Social events play a vital role in neighborhood bonding, to help you with this, here are some HOA social committee ideas. They will help communities to see themselves as a union of people striving for the same goal: the well-being of the association.

The best events to promote in your community

Choosing the right event for your HOA is vital to ensure that your homeowners will participate. Also, it is the smoothest way to set the atmosphere you would like for the HOA.

1. Trick or Treating

This Halloween tradition is a very common one, and yet a lively social event you can promote at your HOA. A classic holiday activity is especially great if your community is filled with children, but even if the elders are a majority at your HOA it is also a good opportunity for grandparents and grandchildren interaction.

Decorating the houses is also a way to encourage neighborhood interaction, and if you have the budget you can also make a haunted house experience and raise funds by selling tickets. 

Even so, it is important to set rules so the decorations do not turn into a problem.

Not just Halloween can be celebrated at your HOA, most celebrations are adaptable and can turn into a social event, to check the best way to organize them click here.

2. Watch celestial events 

Meteor showers, eclipses, and lunar transformations are celestial events that often happen, and watching them with your HOA is not very costly. To settle them you only need to choose a big outdoor space, select the right date and time by looking at the astronomy calendar of celestial events, and invite your HOA neighbors. 

You can also use this opportunity to rent bean bags and sell popcorn, candy, and soda. If you have a little more budget you can turn these events into movie nights by buying a video projector. You can do it especially fun by choosing space movies.

3. Seasonal Garage Sales 

Turning your HOA garage sales into a regular event is a wise decision, the habit will easily turn into a tradition, and set friendly bonding among the neighborhood, creating the yearly expectation for the event. 

Choosing the right date for your garage sales is essential to the success of your event. So to achieve the community expectations you have to consider: 

1. The weather: the typical time to organize garage sales is by the end of the spring/beginning of the summer. Avoid days with high rain possibility and extreme temperatures. 
2. The holidays: Avoid conflicting calendars by scheduling your social event with other important celebrations. Garage sales require a lot of preparation from residents, you should select a date between two free weeks. 

The guidelines for how you organize a social event

Putting on an event in your HOA can be challenging at first, there are so many possibilities and tasks to be accomplished. So here’s a basic step-by-step guide to setting up your social event.

Choosing the event’s theme might be up to the HOA president, as well as the possible dates. However, it is necessary for the neighborhood to feel embraced by the HOA board, so you should consider taking votes on the details of the event, such as:

1. Choosing among the pre-selected dates: also generates a greater number of event memberships.
2. Which company to choose: some events make it necessary to hire service providers, you can make some quotes and present them. 
3. What activities will take place during the event? 

Another important fact is that you have to consider who will work at these events ensuring that it runs as smoothly as possible. These duties can be performed in addition to the pre-established positions of HOA board members. For example, recruiting a team of volunteers.

The most common requirements involve: 

1. Money: if you are selling something, who will be responsible for collecting the money?
2. Customer service: Who will be responsible for serving the residents? 
3. Staff: Who’s in charge of setting up the place?
4. Organizing the budget: This task can take a lot of time, so it is nice to have extra help for the treasurer. 

One of the most forgotten parts of the events is the afterward clean-up setting off all the apparatus. To help you with this, we found a list of cleaning companies for you, click here to check.

The last but not least step is to promote your event well, after all, no one will show up if no one knows about it. The software Neigbrs can come in handy when the topic is HOA communication, here you can find:

1. Events Calendar: A common calendar for your community, organized by you, this tool can also send push notifications and email reminders.
2. Notices: All-in-one tool, allows you to send a push notification, text message, and an email with a few clicks to all your residents.
3. Social Network: This tool is very helpful to neighbors’ bonding and allows your residents to post about your HOA.
4. Smart call: This is a particularly good tool for communities with older residents, allowing you to send custom messages through a robot call to all residents’ phones.

Wrapping up on HOA social committee ideas

To sum up, holding an event in your HOA is an excellent initiative to strengthen ties and take advantage of the HOA common areas. 

Here are some  benefits of an engaged HOA: 

1. Enhanced property values, 
2. Improved community amenities, 
3. Opportunities for resident involvement.

The sense of pride and ownership can awaken many advantages to your HOA, and the most joyful way to do it is by promoting social events. 

Lastly, as said before, the most common problem that can ruin your event is weak communication. If you want to guarantee better communication read our e-book, you can get it for free in the link below.