The New York Cosmos and Nickelodeon have partnered to host the SpongeBob SquarePants: You Bring the Color night at MCU Park on Saturday, September 23, when the Cosmos face North Carolina FC at 7:00 pm.

“This is a fun addition to our match day experience,” said Cosmos Chief Operating Officer, Erik Stover.  “We’re excited to partner with Nickelodeon on SpongeBob SquarePants: You Bring the Color and we’re sure fans will enjoy it while helping us raise more money for the relief fund.”

For the first time ever, SpongeBob SquarePants: You Bring The Color allows fans to help color brand-new SpongeBob SquarePants episodes for a chance to have their creations featured on Nickelodeon this fall. New York Cosmos fans will get an exclusive opportunity to color and submit their designs online at designated stations during the game and can also bring the color to the hit-animated series now at www.YouBringTheColor.com. The SpongeBob SquarePants: You Bring The Color digital destination currently features various frames to color from the final scene of the upcoming SpongeBob SquarePants black-and-white episode, “Squid Noir.”

On this day, Cosmos fans will have the opportunity to enjoy appearances from SpongeBob SquarePants and friends, participate in interactive games, enter to win premium giveaways, experience halftime entertainment activities and more.

In continuation of the team’s efforts to aid those affected by Hurricane Harvey,Cosmos players will wear customized Inaria-branded Nickelodeon SpongeBob warm-ups. Additional SpongeBob warmups will be autographed by players and raffled off, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Greater Community Foundation of Houston’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

Use promo code “SPONGEBOB” for $10 end line seats. Get your tickets for SpongeBob night here. The first 3,500 fans to enter MCU Park will receive complimentary ‘SpongeBob You Bring the Color’ pins.

The team returns to MCU Park for a rematch against Jacksonville Armada FC on Sunday, September 17 at 5:00 pm. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, click here.