Gather together!
We are better together. That’s why the 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings community campaign is back for 2025, as Colorado Springs continues to build a city of great neighbors and neighborhoods. A global study showed that knowing as few as six of your neighbors can decrease levels of social isolation and loneliness. Check out ideas below for hosting a gathering with your neighbors!
Ways to gather
Host a Neighborhood Cafe with Hey Neighbor!
The goal of Neighborhood Cafe is to host small groups of neighbors in homes or local coffee shops to encourage conversation that leads to making connections, building relationships, and creating change together.
Invite 6 of your neighbors, and Hey Neighbor will provide ONE complimentary coffee jug from Kangaroo Coffee for your first event. We kindly request that you take photos of your Cafe and submit them to Hey Neighbor so we can share your gathering with the community.
Host a block party!
A block party is the ultimate celebration! Epitomized by the Patty Jewett Porchfest in Colorado Springs where streets transform into festive playgrounds, echoing with laughter and music. Neighbors join the fun, sharing stories, playing games, and dancing under the open sky. It's a vibrant tapestry of togetherness.
Hey Neighbor is the official block party sponsor for the city of Colorado Springs!
Host an outdoor movie or game night!
An outdoor movie or game night is a lively soirée of entertainment beneath the open sky! Whether it's a cinematic escape or a playful game session, friends and laughter take center stage. It's a delightful blend of entertainment and camaraderie, turning outdoor spaces into hubs of joy and friendly competition.
Be entered to attend our Community Lunch!
As part of the City of Colorado Springs and Hey Neighbor's 1000 Neighborhood Gatherings initiative, we're planning a fun and delicious final gathering to celebrate community connection and to bring neighbors together by sharing a spectacular meal. We're partnering with Longer Tables, an organization dedicated to cultivating humanity through connection and belonging, and the creators of the "mile long table" event this July in Denver.
This year, all neighbors who register a gathering with the 1000 Neighborhood Gatherings initiative will be entered into a drawing to attend our Community Lunch on September 28 – National Good Neighbors Day. This special event will bring together community-builders across Colorado Springs to share stories, inspire one another, and celebrate the connections being formed in neighborhoods throughout our city.
Whether your gathering is big or small, we want to hear about it, so don't forget to register! Colorado Springs was rated the #1 Most Neighborly City for a reason, and we can't wait to hear about the connections you make, the relationships you build, and the change you create together.
Keep the neighborly momentum going and check out local events!
We know your neighborhood gathering is going to be a smash hit, and surely all your guests will be asking when the next one will be! Keep that energy going and consider taking your neighbors to a wide variety of events happening around the City, thoughtfully curated by our friends at PeakRadar.
