Michigan Association of Professional Santas

10/14/2026

Need a Hotel Room For the Wrap Up?
Click Here to Get Our Special Room Rate at The Holiday Inn Express!

10/14/2026

❄️✨ MAPS WRAP UP DINNER 2027: REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ✨❄️

Get ready for a little winter magic! 💙

Join us as we celebrate another wonderful year with our MAPS family at our WINTER WONDERLAND WRAP UP DINNER!

Think shimmering snowflakes, sparkling icicles, and an enchanted evening filled with white, icy blue, silver, and gold! ✨

It's time to come together for an evening of celebration, friendship, laughter, and wonderful memories!

❄️ EVENT DETAILS ❄️

📅 Saturday, January 9, 2027

🕔 5:00 PM

📍 Century Banquet Center

33204 Maple Lane Drive

Sterling Heights, MI 48312

🎟️ Tickets: ONLY $50 per person!

✨ REGISTRATION IS LIVE! ✨

Click the RegFox link below to register and secure your tickets!

👇 REGISTER HERE:

https://michigansantas.regfox.com/2027-maps-wrap-up-banquet

🏨 MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT!

We've secured a special MAPS hotel room block at:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

📍 8515 15 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48312

💲 $89 per night + tax

🥐 Continental breakfast included!

📅 Rooms available January 8 & 9, 2027

🛏️ Limited rooms available on a first-come, first-served basis!

⏰ BOOK BY DECEMBER 31, 2026!

HOW TO BOOK:

🔗See Comments FOR MAPS HOTEL RESERVATIONS

OR

📞 Call (586) 272-2300 and mention MAPS Room Block Code DFK.

❄️✨ LET'S MAKE SOME WINTER WONDERLAND MEMORIES! ✨❄️

Break out your winter sparkle, gather your MAPS friends, and get ready for a magical evening!

🤍💙 White • Blue • Silver • Gold • Sparkle! 💙🤍

Don't wait! Register today and join the celebration!

09/23/2026

MAPS family!! The Santa expo has a few booth openings. Come join them in Michigan!

If you thought you missed your opportunity to join Michigan's Santa Expo 2026 - there is time to grab one of few remaining spots. Contact them at facebook.com/santaexpo

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Michigan Santa Expo in Midland, MI! Spanning over 5,000 square feet of vendor booths!
Located inside the one & only Holiday Inn in Midland, MI - address 810 Cinema Dr

09/20/2026

🎄✨ SEMS / MAPS FESTIVE DINNER! ✨🎄

🎅🤶 Santas, Mrs. Clauses, Elves & Christmas Friends — come join us for an evening of fellowship, food, laughter, and a little Christmas magic! ❤️💚

CRACKER BARREL
📅 Saturday, October 10, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 7925 Conference Center Dr.
Brighton, MI 48114-7327

🎁✨ Come hungry, come festive, and come ready to enjoy a wonderful evening with your SEMS / MAPS family!

After all, Christmas folks don’t need December as an excuse to gather together! 🎅😂🎄

❤️💚 We hope to see you there! 💚❤️

09/20/2026

https://facebook.com/events/s/semsmaps-dinner-in-brighton-mi/1143427661359589/

09/15/2026

🎅❤️ HELPING SUPPORT A MAPS SANTA’S FAMILY ❤️🎅

We are helping Sally Walker sell a very special custom-made Santa suit that belonged to her husband, a beloved MAPS Santa who took his final sleigh ride a few months ago.

This is the actual suit he wore. It is approximately a 4X–5X and was custom-made.

💰 Asking $1,750

🎅 Please note: The hat is NOT included. Sally would like to keep the hat as a memorial to her husband.

We want to help support Sally and hopefully find someone who will appreciate this special Santa suit and continue its journey.

If you or someone you know may be interested, please call Ted Flynn at 989-831-4800. Ted will take your information and pass it along to Sally so she doesn’t have to receive a lot of calls.

Please share this post to help us find the right person for this very special suit. ❤️🎅

Thank you for helping us support Sally!

09/06/2026

Gingersnaps! it's time for another 5th Tuesday in the month. Join us for lunch and fellowship on the sunrise side of Michigan. Let Lisa Hooper Heileman know if you are coming. I know the month is jelly jam packed right afterwards, but let's visit before the snow flies

Perhaps a walk later on the Thunder Bay boardwalk?

08/31/2026

This looks like a great opportunity coming up on Sunday. There’s a link inside the message to get tickets, but this is all the information I have as of now.

I’m Brandon Rice, director of the documentary Behind the Beard: Making Santa Real, and I wanted to personally invite you to join us for the Midwest Premiere of the film at the Grand Rapids Film Festival!

Sunday, September 13 at 2:30 PM
Grand Rapids Film Festival

Tickets: $10 Sunday Film Pass
Purchase here: https://grff2026.eventive.org/passes/buy

Behind the Beard is a documentary about the real people behind Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus — the people who dedicate an incredible amount of their lives to creating Christmas magic for others.

The film introduces us to Santas and Mrs. Clauses from across the country, sharing their stories, their experiences, and the very different paths that led them to the red suit. It’s funny, heartfelt, and sometimes surprising, but more than anything, it’s about the people behind the beard and why they choose to do what they do.

That’s why having members of the Santa community there for our Midwest Premiere would mean so much to me.

The film has had an incredible journey so far, including winning Audience Favorite Documentary at its world premiere, and I’m thrilled that our first Midwest screening will be in Grand Rapids.

I’d love to see a whole group of Santas and Mrs. Clauses there on Sunday afternoon. Come see your community represented on the big screen, meet some fellow Christmas performers, and help us bring a little Christmas magic to Grand Rapids in September.

Please feel free to share this invitation with other Santas, Mrs. Clauses, elves, photographers, or anyone else in the Christmas community who might enjoy the film!

Thank you!

Brandon Rice
Director
Behind the Beard: Making Santa Real
behindthebeardmovie.com