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🖤💛 The Heart and Soul of the South Side! 💛🖤

Find out more about our neighborhood at dutchtownstl.org
It's an annual tradition in Dutchtown: the Blessing of the Pets at St. Anthony of Padua! Bring your dogs, cats, and other friends out for a blessing from the Franciscans on Sunday at noon!

Gather in front of the friary at Meramec and Compton for a short prayer and a blessing, open to everyone!
October 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
@stlfoodbank pulls up to @tdlcstl with their 36-foot trailer stocked with 6,000 pounds of food on the first Tuesday of every month! Pick what you want and take what you need.

🗓️ The first Tuesday of every month
🕚 11:00am–12:30pm
📍 Thomas Dunn Learning Center, 3113 Gasconade
October 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Looking to get involved? Our monthly committee meetings are open to everyone!

This month, we're moving our meetings to Monday so that everyone can enjoy National Night Out on Tuesday! Join us on Monday 10/5, 6pm at Thomas Dunn Learning Center.

Visit dutchtownstl.org/committees to learn more.
October 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Sign up now for our annual fall neighborhood cleanup! dutchtownstl.org/kic

Every year in autumn, volunteers hit Dutchtown's alleys and streets to tackle trash, filling giant dumpsters with discarded furniture, yard waste, and other litter. Help us fill the dumpsters again on Saturday, October 10th!
September 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The first pieces for "From Dutchtown, With Love" are starting to take shape! Phase one of our public poetry and art project is in progress, with artists starting designs to accompany the words of our poets. We'll be ready to show them off soon!

To get involved, email [email protected].
September 28, 2026 at 11:35 AM
We're in for some 🖤💛 WILD TIMES 💛🖤 in Dutchtown!

Our amazing neighbors at Sign of the Times Tattoo host Wild Times on the 4700 block of Virginia from noon to 6pm on Sunday, September 20th!

🎨 ART
☠️ TATTOOS
🌮 FOOD
🛍️ VENDORS
🎵 MUSIC
🏘️ COMMUNITY

wildtimesannual.com/
September 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"From Dutchtown, With Love," our public poetry and art project, is underway! Stay tuned to see these pieces come to life and find out where they'll end up!
September 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Are you an artist who wants to add a splash of color to Dutchtown Common? Dutchtown Main Streets is seeking artists to design and paint a mural!

Find out the details and learn how to submit your design at dutchtownstl.org/paint. Submissions are due by Saturday, September 26th.
September 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
An update and statement from Dutchtown Main Streets regarding Sunday night's events at Marquette Park that left a young neighbor injured from gun violence.

dutchtownstl.org/0831
August 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
By the youth and for the youth! Our young neighbors are rocking the block at Marquette Plaza this Saturday! Food, drinks, DJs, dance competitions, water slides, and more!

facebook.com/events/13235...
August 26, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Mark your calendars—St. Louis Area Foodbank is coming to Thomas Dunn Learning Center beginning in September! Shop the 36-foot trailer stocked with 6,000 pounds of food!

🗓️ First Tuesday of every month
🕚 11:00am–12:30pm
📍 Thomas Dunn Learning Center, 3113 Gasconade
August 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We've got a BIG Final Friday coming up on the 28th! Join Dutchtown Main Streets and St. Louis Shakespeare Festival for "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"!

🗓️ Friday, August 28th
🕠 Event at 5:30pm, showtime at 6:30pm
📍 Dutchtown Common, 4731 Virginia Ave.
🔗 facebook.com/events/30024...
August 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Dive-In Movie this Saturday, 7pm at the pool. Movie starts at dark. SpongeBob will be there.

facebook.com/events/95718...
August 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Dutchtown Dive-In Movie Night returns this Saturday at 7pm!

Join us for "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants"! Watch from the water or lounge poolside under the stars as we close out our seventh season of Dutchtown Movie Nights!

facebook.com/events/95718...
August 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Dutchtown Main Streets is out at the first annual El Barrio Block Party at Marquette Park! The party continues til 7pm with food, vendors, music, resources, and more!
August 8, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Our last Summer Vibes concert of 2026 is coming up at the next Final Friday on the 4700 block of Virginia Avenue!

🗓️ Friday, July 31st, 5:30pm–8:30pm
📍 Dutchtown Common at Virginia and Liberty
🔗 facebook.com/events/82502...
July 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The South Side's biggest back-to-school event is more than just backpacks! Join us for MARQUETTE COMMUNITY DAY!

FREE backpacks! School supplies! Health screenings! Haircuts! Climbing wall! Petting zoo! Resources!

🗓️ Sun. 8/2 11am–3pm
📍 Marquette Park (Osage & Michigan)
🔗 dutchtownstl.org/mcd
July 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
School will be back in session before you know it—get ready at Marquette Community Day!

Get ready for the new school year with FREE backpacks, school supplies, health screenings, and resources, plus entertainment, music, food, and even a petting zoo!

Learn more at dutchtownstl.org/mcd
July 22, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Our next Dutchtown Movie Night is this Friday at Marquette Plaza, featuring The Bad Guys 2!

The movie starts at dark, but come down early and bring the whole family—lots going on ahead of the show!

If you haven't seen or heard about Marquette Plaza, visit dutchtownstl.org/marquette to learn more.
July 21, 2026 at 12:02 AM
There's a unique trend in Dutchtown: Black homebuyers get mortgages here at 2x the rate they do in other areas across St. Louis. They're also getting bigger loans for bigger homes. They're building wealth, fueling investment, and closing the racial wealth gap.

Learn more: dutchtownstl.org/wealth
July 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Come out to Marquette Park this Saturday for the (rescheduled) annual Juneteenth & Father's Day Kickball Tournament!

The games kick off at 11am on the soccer fields. We'll see you there!
facebook.com/events/95360...
July 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Grab some gloves and trash bags this Saturday and help beautify Dutchtown! Meet at Read A Book STL at 9am on Saturday to grab your supplies and hit the streets. Thanks to our neighbors for organizing this effort!
July 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Just one week til our next Virginia Avenue Final Friday + Dutchtown Summer Vibes concert! Join your neighbors for a beautiful summer night on the 4700 block of Virginia!

🗓️ Friday 6/26 5:30pm–8:30pm
📍 Dutchtown Common, Virginia Avenue and Liberty Street
🔗 facebook.com/events/14655...
June 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
This Saturday at Marquette Park! The Dutchtown Opportunity Coalition for Youth will be at the Field House with video games, a DJ, food, drinks, and more!

Drop by between 11am–2pm, hang out, and learn about the resources that DOCY and other organizations have for young people in our neighborhood.
June 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Another Dutchtown Main Streets façade grant is brightening the South Side! Our friends at @iowabuffet fixed the neon lights on the vintage Budweiser sign, and they're also getting a new hand-painted mural on the south side of the building!

Learn more at dutchtownstl.org/facade-grant
June 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM