National Night Out

There will be events across Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia for Tuesday night's 39th annual National Night Out.

Fairfax County Charles County Calvert County Baltimore County “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.” According to the National Night Out website, “it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.”

Plantation will hold its inaugural National Night Out event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Plantation Central Park. Activities include bounce houses, police ...

It is traditionally held on the first Tuesday in August. The city of Doral will hold its National Night Out and Back to School event at Legacy Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Plantation will hold its inaugural National Night Out event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Plantation Central Park. Activities include bounce houses, police demonstrations, music, a silent disco, and even a booth to dunk a cop. In Sunrise, the city's event will take place at the Sunrise Public Safety Building on Oakland Park Boulevard from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will feature free refreshments, live music, children's activities, police demonstrations, public safety equipment displays, and an appearance by McGruff the Crime Dog. In Fort Lauderdale, the city's event will be held at Carter Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Organizers say there will be plenty of family-friendly activities including a backpack giveaway.

The event gives the Mount Pleasant community the chance to get to know its officers and their neighbors. North Charleston Police Department. North Charleston ...

Charleston County deputies and the town of James Island will join forces to celebrate the event Tuesday night. North Charleston will celebrate National Night Out at its Riverfront Park for the first time this year. They will also have music, a dunk tank, free refreshments, and gift bags for the kids. The annual event is designed as a community-building campaign that promotes partnerships between law enforcement and the people they serve. The free event will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the church lawn, where there will be inflatables, games and food. Colleton County deputies will meet and greet residents at Hyde Park in Walterboro from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be free food and residents are encouraged to bring a lawn chair to the park. Charleston Police Sgt. Elisabeth Wolfsen says school registration is here, and this year it’s online for many. Police will celebrate the event at Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be free food, live music and jump castles for the kids. Goose Creek Police will hold its fourth annual National Night Out observance from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The department encourages community members throughout the city of Goose Creek to spend the evening outside with neighhors and Goose Creek Police officers at the Goose Creek Police Department, located at 519 N. Goose Creek Blvd. The event, which runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., will feature free food, a raffle, a dunk tank and jump castles. Summerville officers will welcome residents at Gahagan Park from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The department will have its K-9 units, a Paddy Waggon ice cream truck, the MRAP Rescue Vehicle nicknamed “Big Blue,” its Motorcycle Unit and the Summerville Police Department recruitment team, Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy and the Dignity Project. The Charleston Police Department is hosting a National Night Out celebration Tuesday afternoon at Phillip Simmons Park in downtown Charleston from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.