Limited Balloon Rides To Be Available At Livingston National Night Out

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston has scheduled its National Night Out — a night of safety demonstrations in towns across the country — and limited tickets will be offered for balloon rides later this month.

Livingston will celebrate its annual National Night Out along with communities across the country on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

The event will take place beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Oval on Robert Harp Drive, and will feature tethered hot air balloon rides at the end of the night’s festivities. (Pictured above is the balloon at the 2018 event.)

The rides will be offered from 8 to 10 p.m. There will be 160 tickets available and they must be purchased in advance.

They will be sold at police headquarters from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on both July 20 and July 21 and also 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 22. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis. There is a $10 cost per ticket and only cash will be accepted.

All proceeds will be donated to Shiv’s Third Eye in memory of Livingston resident Shiv Kulkarni, a rising freshman at the high school who passed away last year.

As all of the proceeds are being donated to charity, no refunds will be given if the balloon is cancelled due to weather or other circumstances.

Other Activities

Each year, National Night Out encourages residents to work with local law enforcement and be vigilant against crime. In many towns, police and other agencies set up tables with safety information, giveaways, and activities for kids.

At the Livingston event, any organization or local business that would like to have a free display table is asked to contact the Community Policing Unit. To donate, request a table or to learn more about Livingston’s upcoming National Night Out, contact the Community Policing Unit at (973) 992-3000 extension 3600 or email jklapal@livingstonnj.org.

There will be a free raffle which will allow participants to enter to win prizes donated by Karig’s Livingston Hardware, the West Essex Tribune, Love Letters, and others.

In case of rain, the event will be held at Livingston High School.

Further information can be found at livingstonnj.org/NNO.

Livingston’s event is supported by donations from MMG Transportation LLC, Corigliano Towing, Best Provision Co., Expert Plowing and Landscape, Kiwanis Club of Livingston, and Shoprite and special thanks to the Livingston Fire Department, Livingston Department of Public Works, Unico and Livingston Public Schools.