Planning Your Event

• Talk to your neighbors and invite them to help
  • As with planning any event, the more the better
• Decide what kind of event you want to have
  • Block party
  • Cookout or potluck
  • Watermelon or ice cream social
• Pick a time and a place
  • Someone's yard
  • Nearby park or public street (Remember, if you plan to use a neighborhood park or wish to close off a public street for your NNO event, please read the Assembly Permit Instructions then complete and submit an Assembly Permit Application (PDF))
• Spread the word
  • Let your neighbors know what is planned and invite them to participate
  • If you need help with creating a flyer/invite, contact Neighborhood Services for assistance.
• Depending on what your event is, encourage neighbors to bring something.
• Lawn chairs
• Potluck items
• BBQ grills
• Trash and recycling bags
• Music
• Their own plates, cups, bowls and utensils (to avoid disposables and creating a lot of trash).

• Other ideas
  • if you have a neighborhood fire station, invite them directly
  • Send an invitation to the police department
  • Get local neighborhood businesses involved
  • Create a contact map for your neighborhood so that everyone has an emergency contact number for each household.

If your neighborhood organization or neighborhood watch group would like assistance in planning your 2017 National Night Out event, please contact the Office of Neighborhood Services.

Register an Event

All neighborhood organizations and neighborhood watch groups are encouraged to participate in this annual national event. Please fill out this registration form online. 

2017 Scheduled National Night Out Events

 Events scheduled to date include:

* Airlee Court Neighborhood Watch Association "Lights on Against Crime"
Where:  Airlee Court neighbors are being asked to turn on all of their outside lights for the night and continue with at least 1 light the rest of the year at night. It costs very little to do this if using LED lights.
Contact:  Ben Burch at 540-366-8407

* Ashton Heights Community Mini-Carnival
Where:  3530 Dona Drive NW 
Time:  4pm - 6pm
Contact:  Kristy McCoy at 540-345-9325

* Fairland Civic Organization Community Block Party & Fish Fry
Where:  Vacant lots at intersection of Fairland Road and Kirkland Drive NW 
Time:  6pm - 8pm
Contact:  Cheryl Hilton at 540-362-5097

* Greater Grandview Area Neighborhood Watch Potluck
Where:  Huff Lane Park Picnic Pavillion, 4412 Huff Lane NW
Time:  6:30pm - 8pm
Contact:  Bert Boyd at 540-632-7252

* Melrose-Rugby Neighborhood Forum, Inc. & Loudon-Melrose Neighborhood Organization, Inc.'s National Night Out Street Party
Where: 1730 Orange Avenue NW
Time: 6pm - 9pm
Contact:  Stephen Niamke 540-519-4211

* JRC/Melrose Towers National Night Out Celebration  
Where:  3038 Melrose Avenue NW
Time:  2pm - 6pm
Contact:  Jamice Rudd at 540-580-8537

* NNEO, Inc. Neighborhood Block Party
Where:  Loudon Park at 827 Loudon Avenue NW
Time:  6pm - 8pm
Contact:  Greg Cooper at 540-343-5674

* Old Southwest, Inc. National Night 'Cook' Out
Where: Alexander Gish House at 641 Walnut Avenue SW
Time:  6pm - 7:30pm
Contact:  Mark Hostetter at 540-556-9172

* Belmont Neighborhood Association, Riverdale Farm Neighborhood Association, Riverland Walnut Hill Neighbors, Southeast Action Forum, Inc., Starview Heights Neighborhood Watch SE Community Celebration
Where:  Jackson Park shelter off of Penmar Ave SE
Time:  6pm - 8pm
Contact:  Nicole Harris at 540-354-8128

* Westwind Apartments Community Celebration
Where:  Pool Community Room at 3069 Ordway Drive NW
When:  6pm - 8pm
Contact:  Misty Mitchum at 540-366-2400