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Summer Block Party

Sat, Jul 19

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Durham Bulls Athletic Park

Book Harvest’s beloved Summer Block Party promotes a joyful and abundant community-wide culture of literacy in Durham, celebrating summer reading and providing children of all ages with an abundance of books to help keep learning alive in summer.

Summer Block Party
Summer Block Party

Time & Location

Jul 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell St, Durham, NC 27701, USA

About the event

Book Harvest’s Annual Summer Block Party is a free community-wide celebration of summer and books on Saturday, July 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. on the concourse of the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.


The afternoon will be filled with family activities and entertainment, highlighted by an abundance of free culturally inclusive children’s books for every child – from infants to high schoolers – to take home and keep forever. Plus,


  Plus, activities for the whole family! There will be lots to see & do with magic shows by Happy Dan the Magic Man, local favorite, Poetry Fox, Fairy Hair & More!


Free parking will be available throughout the American Tobacco Campus, including street and garage parking.

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About Us

Since 2011, Book Harvest has provided more than 2.5 million books to families, ensuring that parents have the tools and power to ignite and strengthen their children's literacy. With programs that are grounded in evidence, Book Harvest believes that literacy starts at birth, in the home, powered by parents, and nourished with books.

Connect With Us

(252) 497-BOOK
2501 University Drive, Durham, NC 27707

Business Hours: Monday-Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
Family Space: Tuesday-Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM

Book Harvest's 2022 IRS 990 is available here.

Book Harvest's most recent audit is here.

©2025 by Book Harvest NC.

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