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National Night Out events in DC, Md. and Va.

(Courtesy/Metropolitan Police Department)

Tuesday night marks the 39th annual National Night Out, and there will be events across D.C. Maryland and Virginia.

National Night Out aims for the police and the community to come together to try to build bridges. According to the , “it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.”

See a list of community events around the D.C. area below.

DC

Each will host an event.

“On National Night Out, we come together and recognize that across all eight wards, we share a common goal — to build a safer, stronger D.C.,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a . “This is an opportunity to get know your neighbors, to connect with representatives from D.C. Government, and to meet the officers who patrol our neighborhoods.”

District Location Time
First District
(Kick-Off location)
Lincoln Park
1100 East Capitol Street NE
5pm-8pm
Second District Guy Mason Recreation Center
3600 Calvert Street NW
5pm-8pm
Third District Kennedy Recreation Center
1401 7th Street NW
5pm-8pm
Fourth District Emery Heights Community Center
5701 Georgia Avenue NW
4pm-8pm
Fifth District Joseph Cole Recreation Center
1299 Neal Street NE
4pm-9pm
Sixth District JC Nalle Elementary School (field)
219 50th Street SE
2pm-6pm
Seventh District TheARC (parking lot)
1901 Mississippi Avenue SE
4pm-7pm

Maryland

Anne Arundel County

The Anne Arundel County Police Department Eastern Branch will host an at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Station from 6 to 8 p.m.

Baltimore City

The does not have a schedule of events for National Night Out.

Baltimore County

For events in Baltimore County, visit the .

Calvert County

For a list of community events in Calvert County, click .

Charles County

According to National Night Out coordinator Gus Proctor, have planned events.

Frederick County

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Department is holding at Ballenger Creek Park, at 5420 Ballenger Creek Pike, in Frederick, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Howard County

Howard County, along with the National Town Watch, will host an at Long Reach High School from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Montgomery County

The and are planning to participate in this event.

Prince George’s County

For events in Prince George’s County, visit the .

Virginia

Alexandria

For events in the city of Alexandria, visit the .

Arlington County

Events like cookouts, block parties and ice cream socials will happen simultaneously .

Fairfax County

The Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services will celebrate the event at :

Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate, at 12125 Pinecrest Rd., in Reston, and the Gum Springs Community Center, at 8100 Fordson Rd., in Alexandria. Both events are from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Loudoun County

National Night Out will be celebrated at the , at 320 W. School St. in Purcellville.

Prince William County

The will host an event.

Stafford County

Stafford County Police as some jurisdictions choose to do each year.

Tadiwos Abedje

Tadi Abedje is a freelance digital writer/editor for Ƶapp. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia. Journalism has been his No. 1 passion since he was a kid and he is blessed to be around people, telling their stories and sharing them with the world.

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