Hope Blooms
HOPE Blooms Festival: A Family Festival & Community Open House
The Salvation Army Traverse City Corps (SA TCC) is celebrating Spring and excited to announce our HOPE Blooms Festival: A Family Festival & Community Open House, Friday, May 15, 2026, 3 pm to 7 pm, at our Community Center, 1239 Barlow Street, Traverse City, MI 49686.
Join us for HOPE Blooms Festival – a FREE family-friendly Spring celebration and Community Open House! Bring the kids! Invite your friends! We cannot wait to welcome you and your family! There will be a GIANT red kettle bounce house, fun and unique kids’ games, face painting, FREE FOOD (thank you Jimmy John’s of Traverse City for sponsoring the food!), refreshments, and ice cream served out of our Emergency Disaster Services Canteen!
Grab your HOPE Blooms Passport for adults and kids when you arrive and visit ALL of the program stations to receive your stamp. When ALL the stamps are completed, turn in your passport and adults receive 10 tickets for drawings of incredible prizes, and the kids will receive a ticket for a free ice cream and a prize of their choice from the prize table!
Come tour our Community Center, meet our amazing team, learn about all of our vital community programs and see how we have been making a positive impact in our community for 132 years – we may be able to help you, your family, your neighbor with services or you may be interested in our FREE Youth & Family Activity Nights/Summer Day Camp, or our rewarding and fun volunteer opportunities.
"At HOPE Blooms Festival, you will see exactly how lives are changing and how YOU can be part of it! This isn’t just an event – it’s a celebration of lives restored, families strengthened, and HOPE renewed! Join us on Friday, May 15, 2026. Come see HOPE in action! Planting HOPE. Growing Community. Changing Lives for the Better!” shared Sue Brown of The Salvation Army Traverse City.
All Media are welcome to contact Sue Brown for more information and to schedule interviews. Keep up to date with this event and our programs by following us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tsatraversecity