The Mississippi Children’s Museum will host its fifth annual Neon Night on Saturday, July 14, from 8 p.m. to midnight. The summer fundraiser for the event is open to visitors age 21 and up.
“This event is a great way to kick off the summer, revisit … college days, dance, drink, eat and have a great time,” Whitney Allen, chairwoman of social media and publicity for Neon Night, told the Jackson Free Press. “Neon Night … just keeps getting bigger and bigger every year.”
During Neon Night, museum staff will pass out glow sticks, necklaces, tambourines and bracelets, and ’90s country-tribute group The Moustache Band will perform live throughout the night.
Food trucks Hog Heaven BBQ, On A Roll! Gourmet Egg Rolls and Small Time Hot Dogs will be at the museum for the event. Fondren Cellars and Cathead Vodka will host a cocktail contest, in which local restaurants The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen, The Iron Horse Grill, Barrelhouse and Fine & Dandy will each make a specialty cocktail using Cathead Vodka. Guests will vote on their favorite, and the museum will announce the winner at the end of the night.
Neon Night will also feature a raffle, with tickets for $10 each or three for $25. Those will only be available during the event, but guests do not have to be present during the drawing to win.
Tickets for Neon Night are $50 online, with a cut-off time of noon on July 13, or $55 at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit mschildrensmuseum.org or find the event on Facebook.
