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Deadline nears for Alexandria communities to register for National Night Out

By James Cullum
Alexandria Fire Chief Corey Smedley and acting Police Chief Don Hayes with neighborhood kids at National Night Out at Charles Houston Recreation Center in the Parker Gray neighborhood on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. The pair traveled to multiple cookouts around the city. (staff photo by James Cullum)

National Night Out is around the corner, and so is the deadline for Alexandria’s communities to register for the annual event.

The national event on Aug. 5 (Thursday) is intended to bring police closer to their communities with hot dogs, games, and raffles. The deadline to register your neighborhood is Tuesday, July 18.

National Night Out 2023 (photo via Alexandria Police Department/Facebook)

According to the city:

The Alexandria Police Department is excited to join the Alexandria community to celebrate National Night Out (NNO) on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, starting at 5 p.m. All NNO events are hosted by neighborhoods, neighborhood organizations, community groups, and/or businesses. If you plan on hosting an event please submit your event registration by completing the form below before July 18, 2025.

Registering for your event is free and it provides APD, Alexandria Leadership, and other community representatives an opportunity to know about and possibly attend your event.

*Please note registering your event is not a guarantee that there will be a police representative present*

National Night Out (via Alexandria Police Department)

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.