# Event Details

- **Event Name**: SAMA Mardi Gras Cash Bash
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Celebrate 50 years of art and community at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Cash Bash, a Mardi Gras–themed fundraising event on Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 6:00–10:00 p.m. at the Bavarian Aid Society in Altoona. Guests will enjoy a lively, casual evening featuring Bourbon Street style jazz by the Deacons of Dixieland, a Cajun-inspired buffet catered by Mayfield at the Capitol Hotel, and nonstop excitement with cash prize drawings held approximately every 10 minutes, themed raffle baskets, and a 50/50. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $100 and include admission for two, dinner for two, drink tickets, and chances to win over $6,800 in prizes, culminating in a $2,000 grand prize announced at 9:30 p.m.; attendance is limited to 200 tickets and guests must be 21 or older to participate in drawings. Proceeds directly support SAMA’s exhibitions, educational programs, and community outreach across its museums in Altoona, Bedford, Johnstown, and Ligonier Valley, helping ensure continued access to the arts throughout the Southern Alleghenies.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/altoona/sama-mardi-gras-cash-bash/200029493524917
- **Event Categories**: art, mardi-gras, music, exhibitions, entertainment, nonprofit, fine-arts, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 125

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.sama-art.org/cashbash?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=altoona-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Altoona
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Bavarian Aid Society
- **lat**: 40.509151018817
- **long**: -78.391512232703
- **full address**: The Bavarian Aid Society, 1208 Crawford Ave, Altoona, PA 16602-4720, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Altoona (https://allevents.in/org/southern-alleghenies-museum-of-art-altoona/7689642)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Bavarian Aid Society, 1208 Crawford Ave, Altoona, PA 16602-4720, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Altoona
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, mardi-gras, music, exhibitions, entertainment, nonprofit, fine-arts, charities
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about SAMA Mardi Gras Cash Bash ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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