About Us
Your premier guide to festive events, Christmas markets, and holiday fun in New York.
Our Mission
We were created to make it easier for people everywhere to discover the most magical Christmas markets, holiday festivals, and festive fun in their own communities. We believe local events bring people together — and we're building the most complete Christmas event guide in the world.
Our Background
Christmas Events Near Me is powered by 20 years of event publishing experience. Before building this platform, our founder Mike Michaels published Big Weekend Calendars — wall calendars featuring local events that sold nationally through major retailers including Costco, HEB, Randalls, and other leading companies, with hundreds of thousands of copies sold over two decades.
This extensive experience in curating and publishing local happenings at scale laid the foundation for building a digital platform that combines cutting-edge technology with real-world knowledge of event publishing.
Today, we operate the Holiday Events Network, covering 7,000+ cities worldwide and welcoming over 1 million visitors annually to discover Christmas and holiday events in their communities.
About the Founder
Mike Michaels
Entrepreneur & Event Discovery Pioneer
Mike Michaels is an entrepreneur and event discovery innovator based in Austin, Texas. He founded the Holiday Events Network after two decades of publishing local event calendars sold in major retailers like Costco, HEB, and Randalls.
His work on large-scale holiday event discovery has been covered by major media outlets including BBC, Redfin, TheTravel.com, and Wanderlog.
Beyond holiday projects, Mike has also created interactive experiences and published event calendars in national retailers. His creative work has been featured in publications and media outlets including the Austin Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, KXAN (NBC), and more.