Get ready for the Lightning’s 2024-2025 theme nights

The Bolts are preparing for the upcoming season, with special dates already announced.

Four Lightning players smile and celebrate on the ice. Two are fist-bumping, and the crowd at Amalie Arena is visible in the background.

The countdown to the new season is on.

There are under two months until the Tampa Bay Lightning begin their campaign for a fourth Stanley Cup title. Ahead of the upcoming season, the team announced a slew of theme + group nights, so the Thunder can prepare to roar from Amalie Arena’s rafters. Here are a few we’re looking forward to:

  • Game One Opening Night | Saturday, Oct. 11 | 7 p.m. | vs. Carolina Hurricanes
  • Halloween Night | Saturday, Oct. 26 | 7 p.m. | vs. Washington Capitals
  • Military Appreciation Night | Thursday, Nov. 7 | 7 p.m. | vs. Philadelphia Flyers
  • 90s Night | Thursday, Dec. 5 | 7 p.m. | vs. San Jose Sharks
  • Gasparilla Night | Saturday, Jan. 18 | 7 p.m. | vs. Detroit Red Wings
  • Kids Day | Saturday, March 29 | 2 p.m. | vs. New York Islanders
  • Neurodiversity Night | Wednesday, April 9 | 7 p.m. | vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

The full list is online, and single-game tickets are now on sale. Let’s go Lightning.

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