Neighborhood Block Parties & The Block Party Trailer

1. Check Availability: Email blockparty@arlingtontx.gov to verify the trailer is available on your event date.
2. Apply: Submit an online application through the City of Arlington website at least 10 days before your event.
3. Required Documents: You must upload a map showing the trailer delivery location and proof of insurance or a signed waiver.
4. Reservation Approval: After your reservation is processed, we’ll email your Block Party Trailer approval permit. We’ll also include a checklist with all the trailer contents (tables, chairs, games, etc.) to help you plan your gathering.
5. Trailer Orientation: City staff will schedule a required orientation session on the day the trailer is delivered and get the required applicant signature.
6. Delivery & Pick-up: City staff will drop off the trailer the day before your event and pick it up the following business day.

1. Apply: If you need to close a street for your party, request your Residential Street Closure in the online application.
2. Required Documents:

• Include a map showing the location of the proposed street closure.
• Provide a roster of signatures from homeowners affected by the street closure:

• Minimum 75% approval signatures for closures under 1/2 mile
• Minimum 50% approval signatures for closures over 1/2 mile

3. Reservation Approval: After your request is processed, we’ll email your approval permit.
4. Delivery & Pick-Up: City Crews will deliver street barricades to the location of the street closure on the day of your event (or the day before, if your event is on the weekend). Barricades will be picked up on the following business day. If you reserved the Block Party Trailer with a street closure, your barricades are included in the trailer contents. Place them at the locations indicated on the approved street closure map.
   
   To finalize your application, you can access the following required documents directly in the online application.
   
   Waiver of Liability Insurance: Required if you do not provide your own liability insurance coverage.
   Roster of Affected Homeowners: Required for street closure requests to collect neighbor signatures in support of the street closure.

If your event is beyond the scope of the Residential Street Closure, it may require an additional permit.

• Contact Planning and Development Services for special event permits.
• If you serve alcohol, you must comply with all Texas Alcoholic and Beverage Commission requirements.

National Night Out (NNO) is Tuesday, Oct. 6, and your neighborhood can win the Block Party Trailer for your annual gathering!

Here’s your chance to participate in the nationwide event promoting police-community partnerships while celebrating locally with your neighbors.

To enter our drawing for the Block Party Trailer:

• Register your neighborhood in the City’s Neighborhood Directory.
• If your neighborhood’s already joined the directory, you’re automatically entered in the drawing.
• The winning neighborhood will be announced Sept. 18!
• We’ll deliver and pick up the Block Party Trailer early Oct. 6 and pick it up the next business day.

Other NNO reminders:

• If your neighborhood gathering requires a residential street closure, submit your application by Sept. 18. Refer to the Residential Street Closure Request tab on our web page.
• Don’t forget to register your NNO event with the Arlington Police department !