The MNCTA Winter Convention
We Welcome You Back to Our 2025 Winter Convention!
- When: February 28 & March 1, 2025
- Location: Holiday Inn & Suites, 75 37 th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301, 320-253-9000
- Registration Due: February 7
Please reference this page for registration form links, event details, and hotel accommodation information.
Questions: Ann Marie Theien, MNCTA Executive Director, at (218) 606-0386 or email [email protected].
Event Details
For Attendees
Hello MNCTA Friends!
Your registration for our Winter Convention includes our Thursday Evening Pizza Party, as well as breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday. The Thursday Evening Pizza Party is a Meet & Greet social hour in the MNCTA suite at the Holiday Inn. It will be open from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Come and network with other members and exhibitors for an evening of fun. Please bring your own beverage.
Remember to make your hotel accommodations as soon as possible, as the room block will be released on January 28th and registrations are due no later than February 7th.
The full agenda will be updated regularly on the website.
Questions: Ann Marie Theien, MNCTA Executive Director, at (218) 606-0386 or email [email protected].
For Exhibitors
Hello MNCTA Exhibitors!
- During the convention, you will have ample time to network with old and new customers/friends during time breaks throughout the 2-day event.
- Exhibits will be open all-day Friday (8am-5pm) and Saturday (8am-3pm)
- Demo your products during the convention (Contact Ann Marie to arrange)
- Registration includes Thursday Evening Meet & Greet Pizza Party, breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday.
- Each Registrant will have the opportunity to attend any session during the 2-day convention.
- Setup will be open Thursday from 2pm-5pm and Friday beginning at 7am.
- Please respect the Attendees and do not begin take down until after 1pm Saturday.
- Hotel accommodations should be made as soon as possible. The group block will be released on January 28th.
- ADVERTISE in the CONVENTION PROGRAM!
- Not available to exhibit? You can still advertise! OR for a small fee, we will display your information on a table for you – to send your information, price lists, catalogs, business cards, etc., please contact Ann Marie
- Consider SPONSORING a party during the Convention or choose a special amount as a monetary sponsorship and you will be listed in the Convention Program and the MNCTA E-Newsletter!
To save time, register on our website. The full agenda will also be updated regularly on the website.
Thank you for your continued support of the Minnesota Christmas Tree Association.
For more information, call Ann Marie Theien, MNCTA Executive Director, at (218) 606-0386 or email [email protected].
Hotel Accomodations
We will be meeting at the Holiday Inn & Suites in St. Cloud, MN. Not only is this location centrally located for many of our members, but the Holiday Inn has so much to offer. They are a convention hotel with a Caribou Coffee shop on-site, along with a full restaurant and bar. Children and/or grandchildren are welcome to attend; this hotel offers 5 different pools, including a family pool and a lap pool. They also have a game room and children’s play area.
Holiday Inn & Suites
- (320) 253-9000, option 0
- 75 37th Avenue South
- Group Block: ‘MN Christmas Tree Association’
- $169/night + tax
Features
- Caribou Coffee
- Legends Bar & Grill
- Keurig Coffee Maker in each room
- Fitness Center
- 5 Pools
- Hot Tub/Spa
- Game Room/Children’s Play Area
- Fitness Center
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS:
Quality Inn – (763) 689-0542 – 4040 Second Street South (2 blocks to Holiday Inn)
Homewood Suites – (855) 213-9008 – 115 37th Avenue North (4 blocks to Holiday Inn)