Downtown St. Joseph from the air at dusk, a crowd filling the street beside the church for a summer evening event.

Block Party An app for St. Joseph.

Know what's happening in your town.

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  • Milk & Honey Ciders
  • Krewe
  • Bad Habit Brewing
  • Minnesota Street Market
  • Flour & Flower
  • Sal’s Bar & Grill
  • St. Joseph Meat Market
  • Bo Diddley’s Deli
  • The Local Blend
  • La Playette
  • Jupiter Moon Ice Cream
  • Obbink Distilling
  • St. Joseph Newsleader
  • Rockhouse Productions
  • Rolling Ridge
  • Sentry Bank
  • Magnifi Financial
  • Daniel Funeral Home
  • Brenny Transportation
  • W. Gohman Construction
  • Bee Line Auto & Sport
  • Lee’s Ace Hardware
  • Gary’s Pizza
  • Coborn’s
  • College of Saint Benedict

Block Party is a community app. That puts Events, clubs, activities, news, and civics in one app. We source from 150+ places — the city, businesses, schools, social media, and news outlets, plus posts from users — then curate a feed built around you. There’s always a lot going on, but it’s scattered across so many sources. Block Party bridges that gap.

Estimated 200+ events a month in St. Joseph alone

Downtown St. Joseph, Minnesota from the air: the abbey church and its green copper dome at the centre, low brick storefronts and parking lots along the streets around it, and trees running out to the horizon.
Upcoming events in August
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28 Farm­ers market
29 Minnesota Street Market, Food & Art Co-op St Joseph Meat Market
30 Mill­stream Arts Festi­val
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4 The Local Blend Farm­ers market
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Hey, I’m Jesse  👋

I’m a high schooler at ROCORI, and I’ve lived in St. Joe my entire life. I’ve worked at Krewe and volunteered at the Co-op, and I’m passionate about serving and building the community culture St. Joe has.

Jesse, crouched on a dock with one hand in the water, a wooded lakeshore behind him.

Block Party creates a new way to find out about your town. More than 250 things happen in any given month in St. Joe — think game nights, run clubs, and family events — and the average resident is informed about almost none of them. This isn’t a lack of information; it’s a lack of informing. Block Party solves that while making sure the information you get is the information you’re interested in.

Right now I’m building the main functions of the app and interested in public opinion, so I’m collecting feedback. There’s a Google Form linked on the website, and every response helps. I’m anticipating an early spring 2027 launch on the App Store!

Thanks in advance!Jesse Johnson

A small town with a lot of business.

Google Form

Help shape Block Party

The form on a phone: a name, how you are connected to St. Joseph, an age range, and checkboxes for how you hear about things and what you want to be kept informed on.
Google Form link (opens in new tab)

Do you own a local business?
Aerial view of downtown St. Joseph and the Block Party at sunset.

Block Party

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Block Party’s main features will be available to everyone at no cost. There will also be a paid version, which I’m still working on, priced about the same as a Costco food court item ($2–$5).

Behind the scenes 👀

Want to see me build Block Party? I make videos documenting my progress.

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jessewallacejohnson1@gmail.com