Mike Michaels

Mike Michaels is the founder of the Holiday Events Network, a collection of large-scale directory sites that help millions of people discover seasonal events and experiences across the United States and beyond. His flagship platforms — Halloween Events Near Me and Christmas Events Near Me — cover more than 7,000 cities worldwide, making them some of the most comprehensive event resources online. In 2024 alone, the network drew more than 1 million users during the Christmas season and over 225,000 visitors during Halloween, connecting families, travelers, and communities to haunted houses, parades, markets, light shows, and family-friendly festivals. Mike’s work sits at the intersection of event discovery, data-driven publishing, and mapping infrastructure. With two decades of experien...