While residents and law enforcement continue to address concerns about the rising number of violent crimes in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, communities are coming together on Aug. 6 to show their support of “no tolerance for crime.” The first Tuesday in August is reserved for National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign intended to create safer neighborhoods by bringing neighbors closer together and building relationships with local police officers.
The City of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will spread out across the city to attend more than 70 free National Night Out events — such as block parties, cookouts, porch sit-ins and ice cream socials — hosted by neighborhood associations and community organizations.
Following the events, CMPD asks residents to leave their porch lights on from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. as a symbol of alertness and awareness.
Below is a list of neighborhood associations and community organizations hosting registered National Night Out events. For more information about events in your area:
- Check with your homeowners association or property manager
- Ask your neighborhood leaders
- Contact CMPD’s community coordinator for your area
- Search your neighborhood’s Next Door website
North Charlotte
Autumnwood Community Association, 939 Owen Blvd., 4-7 p.m.
Back Creek Neighborhoods of Charlotte, 2200 Pimpernel Rd., 6-8:30 p.m.
Beatties Ford Trinity Park, 6301 Beatties Ford Rd., 4-7 p.m.
Belmont Community Association, 1120 Harrill St., 6:30 p.m.
Berkshire/Coventry, 6000 Underwood Ave., 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Browne’s Ferry Homeowners Association, 3300 Brownes Ferry Rd., 6-8 p.m.
Cambridge, 8501 Cambridge Commons Dr., 6-8 p.m.
Druid Hills/North End, 2801 Poinsett St., 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Fairstone Homeowners Association, 2900 Berwick Rd., 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Firestone-Garden Park, 3725 Beatties Ford Rd., 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Great Oaks Community, 2432 Century Oaks Ln., 6-8:30 p.m.
Hammond Lake Homeowners Association, 6725 Rubin Lura Ct., 6-8 p.m.
Hampton Place Community, 8300 Suttonview Dr., 7-8:30 p.m.
Hidden Valley Community Association, 919 Tom Hunter Rd. (Tom Hunter Park), 4-8 p.m.
Highland Creek Community Association, 5710 Fairvista Dr. (Prosperity Park), 6-8 p.m.
Howie Acres Community, 4200 Redwood Ave. (Howie Acres Neighborhood Park), 6-8 p.m.
Loren Farms, 2528 Wingdale Dr., 7-9 p.m.
Old Stone Crossing Crime Watch, 16516 Sliversword Dr. (Old Stone Crossing Clubhouse), 6:30-8:30 p.m.
East Charlotte
Alpine Village, 4731 Hekate Dr., 6-8 p.m.
Amity Gardens, 5362 Buena Vista Ave., 6-8 p.m.
Bridlewood Community Association, 227 Vickery Dr., 6-8:30 p.m.
Country Club Heights Neighborhood Association, 3325 Airlie St. (Shamrock Park), 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Easthaven Neighborhood Association, 4501 Dawnwood Dr., 6-9 p.m.
Eastway Park/Sheffield Park Neighborhood Association, 4855 Albemarle Rd. (corner at Pierson Dr.), 6-8 p.m.
Echo Hills Neighborhood Association, 3501 Monroe Rd., 6-8 p.m.
Grove Park Neighborhood Association/Ravenwood, 7300 Linda Lake Dr. (Delta Creek Neighborhood Park), 6-8 p.m.
Hampshire Hills, 6401 Kelsey Dr., 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Plaza Midwood/ Commonwealth Morningside/Commonwealth Park, 2136 Central Ave. (Veterans Memorial Park), 5-8 p.m.
Winterfield Neighborhood Association, 4855 Albemarle Rd. (Eastern Hills Baptist Church), 6-8 p.m.
West Charlotte
Cedarmill HOA, 2222 Sonoma Valley Dr., 5-8 p.m.
Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church, 1901 Rozzelles Ferry Rd., 5-8 p.m.
CMPD Freedom Division Advisory Council, 8245 Moores Chapel Rd., 5-7:30 p.m.
Coulwood Hills, 506 Coulwood Dr., 7-8 p.m.
Dalebrook Neighborhood Association, Pinestream Dr., 6-8 p.m.
Freedom Division Community Crime Watch, 8245 Moores Chapel Rd. (Thrift United Methodist Church), 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Heather Glen Neighborhood Association, 5301 Radley Ct., 6-8:30 p.m.
Historic Camp Greene Neighborhood Association, 2216 Monument St. (Dowd House), 6-8 p.m.
Historic Washington Heights, Corner of Booker Ave. at Beatties Ford Rd., 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Association, 1819 Catherine Simmons Ave., 4-8 p.m.
McCrorey Heights, 1725 Madison Ave., 6-8:30 p.m.
Northwoods, 10201 Northwoods Forest Dr., 6:30-8 p.m.
Parkview Community Association, 2637 Clydesdale Terr., 6-8 p.m.
Paw Creek Village, 8245 Moores Chapel Rd. (Thrift United Methodist Church), 5-8 p.m.
West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition, 1520 Clanton Rd. (Arbor Glen Outreach Center), 6-8 p.m.
South Charlotte
Balmoral Park, 8805 Balmoral Park Dr., 7-9 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church, 7000 Providence Rd., 6-7:30 p.m.
Grier Park/Grier Heights, 3424 Oak Arbor Ln., 6-8:30 p.m.
Kingsbridge, 14502 Farmleigh Ave., 6 p.m.
Madison Park, 805 Seneca Pl. (Madison Central Park), 6-8 p.m.
Park South Station, 6600 Central Pacific Ave., 6:30-8:30 p.m.
YWCA Central Carolinas, 3420 Park Rd., 6-9 p.m.
Center City
Center City Partners, 224 E 7th St. (7th Street Public Market), 6-8 p.m.
Katrina Louis is managing editor of qcitymetro.com who can always find something to do in Charlotte. She’s an offline hustler (and has the shirt to prove it) but when online, find her on Instagram and Twitter.
