(KNZA)--The Hiawatha Police Department is gearing up for it's annual National Night Out event.

On Tuesday, Aug. 7, neighborhoods throughout Hiawatha are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “35th Annual National Night Out” crime and drug prevention event.

For the 24th year, the Hiawatha Police Department will sponsor the National Night Out. Agencies will set up displays in the Schuneman Addition at the Fisher Center on East Iowa Street from 6–8 p.m. These include the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, Squad 48, Town and Country Ambulance and Hiawatha Fire Department.

Hiawatha Police Chief John Defore said this year's event will be extra special. 

"We are serving corn dogs and bottled water donated from our local Sonic," he said. "Sonic is also donating toys to give away with meals. We will also have Dr. Pepper and Diet Dr. Pepper donated by the good folks at Seneca Wholesale. We will have chips purchased through donations from Wal-Mart, Casey’s General store and Citizens Bank. We will be icing down those drinks courtesy of Nigus Retail Liquor’s Ice donation and since we need tubs for ice, Farm and Home has been a long time donator of stock water tanks for the event."

"So please help us thank these longtime supporters, without them we could not do any of this," he continued.

Residents can also swim free of charge that evening from 7 to 9 at the Hiawatha Acquatic Park.