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

After that picnic, Parks started playing tennis nearly every day with friends, family and opponents that his parents found him to play.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

If you’re the type who likes to be ready at the drop of a hat, try any one of these all-inclusive picnic setups, which include plates, silverware, cups and even a wine opener.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Declaration dressed for every occasion, even for a picnic.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Emma adds to the fun by taking her kids fruit picking and also by letting them choose at the supermarket, then having tasty picnics in the garden.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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

“Well, he started bringing tiffins, and we would have little picnics of samosas and chaat and pakoras with mango juice in glass bottles.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

“We get no water from the pipelines, less water from our well, and we can’t afford tanker water. Of course we’re angry!” said Anjali Tamang, a student, as she picnicked with friends along the Bagmati.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2020

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

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

A fisherman packed up his rods next to a family picnicking on the waterfront.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Edwardian author Kenneth Grahame's story of boating, caravanning and picnicking and the hi-jinks of a cross-dressing amphibian is also an ode to the English landscape.

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

Sometimes they would group up and play a team of Hispanic men who were also picnicking with their families.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee