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Join us for the annual community lawn party on May 31, 2026.
Join us for the annual community lawn party on May 31, 2026.
e hope you are planning to join us for the annual Mordecai Lawn Party on Sunday, May 31. It's going to be a great event!
This year we will have some fun food and drink options, as well as games and activities for kids and adults! Bring your chairs or blankets to sit on. Kids and dogs are welcome.
Live Music: The Kudzu Ramblers (Bluegrass favorites all afternoon!)
Eats & Treats: Rolling Deep Food Truck (pizza and fusion eggrolls) • Sunset Slush Italian Ice
Drinks: BYOB • Limited Beverages Sponsored by Trophy Brewing
Family Fun: Kids Activity Station • Face Painting • Games for All Ages • Petanque
Family Fun: Kids Activity Station • Face Painting • Games for All Ages • Petanque
If you would like to volunteer please contact Kate Charland at picnic@mordecaicac.org
Thanks to everyone who joined us on June 1, 2025 for the 41st picnic, and also on June 25, 2023 for the 40th Annual Mordecai Community Picnic! Sadly we had to cancel the 2024 picnic/lawn party because of weather.
Photos of past events on our facebook page here.
Yard Sale & Plant Sale Day! 4/25/26
Yard Sale & Plant Sale Day! 4/25/26
Mordecai Yard Sale Day 2026 was a big success! With nearly 30 sales throughout the community, people were able to unload lots of great stuff. Thank you to everyone who helped organize the sales, hosted sales, and shopped!
A big thank you to Merrilee and Ken Jacobson for organizing and hosting the community sale. The MCAC yard sale added $671 to the Mordecai Community Fund! Plus, it was a great day for neighbors to catch up with each other.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live and work. For more information about National Night Out, visit natw.org
Join us in August for National Night Out
Join us in August for National Night Out
Come join your neighbors at the Halifax Community Center for this year's National Night Out. 2026 date and details TBA.
This year's event is co-sponsored by the Mordecai CAC and the Halifax Community Center.
Visit with our community police officers
Cool off with ice cream from Howling Cow
Play on the Halifax Community Center playground
Create sidewalk chalk art
Get active with jump ropes and hula hoops
Spend time visiting with your neighbors
What to bring: Yourself, your family, and your neighbors.
Rain plan: If the weather is bad we will move inside the lobby of the community center and under the protected porch area.
The Mordecai Community Action Coalition serves several downtown neighborhoods, including Mordecai, Oakdale, Pilot Mill, East Mordecai, Capital Park, Person Street, Seaboard, and part of Historic Oakwood.
Please email David at chair@mordecaicac.org if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.
We are looking forward to seeing and meeting members of our community!
Yearly Mordecai Community Events Calendar:
Yearly Mordecai Community Events Calendar:
If you would like to list a community event please email info to communications@mordecaicac.org.
January: MCAC Meeting, Election
February: MCAC Meeting
March: MCAC Meeting
April: MCAC Meeting, Community Yard Sale Day Coincides with the Mordecai Historic Park plant sale.
May: MCAC Meeting
June: MCAC Meeting, Picnic/"Fun on the Lawn" community event
The annual Mordecai Community Picnic is typically held on a Sunday afternoon in June, on the lawn at the Mordecai Historic Park. Meet your neighbors at the annual Mordecai Community Picnic! In past years we've had a potluck but in 2022 & 2023 we had a "Lawn Party" which was a lot of fun. In 2024 we had to cancel because of weather. In 2025 we had an alcohol permit and a cooler of free beer from Trophy Brewing, which was a fun addition to this family friendly event. We have the neighborhood play wagons there with plenty of fun activities for the kids!
No Summer MCAC Meetings July and August, no regular monthly meetings
July: We used to have a neighborhood 4th of July parade in Pilot Mill.
Reach out if you want to bring back this fun activity!
August: Ice Cream Social/National Night Out
This event is held in August, in place of our normal meeting. Don’t miss this community event featuring ice cream, games, and snacks. Meet neighbors and visit with our community police officers. We used to have a yearly ice cream social and in recent years have combined that with National Night Out. The event is organized by the social chair and has been held at Halifax Community Center, Mordecai Mini Park, or the Mordecai Historic Park.
September: MCAC Meeting
October: MCAC Meeting, Haunted Mordecai (hosted by Mordecai Historic Park)
November: MCAC Meeting, Committee Nominations
December: Holiday Social
The holiday social meeting is usually held at a local business and is a fun way for neighbors and CAC leaders to enjoy our December meeting. Snacks and drinks are provided and families are encouraged to attend. During the meeting we have a brief business meeting to hold elections. The holiday social is organized by the Social Chair. Past locations include Pelagic Beer & Wine, The Person Street Pharmacy Cafe, So & So Books, Logans, and Galatea Boutique.
Other Events:
Other Events:
A monthly farmer's market in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina with a focus on local food, famers, makers, and artists. (Currently not active)
Park Work Days
The Mordecai Parks Committee sponsors park work days for weeding, planting, and mulching throughout the year. Please email parks@mordecaicac.org to get involved!
Stream Cleanups
The stream cleanup used to be a CAC event, and now is being sponsored by local business Pelagic Brewing. Please get in touch with the folks at Pelagic if you'd like to help clean up our stream!
Neighborhood Cleanup
For many years the there was an annual neighborhood cleanup day right after yard sale day. Basically, people cleaned out their houses, and the city did a special pick up of all the trash. One nice thing about is that it would normally cost $50 for the city to come by and pick up a large item, such as an old gas grill. If you have a neighborhood cleanup, it's free.
We no longer have a yearly cleanup, but cleanup days are organized as needed when a citizen takes the lead on organization. If you'e like to organize a cleanup day for the community, please contact the chairs at chair@mordecaicac.org.
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