Norristown will host National Night Out in the 1300 block of Willow Street, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 7, featuring Norristown Police, Norristown Fire Department, Town Watch, local churches and organizations.

The same evening, the Upper Merion Township Police Department will host a lavish festival in the Target parking lot, 160 W. DeKalb Pike, King of Prussia, 6 to 9 p.m., featuring food, games, crafts and bounce houses for kids, raffle prizes and information — all for free, writes Gary Puleo at timesherald.com.

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Also attending the Upper Merion celebration will be several of the area’s surrounding police departments, including Whitpain Police Department; Bridgeport Police Department; Pennsylvania State Police; East Norriton Police Department; Valley Forge Park Rangers; Lower Providence Police Department; Plymouth Police Department; Conshohocken Police Department; Radnor Police Department; Montco SWAT; Montco Bomb Squad and Montco Forensics.

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