Annual National Night Out event on for Tuesday

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 is the community building event National Night Out. An event that brings public safety organizations to take part in their biggest combined public PR event of the year.

National Night Out, takes place at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Park between 4 and 7 p.m. This years event will feature local public safety organizations like The Fond du Lac Police Department, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol and City of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, plus others like the Wisconsin DNR.

Those attending the event will be able to see up close demos of police and fire vehicles including the City Of Fond du Lac’s and County Sheriff’s S.W.A.T. vehicles, and the sheriff’s office’s command center vehicle.

There will be games and activities for kids to participate in like a bounce house and face painting and kids can register to win a bike as well as take part in a dunk tank where some of Fond du Lac’s finest will be volunteering to be dunked.

Also at the event, weather permitting, is a planned stop by Flight For Life helicopter.

National Night Out is a great way to introduce kids to law enforcement, and provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

National Night Out started in 1984, and takes place each year on the first Tuesday of August. The event is free to attend.