Upcoming Events

Growing Home’s Backyard BBQ

September 21, 2025 | At Growing Home

Growing Home will host its Annual Backyard Barbecue—a festive celebration of food, farming, and community!  This event happens in Growing Home’s actual backyard and features chef-prepared farm-to-table dishes, local beer and cocktails, live music, self-guided farm tour, and a raffle of unique gifts.

This event will uplift and support Chicago’s local food system—and proceeds directly benefit Growing Home’s workforce development programs, food access initiatives, and community healing work.

Harvestfest

October 18, 2025 | At Growing Home

HarvestFest: Growing Home hosts our annual HarvestFest in conjunction with Open House Chicago. This event feat. a local vendor market, kids activities, pumpkin decorating, free food boxes & more. Sponsor, attend, be a vendor, donate raffle prizes! More information coming soon.

Share the Love Winterfest

December 2025 | At Peace Campus, Englewood

Growing Home hosts our annual WinterFest to give back to our neighbors during the holiday season along with our We Grow Partners. With over 400 people in attendance, this community event is a huge success! Toys, raffles, warm winter gear, personal care items for kids and adults, fresh food – all for free – with fun holiday spirit. Donate items or volunteer! More information coming soon.