Yuri’s Night Houston

Hey All,

We’ve had a few inquiries as to tickets at the door that I would like to address. This year we unfortunately cannot take money at the door so you really need to get your tickets before hand. You can do so on our celebration page here. But good news! To allow for those who may have been planning for tickets at the door the deadline has been extended until Midnight tonight!

See you all tomorrow!!

-The YN Houston Team

Hello Space City!

Come join us in celebrating the 49th year of Human Spaceflight and the 29th year of flying the Space Shuttle! This Saturday we have three great events to celebrate Human Spaceflight firsts and inspire a whole new round of firsts. Join us at any or all of the events below!

See you soon!
-The Yuri’s Night Houston 2010 Team

Yuri’s Night Houston 2010 Celebration(PRESALE TICKETS ONLY,Friday Deadline!):

Come and join the world in celebrating one of Humanity’s greatest achievements: Spaceflight. On April 12th 1961 the first Human was launched into space, Yuri Gagarin. Twenty years to the day after that first launch, the first reusable spacecraft was launched, the Space Shuttle: STS-1 Columbia. Come join us in celebrating these and other great spaceflight achievements this April 10th from 8pm - Midnight at Hilton Americas - Houston! We’ll have great live music from Spiny Norman, Space Exhibits,special guests, and more! Get your tickets now!

Yuri’s 5k Fun Run(Register Here):

Honor the dedication of those who put people into space by running the Yuri’s 5 km run/walk on the roads and trails of Challenger Seven Memorial Park. Yuri’s 5k will be held April 10th beginning at 8:15 a.m with a 1K Kid’s Run held at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds from this event benefit the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.

Space Day(Details Here):

Space Day, held as part of the Yuri’s Night Houston April 10th celebration, seeks to share science and engineering experiences through interactive exhibits, talks from those within the space industry, and general fun! Join us at Discovery Green from 11am-5pm on April 10th for this free event!

Helloooo Space City!

I know you have been waiting for details for the Yuri’s Night Houston Celebration and here they are!

Quick Run Down:

• Yuri’s Night Houston 2010 Celebration
• 8pm-12am April 10th  @ Hilton Americas - Houston
• Lots of cool space stuff!
• Ticketing Information to come! Be among the first to know about ticketing, email ynhouston.tickets@gmail.com

Full Story:

First off when and where? The Yuri’s Night Houston 2010 Celebration will be from 8pm-12am April 10th@ Hilton Americas - Houston where you will be joining people on all 7 continents in celebrating the 1st person in space, Yuri Gagarin! Yuri’s Night Houston will join around 150 celebrations around the world! (At the time of this posting, get updated here)

Here at the Houston, aka Space City, Celebration you’ll get to experience live music from a great local band Spiny Norman (see their awesome logo below),  some great Space Exhibits, a chance to mingle with local area space enthusiasts, and the opportunity to reflect with others about the amazing technological achievement of sending Human’s to space.  Come and join the world as we celebrate the launch of the first Human into space, Yuri Gagarin, and the first Space Shuttle launch,  STS-1 Columbia!

Ticketing has ran into a few issues this year but we have a work around. While we sort the details express your interest in tickets by sending us an email at ynhouston.tickets@gmail.com and be among the first to know the details on ticketing! (Since the event is next week we really suggest sending us an email! )

Sending us an email to the above address will guarantee you know about the ticketing information when it is finalized and don’t worry we wont use your email for anything other than our personal ticketing information or give it to anyone else. If you don’t want to send us an email, keep checking back here or on our facebook and twitter pages, we expect to have ticketing information early next week (links above and on the right).

For a few more details on ticketing information check out our celebration page and don’t forget to check out the other two events The Yuri’s 5k and Space Day!! Enjoy an entire day dedicated to Space Exploration!

Stay tuned, more details to come!

-The YN Houston Team

This year’s band:

Hello all,

Were you wanting to get an entry into ‘The Future of Space’ Art Contest but just got too busy the past couple weeks?  Well I have good news for you! We’ve decided to extend the entry time until April 9th! Now you have a little extra time to get your submissions in! We look forward to seeing your creative side!

-The YN Houston Team

[Slight Clarification: The $10 GA tickets are day of pricing at the door only.]

[FYI,Slight Update to VIP Tickets at 8:01pm March 31st]

Good News! We’ve found a solution to the service fee issues!

Just come show up at Yuri’s Night Houston @ The Meridian for $10 (total for general admission)!! For that price you get everything mentioned in the previous post and you get to bypass the service fees! Now that’s a deal!

If you’re feeling like you want to be a VIP ticket for the night you can pay a little more and get some great appetizers from Phoenicia and access to the VIP room & bar! If you’re early enough you may even get a Yuri’s Night Gift!($30 total for VIP, Presale Only)

Be sure to bring some cash for the Yuri’s Night Shirts and extra tickets to the Zero-G Raffle too!

Woot! This is gonna be Awesome!

PS: If you gotta minute email us so we can get a feel for how many people to expect so we know how many staffers we’ll need. Thanks! yurisnighthouston@gmail.com

PPS: Here’s a summary of the days events!
Yuri’s Night Houston festivities take place this Saturday, April 4^th. Start the day off with the fun run at Challenger Seven Memorial Park. 1K Kids Run begins at 7:45 AM, 5K run begins at 8:00 AM.  Prizes will be awarded and proceeds will benefit the Challenger Center for Space Education. To register, go to https://www.signmeup.com/64179.

Saturday evening, head to the Meridian for the Yuri’s Night Houston celebration.  The evening is sure to be filled with excitement! Celebration goers will enjoy live music from the Rockit Scientists band, music from the SoundChemist DJ, special performances by Russian artist Millana, and fire dancer performers. Numerous space exhibits will be on display as well. Everyone who purchases a ticket will receive one FREE raffle ticket for a chance to win the Jacobs Zero-G raffle. Additional raffle tickets will be sold at the event, and you must be present to win. Don’t miss it! Check back before the event for any last minute updates!