Students of the Game program
Creative Activities
- 🎶 Music by DJ Tru Journey
- 🎨 Art project with Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
- 💐 Arrange-your-own mini-bouquet (made possible by our Give 716 donors!)
- 🧚🏽 Make-your-own fairy door with Rich’s and the Rich Family Foundation
- 🖌️ Face painting, temporary tattoos, and henna
- 🗿 Air-dry clay projects with City Year Buffalo
- ✂️ Collage buttons with CEPA Gallery
- 🚩 DIY flags with Senator Sean Ryan and Stitch Buffalo
- 🖌️ Decorate a snap bracelet with Arts Access
- 🚚 Fun art activities with the Buffalo AKG Art Truck
Food, Beverages, Giveaways, and More!
- 🥡 Tiny Thai food truck (purchase required)
- 🍦 $1 sundaes from LuGia’s on Wheels ice cream truck ($1 covers your sundae thanks to our Give 716 donors!)
- 🚲 FREE kids’ bike raffle for all youth (thanks to Albie’s Foods and Explore & More Children’s Museum)
- 🍎 Nutrition-based activity with samples by SNAP-Ed New York
- 🍓 Strawberry DNA extraction activity with the University at Buffalo’s GEM (Genome, Environment, and Microbiome Community of Excellence)
- 🦕 Dino bones building activity with Explore & More Children’s Museum
- 📚 Bookmobile from the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
- 🎈 Balloon twister (Jim the Balloon Guy)
- 🤿 Buffalo Police Department Underwater Rescue and Recovery and Crisis Management Teams
- 🌱 Free giveaways from Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Grassroots Gardens WNY, The Tool Library, and Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy
- 🦸 Appearances by Harley Quinn and Batman (thanks to the Superhero Alliance of WNY)
- 🤫 Indoor quiet room for anyone needing a sensory break
Is your company or family interested in sponsoring Rock the Block? Check out our sponsorship packages or call Director of Operations Mary Schaefer at 716-884-6616.
ROCK THE BLOCK IS GRACIOUSLY SUPPORTED BY OUR SPONSORS!
PRODUCERS
ROCK STARS
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