Community Gardens

The 44th Ward’s community gardens offer a number of volunteer and hobbyist activities for all who are interested to join. Community gardens not only add beautiful sanctuaries to an already beautiful neighborhood but also promote a sense of community within the Lake View neighborhood. Because we live in a city that has limited space for private gardening, joining a community garden can be a good alternative to suit your gardening needs. Plant yourself in one of our community gardens today!

Lakeview Community Garden at Diversey

The Lakeview Community Garden at Diversey Harbor is a cluster of garden plots where neighbors come together to garden and grow community among the gardeners and the wider neighborhood. While primarily growing edibles, they also grow some ornamentals and butterfly attractors. The garden began in the summer of 2015 with the support of Alderman Lawson’s office, the Chicago Park District, Illinois Extension Services, Bacino’s Grill, and the Diversey Driving Range. The garden moved to its permanent site in Lincoln Park between Diversey and Surf at the beginning of the 2016 garden season. The very public garden allows the gardeners to provide beauty and an experience of community to our neighborhood.

For more information, please email diverseycommunitygarden@gmail.com.

Fletcher Community Garden

The Lakeview Community Garden is a group of Chicago community gardeners who have come together to grow. Gardening does much more than put fresh, healthy and organic food on the table, it helps build stronger communities by connecting gardeners to their neighbors, improve health and encourages a sustainable lifestyle.  Originally started in October of 2014, the garden moved from a lot just east of the Belmont train station to its permanent home, at 935 W. Fletcher.

For more information, please visit the garden’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/LakeviewCommunityGardenChicago/.

Roscoe Community Garden

The newest community garden within the 44th Ward began its growing season in May of 2018, with help and support from the Chicago Park District and the University of Illinois- Extension Services.  Located just south of the Roscoe underpass, east of Lake Shore Drive; in addition to the beautiful garden, Belmont Harbor is less than 50 ft. beyond.  Garden plots grow both edible and ornamental plants.

For more information, please email roscoegarden@gmail.com.

Chicago Park District

The Chicago Park District owns more than 8,800 acres of green space, making it the largest municipal park manager in the nation. The Chicago Park District’s more than 600 parks offer thousands of sports and physical activities as well as cultural and environmental programs for youth, adults, and seniors. The Chicago Park District is also responsible for 28 indoor pools, 50 outdoor pools, and 26 miles of lakefront including 23 swimming beaches plus one inland beach. From canoeing to soccer fields to arts and crafts, there is never a shortage of activities to participate in Chicago’s parks.

Programs and Events

For information about Chicago Park District activities  and events, visit the Chicago Park District’s Program and Events Portal

Night Out in the Parks

Night Out in the Parks brings more than 2,000 cultural events to parks in Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods throughout the year.  Chicagoans and visitors alike, enjoy the breadth of world-class events in every one of the city’s 77 community areas.  Arts programming in neighborhoods across the city advances the goals of the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Cultural Plan.

For more information on “Night Out in the Park”, please click here.

Chicago Park District Event Requests

The application process has begun for Chicago Park District event requests. To download the new application and review the rules and regulations, please click here