Description
Meet Your Neighbor Day is an invitation for you to plan something that can bring together your neighbors — in a way that works for you. You can organize an event anytime between September 14 and 22, though September 15, 2024 is the official event day.
Alternatively, you can learn about events happening near you that you may just like to attend!
This map shows information for all the different events taking place to celebrate Meet Your Neighbor 2024 in Cambridge, MA:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/peacecommission/meetyourneighborday
If you'd like to let us know about and post your event, fill out the Meet Your Neighbor Event Submission form
Download the Meet Your Neighbor Day fact sheet and frequently asked questions for inspiration and ideas!
If you have questions or you'd like to let us know about your event, email us at peace@cambridgema.gov
What can you do?
In addition to attending events, you can organize your own. An open house, neighborhood party, potluck, service project, neighborhood clean-up, or something else – whatever is fun and easy for you and your neighbors to plan and carry out. You can decide what works best in your own "neighborhood!"
Support for Your Block Party
Did you know that the City of Cambridge offers $300 awards and free Play Streets kits to support neighborhood block parties? Learn more.
Other Resources that can help you plan!
Welcoming Week Toolkit (PDF from Welcoming America): Kick off your event planning with sample activities, check lists, a sample press release, and more.
Step-by-Step Planning Guide (from National Neighborhood Day)
Organizing Tools and Templates (from National Neighborhood Day)
There's also a long list of ideas and options on our Meet Your Neighbor Day fact sheet!
You can view a PDF with a listing of all of the 2023 events submitted by different people and groups in the community, and the listing includes date and time, location, the type of event, and any other details.
How Is a “neighborhood” defined? However you choose to define it!
• Your street, your block, or surrounding blocks
• Your apartment or condominium
• Your floor at your apartment building
• The area surrounding a nearby school or place of worship
• Houses along your part of the street
• Your local park
• Your local square or business district
Why is there a "Meet Your Neighbor Day?"
Inspired by the growing need to connect with each other, we have borrowed from two national initiatives, and adapted them to fit the needs of our city. Meet Your Neighbor Day is built on the foundation of two nationwide efforts — Welcoming America’s “Welcoming Week” and the “National Neighborhood Day” initiative — and organized in collaboration with another City of Cambridge partner — the Citizens’ Committee on Civic Unity.
National Neighborhood Day inspires, builds, and sustains the neighborhood relationships that provide the foundation for civic action and the building of stronger, more caring and effective communities.
Welcoming Week brings communities together long-time residents, newcomers, and everyone in between in a spirit of unity to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone – including new Americans.
Link to Meet Your Neighbor Day Flyer