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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 black and gold, purple and gold and navy and gold squads: our LED pom poms pair gold metallic streamers that shine under the lights with a warm yellow-gold glow that stays visible when the lights drop, ready for a September gold out. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Which teams order gold pom poms?
| Team colours | Example | What the poms carry |
|---|---|---|
| Black and gold | Purdue: old gold and black | Gold poms; the uniform carries the black |
| Purple and gold | LSU: royal purple and old gold | A split set, or gold poms on purple uniforms |
| Maroon and gold | Minnesota | A split set with deep red light |
| Navy or green and gold | Many high schools | Gold as the split or the accent |
Purdue’s colours are old gold and black (source: Purdue Boilermakers); LSU’s colours are royal purple and old gold (LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers), and Minnesota’s maroon and gold (Minnesota Golden Gophers). Purdue’s Golduster Dance Team, the dance line of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band, ordered 24 pairs of our light-up poms in September 2026 and performed with them on the field. The Goldusters were founded in 1980 and perform at every home football game, on the sideline and at halftime with the band (source: Purdue Bands: Golduster Dance Team).
Why is gold the hardest pom colour to light?
Gold is yellow plus shine. An LED can make the yellow, never the shine. So a light-up gold pom is two things working together:
- Gold metallic streamers, which flash under daytime sun and floodlights like any metallic pom. Gold is one of our team-order streamer colours.
- Diodes set to a warm yellow-gold, which carry the colour when there is nothing left to reflect.
Schools also mean different golds. Old gold is darker and browner than a bright yellow-gold. Send us your exact gold, as a uniform photo or the school’s colour code, and we will tell you plainly how close the light gets before you order.
How does gold read under stadium lights, in a dark gym and on camera?
| Where you perform | Metallic gold | Light-up gold |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime game | The best a pom looks | Same streamers, same shine |
| Night game under floodlights | Hard flashes of gold | Flashes, plus a warm glow between them |
| Gym or stadium with the lights down | Dull brown, then dark | Warm yellow-gold, visible from the top row |
| Phone video | Flares where light hits | Can look closer to plain yellow on video than in person |
Yellow and gold light are among the brightest colours to the eye, so gold carries farther in the dark than purple or red at the same distance. Film a test clip under your own lights before the first night game; it shows you what the families’ phones will show.
How do black and gold squads set up their poms?
Black cannot be light, and black is not one of our streamer colours, so black-and-gold squads put the black on the uniform and the gold on the poms. That is the strongest contrast a lit squad can have: warm gold against black uniforms in a dark stadium. Black and gold is also the most searched gold pairing, ahead of purple and gold.
- All-gold is the default for black-and-gold programs.
- A split works for purple, navy, green or maroon and gold: the raised pom in gold, the low pom in the other colour, or the reverse.
- One remote moves every pair, so the line can switch from a split to all-gold on a count.
Our team-order metallic streamer colours are teal, orange, hot pink, purple, green, silver, red, blue, gold and white.
How do schools run a gold out game?
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and gold is its ribbon colour (source: National Foundation for Cancer Research). Schools mark it with gold out games:
- Tiftarea Academy, Georgia: cheerleaders held “Golden Games” in September 2017, wore gold, raised signs naming children who had fought cancer and collected donations for a children’s research hospital, while the booster club sold Gold Out shirts (source: Tifton Gazette).
- West High, Iowa City: the school’s Dance Marathon club runs an annual Gold Out football game, with the student section in gold and a child patient named kid captain (source: West Side Story).
A gold team already owns the colour for the night. A team in other colours switches to gold by remote for the game and back after it.
How do you stage the gold moment?
- Pick one moment: the kid captain’s introduction or a halftime recognition.
- Read the names of the children being honoured over the public-address system.
- Dim what you can: the stands and the track, while the field lights stay up for safety.
- The squad raises gold on the announcement, poms switched together by remote.
- The student section, already in gold, joins on the same cue.
Agree the cue with the announcer and the band director the week before.
How many gold pom poms does a squad or dance line need?
One pair per performer plus two spares, ordered together so every pair matches. At our team rate of $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs:
| Group | Pairs | Cost at the team rate |
|---|---|---|
| Dance line of 16 | 18 | $2,160 |
| Cheer squad of 22 | 24 | $2,880 |
| Dance line and cheer, 38 together | 40 | $4,800 |
The same set covers game-day gold, a split with your second colour and the September gold out.
Who runs what on the day?
| Role | Job |
|---|---|
| Athletic director | Date, charity partner and the visiting team |
| Cheer coach or dance line director | The gold switch and the routine |
| Booster club | Gold Out shirts and donations |
| Student group | Fundraising and the kid captain, as West High’s Dance Marathon club does |
| Announcer and band director | The cue |
One cue card, copied to the announcer, the band director and the captain, keeps the gold moment on time.
How do you order gold pom poms for the team?
Email or DM us with your exact gold, the second team colour, the squad size and your first night game or gold out date. We make our light-up products ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. See team orders for how a group order works.
Frequently asked questions
Can LED pom poms glow gold?
They glow a warm yellow-gold. The metallic shine comes from gold streamers, which flash under the lights; the diodes keep the colour visible when the lights drop.
What colours go with gold pom poms?
Black, purple, navy, maroon and green. Black and gold is the most searched pairing.
Can a pom set be black and gold?
Light cannot be black, so black-and-gold squads wear the black and carry gold poms. In the dark, gold light against black uniforms is the sharpest contrast a squad can have.
What is gold the awareness colour for?
Childhood cancer. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and schools mark it with gold out games.
What is a gold out game?
A home game where the crowd wears gold for childhood cancer awareness, often with a child patient honoured as kid captain and a fundraiser for a children’s hospital.
How much do gold light-up pom poms cost for a team?
Our team rate is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A cheer squad of 22 with two spares is 24 pairs, or $2,880 at that rate.
See also: LED poms for dance, drill and majorette lines, cheer pom pom colours by team and cancer awareness night ideas.
Sources: Purdue Boilermakers, Purdue Bands: Golduster Dance Team, LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, National Foundation for Cancer Research, Tifton Gazette, West Side Story.
Purdue’s Golduster Dance Team is a customer. Other school names here describe their colours only; none is affiliated with Neon Cowboys.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
Find your kind of team: light-up pom poms for every team (youth football, high school, college, all-star, studio, club and military academy squads), plus Gold Out Game Ideas for Childhood Cancer Awareness Night and Color Out Game Ideas: Pink Out, Whiteout, Gold Out and a Night for Every Color.
