National Night Out (2026)
Tue, Aug 04
|College Gardens Park
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
Time & Location
Aug 04, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
College Gardens Park, 615 College Pkwy, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
About the event
The Rockville City Police Department will join Rockville neighborhoods for community celebrations as part of National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Now in its 43rd year, National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. It aims to raise awareness about crime and drug prevention, generate support for anti-crime programs and strengthen community spirit and community policing partnerships.
Neighborhoods will host block parties featuring cookouts, bounce houses, carnival games and giveaways. The Mayor and Council and RCPD officers will stop by several block parties to meet the community.
Residents are invited to turn on outdoor lights as part of the traditional display of front porch vigils, sending the message to criminals that neighborhoods are fighting back against crime.
Three police officers pose with a person in a brown dog mascot costume wearing a trench coat, standing outdoors on a residential street.