6:32 PM: Night Out is here, and hundreds of block/building parties have begun! We’re starting our annual rounds at a park party – in White Center, at Steve Cox Memorial Park, and heading north from here. If you’re having a party, send a pic so we can include in our coverage – westseattleblog@gmail.com or text to our 24/7 hotline, 206-293-6302 – thanks!

6:45 PM: Thanks to Jon for that pic from his neighborhood’s party in the 4800 block of 46th SW. … Some parties have live music, like the one at 36th and Charlestown where Athena reports the tween musicians of OK-ish are getting ready to play:

Athena says this is only their second gig – their first one was opening for Carrie Akre at Easy Street! (added) Video of the musicians, who she says study with School of Rock:

6:57 PM: We stopped in Arbor Heights, where JoDean and neighbors are gathered for their ninth annual Night Out party:

We asked about the menu highlights: Fried chicken!

7:11 PM: Just visited the annual “South Park Putts Out” community Night Out party in the 800 block of South Thistle. Mini-golf is the highlight, including artist-designed holes:

We’ll add a few more photos later. More photos:

This party had an SPD visitor too, Community Police Team Officer Powell – police and firefighters are out visiting some of tonight’s events.

7:44 PM: The Seattle Police Pipes and Drums just performed at the 36th/Dawson block party. Video later. Video:

Group photo, too:

Meantime, this aerial view was just texted from the 34th SW party between Andover and Charlestown:

We have one more stop to make before we have to switch gears to election-night mode …

8:03 PM: Thanks to Walter for inviting us to visit his neighborhood party at 48th/Dawson (above)!

10:30 PM: Adding more of your photos – first, from Pete Spalding, the big annual party on Pigeon Point:

Pete reports:

We had well over 100 Pigeon Point neighbors come out tonight. We had a visit from SPD in the form of Lt Steve Strand and former precinct commander Steve Paulsen. We also had a visit from Engine 36.

They let all of the kids climb all over the fire truck. Then we had a large contingent of DOC officers pay us a visit as well. In one of the pictures you will see that one of our neighbors was helping the kids make rocket ships out of construction paper and then they were launched into the air.

What a great neighborhood we have with so many caring folks that came out to meet their neighbors tonight.

From Michael Taylor-Judd in North Delridge:

Engine 36 stopped by their party too:

From 41st SW, Gary Potter reports “a fun group, from the newest neighbor to the oldest”:

Clay Eals sent this photo from Palm Avenue, taken by Pamela Quadros:

As the photo shows, their party had SPD visitors. Now over to 40th/Edmunds, a texted photo:

Also texted, this view from 55th/Dakota:

Thanks again for all the community contributions!