National Night Out

From 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, residents in neighborhoods throughout Portsmouth will spend the evening outside with neighbors as well as police, fire, public works, and city and elected officials.  Many neighborhoods throughout Portsmouth will be hosting a variety of special events such as block parties, cookouts, parades, contests, youth activities, and games.   

The following fourteen neighborhoods are participating this year:

Atlantic Heights (Big Rock Park – 13 Porpoise Way)

Elwyn Park (Adams Avenue)

The Cedars Condominiums (White Cedar Blvd. behind the Cedars clubhouse)

Gosling Meadows (Gosling Meadows Gazebo)

Spinnaker Point Condominiums (70 Spinnaker way; outdoor pool)

WAHOO (Wibird Street between Lincoln and Hawthorne Streets)

Friends of the South End (Four Tree Island)

Pannaway Manor (Pannaway Playground; Schurman Ave)

Creek Neighborhood (Pine Street Park)

Bersum Gardens (332 Leslie Drive)

Maple Haven (Maple Haven Park)

West End – Lafayette Park (Circle on Sewall Rd) 

Woodlawn Circle / Echo Avenue (100 Woodlawn Circle)

Cliff Road and Walker Bungalow (49 Cliff Rd)

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Colleen Ovecka or Christian Berling at cncportsmouth@gmail.com or Sergeant Roland Dupuis of the Portsmouth Police Department at dupuisr@portsmouthnhpd.gov or by calling (603)610-7601.