2024 Midwest Regional Gala Days

We are happy to announce that the Imperial Deputies of/for the Deserts of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan/Canada, Ohio, and Wisconsin are hosting a Joint Gala Days Celebration. This event is being hosted by the Desert of Indiana. Gala Days will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, through Sunday, June 2, 2024, at the Courtyard Muncie at Horizon Convention Center, 601 S. High St., Muncie Indiana 47305. There will be events held on Thursday, May 31, 2024, for those looking to arrive early.

HOTEL INFORMATION: Courtyard Muncie at Horizon Convention Center, 601 S. High St., Muncie Indiana 47305.

Hotel room rates are $139.00 per night/per room plus 12% ($16.68) tax for a King or Double. When making reservations please call the hotel directly at (765) 287-8550 or the Hotel Link to Group Rate - Regional Gala Day 2024. Reservations must be made under the name/block "Joint Gala 2024". All hotel reservations must be made no later than May 18, 2024, to receive the Joint Gala Day room rate. Reservations require a credit card deposit of $139.00 plus taxes and fees for one night which will be charged to your card. If you wish to cancel, please do so by May 25, 2024, to avoid cancellation penalties.

· $150.00 per person (includes kit and one banquet ticket) Dec 1st – Mar 31st at 11:59 p.m. EST

· $200.00 per person (includes kit and one banquet ticket) Apr 1st - May 22nd at 11:59 p.m. EST

On Site registration will be $225 after May 22nd. Cancellations will be approved on a case-by-case basis.

To commemorate this special event, we are providing a virtual Souvenir Journal and would like you and the businesses in your area to express best wishes by purchasing an ad. Deadline for ads is May 20, 2024.

Vendors (clothing, jewelry, goods, etc.) and food trucks are needed. Deadline for vendors is May 20, 2024.

Midwest Regional Gala Day Shirts will be available for purchase. More information is forthcoming.

The Community Outreach Committee is collecting diabetic socks for the “Stomping Out Diabetes; One Foot at a Time” Drive. The socks will be donated to local nursing homes throughout the Desert of Indiana. Please bring as many diabetic socks as possible to Gala Days. A trophy will be awarded to the Desert that donates the most socks.

Monetary donations are also being accepted for the other community outreach initiatives within the Desert of Indiana. A check will be presented to the chosen non-profit organization.

Host or Publisher Desert of Indiana, AEAONMS, Inc.