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Moonlight, Music, & Meteors
April 17 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tickets available through the Visit Jackson website here.
Moonlight, Music, & Meteors
playground pops + celestial wonders
Imagine a Friday night under the stars with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and sample concessions from vendors. Kick back, peer into the skies, and visit with area physicists, astronomers, and NASA Solar System Ambassadors — all during the Lyrid meteor shower!
TICKETS: $20 online until Noon on April 16, 2026 or $25 at the door
In the event of rain, an alternate date will be announced.
This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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Concert in partnership with:
Aaron Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
Joseph Curiale, Call of the Mountain (Kayla Thompson, Narrator)
arr. John Cacavas, Star Spangled Spectacular
John Williams, Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan
Aaron Copland, Shaker Hymn
Morton Gould, American Salute
Jay Ungar, Ashokan Farewell
Arr. Bruce Healey, God Bless America (Kayla Thompson, Narrator + Laurie Walker Hall, Vocalist)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 (First Movement)
Arr. Albert Wang, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Love Is All You Need: A Tribute to the Beatles
James Horner, Music from Apollo 13
John Philip Sousa, Invincible Eagle March
Chip Davis, Return to Earth from Fresh Aire V
Michael Giacchino, Theme from Star Trek
General admission tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at door.
Tickets available through the Visit Jackson website here.
The Venue: “The Den” in LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, Riverside Park Cir, Jackson, MS 39216
Parking: museum parking lot plus street parking