Mississippi Children’s Museum to Host Noon Year’s Eve Celebration Dec. 31


JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Children’s Museum’s (MCM) will host a special Noon Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31rst from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Festivities will include countdowns at 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. and a grand finale at noon with confetti cannons, a traditional style countdown, and a balloon drop.

“Join us in your sequins and sneakers to dance along to festive tunes. Create your own noisemaker and countdown clock, add your acts of kindness to our Kindness Calendar, make a New Year’s hat, and so much more!” the museum said in a statement.

Noon Year’s Eve is included with $13 general admission and free with museum membership. The museum will be closed on Jan. 1.

Museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 – 6 p.m. Journey to the North Pole, MCM’s holiday exhibit will be open until Jan. 5.

Journey to the North Pole features:

• 45-foot Snowflake Slide (Must be 36” to ride)
• Reindeer Rink sock skating (Must bring socks for this experience)
• Magical train cars, a child-sized post office, letters to Santa, holiday train table with toy trains and village elements
• Cozy up by the fire inside a recreation of Eudora Welty’s living room, complete with a fireplace, books, and scheduled holiday readings

More information on Journey to the North Pole can be found here.