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Halloween

ICYMI, 2024 Vella Family pumpkins!

November 2, 2024 by Glen Park Association

This year 1500 people came to see the 150 Vella family pumpkins at 354 Sussex! Watch the video here: Thanks to the Vella family for making Glen Park Halloween uniquely fun!      

Filed Under: Halloween

For the 29th–or is it 30th–year, the Vella Family Pumpkins are on display for Halloween

October 26, 2024 by Charlie Vella

This year, 140+ pumpkins will be on display outside the Vella family home at 354 Sussex. It’s a family tradition in its 29th year.The pumpkins will be on display starting at 5 pm on October 31. See attached for some new pumpkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLNf6sf42oI&t=8s My daughter Maya (now Dr. Maya Vella, MD, a UCSF Radiologist) and […]

Filed Under: Halloween

Halloween Fundraising Drive

September 18, 2024 by Glen Park Association Halloween Team

Filed Under: Halloween

ICYMI: 2023 Vella family pumpkins!

November 4, 2023 by The Glen Park Association

A big thank you to Charlie Vella and family for their fantastic Halloween pumpkin display every year! You help make Glen Park the special place that it is! Watch the YouTube below.

Filed Under: Halloween

GPA sponsors Trick-or-Treat street closure

October 30, 2023 by Glen Park Association

It is OK for cars to remain parked on Chenery during the Halloween street closure. Please disregard the No Stopping/Tow Away signs that went up this weekend. The Glen Park Association is pleased to sponsor this event. We thank Elena Di Muzio for shepherding the event through the city bureaucracy to make the closure possible. […]

Filed Under: Halloween, Uncategorized

It’s a done deal! Two great events coming this Fall

August 26, 2023 by Bonnee Waldstein

With Fogust (almost) in the rearview mirror, the SF Entertainment Commission has approved street closures for two great events, so mark your calendar now! Art Walk SF–Saturday, October 7, 12pm-5pm Local merchants and artists will be partnering in the revitalization of our neighborhood! Glen Park’s many small businesses will have special promotions while showcasing local […]

Filed Under: Arts, Businesses, Halloween

Two Closures, One Hearing Aug 24

August 21, 2023 by Heather World

SFMTA will consider two requested street closures in Glen Park at an August 24 hearing: Both items are on the Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation for Temporary Street Closures (ISCOTT) hearing agenda. The hearing will be held online August 24, 9 a.m., and can be attended either through Microsoft Teams or by dialing […]

Filed Under: Art Walk, Halloween, SFMTA, Uncategorized

In case you missed it, see the 2022 Vella Halloween pumpkins

November 7, 2022 by Charlie Vella

2022 Vella Family Pumpkins on 354 Sussex St: This year we put out 143 pumpkins. Charlie and Maya Vella and James Richard carved 41 fresh pumpkins for 4 days (only 5 molded out). Charlie drilled 11 new foam pumpkins. The rest were foam pumpkins from recent years. We had at least 800 visitors with their […]

Filed Under: Halloween

Halloween in Glen Park 2022

November 2, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

Photos by: Lindsey Scrase, Danh Trang, Charlie Vella, Bonnee Waldstein, Beth Weise  

Filed Under: Halloween, Uncategorized

Volunteers needed for Nightmare on Elk Street

October 26, 2022 by Tracy Phan, SF Recreation and Parks Department

🎃We are looking for volunteers for Glen Park‘s 2nd Annual “Nightmare on Elk St. – CARNEVIL” Sat. 10/29 3-9pm🎃   Please sign up for shifts using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A4AA8AE2DABFA7-glen **Volunteer times can be flexible – we appreciate being able to commit to whole time slot, but please let us know what portion you are able to be make and we […]

Filed Under: Halloween, Uncategorized

St. John School Community Halloween Carnival

October 19, 2022 by Diana Rothermel

Please join us for the third annual St. John School Community Halloween carnival. We will have booths, games, food, and lots of community. BUY TICKETS HERE About this event St. John School Halloween Carnival: 2022 Join us for a family friendly event. Come learn more about our TK-8th grade program from our volunteers and current […]

Filed Under: Halloween, Schools, St. John School

Halloween pumpkins, a 28-year tradition by the Vella family

October 16, 2022 by Bonnee Waldstein

This year, 100+ pumpkins will be on display outside the Vella family home at 354 Sussex. It’s a family tradition in its 28th year, and the Glen Park community is grateful for this unique event that we look forward to each year! The pumpkins will be on display starting at 5 pm on October 31. […]

Filed Under: Halloween, Uncategorized

In case you missed it: The Vella family Halloween pumpkins

November 9, 2021 by Charlie Vella

Here are the 2021 Vella Family Pumpkins at 354 Sussex on Youtube. Please share and enjoy! https://youtu.be/b4DMxNVuQdA

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Halloween

Halloween 2021–Glen Park makes a comeback

November 2, 2021 by Bonnee Waldstein

Photos by Marian Dalere Halloween was almost “normal” on Chenery Street this year. There was no official street closure due to the continuing Covid restrictions, but the Chenery Slow Street between Lippard and Burnside brought out significant crowds. One neighbor enthused, “Half the crowds as normal and waaay better–super fun!”

Filed Under: Halloween

Spooky Halloween event in Glen Canyon Park Oct. 30

October 22, 2021 by sf rec & oark

Nightmare on Elk Street: Haunted house, crafts, music, & face painting!

Filed Under: Glen Canyon Park, Halloween, Uncategorized

Come one come all to the Halloween extravaganza at St. John School!

October 19, 2021 by Bonnee Waldstein

Get full details and purchase tickets here. All information courtesy of St. John Elementary School.

Filed Under: Halloween

Boo! Will there be a Glen Park Halloween this year?

October 4, 2021 by Elizabeth Weise

After more than a decade of increasingly lively Halloweens in Glen Park, COVID-19 shut everything down in 2020. Instead of streets swarming with Ruth Bader Ginsburgs, Jedi knights and the occasional BART car, there was the eerie silence of the pandemic. But—with proper precautions—Halloween is back this year! St. John the Evangelist School at 925 […]

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Scary times: COVID stops Halloween this year, but we’ll be back in 2021!

October 6, 2020 by Elizabeth Weise

Note: Several readers have asked for a downloadable version of the lovely poster created by GPA webmaster and designer Mary Szczepanik. You can click the link below to get a printable copy.  GPA Halloween 2020 PDF Halloween has always been a joyous time in Glen Park. Chenery and many side streets are awash in trick-or-treaters. […]

Filed Under: Editor's Pick, Featured, Halloween

Get ready for Chenery Street closure on Halloween

October 27, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein

  Halloween is a huge event in the city, perhaps nowhere as huge as in Glen Park. Last year, with the permission of SFPD and support by the Glen Park Association, a section of Chenery Street was closed to vehicular traffic so kids could trick or treat in a safe environment.  The event was so […]

Filed Under: Anniversary NO, Halloween

Don’t miss the Vella Family Pumpkins display

October 24, 2019 by Charlie Vella

On Halloween night, there is the Chenery St. Halloween celebration, but there is also the 25th Vella Family Pumpkins at 354 Sussex at Elk. The Vellas have been carving pumpkins for 25 years and have gotten better at it. We will be putting out 100+ pumpkins on Halloween night. Come and see. Here are last […]

Filed Under: Anniversary NO, Halloween

Haunted Halloween

November 2, 2018 by Mary Szczepanik

There’s no denying that Halloween is quite the event in Glen Park — from the day-of parades at both Glen Park Montessori and Glen Park Elementary, to the nighttime festivities along and around Chenery street — Glen Park celebrates with enthusiasm and abandon. For the first time, San Francisco’s Ingleside Police station, with the guidance […]

Filed Under: Halloween, SFPD, traffic, Uncategorized

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The Glen Park Night Market brought the community together not only on Kern Street but into the Glen Park businesses as well!!
A big thank you to all for supporting local artists and the local small businesses in Glen Park!

Our next Glen Park Night Market is July 19th, Saturday 4PM- 8:30PM

📷: Photos courtesy of Bonnee Waldstein

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The Glen Park Night Market brought the community together not only on Kern Street but into the Glen Park businesses as well!! 
 A big thank you to all for supporting local artists and the local small businesses in Glen Park!

Our next Glen Park Night Market is July 19th, Saturday 4PM- 8:30PM

📷: Photos courtesy of Bonnee Waldstein 

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Just all kinds of activities and trucks on Diamond Street for the paving project….

📷: Photos courtesy of Bonnee Waldstein

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Just all kinds of activities and trucks on Diamond Street for the paving project….

📷: Photos courtesy of Bonnee Waldstein 

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