The Power of Play at the Grand Rapids Meetings Marketplace

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Watermark Country Club – 1600 Galbraith Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

This year’s event is all about connection, creativity, and laughter. Our theme, The Power of Play, highlights how interactive experiences and lighthearted moments can reduce stress, boost productivity, and transform your meetings into something unforgettable.

Don’t miss keynote speaker Danny Adams, whose high-energy, laughter-filled session, Laughter is Medicine, uses interactive games and comedy to build trust, strengthen teams, and improve emotional well-being – one laugh at a time.

Explore an interactive tradeshow, meet top venues and destinations, and discover how playfulness can be a powerful tool in your planning toolbox.

Because when we laugh, we connect – and that’s where the magic happens.

Who’s Invited: Executives, administrative staff, and meeting professionals that utilize off-site venues and hotels in any area in Michigan. Helpful if you place multiple meetings.

Agenda

8:30am-9:30am – Exhibitor set-up
9:30-10:00am – Attendee arrival and registration
10:00-11:00am – Education Session: Laughter is Medicine – Danny Adams
11:00am-12:00pm – Power of Play Tradeshow
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00-1:30pm – Tradeshow continues
1:30-1:45pm – Prizes!

Hotel

Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel for 129.00 USD per night

Last Day to Book: Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Book your group rate for Grand Rapids Meetings Marketplace Oct. 2025

Keynote Overview: Laughter is Medicine, Presented by Danny Adams

With over 30 years of performance and improvisational comedy experience, Danny Adams brings high energy, audience engagement, and heartfelt humor to the stage. In Laughter is Medicine, Danny demonstrates how shared laughter can reduce stress, enhance team connection, and boost emotional well-being – making it a powerful tool for workplace culture and event impact.

This interactive keynote blends comedy, real-life insight, and playful games to remind us that joy is not just an emotion – it’s a strategy. Attendees will walk away uplifted, connected, and equipped with a renewed sense of how to infuse positivity and play into their events and everyday work.

Because when we laugh together, we grow together.

Questions and RFPs can be directed to Kim Corcoran, CMP – kim@destinationMI.com