Police Department

2025 National Night Out

Building relationships and ensuring the safety of our community are at the center of the mission of the Duluth Police Department.

2025's National Night Out Event will be on Tuesday, August 5! For a list of community block parties, scroll down.

East Events

Host Event Location Time Information Contact Information
The Lommel's Rose St 5 - 8 pm Bring a chair and something to share. Yard games and other fun activities!  
Britt & Leon Rohrbaugh 121 Chester Parkway 5 - 9 pm We will provide fried chicken for dinner - please bring something to share!  
Melissa Maurer-Jones 322 Ridgewood Rd 5 - 9 pm Potluck gathering with grillables provided by host. Bring your own beverages.   
French River Lutheran Church 5310 Ryan Rd 5 - 7 pm Musical entertainment by Two Harbors Ukulele Group. Meal is potluck provided by the French River Lutheran Church congregation. 218-525-5695
Duluth Bible Church 201 W St Andrews St 5:30 - 8 pm Meet us at the playground at Duluth Bible Church (aka Washburn School) for National Night Out potluck. Bring chairs and dish/drinks to share. Dinnerware and napkins provided.  
Carrie Ryan 232 Garden St 5:30 - 7:30 pm Bring a dish to share and a chair. We will have a grill going and plates and utensils.   
Lisa Strum 4532 Tioga St 5 - 9 pm Come join your neighbors for a fun-filled evening at the National Night Out Tioga Street Potluck! Bring your lawn chair, something for the grill and a dish to share with friends old and new. Streets will be blocked off around 4:45 pm so please drive with caution.   We'll provide condiments, plasticware, and paper plates, so just bring yourself, your food, and your community spirit! Got questions? Feel free to email or text the organizer.  Rumor has it, the Duluth Harbors Monsters' DJ, Jesse Jaze, might drop by to spin a few tracks! Let's make it a night to remember - see you there! 218-590-3931  u_lisa@spectrum.net
Ben & Katey Fornear 4320 Luverne St 5 - 8 pm    
Great Lakes Church 4501 Glenwood St 5 - 8 pm We will have free food, a bouncy house, games, prizes, music, face painting and fun! The neighborhood is invited!  
Todd Armbruster 14 Northfield St 5 - 9 pm Grilling, potluck, tables and games in the street. 218-235-0899
Hope City Church 311 E 5th St 5 - 7 pm Hope City Church will be hosting our annual National Night Out event again at Liliput Park! Join us for live music, a rockin' bouncy house, delicious food and of course community!  
Sue Pappas, Debbie Gitar, Pat Otis 3809 Allendale Ave 6 - 8 pm Activities for all ages, snacks, live music, volleyball, belching contest and more! 928-925-7559
Summit School 1600 N 8th Ave E 5:30 - 7 pm There will be a neighborhood potluck and the kids will have access to the playground.   
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community and Family Freedom Center 500 E 10th St 5 - 8 pm This National Night Out, you're invited to celebrate the Hillside with free food, music, creative connection, and family fun at the Freedom Farm. Come experience the best of the neighborhood and build pride in the Hillside! Free for all ages. Hosted by Zeitgeist and Family Freedom Center. 917-605-2572 or thomlin@zeitgeistarts.com
Scott & Lisa Norr, Aaron & Jen Boyson 2239 / 2233 Vermilion Rd 5 - 8 pm    
Longview Garden Club Granitoid Park - Triangle between Clover St, E 7th St, 25th Ave E and Irving Place 6 - 8 pm    
Gateway Towers 600 W Superior St 4 - 6 pm    
Bonnie Ambrosi 21 N 28th Ave E 5 - 7 pm Watermelon, cookie and lemonade provided.   
Robert Franck 3600 block of Crescent View Ave 5 - 9 pm Bring your favorite pizza to share. Bring your own drinks. Ice cream will be provided. 218-391-9984
Glenn & Katrina Tobey, Nicole & Brody Olson 3815 & 3817 E 3rd St 6 - 8 pm Fun and games…great conversations…music 218-343-6881               218-966-6020
30th Block of Branch St Branch St between 30th Ave E & Hawthorne Rd 5:30 - 9 pm The "Branch Street NNO" is hosted by the 30th Block of Branch St.  All are welcome to join for a potluck meal. Grills are available to bring your "grillable" food items. Kids can decorate their bikes for the "Bike Parade" around 6:30 pm. Bring a chair, dish to pass, your favorite drinks and something to grill. (Tableware, napkins, coolers with ice, lemonade/water are provided.) We also have lawn games for neighborhood fun!  
Rosie & Ken Loeffler-Kemp, Rachel & Bill Payne 2904 & 2906 Bald Eagle Trail 5:30 - 8:30 pm Potluck and Barbeque! We'll have ice cream treats for all! See you there!  
Wendy Grethen & Terry Brown 4005 McCulloch St 6 - 8:30 pm Grilled hot dogs provided. Bring a potluck item to share. Try making a  balloon dog. Possible face painting. Outdoor games. Chat with your neighbors. Bring a chair and enjoy a summer evening.   
Heather & Mike 1326 N 45th Ave E 7 - 9 pm Neighbors of 45th & 46th Ave E of Colorado St, please join us for NNO on August 5th. We'll have a casual potluck from 7 - 9 pm. If able, bring a drink or food to share. Meet up on 45th Ave E of Colorado St. Don't forget your chair. Please note, 45th and 46th Ave E of Colardo St will be closed to traffic from 6:30 - 9 pm.  
The Lakhan's 1834 Vermilion Rd 5 - 9 pm Bring your own chair, personal beverage and a dish to share with others. The following items will be provided: water, tables, cups, plates, napkins, forks, spoons and garbage bins.  218-724-7421
Sarah & Orrin 329 W Arrowhead Rd 5 - 8 pm We will have a propane grill going - please bring grill items, beverages and potluck sides. Tables provided, bring a chair or picnic blanket.   
Patty & Thad Beech-Dziuk 630 N 60th Ave E 6 - 8:30 pm Please join your Lester Park neighbors for dessert, beverages, games and conversation. Bring a treat if you wish or just show up! 218-428-1547
Cullen Cusick E 6th St & N 14th Ave E 5 - 7 pm East Hillside neighborhood gather at the gazebo by Lower Chester Creek Park's stairs. Celtic music if weather allows. Hot dogs regardless of weather.   
Joan & Paul Scinocca 1815 Carver Ave 5:30 - 8:30 pm Bring a dish to share, something to sit on and your beverage. A grill will be available to grill your food, all tableware and ice cream treats. 218-349-7061
Zosel, Siegle, Spencer, Wistrom 163 W Austin St 6 - 8 pm You are invited to the block party of the summer. Come meet new neighbors and visit with ones you already know. There will be hot dogs, chips, ice cream, bounce house and great company. Feel free to bring a side or dessert. Everyone Welcome! 218-348-8084
Lori & Doug Frisk, Rhonda & Dave Rutford, Robin & Jim Ciufetti SE Corner of Waverly Ave & Hardy St 5:30 - 7:30 pm Oatmeal Hill neighborhood gathering (1900 & 2000 blocks of Waverly Ave and Woodland Ave). Meet at the skating rink at the corner of Waverly Ave & Hardy St. Potluck - bring a dish to share. Yard games welcome. More information will be provided in the neighborhood flyer.   
CHUM 120 N 1st Ave W 5 - 7 pm We will serve hamburgers, brats, chips, etc. We will also be enjoying karaoke.   
Hope United Methodist Church 301 W St Marie St 5 - 7 pm Hot dogs, chips, beverages and treats! Children activities and celebrating August! Bouncy House!!!   Join us  along with our neighbors, Hope for Kids Childcare Center, as they celebrate their 5-year anniversary! 218-409-3644
Vineyard Church & Safe Bay 1533 W Arrowhead Rd 6 - 8 pm All are welcome! Hot dogs and fixings, potato salad, beverages and dinnerware provided (vegetarian and gluten free options available). Bring a dish to share if you wish. In the event of rain, the party will carry on inside. Plenty of parking is available.   
Teresa Guerrero 1514 Linzie Rd 6:30 - 8 pm Join Linzie St neighbors in a celebration of National Night Out! Ice cream sundaes and cones provided for those who join us!  
Carol Andrews & Tom Schaub 1615 E 7th St 5:30 - 7:30 pm Grills will be provided and ready at 5:30. Bring something to grill, something to eat with, something to drink, something to sit on and maybe something to share (salad, appetizers, dessert, etc).  218-349-1334

West Events

Host Event Location Time Information Contact Information
John & Megan Bennett Zimmerly Ave between 94th & 95th Ave W 5 - 8 pm Upper Smithville, please join your neighbors for National Night Out! Brats, hot dogs, paper products and water provided. Please bring a dish to share if you are able.   
Norton Park United Methodist Church 436 N 79th Ave W 5 - 8 pm   218-590-5287
Piedmont Heights Dental 2860 Piedmont Ave 5 - 7 pm Our doctors have hired Famous Dave's Restaurant to cater dinner. There is no charge for guests to attend! 218-722-0823
Gary & Sandy Winklesky 3216 Wellington St 5 - 9 pm All our welcome to Gary and Sandy Winklesky's 49th Annual Lincoln Park Neighborhood Picnic, now known as National Night Out. Feel free to bring something to share for picnic supper. 218-624-9433
The Morrow Family & Friends 2616 Swan Lake Rd 5:30 - 9 pm Neighbors of "…no the Other Swan Lake", Kruger and West Arrowhead Rd we invite you to gather. We will have yard games for all ages, a campfire and s'more fixings. Please bring your own chairs and picnic dinner (we will have a grill going so feel free to bring something to cook). We hope you will join us for relaxing evening with new friends and old!  
Hillside United Methodist Church 1801 Piedmont Ave 5 - 7 pm We will be Partying in the Parking Lot! We will have lots of great food and fun with games and door prizes. Please join us! 218-722-4257
Asbury United Methodist Church 6822 Grand Ave 5 - 6:30 pm Free picnic meal and activities for kids and adults.  218-624-0061
Vintage Acres 501 W Stowe St 5 - 7 pm    
St. Joseph Church 151 W Linden Ave 5 - 8 pm St. Joseph Church will hold its second annual National Night Out in the parking lot. We plan to have free food trucks, music and a bounce house. 218-481-7161
Clarice Hietala 2528 W 15th St 5:30 - 8 pm Food provided. Activities for kids. One neighbor is 103!  
St. John's Free Lutheran Church 3601 W Arrowhead Rd 5 -8 pm We will have a car show, Coast Guard Aux., bounce house, games, face painting and puppet show. We will service hot dogs, chips, freeze pops and s'mores. Plan on having fun! Please help us hep the community by bringing a non-perishable food item for a local food pantry. Activities subject to change due to weather conditions. Campus is alcohol and tobacco free.   
Larry & Judy Bromme 815 W Skyline Pkwy 6 - 8:30 pm Please bring your own beverage and a dish to share. 218-310-3333
Paul Newberg 154 W Marble St 5 - 9 pm We will make burgers and hot dogs. Bring a dish to share. Music, games, fun!! 218-390-4513
Our Savior's Lutheran Church 4831 Grand Ave 4:30 - 6 pm Outdoor picnic (indoors in the event of rain). Lawn games and sidewalk calk activities available.   
Maple Ridge Townhome Association 1214 - 1216 Butternut Ave 6:30 - 8 pm Old fashion ice cream social!  
Human Development Center 120 W 2nd St 5 - 7:30 pm Games, popcorn, cotton candy, community resources, and more being added all the time! Stop by and say hello. We'll be hanging out in the parking lot off of 2nd Ave West. Just listen for the sound of people having fun! 218-302-8726
Annette Strom & Den Fink 1512 Boulevard Pl 5:30 - 7:30 pm Hosts will furnish hot dogs and brats, lemonade and tableware. Bring your favorite summer dish to share, your drink and a lawn chair. There will be some lawn games and good conversation. The event will happen rain or shine. Come meet your neighbors on our Boulevard Block!  
Bobbi McKeever 121 Olive St 5 - 8 pm Ice Cream Social: Coffee, lemonade and root beer for floats and ice cream will be provided.  Please bring your favorite topping for sundaes.   
Christine MacDougall, Lori Nelson, Mandy LeGarde, Danielle Zigich Field between S 64th Ave W & S 66th Ave W 6 - 8 pm Bike Parade (Cowboy/Cowgirls Theme), decorate your bike, stroller, wagon, scooter and self!! Line up at 5:45 pm. Bring a dish to share. Plant and Book Swap added this year.   
First Covenant Church 2101 W 2nd St 6 - 8 pm Join us in our parking lot for food, music, bouncy house, dunk tank and more! Drawings will be held for filled school backpacks. This event is FREE and everyone is welcome! In the event of rain, we will move inside.   
Northridge Estates Association Cul de Sac at the end of Northridge Dr 5 - 7:30 pm Come join your neighbors for our annual National Night Out event! There will be a tent, tables/chairs and a bouncy house. We will be providing brats & hot dogs. Consider brining a side dish or dessert to share with your neighbors.   
Lincoln Park Boys & Girls Club 2407 W 4th St 5:30 - 7:30 pm Come out for a fun family friendly event with food, music, yard games, sidewalk chalk and root beer floats! 218-725-7706
Adam & Annie Matthys 505 S 72nd Ave W 5 - 8 pm Come join us for a neighborhood gathering!  We will provide hot dogs and drinks. The rest of the food will be potluck style. Bring a dish to pass (or just yourself) and a lawn chair if you have one. We hope to see you there! 608-212-5630
Plover Place 325 W Palm St  5 - 8 pm Plover Place is hosting our second annual National Night Out. All are welcome to join us for an evening with neighbors. Enjoy light refreshments, music, games and connection. We'll be providing cotton candy and popcorn. Feel free to bring a chair and stay a while! 218-606-7355
Rockin' Raleigh - LaFont, Johnson & Norby Families S 61st Ave W between Raleigh St & Polk St 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Join us in celebrating our community's heroes! Come together with neighbors and friends to show our appreciation for the dedicated service of the region's first responders who keep us safe every day. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the City of Duluth Police and Fire Departments, as well as the Sheriff's Department and Rescue Squad, for their commitment to our neighborhood and the wider community. Be part of our Front Yard Social - a chance to meet new neighbors, reconnect with familiar faces, and enjoy a relaxed evening of community, gratitude and connections. Bring a dish to share, your favorite beverage and a chair. Follow our National Night Out event on Facebook: www. facebook.com/groups/RockinRaleigh

 
Jesus Is Life Church 501 N 57th Ave W 5 - 8:30 pm We will block off half of Wadena St for people to visit and enjoy free root beer floats, ice cream and lemonade. 218-348-2505
Wendy Sjoblom and 5th St Friends 5th St & 12th Ave AW 5 - 9 pm Grills provided. Please bring some food to share and your own reusable plate and utensils if possible. Bring your own chair if you need one. (There will be a picnic table). We will have some games for kids of all ages.   
Shelly Lopez 15 W Toledo St 5 - 9 pm Potluck, please bring a side dish, dessert or whatever you wish to share. Several flavors of shredded pork, beef and chicken will be provided along with Kool-Aid, iced tea, lemonade and water. Feel free to bring your own beverage of choice. There will also be sundaes and soft serve ice cream cones. Games will be set up for kids to play. Drawings for kids and adults.   
Tim & Chelsea Leutgeb 704 Maple Bend Dr 5 - 8 pm Live music, kids activities, bounce house, food and beverage provided but feel free to bring something to share! Bring a lawn chair to sit in while the bands play, bring a friend or two, and be ready to have a great evening of community and connection! 218-348-7544