Community Events

All volunteer Central Ave Street Cleanup HeightsNEXT is organizing volunteers for the 5th annual fall cleanup along Central Avenue. Volunteers’ efforts will freshen up local streetscapes and prevent trash from drifting with next spring’s melting snow through storm drains into the Mississippi River. Interested volunteers should meet at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, in ... Read more

Unfortunately, we are canceling this event due to concerns over invasive "Jumping Worms".Canceled due to concerns over invasive jumping worms.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Join us for our 6th Annual Spring Plant Exchange. This year we'll have the exchange at the Kordiak Park parking lot on 49th Ave NE.Diversify your collection of garden and house plants for FREE by trading ... Read more

Join the Mayor's Monarch Pledge activities at a Festival and Movie Night!Join the Mayor's Monarch Pledge activities at a Festival and Movie Night! Wednesday, August 18 at 6:30 pm at Huset Park at the Jefferson Building, we'll start the festivities. Bring a picnic, your chairs, blankets, and enjoy a summer evening with all things Monarchs. ... Read more

Columbia Heights: Art In The ParkColumbia Heights Art in the Park is a local arts festival featuring a diverse mix of visual and performance artists. Enjoy art, food and entertainment in scenic Kordiak Park on September 11, 2021 from 10am - 6pm.Artists and vendors will have booths set up with their pieces and products for ... Read more

Celebrate the past 100 years of cultural and ethnic richness in Columbia Heights! Fun, all-ages performance event!Black & African-American Community singers and poetsSomali DancersKorean DrummersInti Samay DancersNative American DrummersEcuadorian DancersFirst Lutheran Scandinavian ChoirDolina Polish DancersSee full details

HeightsNEXT is organizing volunteers for a Cleanup on Central Avenue and nearby parks.Volunteers’ efforts will freshen up local streetscapes and prevent trash from drifting with next spring’s melting snow through storm drains into the Mississippi River.Last spring, 57 volunteers of all ages turned out on a brisk Saturday morning to pick up trash along Central ... Read more

Join HeightsNEXT in our Annual Central Ave. Earth Day Spring Clean up!Join HeightsNEXT in our Annual Central Ave. Earth Day Spring Clean up! We'll gather at the Muryzn Hall at 9 am to hand out safety vests, garbage bags and figure out street/park assignments for all volunteers. (Park assignments are made for families with young ... Read more

Columbia Heights 2nd Annual Monarch Festival; Now Bilingual! (Spanish & English)On Wednesday, August 17th, starting at 5 p.m., the community is invited to celebrate the monarch butterfly. This will be a Bi-lingual, Spanish and English celebration with food trucks, games, traditional Mexican dance and music, an Encanto dance party, a monarch costume parade and an ... Read more