We are happy to announce that National Night Out 2025 is officially happening on Tuesday, August 5, 2025!
deadline for application submittal is Tuesday, July 23rd, 2025.
We’re pleased to welcome you and your neighbors to the Annual National Night Out crime prevention event on August 5, 2025!
Get a $150 gift card to help with expenses –
gift cards are limited so sign up now!
Please complete the application and release form by July 23, 2025.
For more information or comments, please email Eddie Behle at ebehle@hmbcity.com.
National Night out is the annual nationwide community-building campaign encouraging police/community partnerships and neighbor-to-neighbor connections, making our neighborhoods safer, better places to live. On National Night Out, neighborhoods across the nation host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts, and other fun community events.
The City of Half Moon Bay encourages residents to host block parties on National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
We’ll help jump-start block parties by offering a gift card that will help offset the costs of putting on a great neighborhood block party. This small grant can be used to pay for food, beverages, decorations, rent tables, and chairs, or whatever their block party needs to be a success.
National Night Out is a wonderful opportunity for Half Moon Bay residents to get together, meet new people, re-connect with neighbors, and just spend a couple of relaxing hours in an informal social setting. Getting to know and staying in touch with neighbors enhances neighborhood safety and well-being, and makes it easier for neighbors to look out for each other – and that’s great for our entire community.
Depending on the number of block parties and staff availability, the City will try to schedule a visit by a fire truck or Sheriff’s vehicle.
Most neighbors hold their National Night Out events between 5:00pm and 9:00pm.
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Celebrate National Night Out by bringing your neighbors together for a Block Party!
Block Party Basics
First and most important – don’t stress over planning the perfect block party! Feel free to keep it casual – it’s all about fun and just sharing some time with your neighbors!
Contact a few neighbors together who are interested in helping to organize your event. The planning process itself is an opportunity to have fun and renew or make new friendships.
Involve neighbors you don’t know well. If there are people in your neighborhood who speak a language other than English, try to find someone to translate and help you to reach out. This will help to bridge the language barrier, and it’s a great opportunity to meet and spend time with people of different cultures and backgrounds.
Invitations: Give your neighbors invitations with the what, where, and when. Post on Nextdoor or to your neighborhood email group, or deliver door-to-door and introduce yourself.
When: The official date of National Night Out is Tuesday, August 5, 2025. When deciding on a time, take into consideration your neighbors’ schedules. Most groups hold their events between 6 and 9 pm.
Where: Choose a location that makes sense for your neighborhood – someone’s centrallylocated home, or back/front yard. Maybe you can close off the street on your block and make it a street event (get street closure permit info by calling 650-750-2026 – City fees are waived!).
Funding: The City of Half Moon Bay is offering a $100 gift card to help offset the costs of your event. Just fill out the simple application at hmbcity.com/nightout by August 1.
Menu: Food always makes a party better! Make it a potluck. Invite your neighbors to bring a favorite dish, drinks, desserts, etc.
Activities: Organize games and activities for the kids. Have everyone wear nametags (included in your swag bag from the City), especially if there are neighbors who don’t know each other well. Talk with each other about your neighborhood and the community. The City will try to schedule a fire truck or Sheriff’s vehicle to visit (subject to availability).
Have Fun! Talking to your neighbors, getting reacquainted or meeting new neighbors, and sharing news and information helps to build community and build a stronger neighborhood. And when your neighbors know each other better, they watch out for each other, help each other, and make your neighborhood a better, safer place to live.
