April 24
COCAcabana
There's No Place Like COCA
COCAcabana, COCA’s annual fundraiser, is a dynamic and creative spring event that draws more than 500 business and community leaders for cocktails and dinner, silent and live auctions, artistic performances, special celebrity guests, and imaginative themes that are uniquely COCA.
Started in 1988, COCAcabana sustains COCA’s work throughout the community, which provides arts programming in schools without access to arts education and offers scholarships for students to participate in COCA programs. Accounting for nearly 20 percent of COCA’s annual contributed revenue, COCAcabana is crucial to continuing this vital work.
We’re thrilled to celebrate our Ruby Anniversary with COCAcabana 2026: There’s No Place Like COCA! Like Dorothy’s journey through Oz, every student can find the power within themselves to create their own path. Here’s to 40 years of COCA as our creative home!
Tickets Now on Sale
VIP/Host Tickets | $1,000
Early Arrival Reception, Specialty Tastings, VIP Dinner Seating, Gifts, and more
VIP Host Table for 8 | $7,500
Reserved VIP Table, Early Arrival Reception, Specialty Tastings, VIP Seating, Gifts, and more
Patron Tickets | $300
Cocktail Hour, Theatre Programming, Open Dinner Seating, and more
Luxury Oz Purse Raffle
Purchase your raffle tickets today to enter for the chance to win one of these previously loved luxury purses! After purchasing raffle tickets, you get to choose which purse you’d like each of your tickets to go into and we’ll draw a winner from each purse the night of COCAcabana on April 24.
Purse 1: Dior
Lady Dior Bag in Powder Pink Cannage Lambskin with pale gold-finish D.I.O.R. charms and removable chain shoulder strap. Includes two (2) pink Hermès Twilly Silk Ribbons. Channel your inner Glinda with this “popular” ensemble!
Purse 2: Prada
Prada Panier Saffiano Leather Bag in Green with detachable handle and adjustable shoulder strap. “Defy gravity” and embrace your inner Elphaba with this emerald green staple!
Purse 3: Christian Louboutin
Christian Louboutin Cabata Tote in Multicolored Striped Patent Leather with the interior and base in Louboutin Red and matching wallet. Stand out with this bold piece that shouts “Over the Rainbow!”
COCAcabana 2026 Event Leadership
Ali & Justin Rand
Anna & Jeff Tegethoff
Courtney & Henry Scott
Katie Lee, Alumni Chair
Amy Drummond & Bill Carson, Honorary Chairs
COCAcabana Alumni Chair, Katie Lee
Restaurateur, entrepreneur, author and innovator. Katie Lee’s journey from high school dropout and recovering addict to successful founder of Katie’s is the embodiment of resilience and passion. She launched her first restaurant in 2008, igniting the artisan Italian pizza movement in the Midwest. Today, Katie is leading a transformative shift in the frozen food industry, blending authentic artisan techniques with national-scale ambition.
SAY Yes to Support Arts for Youth
Donate to COCA’s SAY Yes Appeal and help us raise funds to ensure access to arts programming for our creative community.
COCAcabana Sponsorships and Donations
View Sponsorship Opportunities & Benefits
Contact Virginia Howell, Senior Director of Advancement, at vhowell@cocastl.org, or Kyra Pearson, Manager of Events, at kpearson@cocastl.org to find out how you can support COCAcabana.
COCAcabana 2026 Sponsors
SPECIAL THANKS: Drybar, Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, Katie’s Pizza, Lodging Hospitality Management, Washington University in St. Louis
Photos from COCAcabana 2025: Into the Depths
Thank you for your support of COCAcabana 2025: Into the Depths. The event helped raise more than $1 million to ensure access to arts programming for our creative community.
