The event will be held at the Three Trees Centre, in Chelmsley Wood, on Tuesday (August 14).
There will be representatives from HS2 Ltd, National Grid and Western Power Distribution on hand to answer questions about the construction process. Visitors are welcome from 5-7pm.
Details about the event have been released as debate over the impact the scheme will have on North Solihull continues to rage.
Last month, Meriden's MP, Dame Caroline Spelman, voiced concerns about plans for preliminary works to take place in Heath Park during the six week break.
Speaking at a meeting of Solihull Council's HS2 Implementation Advisory Group, she warned that removing an open space may fuel concerns about trouble on the neighbouring estate.
"Do they have to do the burying of the high voltage cables in the school holidays?
"The only reason I'm asking is, look at the temperature out there at the moment... And we had a lot of problems last summer with youths who had not enough to do constructively. I mean really very serious problems certainly on Kingshurst and Chelmsley Wood.
"Once they go back to school it's different, but it's a precious patch of time [and] it's a green space where you can kick a ball.
"This is a community that's going to have to take some disruption but actually good will gestures during the pressure point of the school holiday period can be really, really helpful."
Concerns about nuisance behaviour last summer eventually came to a head during a meeting at St Barnabas Church, in Kingshurst.
Dame Caroline said that there had been a lot of work to avert the same problems rearing their head this year and Supt Simon Inglis, from Solihull Police, had previously revealed that his team started their planning for the summer in December last year.
In response to the MP's comments, HS2 representatives said they would consider the timetable.
- Find out more about HS2 and what it will mean for local people in the August edition of our digital newspaper.
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