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PlayBuild NOLA is a non-profit venture established in 2012. We transform under-utilized urban spaces

PlayBuild NOLA = A neighborhood destination + advocacy for a better more child-friendly New Orleans.

2828 Thalia Street is our neighborhood hub featuring after-school activities during the week, weekend family gatherings and holiday events, and seasonal camps. Note that as of April 2022, Thalia Street is currently closed due to fire damage. Since 2018 PlayBuild has worked alongside a network of c

Photos from Playbuild's post 05/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who showed up for PlayBuild today! We are humbled and deeply gracious.

THANK YOU FOR LOVING OUR BLOCK!





05/05/2026

For the Love of the Block, your gift goes twice as far today.

A PlayBuild advisory board member is matching every GiveNOLA Day donation dollar-for-dollar up to $6,000. That means more community-led design collaborations, more neighborhood clean-up days, more field trips, and more pop-up play activities at our Central City space and our satellite location in Claiborne.

Give now to support stipends for the community residents who power these events and help us inspire minds block by block!

DONATION LINK HERE: https://www.givenola.org/organization/Playbuild




Matching Support For The ❤️ of the Block 05/04/2026

We're excited to announce MATCH FUNDING for this year's GiveNOLA campaign.

A long-time PlayBuild supporter has committed to match up to $6K of donations.

Dollar for dollar, your funds will be doubled, with the matching funds allocated to support stipends for our neighborhood volunteers!






Matching Support For The ❤️ of the Block At PlayBuild, everything we do starts with a simple idea: when community members come together to build, play, and learn, a block becomes something more. This GiveNOLA Day, we’re inviting you to give For the Love of the Block. And we're thrilled to share that between now and midnight on May 5th y...

05/02/2026

Three more sleeps until GiveNOLA Day, but we're already off to a great start with Early Giving, and over $500 in donations!

If you haven't made your contribution, please click the link below and show your support!

https://www.givenola.org/organization/Playbuild

Photos from Playbuild's post 04/18/2026

HAPPENING NOW: Join us under the bridge for !

In collaboration with our friends and partners at Claiborne Corridor Cultural Innovation District, we are celebrating healthy eating with cooking demonstrations, food trucks, and local vendors.

You can find us in our usual spot at the end of the opposite Lemann Playground.

We'll be out until 4 pm today. Won't you join us?




Photos from Playbuild's post 03/31/2026

Congo Square Rhythms festival weekend was a whole vibe! From the spectacular Saturday weather that brought so many kids and families out to Armstrong Park, to Sunday when we welcomed so many friends who came out to build and play with us.

We are continually grateful to New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation for the invitation to be part of the Kids Experience at the Armstrong Park festivals.




Photos from Playbuild's post 03/31/2026
Photos from Playbuild's post 03/29/2026

The clouds have cleared and we are building in the Kids Tent!

Come out and join us in Congo Square!

We’ll be here til 6 pm with FREE family-friendly fun for kids of all ages!



Photos from Playbuild's post 12/31/2025

As we close out the year we are grateful for the partnership and collaboration of an incredible network of organizations and individuals - old and new - who continue to enable our impact in New Orleans. We are proud to highlight them here in our 2025 yearbook.

Our work continues because of your support and generosity. Please consider a tax-deductible year-end gift to sustain our efforts and help us continue to build the future for New Orleans' youth.

With gratitude: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, NetWork Volunteers, Outreach Tulane, Community Works, Rachel Levy Designs, WWLTV, Great Day Louisiana.

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