Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood Association is going all out for its National Night Out block party.
The group’s event is one of dozens planned for Tuesday across Fort Worth to mark the annual community-building event.
More than a dozen local businesses and organizations are collaborating with the Poly neighborhood association to offer food, music and activities, including a mariachi band and folklorico dancers in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
The Poly event will also host student groups from Texas Wesleyan University including the college’s baseball team.
Reba Henry, a member of the association, said the goal is to encourage people to know their neighbors.
“Polytechnic is a diverse community, and there is no one tactic that will fit all,” Henry said. “People need to just be more open to each other.”
National Night Out began in 1984 in coordination with law enforcement agencies, neighborhood watch groups and civic groups.
The event is held to bolster connections between community members and local law enforcement who attend the block parties. The inroads between residents and first responders are meant to prevent crime.
The community event is now held in thousands of neighborhoods across the United States on the first Tuesday in August. However, Texas and other areas with intense summer heat celebrate on the First Tuesday in October instead.
Fort Worth-area National Night Out events
Neighborhoods across the Fort Worth-area will host block parties celebrating National Night Out. Check with your neighborhood association for your local event.
Here are some of the events happening around Fort Worth and Tarrant County Oct. 7:
- Polytechnic Heights, 3123 Avenue G, Fort Worth
- Lakeworth Police Department, 3501 Roberts Cut Off Road, Fort Worth
- Glencrest Civic League Neighborhood, 2601 Timberline Drive, Fort Worth
- Arlington Parks and Recreation, 2025 Craig Hanking Drive, Arlington
- The Abbey at Hightower, 6889 Hightower Drive, North Richland Hills
- Crowley City Hall, 201 E. Main St., Crowley
- Dalworthington Gardens Department of Public Safety, 2600 Roosevelt Drive, Dalworthington Gardens
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10374, 301 1st St. S., Haslet
- Pantego Community Relations Board, 3206 Smith Barry Road, Pantego
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John Forbes is a reporting fellow for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at john.forbes@fortworthreport.org.
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