Join us for National Night Out
August 5, 2025!

Have a question? Please email our team!

What is National Night Out?

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie and makes our City a more caring place to live. The event takes place each year on the first Tuesday in August.

This year marks the 42nd Annual National Night Out. Many communities throughout the city will host a variety of special events such as block parties, cookouts to get better acquainted with neighbors and promote a more connected Auburn.

When registration is open, you can request a visit from City of Auburn police, staff and/or elected officials -- keep this page bookmarked and we'll see you soon!

How do I get involved?

• Any Auburn resident can coordinate and host any type of National Night Out event including potlucks, ice cream socials, BBQ's, etc.
• While registration is open there is a link to the online registration form at the top of this page.
• Here is a Tips and Tricks (PDF) sheet to help you coordinate your event.
• Registered events receive access to free advertising materials for their event as well as some supplies such as cases of water, paper towels, waste bags, and more.
• Registering your event also allows you to request visits from City staff, Auburn Police Department, and Valley Regional Fire Authority as well as other agencies. Please note that we do our best to accommodate all requests but may not be able to. If you have particular questions you would like to speak about with staff at your event, please let us know via email as soon as possible.
• If you would like to host a block party that requires closing a street in your neighborhood you'll need a Right-of-Way Use Permit. These generally take 3-4 weeks to process depending on the specifics of your request and require applicants to provide a completed application form, insurance certificate, permission/petition in favor of the block party from all adjacent neighbors, a traffic control plan showing how you intend to close the street including the specific signs and barricade that you intend to use to close the street and an application fee. Additional information and the application a Right-of-Way Use Type B Permit can be found at the Permits & Licenses page.

Over 38 million people in more than 17,000 communities around the country will participate in NNO this year. On the national level, National Night Out (NNO) is a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW).

Where's it happen?

National Night Out events are hosted by resident coordinators throughout the City of Auburn in neighborhoods, apartment complexes, places of worship, businesses, non-profit gathering spaces, and mobile home communities. Anyone can be a coordinator and host a block party for their community as long as they are within Auburn City limits.