(KNZA)--Neighborhoods throughout Hiawatha are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “41th Annual National Night Out” crime and drug prevention event on Tuesday, evening, August 6th.

For the 29th year, the Hiawatha Police Department will sponsor the event. Local law enforcement and emergency response agencies will set up displays in the Schuneman Addition at the Fisher Center on East Iowa Street from 6-8 p.m.

The Police Department will be serving free corn dogs, chips, soda pop and bottled water.

Residents can swim free at the Hiawatha Aquatic Park from 6 to 8 p.m.

The National Night Out program helps build neighborhood unity and strengthen police-community partnerships.