National Night Out 2022 Planned At Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds

PETALUMA, CA — Mark your calendars for Tuesday, Aug. 2 for a National Night Out extravaganza in Petaluma.

Petaluma public safety agencies are hosting the 2022 event at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with free food, music, swag, prizes and more than 30 booths from first-responders and non-profit organizations.

Participants will include Petaluma Police and Fire departments, the local California Highway Patrol, Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, search-and-rescue teams and the American Red Cross.

Each booth will offer safety activities and resources, plus tours of emergency vehicles also are planned, police said.

The nationwide National Night Out tradition began in a Pennsylvania town in 1970, and the annual campaign, intended to build police and community camaraderie, began expanding across the country in 1984.

Now in its 39th year, the event, typically held on the first Tuesday in August, is celebrated in communities throughout the U.S. with neighborhood block parties, parades, cookouts, safety demonstrations and visits from law enforcement and emergency personnel.

Petaluma PD said its upcoming event will be "great fun for the whole family!"

For more information, email jpritchard@cityofpetaluma.org

----------

ALSO SEE:

• Seeing Smoke? Cal Fire Conducts Controlled Burn On Sonoma Mountain
• Automated License Plate Reader Leads To Stolen Trailer In Benicia
• Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-And-Run In Sonoma County
• SWAT, Chopper, Drone, K-9 Seaches Lead To Domestic Violence Suspect
• Walmart Theft Suspect Nabbed After American Canyon-To-Vallejo Chase