Picnic Grounds

Swimming may be over for this year, but there is still another chance to get together with your Holmes Run Pool friends at this festive gathering celebrating the Autumn season. Chefs Jim Wright, Mark Sites, and their trusty pit crew will lovingly smoke and slow roast a whole pig on site overnight. Savor the succulent barbecue with vegetarian sides including chili, mac and cheese, baked beans, and coleslaw all homemade by Seena Polivy and Laura Champe Mitchell. Children are invited to decorate a mini-pumpkin that they can take home with them and All are encouraged to participate in or spectate at a three-legged race! So come, enjoy some excellent barbecue, catch the three-legged race, indulge in dessert, or just take in the vibe of the evening, all in the good company of friends and neighbors at this favorite annual event.

Why drive all the way up to Baltimore for a crab feast when you can attend one right here at the pool with all of your friends and neighbors? Holmes Run Pool hosted its first crab feast around 2006 or so, the exact year is unknown it was so long ago. This community gathering was so enjoyed that it became an annual event and is now a longstanding tradition that members eagerly await every summer. In fact, it is such a well attended event that members are reputed to have put away up to 15 bushels of crabs! Come join us for this midsummer's feast and, once you’ve had your fill, dance the night away or swim by the light of the moon.

Swimming may be over for this year, but there is still another chance to get together with your Holmes Run Pool friends at this festive gathering celebrating the Fall season. Don't miss this favorite annual event. Dinner features a slow roasted pig, lovingly grilled on site all day by our own member chef Jim Wright with the assistance of HRARA president Mark Sites, accompanied by homemade vegetarian chili, mac-n-cheese, baked beans, coleslaw, apple cider, and dessert. Complimentary beer will be available. Feel welcome to BYO any other favorite alcoholic beverages. Kids are invited to decorate a mini pumpkin that they can take home with them and there will also be marshmallows to roast! Non-member friends are welcome. We hope you'll join us! Ticket sales open Tuesday, September 5.

Dance the night away, swim by the light of the moon, and feast on crabs, shrimp, chicken, ribs, sides, dessert, wine, beer, and more! This event is open to members and their guests. Attendees MUST be over the age of 21. Tickets are on sale from July 11 to August 8. We may have a limited number of tickets available after that date but there are no guarantees. Contact Seena directly if you miss the August 8 deadline. We need and appreciate your help! Volunteers enjoy a discounted ticket and reserved table seating of their choice. Volunteers MUST be over the age of 21. Note to the general membership. The picnic grounds, grills, playground, and all picnic decks will close at 2 pm in order to set up for this event.