Special Event

What better way is there to celebrate Father’s Day than with a little beer tasting? Sample signature craft beers from a local brewing company.

Join us for some midday refreshers including a fabulous Bloody Mary Bar and Mimosas (G-rated beverages also served) plus bagels & lox, while your children (or other people’s children) frolic in the pool.

Enjoy a date night with your loved one and mingle with friends and neighbors as you sip on a refreshing Summer cocktail. Then feast on crabs and other surf and turf fare. Stay a while and dance the evening away next to the glimmer of the pool under the starry night sky.

Don't miss this beloved annual Holmes Run Pool event! Purchase your tickets today. We still have a few tickets left.

Join us to celebrate the end of another great summer with an afternoon of fun for all ages. Featuring carnival games, individual and team challenges, a relay race in the pool, arts and crafts, and more. Buy tickets or RSVP and your name will automatically be entered in a raffle to win a prize at the festival.

Calling All Competitors!

Show off your skills and talents in our individual "Minute to Win It" style field challenges or the Pool Float Relay Race! Children (age 6 and up), adults, and guests of members are welcome. Get 1 raffle ticket when you sign up online to compete. Space is limited so sign up now!

Volunteers Needed!

Adults and teens 13+, your help is needed! Volunteers earn 10 tickets and 1 raffle ticket per 1 hour shift, and you may sign up for as many shifts as you like. Teens can earn community service hours (valid for FCPS student service hours) in lieu of tickets. Sign up now to get a coupon for FREE tickets.

Save Money on Tickets

While tickets aren't necessary to attend the festival, they are needed to participate in many of the fun games, challenges, and activities. Get tickets 20-30% off when you buy them online!

Let us know your coming!

RSVP today and get 1 FREE ticket. Limit 1 free ticket per membership account. Do not RSVP if you buy tickets online.

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. Tickets are on sale now! Prices go up on Sunday, Oct 17.

Are you a fanatic for fun facts? Assemble your dream team and head down to the pool to show off those trivia skills. Questions will span a wide variety of categories: from Elvis to Olivia Rodrigue, from Kahlo to Feynman, from Patton to Zelenskyy, and from the Scoville scale to the Richter scale so multigenerational teams whose players have wide interests may have an edge. If you don't have a team, come down anyway and we'll do our best to match you with another partner or two. Trivia battle will start at 6 pm. Teams can be 2-4 players of any age (max on any team is 4). The Grand Prize winning team will win free tickets to the Fall Pig Roast. Grab a taco or a handmade Mexican masa tamale from the MINA'S TAMALES food truck anytime after 5 pm. Save time and preorder your food. RSVP (starting June 13) to let us know if you plan to attend this event.

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.

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.

Are you a fanatic for fun facts? Assemble your dream team (2-4 players of any age) and head down to the pool to show off those trivia skills. If you don't have a team, come down anyway and we'll do our best to match up. The taco bar opens at 5 pm and the trivia battle starts at 6 pm. The Grand Prize is free tickets to the Fall Pig Roast. Please purchase your tickets by Tuesday, June 25 to help our hosts better plan for this event. The ticket price goes up after this date.

Join us for a midday refresher while your children (or other people’s children) frolic in the pool. Enjoy a fabulous Bloody Mary bar served with fresh Summer brunch fare. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. Please purchase your tickets by Tuesday, June 25 to help our hosts better plan for this event. The ticket price goes up after this date. Discounted tickets are available for volunteers. All attendees must be over the age of 21.

Come out and watch the Summer 2024 Olympic Games, hosted in Paris this year, while enjoying a champagne brunch. Champagne and French inspired cuisine such as croissants, crudité, and French baguette with cheese and pate will be served on the Middle Deck. Please purchase your tickets by Tuesday, July 23 to help our host better plan for this event. The ticket price goes up after this date. Discounted tickets are available for volunteers. All attendees must be over the age of 21.

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.

A night of BLACK JACK hosted by our members and “professional” dealers Billie Hauser  and Patrick Grace. The event is free, however sign up is requested as seating is limited. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. This promises to be an exciting evening with very special prizes. Please RSVP by Tuesday, August 27 to help our hosts better plan for this event. The event is free, however sign-up is requested because seating is limited. This event is for adults over the age of 18.

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.