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National Night Out started out as a stand for the community as residents turned on their porch lights to make a statement against crime in their communities. It has evolved into an day/evening of celebration on Tuesday, October 7, where neighbors get together to host block parties, ice cream socials, food and school-supply drives, and more. The Durham Police Department will host its own huge National Night Out Kickoff Celebration at their downtown headquarters (602 E Main St) from 4 to 8pm with free food, fun activities, vendors, and entertainment.

Here’s a list of local NNO celebrations. You won’t need an invitation—hop in and meet your neighbors:

1–2pm Brightleaf on Main (1005 W Main St)

1–4pm Falls Village HOA (134 Falls Village Dr)

3–4pm The Joyce (487 Morehead Ave)

3–6pm The Veranda (200 E Umstead St)

3–7pm Scattered Sites of Durham Housing Authority (300 Gary St)

Aven Apartments (3207 Stones Throw Ln)

3:30–5:30pm Community Builders (302 Blacknall St)

3:45–8pm Durham County Sheriff's Office (510 S Dillard St)

4–6pm Fisher Memorial Church (420 E Piedmont St)

4–7pm Carolina Arbors HOA (357 Carolina Arbors Dr)

Hoover Road Apartments (1126 S Hoover Rd)

Damar Court Apartments (1028 Sherwood Dr)

Morreene Road Apartments (3412 Glasson St)

Preiss Steele Place (500 Pickwick Tr)

JJ Henderson Apartments (807 S Duke St)

McDougald Terrace Apartments (1101 Lawson St)

4–8pm Durham Police Department (602 E Main St)

Trinity Park Neighborhood Association (410 Watts St)

Oxford Manor Apartments (3633 Keystone Pl)

Club Blvd Community (2415 Glenbrook Dr)

4–9pm Fendol Farms (1420 Fendol Farm Pkwy)

4:30–5:30pm Village of Horton Hills (806 Northwood Hills Ave)

4:30–6:30pm Cornwallis Community (209 E Cornwallis Rd)

5–6:30pm Conlin Acres (Marlin Dr/Capri Terrace)

5–7pm Grove Park HOA (300 Nichols Farm Dr)

Sandlewood Neighborhood (5806 Tomahawk Tr)

Five Oaks (5109 Pine Dr)

Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Neighborhood Association (2020 Chapel Hill Rd)

5–8pm Willard Street Apartments (481 Willard St)

Merrick-Moore Community Development Corporation (2423 Cheek Rd)

Cardinal Lake Community (3547 Cardinal Lake Dr)

African American Community Collaborative, Inc (2312 S Alston Ave)

5:30–7pm Brightleaf at the Park (2003 Copper Leaf Pkwy)

Waterford Community (922 Kimball Dr)

Landsbury-Waterbury Neighborhood (3904 Garrett Rd)

Forest Hills Neighborhood Association (1655 University Dr)

5:30–7:30pm Swanns Mill (4605 Swanns Mill Dr)

Northgate Park Neighborhood Association (300 W Club Blvd)

Morehead Hill Neighborhood Association (909 Cobb St)

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc (4704 Fayetteville Rd)

5:30–8pm Burch Avenue Neighborhood (800 block of Burch Ave)

5:45–7:45pm Franklin Village (309 N Plum St)

6–7:30pm River Forest (101 Wakerobin Pl)

6–8pm Ganyard Neighborhood Watch (303 Farm House Ln)

Treyburn HOA (1 Old Trail Dr)

Ashfield Place HOA (1104 Ashfield Dr)

Lantern Woods (1512 Lantern Pl)

Southside Neighborhood Association (201 W Enterprise St)

6:30–8pm Grandale Place Neighborhood (1020 Park Glen Pl)

7–8:30pm Dunbarton Community (Glenmore Dr/Dunbarton Cir)

7–9pm The River Church (4525 Ben Franklin Blvd).

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