Enjoy an evening picnicking with cohousing supporters

Bring your favorite picnic foods and beverages to picnic with Twin Cities Cohousing Network volunteers and other cohousing supporters on Wednesday, August 4 from 6-8 PM for an evening of connection and fun in Como Park.

FREE to attend
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Como Park picnic shelter #50
6:00-8:00 PM

Image shows a gathering of people at a hexagonal gazebo picnic shelter at Como Park near trees, grass, picnic tables and grills.
Shelter photo by St. Paul Parks and Recreation

Bring your favorite picnic foods and beverages to picnic with Twin Cities Cohousing Network volunteers and other cohousing supporters for an evening of connection and fun at a quaint open-sided picnic shelter in Como Park.

Meet and greet others with an interest in building and living in cohousing communities within the Metropolitan area. Families, friends, and children welcome!

Look for TCCN’s banner at the picnic area on the west side of the park! 1300 Midway Parkway, east of Hamline Avenue, near the mini golf course and children’s playground. Bathrooms are located near the picnic shelter. Picnic parking is first come first serve. (Map of picnic shelter location.)

Please register for this free event so that we know who to expect and to alert you in case of rain.

Event Schedule

5:30 — Begin to gather at picnic shelter #50. Bring your own food, beverage, and utensils. Chips, mandarin oranges, and ice water will be available.

6:00 — Picnicking and conversation. Picnicking and conversation. Discuss existing cohousing and efforts to start new cohousing communities.

7:00 — Optional giant bubble activity to entertain young and old will be provided by Rick Gravrock of Monterey Cohousing, St. Louis Park, MN.

8:00 — Clean up.


Rental costs for the picnic shelter were provided by a donor. Twin Cities Cohousing Network is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization.

Author: Lynn Englund

Twin Cities Cohousing Network director. Retired University of Minnesota instructor.