National Night Out is a community policing awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August.

[2] National Night Out was established by Matt Peskin in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has been held annually since 1984.

[3] National Night Out began simply with neighbors turning on their porch lights and sitting in front of their homes.

[5] The South Central Hilltop Block Watch in Columbus organizes one of the largest, which includes live music, food, and entertainment.

In Oxnard, California, neighborhoods such as Sycamore Senior Village have cookouts, live music, dancing, and visits by police officers, fire fighters, and paramedics with safety demonstrations, exhibits, and projects for all residents.