HIGH FORMAT BLOCK PARTY!
NOV 3-5
2025
LIVE EMCEE
PRIZES + GAMES
AWARDS
DEMOS
EDUCATION
PLANT TOURS
Get ready for an exciting multi-day HIGH FORMAT® event for landscape contractors, dealers, designers and specifiers working in our territories of: Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and northern portions of Indiana and Illinois.
Join us for an unforgettable hardscapes experience filled with learning, networking and celebration. You won’t want to miss it.
Scroll to learn more. Make sure to keep checking in—we’ve got exciting event updates coming your way soon!
COMING SOON
Project Award Categories + Entry Forms
Exhibitor booths are available for this event.
Booth details to be listed here shortly!
Interested? Contact: marketing@highformat.com
THE JUICY DETAILS
Monday, November 3, 2025
4-7 pm
@ Gypsy Distillery
DAY 1
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Arrival + Hotel Check-in: (Book our preferred hotels with discounted room rates starting at $75/night, double occupancy)
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Welcome Party from 4-7 pm: HIGH FORMAT® happy hour + appetizers provided at Gypsy Distillery in Petoskey, MI. We are talking about award winning spirits and fun, overlooking Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan!
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Keep it Going: Feel free to keep the party alive at Gypsy Distillery with foodtruck style dinner options available on your own afterward!
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
7 am - 7 pm
@ Castle Farms
DAY 2
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Event Check-in: Get your badge and complimentary, continental breakfast starting 7 am at historical venue, Castle Farms in Charlevoix, MI
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Education: Get ready for a full day of landscape related educational topics, demos, exhibitor booths, panel discussions and the opportunity to provide your feedback (Full schedule coming soon)
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Lunch: we'll have it all set for you
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Fun: Our emcee will keep the energy going throughout the day with prizes and games
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Awards: The day concludes with a happy hour, appetizers and awards ceremony recognizing the amazing work of HIGH FORMAT® contractors, dealers and designers
DAY 3
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Grab-n-Go Continental Breakfast: Available at our headquarters
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Plant Tours: Get a chance to visit the original HIGH FORMAT® production plant in operation since 2008 in Charlevoix, MI. See first hand how wetcast products are made (schedule your morning time slot during registration)
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Yard Tour: Walk through our multi-acreage supply yard and explore all our landscape products, including a wide range of natural stones you may not have seen before
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Grab a To-Go Lunch: Available at the supply store before you head out
*schedule subject to change
GETTING AROUND
We’ve got your back! A handy list of potential transportation options is coming here soon. In the meantime, check out the map below to see where the action’s happening each day in relation to hotel options in downtown Charlevoix. Make sure to plan ahead—and please drink responsibly.
HIGH FORMAT® will not be providing transportation to or from the event—or between venues and hotels. Local ride shares like Uber, Lyft, and taxis are very limited in the area, so don't leave it to chance.