The Center for Student Activities will host Glow Fest on Saturday in the Colvard Student Union Ballroom. The event will take place from 8 to 12 p.m., and will feature a variety of games, including glow in the dark mini golf, ping-pong and fuse ball.
The event will also include a DJ, a photo booth, airbrush tattoos, free food and t-shirts for the first 250 students to arrive. Everything will be glow in the dark, with black lights set up throughout the ballroom and glow sticks provided to attendees.
A Mississippi State University student ID is required to check in.
Glow Fest is the first of several events coming to MSU this semester as part of a series called Dawgs After Dark. Other events in the series will include a magician, a comedy performance, poetry nights, movie nights, lip sync battles, rollerblading and glow in the dark Frisbee on the drill field.
The Student Association is partnering with the MSU Department of Housing and Residence Life for a range of events, including a rave in the Perry. They are also working with the Joe Frank Sanderson Center, which will be putting on regular events for both students and members of the community, including events like Foots All Friday and Slamming Saturday.
Amelia Rogers, associate director for the center for student activities, said Glow Fest has something for everyone and is a unique on-campus activity many students have never experienced.
“We are doing this in the ballroom, which adds kind of a fun flavor to it. When have you ever played mini golf in a ballroom?” Rogers said. “I think it will be a really fun opportunity to engage students in a new and exciting way.”
Although MSU will close Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Rogers said she is hopeful many students stay in town over the long weekend and attend Glow Fest.
“We feel like this is a great way to start the spring semester and are hoping for a large turnout,” Rogers said. “We really encourage everyone to come and have a good time.”
Joel Lindsey, a junior majoring in petroleum engineering from Ocean Springs, said he loves attending events on campus and always makes an effort to go with his friends.
“I am always interested in any event with free food and the chance to get a free shirt,” Lindsey said. “I definitely plan to get there early so I can enjoy everything before it gets too crowded.”
Rogers, previously the assistant director for the center of student activities, said she hopes students attend Glow Fest and take advantage of all the fun activities planned.
“It’s a fun opportunity, whether you like mini golf, or you just want to come dance and hang out,” Rogers said. “Glow Fest gives students an opportunity to come, hang out and have something to do on Saturday night.”