Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Centennial
Picnic Celebration

You are invited to a once in a lifetime event.
Help us blow out the candles on our Neighborhood’s 100th Birthday!  

Sunday, November 6
12 to 4 PM
North Shore Park near North Shore Drive NE and 14th Ave NE

 Highlights:

Activities and games with prizes
Entertainment and music 
Box lunches available (order in advance)
Best Hat and other contests
...more details below

Rarely do we get a chance to participate in a historic event, especially involving the place we call home. One hundred years ago, several residents of St. Petersburg started with a vision and developed farmland and wilderness into what eventually became the Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood--one of the most scenic and recognized communities in St. Petersburg and the entire Tampa Bay area.

Please come out and join your neighbors to celebrate this special event!

This celebration of community will feature music, entertainment and fun for the entire family. So don that bonnet or boater (see more info below) and bring your picnic basket down to the park, or order a box lunch in advance that will be prepared for you for the celebration.  And don't forget a blanket or folding chairs to sit on.

What a great way to start the holiday season, mingle with your neighbors, and take part in an extraordinary commemoration that we can share.

Games & Activities

Please sign up for the games when you arrive because each game has limited participation! Rules for the games can be found on the Game Rules  page, and gift cards be be awarded on stage toward the end of the picnic.

Three legged race. Three age groups: 7 & under; 8 to 12; and over 12. $25 gift card prize for each winning team member in each group.

Egg toss. Each two person team tosses the egg without breaking the egg or letting it hit the ground. The last team standing wins. $25 gift card prize for each winning team member.

Bean Bag Toss. Two person teams.  Alternating team mates throw the bags to a hole in a board. Winner is first team to twenty-one points. (Must win by two points). $25 gift card prize for each winning team member.

Old-Fashioned games like croquet and badminton

Face painting

Box City learning activity (for kids).  See link for more info.

Entertainment & Other Activities

The afternoon will feature a DJ and a visit by a Barbershop Quartet.

Our good friend Bill O’Grady (from Sunken Gardens) with Mindy, an umbrella cockatoo.

Rob Wertz and Mike Dailey will provide a historical accounting of the life and times of Historic Old Northeast throughout the last 100 years.

Wear your favorite hat or bonnet.  We will have a contest to recognize those with the most inspiring headwear.

Antique cars.

Food

Bring a picnic basket.  There also will be hot dog, popcorn, and ice cream vendors.

Sorry!  The deadline for ordering box lunches was Friday Nov 4 at noon.

Box lunch. If you would like to taste some great delights, our neighbor and executive chef, Rita, will prepare a gourmet box lunch for you.  You have two choices, and both come with sides of Deviled Egg, Baltimore Style Vinaigrette Potato Salad, and a Double Chocolate Trita Cookie.

Box lunches are available for $10 each, and must be ordered in advance. You can order online using the "Add to Cart" buttons, or mail a check to the address shown below.  For your convenience, you can download and print this linked order form to mail.  The deadline for orders will be noon on Friday, November 4.

 If you want to pay by check, mail your order quantities and check to:

HONNA Centennial Picnic
P.O. Box 76324
St. Petersburg 33704 

This is a rain or shine event and will not be rescheduled due to inclement weather. Refunds for boxed lunches cannot be issued but the lunches will be available the day of the event.   You will be able to call the HONNA telephone number 727-269-5521 for any last-minute rainy day announcements.

For additional information about the event, please contact Chris Avren via email:  chris.avren@honna.org or call HONNA at 727-269-5521 extension 203.

You will be able to call HONNA 727-269-5521 for any last-minute rainy day announcements.