White Party Labor Day Weekend
White Party Labor Day Weekend takes over The Misfit Club in downtown Mystic for two nights, Friday, September 4, and Saturday, September 5, with black lights, glow effects and music from DJ Nervous.
The two-night party begins at 8 p.m. each evening at the underground club at 12 Water Street in Mystic. Friday features a special glow drink, while Saturday encourages guests to dress in white, turning the club’s black-light atmosphere into part of the party itself.
The Misfit Club is billing the weekend simply: “2 Days. 2 Parties. 1 Club.”
Two Nights Under the Black Lights
The White Party is built around a simple visual idea.
Turn down the regular lights. Turn on the black lights. Add glow effects. Then fill the room with people dressed for the occasion.
Friday and Saturday share that overall theme but have slightly different features.
On Friday, September 4, the club is promoting a special glow drink as part of the night’s festivities.
Saturday, September 5, becomes the more traditional White Party, with white dress encouraged. Under ultraviolet black lights, white and fluorescent clothing becomes dramatically brighter, making the crowd itself part of the room’s visual effect.
Guests aren’t required to treat it like a formal white party. The event’s promotional material says white dress is encouraged, rather than establishing it as a mandatory dress code.
DJ Nervous Handles Both Nights
DJ Nervous provides the music beginning at 8 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday.
He’s already a familiar presence at The Misfit Club.
DJ Nervous hosts the club’s monthly Open Mic Night, where musicians, comedians, poets, dancers and other performers are invited onto the stage. The recurring event takes place on the first Wednesday of each month.
For Labor Day weekend, the emphasis shifts from an open stage to the dance floor.
The Misfit Club’s regular Saturday programming is already built around dancing. Its weekly Dance Saturday begins at 7:30 p.m. and is promoted around contemporary, big-city dance music.
The September 5 White Party effectively gives that Saturday-night format a Labor Day weekend theme, with DJ Nervous, black lights and white clothing replacing the club’s standard Saturday presentation.
The Misfit Club Is Literally Underground
The setting helps.
The Misfit Club is tucked below street level at 12 Water Street in downtown Mystic.
That basement location gives the space a natural nightclub feel that’s quite different from the restaurants, pubs and waterfront patios surrounding it.
The club has developed an identity around being a little outside Mystic’s traditional nautical image, with a London Underground-inspired aesthetic and an intimate room that can move between neighborhood bar, performance space and dance club depending on the night.
It’s also small enough that a lighting change can alter the atmosphere of the entire room.
For White Party weekend, the visual centerpiece is ultraviolet light.
Why White Parties Work Under Black Lights
Black lights emit primarily ultraviolet-A light, which isn’t very visible by itself.
The effect happens when UV light interacts with certain materials containing fluorescent compounds. Those materials absorb ultraviolet energy and release some of it as visible light.
That’s why a white shirt can suddenly appear almost electric under a black light.
Fluorescent colors can react even more dramatically.
The effect turns clothing, drinks and decorations into sources of apparent brightness while much of the surrounding room remains dark.
For a club event, that means the audience isn’t merely watching a lighting display.
They’re wearing it.
Friday Starts the Labor Day Weekend Party
Friday, September 4, is the first half of the two-night event.
The party begins at 8 p.m., with DJ Nervous providing the music and the club switching into its black-light and glow presentation.
Friday’s additional feature is a special glow drink.
The promotional material doesn’t identify the drink or its ingredients, so that part is being kept as part of the night’s experience rather than advertised as a specific cocktail.
Friday also doesn’t carry Saturday’s white-dress suggestion.
The common denominator is the black-light environment and DJ-driven party.
Saturday Is the White Party
Saturday, September 5, brings the second half of the weekend and the event’s namesake White Party.
Once again, DJ Nervous starts at 8 p.m.
This time, guests are encouraged to arrive dressed in white.
The dress suggestion serves a purpose beyond establishing a theme. White clothing is particularly responsive beneath black lights, allowing the room to change as more people arrive.
It’s a straightforward concept that doesn’t need much explanation:
Wear white.
Get under the black lights.
And glow.
A Different Side of Downtown Mystic Nightlife
The Misfit Club’s weekly schedule makes it something of an entertainment room as much as a bar.
Open Mic Night brings musicians, comedians, dancers and spoken-word performers into the space.
Karaoke takes over Thursdays.
Saturday is normally dedicated to dancing.
Sunday programming rotates among activities that can include trivia, movies and televised special events.
The White Party takes that existing nightlife identity and expands it across two nights for Labor Day weekend.
And unlike many of Mystic’s Labor Day weekend events, this one doesn’t revolve around daylight, the waterfront or traditional end-of-summer activities.
It starts when the sun is down.
One Event, Two Dates
Guests don’t have to attend both nights to participate in White Party weekend.
Friday and Saturday function as individual parties within the same Labor Day weekend event.
Friday, September 4, brings the glow drink and black-light party.
Saturday, September 5, brings the white-dress theme.
DJ Nervous anchors both.
That gives people two chances to experience the event, or the option of making an entire weekend of it.
Event Details
Event: White Party Labor Day Weekend
Dates: Friday, September 4 and Saturday, September 5, 2026
Start Time: 8 p.m. both nights
Venue: The Misfit Club
Address: 12 Water Street, Mystic, CT 06355
Music: DJ Nervous
Friday: Black lights, glow atmosphere and special glow drink
Saturday: Black lights and white dress encouraged
Theme: “2 Days. 2 Parties. 1 Club.”
More information is available at the Event Website link below.
Featured image is an artistic representation inspired by the event and may not depict the actual people, location, or activities shown.