Night to Shine is just a few days away! We are so excited to see you this Friday at the Cox Business Convention Center (100 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103). Below you will find your personalized guide to the night for you. We will have coat check available. Attire: Formal Registration Time: 6:30 p.m. We have all kinds of things planned for the night, such as: • Dancing • Food/Drinks • Karaoke • Limo Rides • Sensory Room • Photo booths • Caricatures • Beauty Rooms (for the girls) • Shoe Shine (for the guys) • Calming Room **If you have a specific buddy please meet up with them before you enter the registration line.** While in line with Buddy Once you are paired with a buddy they will ask for the guests name. Once they enter that name and their information it will send a text to both parties with the appropriate information. Caretakers receive buddies name and cell phone number for emergenciesBuddies receive guests name, cell phone number, and allergies Please set up a meeting place for afterwards with the buddy WristbandsGold – BuddyOrange – AllergiesSilver – GuestBlack – Caretaker**You will not receive a wristband until you have verified the information is received by Buddy and Caretaker** Items to know: We will have several professional photographers at the event, so as you are walking, people will be taking pictures. Stop to smile periodically for a picture, but move quickly as we have lots of guests to get inside. Most of the events are located in Exhibit Hall A and open at 7:00 pm. Chick-Fil-A is providing meals for everyone who attends. Respite room for caretakers/parents is in Exhibit Hall A Parents/caretakers should be encouraged to go enjoy the respite or come back at the end of the event (10pm). Make sure they know that we will take great of their loved one.
Dancing – spend most of your night in the main room dancing and having fun. Set the tone for the night. Food/Drinks – Chick-Fil-A is providing dinner for everyone. Feel free to eat with your guest during the night. Chik-Fil-A does have limited options available depending on allergies. Please help us make sure the room stays manageable by visiting other activities if it is full. After you have eaten please exit to make sure we have room for everyone to eat. Karaoke Rooms – After the video from Tim Tebow video and welcome, the karaoke rooms will be open. Visit at some point in the night and sing. If the rooms are too crowded, sign up with your favorite song and encourage them to come back a little later. Calming Rooms – This room is a place for guests who are feeling overwhelmed and just need to relax.
Limo Rides – You will ride in the limo with your special guest. The rides will be a fun and special time for those attending. Sensory – This room will give you a chance to engage your senses and have fun Photo booth pictures – You and your buddy can take as many pictures as you’d like! Caricatures – Caricature artists are available to draw exaggerated sketches of guests. Beauty Room – Take them for a touch up in the beauty room. This is just another way to make them feel special! Shoe Shines – After a long night of dancing take them for a touch up.
Here’s a video from our last Night to Shine in person to get you ready for this year!
Limo Line We will be using a service called WaitWhile for our limo rides for the night. It is a digital way to stay in line so that you will get a text update when your ride is coming up. There will be signs posted to sign-up. Here is a map that will show you the location for where limos are going to be located for the night.
Parking
There are nearly 10,000 parking spaces within a short walk of our facility: The City of Tulsa utilizes the Park Mobile app to pay for metered street parking downtown during business hours, and these parking spaces are free after 5:00pm each day. The Civic Center Parkade located at 3rd and Houston Streets, which is owned and operated by American Parking, is connected to our facility by covered walkway; there are 1,395 spaces available in the Parkade and they are available for $5-$10 per car, per day depending on other downtown events. There are several private lots which may open up for public parking during events at their own rates.