Looking for some fresh summer event ideas for your groups? Here are 10 creative ways to fill your calendar this season — and how to use a Cheddar Up collection to make them happen.
What’s a Cheddar Up collection? We’re glad you asked! It’s a flexible, customizable website that collects payments, forms and sign ups in one stop, then automatically tracks that information in a comprehensive reporting dashboard. In short, Cheddar Up does all the organizing for group organizers and can make all of your summer event ideas a reality.
Summer event ideas to celebrate fun holidays
Launch a pen pal program on National Pen Pal Day (June 1).
Create a sign up form to sort participants by age range and gender. Share the page, and want-to-be pen pals can fill out the information form.
Show an outdoor movie for National Movie Night (June 10).
And turn it into a fundraiser! We love this example from one of our users, who sold “big screen shout-outs” and pizza orders.
Beat the heat on the first day of summer with a reverse popsicle stand (June 21).
Instead of people coming to you, take the treats to them! Create items for flavor options and a sign up for time slots so they’ll be home when you deliver. (Don’t forget to get addresses! Our tip: Ask for comment under the sign up form settings.)
Offer free classes for International Day of Yoga (June 21).
Our sign up form is a perfect scheduler. Plus, have people sign studio waivers in the same spot!
Organize an old-fashioned ice cream social for National Ice Cream Month (July).
Create an item as an RSVP and a sign up form for the goods. Hot tip: You can require people to sign up for at least one item.
Plan a one-day summer enrichment program for World Youth Skills Day (July 15).
Cheddar Up is ideal for enrichment registration! We love this user-created summer camp collection and this after-school program.
Summer event ideas to bring the community together
Host a summer cookout.
Create items on your collection to let people contribute to food costs and/or to sign up for side items.
Host a family, friends, or group reunion.
You can use a Cheddar Up collection for RSVPs or to sign up to bring items. Use our forms feature to collect up-to-date contact information or favorite memories — even photos!
Schedule a community-service day.
Create a collection to register for different local service opportunities. Some ideas? Help schools wrap up, or prep for, a school year, pick up trash, or plant flowers at city buildings.
Create a school-supply drive.
List the supplies needed with associated costs — or offer customizable donation amounts — and let people select their contributions. You collect the money and place a bulk order.
Love these summer event ideas?
See all of them in action here — and copy the examples to make them your own.
