The Neighborhood

What The Neighborhood does

The Neighborhood LLC is a privately held, bootstrap-funded LLC based in Youngstown, Ohio that operates The Block Party, an annual multi-medium community event combining live music, comedy, local food vendors, flash tattoos, and a makers market. Founded in 2018 by a group of five Youngstown-native friends (Mikey Caraballo, Danny Svenson, Kayla Hay, Alison Green, and Brandon Cappelli), the company has run seven editions of the event through 2026 at venues including The B&O Station and Spring Commons Park, engaging 80+ artists, 26+ local businesses, and 2,500+ attendees over its history. The flagship event is supplemented by a year-round e-commerce storefront selling vintage apparel and merchandise priced at $25–$45, a partnership with Youngstown Flea for the Flea-&-O makers market, and a dedicated sub-brand supporting the Sam DiGiacomo Foundation.

The company monetizes through three primary streams: ticket sales for The Block Party (offering both a pay-what-you-can "Pay What Makes You Happy" option and a $25 "Support The Block Party" tier), four-tier corporate sponsorship packages for local businesses, and direct-to-consumer merchandise sales through its own Wix-hosted online store. There is no proprietary technology platform; the business runs on a standard website, social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube), an email newsletter, and curated Spotify/Apple Music playlists that extend the event's brand between annual editions. The company has no outside funding, no parent company, and no disclosed headcount or revenue figures beyond a 11–50 employee band.

The customer base is concentrated in Northeast Ohio and skews heavily toward community attendees, local SMB sponsors, and regional artists/musicians. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer through the company's own website and on-site event access, with no third-party ticketing or merchandise resellers. The business model is structurally sub-scale relative to venture-investable thresholds: a single annual event in a single regional market, pay-what-you-can pricing, and limited sponsorship depth from small local businesses cap the revenue ceiling and make The Neighborhood a community/lifestyle business rather than a scalable enterprise.

Name

The Neighborhood

Legal name

The Neighborhood LLC

Website

https://theneighborhoodevents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Neighborhood LLC is a Youngstown, Ohio-based community events company that hosts The Block Party, an annual multi-medium music, comedy, and makers market gathering, supplemented by a vintage apparel e-commerce store and tiered local business sponsorships. It serves Northeast Ohio residents, local artists, and small businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Live Events

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Parades, Carnivals & Street Fairs (MPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Neighborhood & Community Markets/Pop-Ups (Community-Led Bazaars) (MPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Live music events
• Community festivals
• Vintage apparel
• Event sponsorship
• Local artist showcases

Headquarters

HQ city

Youngstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Live Event Revenue: Revenue generated from ticket sales for The Block Party events, including a 'Pay What Makes You Happy' pay-what-you-can ticket and a $25 'Support The Block Party' ticket tier. Events run annually in Youngstown, Ohio.
2. E-commerce Merchandise Sales: Sale of vintage apparel (t-shirts, crewnecks, hats, visors) through the company's online shop. Products range from $25 to $45. Also includes Sam DiGiacomo Foundation merchandise (crewnecks at $40) and The Neighborhood branded merchandise.
3. Event Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship of The Block Party through four tiered levels: Level 1 In-Kind Partner, Level 2 Supporter, Level 3 Community Builder, and Level 4 Presenting Sponsor. Sponsors receive brand visibility at the event and in the community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Neighborhood hosts The Block Party, an annual community gathering in Youngstown, Ohio that brings together live music, comedy, local food vendors, flash tattoos, and a makers market (Flea-&-O) into a single multi-medium event. The company also sells vintage apparel and merchandise through its own e-commerce storefront, including a line supporting the Sam DiGiacomo Foundation, and sells corporate sponsorships for the event. Tickets are sold directly via the company's website with pay-what-you-can and $25 support options.

Product overview

The Neighborhood operates as a community-focused event company centered around The Block Party, an annual music and arts festival in Youngstown, Ohio. The company also runs a Vintage & Merch online store selling vintage clothing and merchandise, and supports the Sam DiGiacomo Foundation through dedicated merchandise. The Block Party serves as the core product, while the merchandise store and email newsletter function as supplementary revenue streams and community engagement tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Block Party: Annual community event featuring regional music, local vendors, food vendors, flash tattoos, comedy performances, and a makers market called Flea-&-O in partnership with the Youngstown Flea.

Products and services

• The Block Party Annual community event featuring live music, local vendors, food, flash tattoos, and entertainment. The flagship offering of The Neighborhood, bringing together Northeast Ohio's musicians, comedians, arts, and small businesses. Held at The B&O Station and Spring Commons Park in Youngstown, Ohio.
• Vintage & Merch Online store selling vintage clothing including tees, crewnecks, polos, hats, and visors. Features vintage items from brands like Champion, Nike, Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, and licensed sports apparel. Prices range from $25 to $45 per item.
• Sam DiGiacomo Foundation Merchandise Vintage crewnecks sold to support the Sam DiGiacomo Foundation. Features hand-printed art on sourced vintage blanks including Champion Reverse Weave, Hanes, and other brands. Priced at $40 per crewneck from the 'All of me, half heartedly.' collection.
• The Block Party Sponsorship Program Corporate sponsorship of The Block Party through four tiered levels: Level 1 In-Kind Partner, Level 2 Supporter, Level 3 Community Builder, and Level 4 Presenting Sponsor. Sponsors receive brand visibility at the event and in the community. The company has worked with 26 local businesses across its event history.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500+ unique attendees reached over event history
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Youngstown FleacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2026The Block Party partners with The Youngstown Flea to bring Flea-&-O, a makers market, to the annual event. Applications for vendor spots in the Flea-&-O market are managed through youngstownflea.com/apply/. This partnership expands the event's offerings to include local makers, craftspeople, and small-scale producers alongside the music, food, and entertainment lineup.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AEG Presents: One of the largest live entertainment and event production companies globally. Comparable as a producer of live music events and festivals, but operating at vastly larger scale across national tours and major festivals with much broader sponsor and venue infrastructure.
• Live Nation Entertainment: Global live entertainment conglomerate producing concerts, festivals, and live events. Overlaps with The Neighborhood in the core live-event production category, but as a broad incumbent with a national sponsor base rather than a hyper-local community operator.
• Danny Wimmer Presents: Independent U.S. festival producer behind events like Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond. Comparable as a festival-and-live-event operator with corporate sponsorship as a core revenue stream, though at much larger scale.
• Superfly (Bonnaroo producer): National boutique festival producer behind Bonnaroo and Outside Lands. Operates curated multi-medium music-and-culture festivals, the same developmental playbook The Block Party follows at community scale.
• C3 Presents: Austin-based live event and festival producer (Austin City Limits Music Festival, Lollapalooza). Comparable as a multi-format live-event operator with a community-facing festival identity, but with national sponsor reach and infrastructure.

Regional players

• Nelsonville Music Festival: Independent community-rooted music festival held annually in Athens, Ohio. Operates the same community-music-festival model with a multi-medium format featuring local and regional artists, comparable to The Block Party's annual community event design.
• Bunbury Music Festival: Cincinnati-based annual music festival with a similar multi-stage, multi-medium live-event format. Regional Ohio music festival comparable to The Block Party in its community-event positioning, though materially larger and more established.
• PromoWest Productions: Ohio-based independent concert and event promoter that operates music venues and festivals across the state. Comparable as a regional event producer serving similar Northeast Ohio audiences, though at materially larger scale and with more multi-day concert formats.
• WonderBus Music Festival: Ohio-based music and food festival featuring local and national artists. Operates as a multi-medium community event with food and music, similar to The Block Party's blended format, though at larger scale and greater geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Youngstown Flea: The Neighborhood's strategic partner for the Flea-&-O makers market. Youngstown Flea operates a community-focused recurring market in the same Youngstown/Northeast Ohio geography, with the same small-business and maker-vendor focus and a comparable subscale operating model.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFT25XMg8_UB0pWQQXxN2Ag
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheNeighborhoodEvents
• Instagraminstagram.com/theneighborhoodllc
• Xx.com/llcneighborhood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-neighborhood-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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