Is the subject going to be still?
If so just use a tripod for night time with a long exposure.
Action shots - Day time or night time? If night time your lens will be hopeless. If day time - set your camera to tv mode and set the shutter speed between 1/60-1/250th. Depending on how much motion you want adjust to your liking.
But honestly since its your first time just experiment. Go have some fun
Before you do go, just remember what apeture, shutter speed, iso etc etc means.. and how to change them depending on the condition.
Have fun