Community Block Party to Return to Owings Mills Jewish Community Center

May 2, 2022 JMORE Staff

Attendees gather at the Owings Mills JCC Community Block Party in 2017. (File photo by Steve Ruark)

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore’s annual Community Block Party is back!

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the free, family-friendly festival will return for its seventh year on Sunday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Owings Mills JCC, 3506 Gwynnbrook Ave.

Organizations, local businesses and other vendors will be on hand to offer fun activities for kids and entertainment for all.

This year’s block party will feature performances by Baby Beats, aka “Beatboxing Dads,” Jamaal ‘Mr. Root’ Collier and Max Bent, who provide age-appropriate Hip-Hop for children; the Chicago-based Mr. D’s Magic & Illusion Show; Guava Jelly, an Annapolis-based, Caribbean-influenced music trio; the JCC Children’s Production Theatre, which will perform a song from their spring musical “Frozen”; and the Lutherville Rock School’s band Out of Curiosity.

JCC Block Party — Pikesville resident Leah Steinberg, then 2, participates in an Israeli folk dance demonstration during the Community Block Party in 2018. (File photo by Steve Ruark)

The block party will also feature giant lawn games, inflatables, a petting zoo, bubble artistry, face painting, strolling performers, a marketplace, food for sale and more.

“We could not be more thrilled to bring back our well-loved Community Block Party,” said JCC CEO Barak Hermann. “As a convener of community, the J looks forward to celebrating the vibrant and diverse communities of Owings Mills, Reisterstown and beyond. After an unanticipated two-year break, we are excited that the block party will be back and better than ever!”

Lead sponsors for the block party include LifeBridge Health, Fedder and Garten Professional Association, Stevenson University, First National Bank, David S. Brown Enterprises, Defender One Security, Hospitality Staffing Solutions, Lothorian Pools, Marriott Owings Mills Metro Centre, Metro Centre at Owings Mills and Whiting Turner.

Among the media sponsors are Jmore and WJZ-TV.

Additional sponsors include the Acme Paper & Supply Co., BW Primary Care, Camps Airy & Louise, First Financial Federal Credit Union, Garrison Forest School, Greater Pikesville Recreation Council, Jemicy School, Nevins & Associates, Novick Childcare Solutions, Point Breeze Credit Union and WesBanco.

The block party will be held exclusively outdoors, rain or shine. (In case of severe weather, the event may need to be cancelled.) Parking will be provided off-site at Stevenson University, 10945 Boulevard Cir. in Owings Mills, with shuttle buses running all day.

For information, visit jcc.org/blockparty.