Paws, Lights, and Holiday Nights at The Southern Lights
Trustmark Park’s winter wonderland is now pet friendly and absolutely barking with holiday cheer

PEARL, Miss. (November 19, 2025) — The Southern Lights at Trustmark Park has officially gone full holiday magic. How magical? Magical enough that we’ve opened the gates to pets. Yes, pets. Bring the dogs. Bring the pups in sweaters. Bring the dogs who refuse sweaters. Bring the dignified ones. Bring the chaotic ones. We’re here for all of it.

With millions of twinkling lights, festive walkways, warm fire pits, and the biggest holiday glow-up a ballpark has ever seen, The Southern Lights is now a place where the whole family can soak in the season together. Even the four-legged family members who think every new smell is an adventure and every stranger is a new best friend.

The idea even got the official stamp of approval from our Assistant Groundskeeper, Piper the AKC American Chocolate Labrador, who takes her title extremely seriously. “Woof, woof, woof,” said Piper, which translates to “I have personally inspected the lights, the walkways, and the vibes. Everything is exceptional. Highly recommend.”

To keep the joy flowing and the chaos fun instead of feral, pets must remain on a leash at all times. Guests are asked to clean up after their animals and follow all local, state, and federal pet regulations while inside the ballpark. You know the drill. Holiday magic for all.

The Southern Lights runs throughout the season with ice skating, train rides, s’mores stations, festive treats, and immersive displays across the concourse and field. Whether you arrive with kids, cousins, coworkers, or a canine connoisseur of Christmas lights, you’re stepping into something unforgettable.

About The Southern Lights

The Southern Lights is where winter wonder meets Southern soul. More than just a light show, it’s a grand holiday festival that transforms Trustmark Park into a glowing fairytale village filled with millions of lights, skating, fire pits, carnival rides, and festive food. Designed to be a tradition for the entire South, The Southern Lights blends spectacle and togetherness into a celebration built for joy, awe, and lasting memories.

About the Mississippi Mud Monsters

Baseball Lives Here. It Just Got a Little Weirder.
The Mississippi Mud Monsters are a professional baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, competing in the Frontier League as a member of the West Division in the Midwest Conference. We officially joined the league as an expansion team ahead of the 2025 season — but make no mistake: we’ve been stirring the waters here for a while. We believe baseball should be unapologetically fun, a little weird, wildly welcoming, and deeply rooted in the places we call home. This is swamp-built, Mississippi-made magic — and this season was only the beginning.