Montgomery County National Night Out: Everything You Need To Know

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — The Montgomery County Police Department will be participating in the National Night Out Tuesday night. Here's everything you need to know about the event.

The National Night Out is billed as a community and police awareness-raising event that is always held the first Tuesday in August.

It has been held each year since 1984 and began as neighbors simply turning on their porch lights and sitting in front of their homes, but has grown to involve local police departments who focus on general anti-crime efforts like drug prevention and a neighborhood watch.

Lots of communities in the area are hosting events. See below for the full list:

First District

Open to the Public: Montgomery County Recreation Department Administrative Offices at 4010 Randolph Rd.; 7 to 9 p.m.

Community Events:

• David Scull Community Center/Park at 1201 First St.; 5 to 8 p.m.
• West End community, 500 block of Anderson Ave.; 6 to 10 p.m.
• Americana Centre Condominiums, 118 Monroe St.; 6 p.m. (no specified end time)
• Quince Orchard Knolls community, Quince Orchard Knolls Park, 11900 Quince Mill Dr., North Potomac; 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Second District

Open to the Public:

• Kensington Park Senior Living, 3620 Littledale Rd., Kensington; 6 to 8:30 p.m.
• Kensington Fire Station 5, 10620 Connecticut Ave..; 6 to 8 p.m.

Community Events:

• Lyttonsville/Rosemary Hills/Rock Creek communities, held at Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Center at 2450 Lyttonsville Rd.: approx. 6 to 8 p.m

Third District

Open to the Public: East County Regional Services Center at 3300 Briggs Chaney Rd.; 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Community Events:

• Forest Estates at General Getty Park, 10000 Woodland Dr.; 6 to 8 p.m.
• South Four Corners at South Four Corners Park (near the playground), 900 Forest Glen Rd.; 7 to 8 p.m.
• McKenney Hills / Carroll Knolls communities at Flora M. Singer Elementary School, 2600 Hayden Dr.; 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• Hillandale community 1 at West Hillandale Swim Club at 915 Schindler Dr.; 5 to 7 p.m.
• Hillandale community 2 at 10116 Green Forest Dr.., 5 to 7 p.m.
• Fairland Estates community at 13613 Colefair Rd.; 4 to 6 p.m.
• Spring Gardens community at community room 8007 Eastern Ave.; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Eton Road community, 9132 Eton Rd.; 6 to 8 p.m.
• Timberwood community, 9048 Saffron Ln.; 6 to 8 p.m.
• Oakview community at Roscoe Nix Elementary School, 1100 Corliss St.; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Clifton Park community at Montgomery Knolls Elementary School at 807 Daleview Dr.; 6 to 8 p.m.
• Oak Hill community, 11497 Columbia Pike; 4 to 6 p.m.

Fourth District

Open to the Public:

• Olney Community at the Fair Hill Plaza shopping center, 18169 Town Center Dr. in the area of the Harris Teeter parking lot; 5 to 8 p.m.
• Bel Pre community at the Mid-County Community Recreation Center, 2004 Queensguard Rd.; 5 to 8 p.m.

Community Events:

• Northwood-Four Corners community, 11105 Foxglove Lane; 7 to 9 p.m. (in coordination with the 3rd District)
• Popular Run community, 13500 Stargazer Ln.; 6 to 9 p.m.
• Manor Lake Civic Association Ice Cream Social, 15101 Bauer Dr.;7 to 9 p.m.

Fifth District

Open to the Public:

• Clarksburg Outlets, 22705 Clarksburg Rd. at the central gathering spot in the Lower Court; 5 to 8 p.m.
• Milestone Target, 20908 Frederick Rd.; 6 to 9 p.m.
• Plum Gar Community Recreation Center and Park, 19561 Scenery Dr.; 5 to 8 p.m.

Community Events: Hamptons community near community pool. 19757 Crystal Rock Dr.; 5 to 8 p.m.

Sixth District

Open to the Public: Upper County Community Recreation Center at 8201 Emory Grove Rd.; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Community Events:

• Saybrooke community at the community pool, 702 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd.; 6 to 9 p.m.
• Flower Hill community at 8100 Mountain Laurel Ln.; 6 to 9 p.m.
• Montgomery Village community, Dr. Gordon W. Bowie Music Pavilion, 10120 Apple Ridge Rd.; 6 to 8 p.m.
• Summit Crest community at the clubhouse at 38 N. Summit Dr.; 6 to 8 p.m.
• Brighton Village community on the playground at 347-357 West Side Drive; 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• Gaither House community at community pool at 501 S. Frederick Ave.; 5 to 7 p.m.
• Bennington Community at grassy area at Oak Shade & E. Darby Ct.; 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Additional National Night Out events in the County have been coordinated with other area police departments serving Montgomery County, police said.

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