Mingle With Your Neighbors at National Night Out

On Tuesday evening, dozens of Annandale residents will be locking their doors, turning on their porch lights, and spending some quality time outside with their neighbors.

It would be a typical evening in most of our neighborhoods if tonight, Aug. 2 were not the 28th annual National Night Out. 

National Night Out (NNO), sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, is an organized evening where community and civic organizations, local police departments and residents take to the streets in a stand against violence and crime. Many groups order pizza or barbecue and discuss local issues, particularly pertaining to crime and crime prevention in their communities.

Between 5 and 9 p.m., Fairfax County police officers will join in the festivities, bringing along their safety messages, to neighborhoods across the county.

According to Fairfax County police, the goals of National Night Out are to strengthen community connections within neighborhoods and to heighten awareness of crime prevention issues.

Here’s a list of NNO block parties and other gatherings in and around Annandale:

Evergreen Heights, dessert social, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Indian Run, ice cream social, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Ravensworth - Bristow, ice cream social, , 5100 Ravensworth Rd., 6 – 8 p.m.

Lafayette Village Community Association, Moon bounce, starts at 7:15 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow Woods, lemonade, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Parliaments, movie and community patrol, 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Canterbury Woods, meet and greet, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Condos at Woodburn, 3380 Woodburn Rd, ice cream social 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Camelot, Cookout-PotLuck, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Stone Haven, potluck, 6-9 p.m.

Send your photos of your neighborhood's National Night Out to sherell@patch.com to include in a photo gallery on Wednesday!