MEMBER EVENT: Mars Masquerade

Ring in the New Year under the Saturn V moon rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration. The party starts Dec. 31, at 8 p.m., and the “Flashbacks Show Band” takes the stage at 8:30 p.m., with favorites from early Motown to today’s hits. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be available from 8 until 10 p.m., and bars will be open until 1 a.m. Enjoy a celebratory complimentary champagne toast with us at midnight. Mars Masquerade is a black-tie optional event. Ticket pricing during the Early Bird Special is $130 per couple or $65 for single tickets, available through Dec. 23. Pricing is $150 per couple and $75 per single ticket beginning Dec. 24. The Rocket Center has partnered with the Huntsville Marriott on the Rocket Center campus for special room packages for the evening. Click here to visit the Marriott website, select New Year's Eve and click "view rates", then select the "Deals and Packages" tab. From there select the "New Year's Eve Package Early Bird" which includes tickets for two to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's New Year's Eve Mars Masquerade Party, breakfast for two in Season's Restaurant, and late check-out of 1:00pm. Free transportation is available from 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. to and from the Marriott hotel.