Michigan Promotional Professionals Association upcoming events

MIPPA Annual Recognition Night & Awards Celebration Dinner (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

MIPPA Annual Recognition Night & Awards Celebration Dinner

September 15th, 2026 | 6-9 PM | Fishbones - Greektown Detroit

The 2026 Great Lakes Supplier Rep of the Year Award is presented to Jillian Fralick with SnugZ USA! Help us celebrate Jillian on September 15th from 6-9 PM at Fishbones Greektown Detroit!

Joining the promotional products industry has been the best career move Jillian could have ever imagined. She is grateful to work with incredible clients, supportive leadership, and approachable executives who create an environment where everyone feels valued. Throughout her career, she has consistently demonstrated the qualities the Supplier of the Year award is intended to recognize: dependable partnership, responsiveness, product knowledge, and a commitment to helping distributor businesses grow.

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A special evening before the biggest show of the year!

Join MIPPA for our Annual Recognition Night & Awards Celebration Dinner at Fishbones in the heart of Greektown Detroit. This year, we’re bringing the celebration to a new venue and an exciting new time, the evening before Promotions that ROAR, creating the perfect opportunity to reconnect, celebrate, and kick off an incredible experience.

Enjoy an evening of camaraderie, conversation, and a delicious dinner as we honor the individuals and companies who help make our community stronger year after year.

Throughout the evening, we’ll:

Celebrate our Hall of Fame inductee(s)
Past Hall of Fame winners and their accomplishments
Recognize our Supplier of the Year

Whether you’re attending to celebrate our award winners, grow relationships within the industry, or simply enjoy a memorable evening with the community, this is an event you won’t want to miss.

Join us for a night filled with recognition, appreciation, great food, and great company as we celebrate the people who continue to move our industry forward.

Seats are limited — reserve your spot today!

2026 Promotions that ROAR! (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

September 16th, 2026 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Ford Field, Detroit

SUPPLIER REGISTRATION - Click Here

DISTRIBUTOR REGISTRATION - Click Here

ADDITIONAL CLIENT REGISTRATION - Click Here

DISTRIBUTORS - USE THIS INVITE TO SEND TO YOUR CLIENTS!

Promotions That ROAR! is the most exciting end user experience in the midwest promotional products industry. Over 100 booths featuring the top suppliers and reps in the branded merchandise world. Michigan's top distributors bring their top advertisers, clients and prospects to Ford Field - Home of the Detroit Lions for a day of discover, innovation and fun.

Thousands of the hottest trends, newest styles and colors of promotional products and marketing ideas filling the Adams Street and Brush Street concourses.

Free parking in the Lions lot across from Gate G on St. Antoine Street - just touch MiPPA on the touch screen to receive a validated ticket.

This is the trade show experience that cannot be missed! Show hours are Wednesday, September 16 from 10 AM - 2 PM. Hospitality suites available for distributors to host their best customers.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PROMOTIONS THAT ROAR!

Help us make this event a success! We're looking for volunteers to assist with everything from setup on September 15 to registration, attendee support, exhibitor assistance, and more on September 16.

Whether you can spare a couple of hours or spend the entire day with us, we'll work with your schedule. We offer flexible volunteer opportunities with a variety of roles to match your interests, availability, and comfort level. Contact Sydney at sydney@mippa.org if you're interested!

EXHIBITING SUPPLIERS

3M Promotional Markets

AAkron

American Ad Bag

American Blankets

AMMERICAN AD BAG

Antigua Apparel

Apogee Commemoratives

Ariel Premium Supply

Bags by Troy-Troy Sunshade

Bandanna Promotions

Bel Promo

Berklekamp Plastics

Big River Marketing

Blue Moon Screenprinting

BRB Group

Buckeye Incentives

Caro-Line

CedarCrest

Chameleon Like Journals

Coloring Book Solutions

Crown Matting Technologies

Cutter & Buck

Diamond Imprints

Dunbrooke

Edwards Garment

Eversole Run

EZ UP

Fastbadge

FolderWorks

FPS Apparel

Giant Media

Goldstar

Great Lakes Incentive Group

GSS Safety

Hess & Associates

Hit Promotional Products

iClick

Imperial

Illini Line

In Style Custom Branded Mats

J. America Wholesale Blanks

Joe Eberz & Associates

K.C. Fields and Associates

Key-Bak

King-Cap

Koozie Group

Larlu

LevelWear

Lincoln Line

Links Unlimited

Live & Tell by L.A.T. and Rabbit Skins

Logo Here Promos

Lux & Nyx

Luxe Pickleball

Max Apparel

Melin

NC Custom

Nexa Cap

Next Promotions

One Offs Plus

One Stop Inc

OraLabs

Panther Vision

Par One

PCNA

Peerless Umbrella Co.

Pin Machine

Pop! Promos

PrimeLine

Promotoss

ReturnMe

Ripple Brands LLC

Rival Branding

S&S Activewear

Sanmar

Seville Gear

Shedrain Umbrellas

Shepenco

Showdown Displays

SnugZ

Sock 101+

Sock Club

Sourceeazy

Sparkpolo

Storm Creek Apparel

Storm Duds

Sunfish

Swag-Wag Pet Promotions

TerryTown

The Magnet Group

Totally Bamboo

Towel Specialties

Tradenet Publishing

Tshirt Tycoon

Universal Printing Company

Utica Cutlery

Vapor Apparel

Vu Line Direct

Warwick Publishing

Winston Leather

Workwear Outfitters

Wynne Marketing

Xpres

2027 TOM Show - Exhibitor Registration (ALL SHOWS!) (Monday, January 18, 2027)

Mon, 18 Jan 2027 05:00:00 GMT

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION to open October 1st, 2026

There is one single registration form for the TOM Show, regardless of whether you’re participating in one, two, or all three shows (though we hope you’ll join us for all!). Please use the this form to register, no matter how many shows you choose to attend. For shows that you will not be attending, please put 'N/A' in the textbox fields.

For more info on each show, click here: https://thetomexperience2026.weebly.com/

Taking place the week of January 18th, TRASA, OPPA, and MIPPA are back for the regional winter show.

TRASA will kick off the series at the New Englander Banquet Center, New Castle, PA on January 19th, 2027.
OPPA will host events on January 20 at the Ohio Expo and State Fairgrounds in Columbus and January 21, 2027 at the LaVilla Banquet Center in Cleveland.
MIPPA will wrap up the week at the San Marino Club on January 22, 2027.

This tabletop show is open to distributors only - both members and prospective members and features the newest products, and unique TOM Show excitement and exclusives.

Hurry, this show sells out quickly! MIPPA distributor attendance is around 200 and OPPA distributor attendance is around 200 in each city.