We’ve assembled our annual list of helpful resources to help you celebrate without waste, estimate how much food is actually needed for your crowd, find answers to your “where does this go?” recycling questions, and more!

Sign up to showcase your home, apartment or business display with the Holiday Lights Tour! The map will be available Dec. 12 here and this year you can vote for your favorite displays. Learn more and sign up below.

Join FRNNG for a free hot cocoa bar, music and fun at the West Twin Pond (44th & Park) on Dec. 14 from 4-6 p.m.

Come mix up fancy cocoa, grab a Holiday Lights Tour map and head out into the neighborhoods to enjoy the displays.

Check out FRNNG's third annual Holiday Gift Guide and support our local businesses this holiday season!

Click below for nine local businesses, both retail + home-based right here in FRN, that offer affordable gift options $25 and below! You can also check out our full neighborhood Business Directory here.

Support your non-profit neighborhood organization with a tax-deductible donation this giving season! Your generous support ensures that FRNNG can continue to make a local impact through community-building events and programs, keeping you informed and engaged through our newsletters and website, and advocating for our neighborhoods.

We have big dreams for 2025 -support this work here!

FRNNG offers a variety of home improvement loan options through local nonprofit, CEE. From kitchens and bathrooms, to emergency repairs to installing solar panels, neighborhood loans can help make it possible with low monthly payments, flexible terms and support.

The Board meets on Wed., Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at McRae Rec Center. Community members are welcome and encouraged to join the meeting, ask questions, bring ideas and get involved with the neighborhood.

Find more about participating in a meeting, approved meeting minutes, bylaws and financials at frnng.org/about-us.

Eligible local businesses, commercial property owners and non-profits can apply for up to $5,000 in matching grant funds through FRNNG and the City of Minneapolis for new signage, windows and doors, painting, brickwork and more. In our area, grants need a 1:2 match. Learn more below.

The FRNNG Greening Committee will next meet on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. at the newly-reopened McRae Recreation Center. Come get involved in neighborhood creek restoration, the snow removal help program, Earth Day Clean-up and more!