Get your dancing shoes ready! The 23rd Annual Daddy Daughter Date Night is Feb. 9-11 at the Lexington Hotel and University Convention Center on South College Street. Dads and their daughters ,12 and younger ,will enjoy a special evening full of dancing, refreshments, pictures and some surprises.

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This year’s theme, “Pretty and Pink,” will include endless amounts of pink. Dana Stewart, Special Programs Coordinator for the City of Auburn says there will be flowers, heart-shaped balloons, a fountain of cakes by GiGi’s Cupcakes and pink decorations everywhere.

Something new to look forward to is an appearance from the new Chick-fil-A baby cow dressed in pink for the Date Night.

Other features to expect include a dance contest, an electric slide dance by the dads and goodie bags to take home.

Brock Parker, Multimedia Specialist for the Office of Communications and Marketing at Auburn University is attending this year’s event for the third time with his daughter Alyssa.

“Alyssa is a bright energetic girl who loves Disney Princesses, the Fresh Beat Band and dressing up. She’s definitely a frilly girl, but she’s a daddy’s girl,” Parker said.

“I like doing it because I get to be with my daddy,” said 6-year-old Alyssa Parker.

She explained that all of her best friends go, too.

Parker looks forward to every part of the night. “The dinner, the professional photos and the dancing, it’s a night where I don’t have to worry about work or any other problems," he said. "I can just be with my daughter, and that’s worth everything to me.”

This year more than 1,200 tickets have been sold. The event used to only be one night, but over the years they have expanded it to three nights because of the huge turnout and demand for tickets.

For first time attendees, “Expect a large crowd, but expect a lot of fun. Expect to dress up, too. So many girls wear pretty evening gowns or nice dresses, and most of the dads wear suits,” said Parker.

Everyone has their favorite part whether it’s the dance contest, getting dressed up or even watching the girls enjoy themselves.

“One of my all time favorite nights at the event was last year when a little girl whose father was in Iraq. She came with her uncle, but she had a cut out of her dad that she danced with the whole night and it was adorable,” said Stewart.

The night is sure to be full of music, memories and fun. As Parker says, “It’s definitely a night on the town.”