National Night Out Returns In 2024 With Events In Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria residents will be encouraged to turn on their porch lights and spend time outdoors with neighbors during the returning National Night Out.

The National Night Out event, which seeks to stand up to crime, promote safe neighborhoods and boost relationships between law enforcement and the community, will happen on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Neighborhoods around Alexandria will host cookouts, block parties and other events. The Alexandria Police Department's K-9 Unit, Motorcycle Unit, Bike Patrol, Command Staff and patrol officers will tour neighborhoods and offer demonstrations along with the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office and Alexandria Fire Department and other public safety agencies.

Here are the National Night Out events planned in Alexandria:

• 200 Block E Spring, 200 E Spring St., 5 p.m., Potluck
• 400 Block E Clifford, 400 E Clifford Ave., 6 p.m., Grilling and chilling
• 500 Block E Luray, 500 E Luray Ave., 6 p.m., Children’s games and food
• AHC Inc., 5140 Fillmore Ave., 5 p.m., Ice cream social and raffles
• ARHA Arlandria, 4109 Mount Vernon Ave., 5 p.m., Food, inflatables, music, dunk tank, snow cones
• ARHA Charles Houston, 901 Wyth St., 5 p.m., Food, snow cones, games, inflatables
• ARHA Hopkins-Tancil, 322 Tancil Ct., 5 p.m., Food, snow cones, inflatables
• ARHA Ladrey, 300 Wythe St., 5 p.m., Food
• ARHA Princess Square, 1400 Princess St., 5 p.m., Food, face painting, ice cream truck, inflatables, cotton candy
• ARHA Quaker Hill, 100 Ellsworth St., 5 p.m., Food, music, inflatables
• Backyard Boats Townhouses, 700 S Union St., 5:30 p.m.
• Basilica of Saint Mary, 310 S Royal St., 5 p.m., ice cream, hopefully a firetruck, gathering of parishioners
• Bell Old Town, 750 Thornton Way, Noon, Ice cream and treats for dogs
• Brookville Seminary Valley Civic Association, 4901 Polk Ave., 5:30 p.m., music, cookout, magician, kids’ crafts, community tables
• Burgess Square HOA, Wolfe St. & Columbus St., 7 p.m.
• Carlyle Council, 300 John Carlyle St., 4 p.m., Commuter Fair, BBQ from Sweet Fire Donna's, games, Lost Boy Cider available for purchase
• Clover College Park Civic Association, 1000 Vasar Rd., 4 p.m., Kids games
• Del Ray Citizens Association, 2311 Mount Vernon Ave., 5 p.m., Free ice cream, music, various volunteer groups
• Edsall Bluff Condominium, 6133 Edsall Rd., 4 p.m., Pizza and beverages, possibly some games for the kids
• Fairlington Towne Condos, 2303 N Dearing St., 6:30 p.m., Face painting or other activities.
• Goodwin House Alexandria, 4800 Fillmore Ave., 5 p.m., Live music, grill out, making s'mores, yard games, other entertainment
• Greenhouse Condos, 5300 Holmes Run Pkwy, 6 p.m., Annual ice cream social
• Hume Springs Civic Association, 100 Dale St., 6 p.m., Live music, food, kids games, raffle, firetruck, K9's
• Lincolnia Hills, Moody Ct (off N Chambliss St.), 6 p.m., Community tables (local rec, gardens, school), food truck(s), live guitar music.
• Lloyd Apartments, 800 Tennessee Ave., 4 p.m., Raffles, food and drinks, school supplies for kids
• Lynhaven Civic Association, 101 Lynhaven Dr., 5:30 p.m., Grill foods, potluck, raffle
• Oakcrest Drive Neighbors, 1400 - 1600 blk Oakcrest Dr., 6:30 p.m., Barbecuing and visits by fire, police and city elected officials
• Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 318 S Royal St., 5 p.m. Bingo, BBQ and brownies
• Old Town South Townhouse Association, 1008 Wilkes St., 6 p.m., Food and beverages in the courtyard
• Park Place Condominiums, 2500 N Van Dorn St., 5 p.m., Food Truck, free ice cream, drinks, moon bounce, kids activities, music, line dancing and more
• Place One Condominiums, 5500 Holmes Run Pkwy, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Burgers and hot dogs from 6p.m.-7 p.m., Baskin Robbins ice cream 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. for Place One residents
• Quantrell Mews HOA, Ricketts Walk, 6 p.m., Community picnic
• Seminary Civic Association, 1027 Woods Place, 5:30 p.m., Face painting and games for the kids. Also, we will honor six of our residents (four who are in their 90s and one who just turned 100), with flowers and trinkets around 7:30 p.m.
• Society Hill HOA, 3805 Vermont Ct., 6 p.m., Block party/cookout for residents of Vermont Court and Usher Court, including many young children
• Stonegate Foundation Inc, 4659 Kinsey Lane, 6 p.m., Ice cream social
• Taylor Run Citizens Association, 707 Upland Place, 5:30 p.m., Outdoor games, food
• The Fountains Condos, 301 N Beauregard St.
• The Spire (AHC Inc), 2875 N. Beauregard St., 5 p.m., Food and raffles
• The View Alexandria by Goodwin Living, 5000 Fairbanks Ave., 4 p.m., Music and games
• Townes at Cameron Park, 3829 Dominion Mill Dr., Block party, DJ at pool, face painting/caricatures, food truck
• US Senate Federal Credit Union, 1310 Braddock Place, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Food, light refreshment, chips, sweets, giveaway/swag
• Wakefield-Tarleton Civic Association, S Jenkins & Holmes Run Pkwy, 5 p.m., Potluck BBQ, chalk art for the kids
• Warwick Village Citizens Association, 3301 Landover St., 5:30 p.m., Food, games, arts & crafts, music by Beltway Brass
• Watergate at Landmark, 211 Yoakum Pkwy, Games, music and dance
• West End Condominium, 60 S Van Dorn St., 5 p.m., Face painting, games, DJ, food/drinks, ice cream sundae truck

This is the 41st year of National Night Out, which is typically held on the first Tuesday of August. First started in 1984 in about 400 communities, National Night Out now draws an estimated 17,000 communities with millions of neighbors. Events may take the form of block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other neighborhood-based events, according to National Night Out's website.