Programs & Events

FRNNG hosts a variety of programs and events each year. Support your nonprofit neighborhood organization’s work with a tax-deductible donation by clicking here. Any amount big or small makes a difference!

  • Holiday Lights Tour

    Get ready for the second annual Field Regina Northrop Holiday Lights Tour in Dec. 2024. Share your home, apartment or business display, check out the tour and vote for your favorites and enjoy a free Cocoa Bar Kick-off event on Dec. 14.

    Learn more below.

  • Snow Shoveling Program

    FRNNG is launching a volunteer program to provide snow removal assistance for neighbors in need. If you are physically unable to shovel, please learn more and sign up below or call 612-208-6004, ideally by Nov. 22.

    Volunteers are needed - if you can help a neighbor in need close to you, click below!

  • Neighborhood Loan Programs

    FRNNG funds home improvement, emergency deferred, and exterior and energy deferred home loan programs for residents in buildings with 1-4 units.

    FRNNG partners with the Center for Energy & Environment to administer loans. Learn more below!

  • Creek Restoration & Buckthorn Removal

    FRNNG’s Greening volunteers have been working to remove invasive buckthorn along Minnehaha Creek and do our part to preserve our shared green spaces, all without toxic chemicals or hard-to-use power tools. We’d love to have you involved!

  • Facade Grants

    Eligible businesses, nonprofits and commercial property owners can get up to $5,000 in matching grant funds for exterior improvements through the City of Minneapolis and the Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group.

  • Neighborhood Events

    FRNNG collaborates with McRae Park and other community partners on neighborhood events. Find info on upcoming events at www.frnng.org/calendar, Facebook, Instagram or by signing up for our twice a month e-News, Closer to Home, below!

  • Business Directory

    Our neighborhoods are home to a thriving and vibrant business community. Shop local and support our Field, Regina & Northrop businesses using our neighborhood business directory.

  • Free Libraries

    FRN is home to 63 free libraries and counting! Some were funded by FRNNG and built by volunteers, like the one pictured. Check out our neighborhood-wide map of free libraries and find your next great read!

  • Free Home Energy Squad Visits

    FRNNG residents can access free or discounted Home Energy Squad visits to make free energy upgrades at home.

    Click below to learn more and sign up through the Center for Energy & Environment.

  • Minnehaha Creek Duck Race

    FRNNG hosts the Minnehaha Creek Duck Race the first Saturday in May! Watch the ducks float down the creek and enjoy with food trucks, activities for all ages, music, and a raffle. Information on sponsoring ducks will be available early in 2024.

  • Pets of FRNNG

    Calling all pet people — dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles and everything beyond and in between! Click below to submit your pet(s) and check out our growing neighborhood showcase whenever you need a smile!

  • Just Deeds & Racial Covenants

    The Just Deeds Project provides homeowners with the opportunity to learn about, acknowledge the harm caused by and discharge racial covenants recorded against their properties and reclaim their homes as equitable spaces.

  • Volunteer with FRNNG

    Get involved with your neighborhood by volunteering with our Greening Committee (which meets monthly), on our Board of Directors, with events and more.

    Learn more and sign up up below!

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    Close to Home & Neighborhood Communications

    FRNNG publishes a quarterly Close to Home newsletter that gets mailed to every address in our neighborhoods. We also publish a twice monthly e-Newsletter, Closer to Home.

    Sign up for the e-News here and check out our Close to Home archives, going back nearly 20 years, below!