Gulfport Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.

GULFPORT – Police in this city are inviting everyone to tonight’s (Aug. 2) Gulfport Night Out.

Gulfport Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make the city’s neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Gulfport Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police, fire, and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August (Texas celebrates on the first Tuesday in October). Gulfport Night Out is on the first Thursday of August in conjunction with National Night Out. Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and much, much more.

Gulfport Night Out will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight (Aug. 2)  at the Catherine A. Hickman Theater of Gulfport at 5501 26th Ave. S.

The mission of the Gulfport Police Department is to professionally prevent or resolve safety, crime, and quality of life issues in cooperation with the residents, visitors, and businesses of Gulfport.

Photo courtesy of the Gulfport Police Department.

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