picnic

Last Saturday morning, dozens of families set up their canopies for the annual Chavez Ravine community picnic, bringing photo albums and other cherished keepsakes to display table side.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

A clown paints children's faces, music fills the air, as families spread picnic carpets across the grass.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Parks was on a family picnic when he had his lightbulb moment 50 years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Woven baskets, checkered blankets, fringed umbrellas and trimmed napkins prove picnic classics never go out of style.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

“No picnic basket, Lumawoo,” Cassiopeia finally said, before dissolving into giggles.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

For parents who are able to take annual leave, Streeter said a "DIY approach" - by keeping children entertained with picnics, local attractions and low cost days out could prove "far better value".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

I have a small complaint about modern picnics.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

People climb on to it to get selfies, lift their children on to it, or eat picnics on its broad flanks.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

Although that meant breaking out flip-flops and scheduling picnics earlier than normal, it has also dashed hopes of a superbloom in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

She used to love picnics before Amber came along.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

I’d seen the Joey P. my entire life; I had visited it on field trips and picnicked in a park that stands in the shadow of its gun mounts.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

Young women and men picnicked side by side on the pavement, chanting: “Woman! Life! Freedom!”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

Streets of identical high-rise apartments were interspersed with parks and wide, tree-lined streets, while residents picnicked beside the Siverskyi Donets river and in forests nearby.

From Reuters ● May 30, 2022

People picnicked around the tomb and even used it as a table for their food.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021

They picnicked in tired solitude, eating as much as they wanted.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026

Battle scenes — including Bull Run, where picnicking tourists are accurately shown in attendance — are convincingly rendered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

When we arrive, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish couple are picnicking under the trees outside.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

At first, these trolley parks were simply gardens and picnicking grounds, but in time other attractions and rides like roller coasters and Ferris wheels were added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Now they were picnicking near where their apartment used to be.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut