- Reception to honor Borden Plant employees following the plant’s closing (June 2006, before museum’s renovation)
- Grand Reopening open house, following completion of interior renovation (December 2008)
- VIP open house, to increase awareness of the museum by local officials, and homemade ice cream (July 2009)
- Farewell party for Chester McKee, longtime museum trustee and supporter (September 2009, Bill Poe’s home)
- Party to honor MSU landscape architecture students and faculty for rain garden/phase 1 construction (April 2010, Bill Poe’s home)
- Open houses for openings of rotating exhibits (ongoing)
- Night at the Museum celebrations: cookouts and free outdoor movies, hosted by MSU landscape architecture students (ongoing)
- Garden party to honor volunteers who helped with museum activities (May 2011, Mike and Wanda Thorne’s home)
- Opening reception for My Oktibbeha children’s photo exhibit (May 2011)
- GSDP dedication of Oktibbeha County’s Mississippi Blues Trail marker, located on the museum’s grounds (November 2011)
- Celebration honoring museum supporter Stuart Vance upon the publication of his book Aviation in the Golden Triangle (November 2011, Bill Poe’s home)
- Chili supper to show appreciation to MSU students/faculty and desk volunteers (April 2012, Suzy and Jim Turner’s home)
* Protocol for museums prohibits food, drinks, and live plant materials inside museums. Since the museum’s interior renovation, refreshments are served outdoors at open houses and receptions. Celebratory parties are held at private locations.
