A “community block party” will be staged at Whitmore Park on Tuesday, Aug. 6 for a National Night Out celebration designed to bring the community together to reduce local crime.

Held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the event will feature information booths, free food, displays of police vehicles such as the armored SWAT vehicle.

National Night Out is held annually in most cities to focus on community crime prevention.

Last year’s event was held at the Clinton Whitmore Mansion blocks away.