Playbuild

10/14/2026

Thank you, IARSLCE for the opportunity to share our story as part of this year's conference!

Sharing a few photos of Team PlayBuild in action with immense gratitude to community members Davis and Kennedy who so generously shared their personal experiences and their passion for the work that we're doing in Central City.

Big thanks to Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking and Tulane University Center for Public Service for the ongoing partnership and decade of collaboration.

10/11/2026

We are honored to host a Roundtable Session at the 2026 International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement IARSLCE annual conference. This afternoon, we'll be at Loyola University New Orleans alongside our longtime partners and collaborators from the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking.

Our session is themed around Intergenerational Play and will spotlight our decade-long collaboration with Tulane University.

If you're attending the conference, we'd love to have you join our session at 3:45 pm!

IARSLCE 2026The Fierce Urgency of Now: Building Solidarity and Trust amid Emerging Realities 11-13 October 2026 | Loyola UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA Join us for the IARSLCE 2026 Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana IARSLCE 2026 will take place October 11–13 at Loyola University in New Or...

08/17/2026

Big thanks to our GiveNOLA donors whose contributions funded Summer@PlayBuild enabling us to sustain a regular schedule of hosted play dates, family activities, and special events for Juneteenth and the 4th of July at our Thalia Street play space.

We are excited to continue this program of events on Thursday and Friday nights into the Fall, and to add several Volunteer Service Days to the lineup for September, October and November.

Watch this space!

07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day to our PlayBuild family and friends.

We loved welcoming our Central City neighbors to Thalia Street for a communal backyard celebration.

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06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to all of our PlayBuild Dads!

06/11/2026

Happy World Play Day! From TED and LEGO, play@TED is a worldwide call-to-action to transform how we think about play, and we are here for it! From play-themed TED Talks to the history of toys, with resources for parents, teachers, and policy makers, there's inspiration for everyone.

Imagination can take us anywhere.

06/07/2026

HAPPENING NOW: Caribbean Fete is in full swing on the Claiborne corridor!

We are thrilled to be part of this dynamic annual celebration of food, music and culture.

Our Blue Block Party wraps at 4:30 but the vibes continue until 7 pm, and at 5 pm the corridor comes to life with Soca Nola DJ Nola Trini and the Parade of Flags.

Come out and join us in the Kids’ Zone opposite Lemann Playground.

06/06/2026

Thank you BLERDfest organizers for inviting PlayBuild out to join you for your 3rd annual event!

We met so many wonderful families today, and loved seeing so much originality on proud display!

What a vibe! Shout out to Mr. TRUE who had the vision to start this event and build a fantastic team to execute it.

We look forward to coming back next year.

06/06/2026

We are BLERDfesting! NOLA friends, come out and see us. We are at McDonogh 35 until 4 pm today!

BLERDfest is the Gulf Coast’s first and only festival of Black creativity, and we are here for it!

Deck the kiddos out in their best costumes and come on out for games, workshops, aerial cosplay and more!

06/02/2026

Join us this weekend for back-to-back pop-up play events.

On Saturday, June 6th we'll be out at BLERDFest - the Gulf Coast's first and only festival of Black Creativity! Join us at McDonogh 35. Bonus points if you come out in a PlayBuild-inspired costume!

And on Sunday, we'll be in our usual spot on the Claiborne Corridor with our Imagination Station and Big Blue Blocks for an afternoon of family-friendly fun, food, and music in celebration of Caribbean Fete!

Check out our Events page for more details. We'd love to see you there.