National Night Out Against Crime
Planning Tips
STEP 1: Solicit help from your neighbors and form a committee. You will find that, as a group, you will be able to generate some great ideas as to what type of event to plan.
STEP 2: As the committee chairperson, assign (delegate) tasks to your committee members. Examples of tasks:
- Selecting an event location (club house, private home, cul-de-sac, vacant lot, park, church, etc.)
- Advertising your event (flyers, newsletters, public meetings)
- Refreshments
- Set-up and clean-up
- Entertainment/speaker(s)
STEP 3: Plan a follow-up meeting to discuss and evaluate your committees progress.
STEP 4: Register your block party or event with us (See Registration Form).
STEP 5: Talk up your event with your neighbors, homeowners/civic association, local business, place of worship, friends and family.
STEP 6: Watch it all come together and have lots of fun!
Celebration Ideas!!!
- sip lemonade
- barbecue
- chalk art
- volleyball/badminton
- croquet
- tell block history stories
- visit old friends
- exchange cookies
- bingo
- invite a speaker
- make a banner
- serve watermelon
- serve tea & desert
- jump rope
- turn on porch lights
- roller skate
- horseshoes
- face painting
- talent show
- progressive dinner
- collect food for needy
- dunk tank
- frisbee
- shoot free throws
- longest resident award
- best lawn award
- ice cream social
- make/eat popcorn
- pet contest
- bicycle parade
- listen to music
- oldest resident award
- sing-a-long
- fashlight walk
Mayor's
Office of Neighborhoods
Metropolitan Courthouse
Nashville, TN 37201
Phone: (615) 862-6000
Fax: (615) 862-6001