Friends of Holstein Park

10/15/2026

Pre-orders are now open for our newest Friends of Holstein Park merch designed by Sarah Gaynor Mazzone! You have until 11/6/26 to get your pre-order in for this limited-time offering. Link in bio!

10/13/2026

Coming up this October at HOWLstein Park 🎃 👻

Our annual Halloween event and costume Parade / Trick or Treat along Indie Row is back on Saturday, Oct. 24, and our October ice cream social at Jeni’s Wicker Park is Thursday, Oct. 29.

Support Friends of Holstein Park and enjoy fall with your neighbors. More details on our Halloween event at the link in bio.

10/05/2026

🎃 Halloween Family Fun at Holstein Park! 👻

📅 Saturday, October 24th
📍 Holstein Park Playground

Join your neighbors and bring the family for a spooktacular day of activities, candy and community fun. Costumes encouraged for kids and adults! 🎃

🕥 10:30 AM – Family Activities & Special Crafts at the playground
🍬 11:30 AM – Candy Sprint
🎭 11:45 AM – Begin Halloween Parade to Damen Avenue for Trick-or-Treating along Indie Row. https://indierowbucktown.com/events/

🎟️ While the event is free and open to all, we kindly suggest a donation of $10 per family to support the continued success of community events and park enhancements.

Register today at the GiveButter link in our bio. While Supplies Last!

Stay tuned for more event and special partner details, plus volunteering opportunities and candy donations! 🧡 🖤

09/29/2026

https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/pumpkin-patch-holstein Everyone Loves Pumpkins!
Celebrate the season with a perfect afternoon in the park at this family-friendly event. At the Chicago Park District’s Pumpkin Patches and Harvest Fests everyone will enjoy a fun-fill day. Free candy provided by MARS

Carnival games
Inflatables
NEW! Train rides [children 5 & under can have an adult ride with them]
Live Entertainment
Tattoos /Face Painting
and capture special moments at our festive harvest photo station.

A wristband purchase [$10] gives you access to all activities, with the exception of the pumpkin patch.
Don’t miss Zoo to You from 10am-2pm. This interactive, fun, and exciting mobile zoo will visit the event! See goats, sheep, a little cow, bunny, just to name a few of the animals that you’ll see.
We are back with more pumpkins than you can imagine!

This year you will purchase your pumpkin directly from Clover. There will be a variety of sizes and colors, ranging in price from $2 to $15. Plus, they will have Fall Mums & Flowers and Corn Ears for purchase. Cash and Card accepted by Clover.

Halloween in the Parks is presented by MARS

09/23/2026

https://givebutter.com/bucktownpie4 Join us for our annual Bucktown tradition by participating in the apple pie contest. Bake 2 identical apple pies. You will select one to be graded by our esteemed panel of judges. The pie can be any style, but it must be apple! We also have a whipped cream pie eating contest for kids 12 and under. $5.00 fee for the whipped cream pie eating contest. Pie drop off is between 2:00-2:15 pm. at Leavitt Street Tavern. If you need to drop off earlier, please contact [email protected]. Pie sales begin at 3:00 p.m. Whipped cream pie eating contest will be held at 4:00 p.m. Winners will be announced at 5:00 p.m. Pie sales end at 6:00 p.m. We also will have a pumpkin painting/sticker station for the kids. We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Day of sales: Pie slices are $5.00. Ice Cream is $1.00. Whipped cream is $1.00

09/17/2026

https://givebutter.com/bucktownpie4 Join us for our annual Bucktown tradition by participating in the apple pie contest. Bake 2 identical apple pies. You will select one to be graded by our esteemed panel of judges. The pie can be any style, but it must be apple! We also have a whipped cream pie eating contest for kids 12 and under. $5.00 fee for the whipped cream pie eating contest. Pie drop off is between 2:00-2:15 pm. at Leavitt Street Tavern. If you need to drop off earlier, please contact [email protected]. Pie sales begin at 3:00 p.m. Whipped cream pie eating contest will be held at 4:00 p.m. Winners will be announced at 5:00 p.m. Pie sales end at 6:00 p.m. We also will have a pumpkin painting/sticker station for the kids. We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Day of sales: Pie slices are $5.00. Ice Cream is $1.00. Whipped cream is $1.00

08/28/2026

Happy to share our rescheduled movie night is now screening next Tuesday, Sept. 1! 🎥 🎞️ 🍿

Grab your blankets, your popcorn, and your snarkiest sibling - Friends of Holstein Park is screening "10 Things | Hate About You" at dusk on Tuesday, Sept. 1. 🌆

📍 Holstein Park Field
📆 Tuesday, Sept 1
⏰ Starts at dusk / ~7:30 PM
💵 Free!

See you on the field. Bring your best Heath Ledger bleacher-serenade impression. 🎸

08/11/2026

https://givebutter.com/boatrace4
Aug 22nd at 6pm. Cardboard regatta and pool float race. Sign up today.

at Holstein Pool

07/22/2026

If we needed another excuse for ice cream… 🍦

Our friends at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream are teaming up with us for an Ice Cream Social at their Logan Square location, benefiting Friends of Holstein Park!

📅 Thursday, July 23
🕓 4–7 PM
📍 Jeni’s Logan Square - 2512 N Milwaukee

25% of all sales during the event go straight to FOHP — so treat yourself, and treat the park, too. 💛

Thank you, , for the sweet support! 🫶🏻