Panthers announce 17 special Theme Nights at FLA Live Arena, mini-bobblehead giveaways

Nearly every single Panthers home game in 2023-24 will have some kind of special theme attached to it

Things are starting to ramp up as the preseason hockey month of September is just a couple short weeks away.

On Tuesday, the Panthers announced their special themed nights at FLA Live Arena for the 2023-24 season, and there are quite a few.

A total of 17 themed nights were announced, in addition to the three games Florida is hosting to honor three-plus decades of Panthers history for the team's 30-year anniversary.

That means almost every other home game (there are 41) will have some kind of special theme tied to it.

There are games celebrating things like Halloween, St. Patrick's Day and the holiday season, there are nights honoring the Military and Black History, there's Hockey Fights Cancer Night, Pride Night, Autism Acceptance Night and of course Fan Appreciation Night.

In terms of pop culture, there will be Star Wars Night, Margaritaville Night and a country music-themed night being called Cats 'N Cowboys.

Additionally, the Panthers will have special mini-bobblehead giveaways for the first 10,000 fans in attendance on three nights next season.

The team did post a photo on their website showing mini-Ekblad, Barkov and Tkachuk bobbles for three giveaway nights, which are in November, December and January. 

Last week, we here at THN Florida put out a list of some of the home games fans should circle, and it's worth a look.

The full list of themed nights at FLA Live Arena can be seen below:

· Oct. 19 - Home Opener

· Oct. 21 - Pink in the Rink Night

· Oct. 28 – Halloween Night

· Nov. 10 – Military Appreciation Night 

· Nov. 20 – Hockey Fights Cancer Night

· Dec. 2 – Cats ‘N Cowboys- A Night for Country Music Fans

· Dec. 21 – Hockey Holidays Game

· Jan. 13 – Pride Night 

· Jan. 19 – Star Wars Night

· Feb. 10 – ‘Vamos Gatos’ Night 

· Feb. 24 – Black History Night

· March 9 – Kids Day 

· March 16 – St. Patrick’s Day 

· March 21 – White Out Night

· March 30 – Margaritaville Night

· April 11 – Autism Acceptance Night 

· April 13 – Fan Appreciation Night

Mini-bobblehead giveaway nights:

· Nov. 6 vs. Columbus

· Dec. 6 vs. Dallas

· Jan. 17 vs. Detroit

Further details on each individual theme night will be released as they get closer at FloridaPanthers.com/ThemeNights. 

Editors note: This story was updated to reflect that there will be three mini-bobblehead giveaways, not six.