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Light-Up LED Pom Poms
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$145 USD per pair
For adult cheer and dance teams: light-up pom poms make a night parade, a charity halftime or a club show read from the back of the crowd, and the remote switches the whole team together. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, easy to split across members.
Where do adult teams get the most out of light-up poms?
After dark. Adult teams perform on a calendar school teams rarely touch: Pride events, holiday and night parades, charity games, alumni nights, fundraising shows and appearances in bars and clubs. Most of it happens in the evening, on streets, in arenas and in rooms where a standard metallic pom disappears. A set of light-up LED pom poms shows from the back of the crowd because the diodes are built into the pom itself, not a single light in the handle.
Adult cheer has a long track record. CHEER SF, an adult, all-volunteer team founded in 1980 as the Hayward Raw Rahs, raises money through its performances for groups supporting people living with HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and other life-challenging conditions, and the Pride Cheerleading Association was founded to help teams in other cities start their own (source: ABC7 San Francisco, June 2025). See light-up pom poms for every kind of team for every kind of team we make sets for.
The adult team calendar, and the pom cue for each night
| Event | The setting | Pom cue |
|---|---|---|
| Pride parade or festival stage | Streets and outdoor stages | Rainbow (AUTO) on the route, team color for the stage set |
| Holiday or lighted night parade | A dark street lined with families | Steady team color; rainbow in front of the reviewing stand |
| Charity game halftime | An arena or stadium with the lights dipped | White for the entrance, team color on the big count |
| Bar, club or theater show | A dim room and a close crowd | A color change on every chorus |
| Alumni night | The old school’s stands | Split pairs in the school’s two colors |
| Team fundraiser | Your own stage | A lights-down finale in the cause color |
Use the table as a planning tool: list your team’s bookings for the year, write the cue next to each, and you have the case for the set.
How do adult teams split the cost?
Three ways work. Members buy their own pair through one team order at $120 a pair; the team buys a shared set from its fund; or a sponsor covers it in exchange for a thank-you on the team’s banner and social posts. A 12-member team ordering one pair each is $1,440; a 20-member team is $2,400; a 30-member team with two alternates is $3,840 for 32 pairs.
Adult rosters change, so decide who owns what before the order goes in. If members pay for their own pair, it leaves with them. If the team fund pays, the set stays with the team and new members borrow from it. Of the 54 teams that applied to us this fall, 16 asked for 21 to 40 pairs, so a full adult roster is a normal-sized order.
Add LED face stickers for adult performers
Adult teams can add one piece school squads should skip: LED face stickers. They are reusable and water resistant, flash, blink and twinkle, and come in six shapes, from stars and hearts to lightning bolts. They run on a replaceable CR2032 coin battery, which is why we sell them for adults and older students only; keep spares and used batteries away from young children. They are for performers and fans off the competition floor, not for athletes in a USASF cheer routine.
For a big fundraising night, a team can order custom stickers in its own shape and colors to hand to donors. Custom runs start at 1,000 units and are quoted.
Can adult teams use light-up poms at competitions?
Some adult teams compete in open or adult divisions as well as performing. For anything scored, check the event’s rules and ask the producer before you choreograph the poms in; rulebooks differ by event and change by season. Our guide to light-up poms at cheer competitions lists the questions to ask.
Exhibitions, halftimes, parades and shows are yours to light, and so is everything around a competition weekend: the team dinner, the awards photo and the welcome-home. Our 2027 competition season plan maps those moments for teams that compete.
Colors for Pride, cause nights and team colors
One set covers the whole calendar. The AUTO button runs a rainbow for Pride; MODE steps through the colors to pink for a breast cancer fundraiser or the cause color of any charity night; W brings everyone back to white. Split each pair across your two team colors for alumni night. The remote switches every pom in range together, so a team of 30 changes on the same count. Our setup videos show each step, and pink pom poms covers cause nights in more detail.
Plan the battery around the route. A charge runs 3 to 4 hours by USB-C, and white and rainbow use more, so start a long parade fully charged and save the rainbow for the stretch in front of the biggest crowds.
How do adult teams order?
One person applies for the whole team, usually the captain or the treasurer. Tell us your next big date first, a Pride weekend, a parade or a charity game, then your colors and the count. If members are paying individually, collect inside the team and place one order; how private cheer clubs order walks through the same setup for clubs.
Apply with your team name, your next big date, your team colors and how many performers. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Frequently asked questions
What is your team pricing for an adult team?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A 20-member team ordering one pair each is $2,400.
Can we get them in our team colors, or rainbow for Pride?
Both. The remote’s AUTO button runs the rainbow, MODE steps through the colors, and each pair can be split across your two team colors.
How do they work on a night parade?
Each pom has LED diodes built in, so it shows from the curb after dark. The USB-C battery pack runs 3 to 4 hours per charge; white and rainbow use more.
Can we get them in time for Pride or a parade date?
Send us the date when you apply. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits.
Can each member pay for their own pair?
Yes. Collect from members inside the team and place one order of 10 or more pairs at the team rate.
Are LED face stickers OK for our team?
Yes, for adult performers off the competition floor. They run on a CR2032 coin battery, so keep spares away from young children.
See also: light-up pom poms for every team, community cheer squads, parade of lights night parades and alumni cheer reunion ideas.
Sources: ABC7 San Francisco, June 2025.
CHEER SF, the Pride Cheerleading Association and USASF are named here only as facts about adult cheer and its rules; none is affiliated with or endorses Neon Cowboys.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
