Youth First Benefit Auction Supports Kids, Features Exciting Adventures and Items
Thursday, April 23, 2026 – 5:00 pm CT – Bally’s Riverfront Center, Downtown Evansville, IN
[Evansville, IN] Youth First impacts thousands of Indiana students each year, and the community is invited to help by supporting its annual benefit auction on Thursday, April 23, from 5-7:30 pm CT at Bally’s Riverfront Event Center in downtown Evansville. The unique experiences and items available at the 24th annual Youth First Benefit Auction, presented by Edward Jones, will no doubt attract music, sports, and travel enthusiasts. This in-person event features vacations, themed baskets, sports memorabilia, jewelry, designer bags, home décor, and gift cards. The public and media are invited to attend.
This highly anticipated event is fun, free and family-friendly, and includes a delicious appetizer buffet. The evening will feature a meaningful program, a live and silent auction, and an awards ceremony honoring youth, supporters, and educators who have benefited from or advocated for Youth First. Mobile bidding is available for those who cannot attend.
Fans of unique experiences, sports, music, and more will enjoy:
- Vacation Stays and Weekend Getaways
- Vince Gill and Amy Grant Signed Guitar and Artwork
- Philadelphia Phillies tickets with Don Mattingly Meet and Greet
- Sushi and Pasta Making Experiences
- Wilde Horticulture – Landscaping or Seasonal Decorating Package
- 5-Course Dinner in Just Rennie’s Tuscan Wine Room
- Azzip Pizza for a Year PLUS a Lifetime Discount
- China Bistro Private Dinner Party for 12
- Theme Park, Museum and Zoo Tickets and other Family Fun
- Themed Baskets and Restaurant Gift Certificates
- Kate Spade, Coach, and Michael Kors Designer Handbags, Jewelry and much more!
- Weird Al Yankovich concert tickets
- Signed Sports Memorabilia and Golf Packages, Artwork, and Home Décor
The annual benefit auction is Youth First’s largest fundraising event and directly supports Youth First’s mission of cared-for kids. Youth First offers evidence-based community programs and school-based mental health support free of charge. This school year, over 55,000 students in 133 partner schools across 14 Indiana counties have access to caring, highly trained Youth First Mental Health Professionals, who help students feel seen, heard, and valued and give them the tools to grow and succeed.
For more information about the Youth First Benefit Auction or to RSVP or place an online bid, please visityouthfirstinc.org/auction or call812-421-8336.
