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Experience highlights Why you'll love it

Halloween classics, lit by candles
From eerie screen themes to spine-chilling classical pieces, enjoy a Halloween program played live by a string quartet.

Surrounded by a thousand candles
Only candles illuminate the room, creating a breathtaking atmosphere that makes every Candlelight concert unforgettable.

An extraordinary setting
Experience this unique concert in a stunning candlelit setting.
Program The music that awaits you
- Thriller from Michael Jackson's ThrillerMichael Bublé
- Funeral March of a Marionette from Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCharles Gounod
- Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 from String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110Dmitri Shostakovich
- Tubular Bells from The ExorcistMike Oldfield
- Stranger Things ThemeDixon & Stein
- Beetlejuice Main TitleDanny Elfman
- The Addams Family ThemeVic Mizzy
- Halloween ThemeJohn Carpenter
- Prelude from PsychoBernard Herrmann
- GhostbustersElmer Bernstein
- Danse Macabre from Danse macabre, Op. 40Camille Saint-Saëns
- Night On Bald Mountain from St. John's Eve on Bald MountainModest Mussorgsky
- Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture ShowO'Brien and Hartley
- The Nightmare Before Christmas SuiteDanny Elfman
- In The Hall Of The Mountain King from Peer GyntEdvard Grieg
Performers
- String quartetListeso
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In short About the concert
Celebrate Halloween with a Candlelight concert at Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium in Jackson. A string quartet brings haunting film and TV themes and dark classical favorites to life, in a room lit by candles.
This concert experience is a tribute. It is not associated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the artist, their heirs or their official representatives.
On the day How it works

Arrive early
Doors open 45 minutes before the concert. Late entry is not permitted once the concert has started.

Find your seat
Seats are not numbered: they are taken on a first-come, first-served basis within the zone on your ticket.

Let the music take over
Enjoy 60 minutes of live music surrounded by candles.
Reviews What guests are saying
4.8/5
based on 142 reviews
Elizabeth R.
feb 2025
It was an exceptional experience.
Jada G.
feb 2025
What a beautiful evening, thank you!
Guilhem H.
feb 2025
Friendly staff and beautiful music! It was our first Candlelight event and we loved it!
Yago
feb 2025
Friendly staff, great location and superb artist. It was a great event. Highly recommended
Carolyn W.
feb 2025
Gorgeous music, venue heavenly indeed
About the venueCraig H. Neilsen Auditorium

The Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson is a prominent gathering space distinguished by its modern design and cultural setting. As part of the museum complex, it reflects Mississippi’s heritage while offering a contemporary architectural landmark that enhances the significance of the surrounding institutions.
Address
222 North Street #2205, Jackson, 39201
Parking
Street parking is available nearby.
Accessibility
The venue is ADA accessible.
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