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Book your holiday party now, before the best dates disappear

If you're thinking about your company holiday party, now is the time to book your fun. Start planning before the best dates are gone.

Why early planning creates better holiday party experiences
It may feel like the holidays are still far away, but for companies looking to create memorable year-end celebrations, now is the time to start planning.

Every year, organizations wait until the last minute to secure venues, entertainment, and interactive experiences, only to discover that the best dates and most sought-after activations have already been booked.

The most successful holiday parties aren't just events, they're carefully curated experiences designed to celebrate employees, strengthen company culture, and create lasting memories.

At NXT LVL EVENT, the team believes that the most impactful events are the ones that connect guests to the purpose behind the celebration while giving them something tangible to remember long after the evening ends.

The holiday party has evolved
Today's employees expect more than a buffet, a DJ, and a few drink tickets.

Companies are investing in immersive experiences that encourage interaction, engagement, and social sharing. The goal is no longer simply hosting a party — it's creating moments that people talk about for weeks afterward.

When guests are actively participating, they become part of the experience rather than simply attending it. That's where experiential activations make all the difference.

Holiday activations that create lasting memories: Custom Trading Card Experience
Transform your employees into holiday superstars with personalized trading cards created on-site.

Guests step in front of the camera, strike a pose, and receive a professionally designed collectible keepsake within minutes. It's interactive, fun, and something employees proudly take home.

Bot Ross AI Draw Bot
One of our most popular activations, Bot Ross combines technology and creativity by transforming guest photos into custom sketch-style artwork. Employees leave with a unique personalized keepsake while watching the drawing process unfold right before their eyes.

On-Site Custom Laser Engraving
Want to provide premium gifts that don't end up forgotten in a desk drawer? The on-site laser engraving experience allows guests to personalize items during the event, creating meaningful keepsakes they can use and enjoy long after the celebration ends.

And for the holidays, the experience allows each guest to customize premium gifts such as flasks, luggage tags, passport holders, keychains, ornaments, tumblers, shot glasses, and more with their name, initials, or a special holiday message in just minutes.

Your company logo is permanently engraved on every item, creating a thoughtful gift that keeps your brand top of mind well beyond the holiday season.

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Message In Motion
Guests write messages, goals, gratitude notes, or holiday wishes directly onto glass while being recorded, creating a powerful and emotional video keepsake. It's a unique way to capture the voices and personalities that make your company culture special.

EYECon Experience
A truly one-of-a-kind activation that captures the intricate beauty of the human eye and transforms it into stunning artwork. It's artistic, memorable, and guaranteed to become a conversation starter.

Custom Lanyard & Badge Experience
Start the guest experience before they even enter the ballroom. The personalized photo badges and custom lanyards create excitement from the moment attendees arrive and provide a keepsake they'll continue talking about throughout the event.

Guests remember what they take home
Years from now, most guests won't remember the exact menu or what was discussed during the keynote presentation. What they will remember is how the event made them feel and the personalized keepsakes they brought home.

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Don't disappoint your employees this year.

The moments they shared with coworkers. The laughs they had during an activation. The custom item sitting on their desk reminding them of a great evening. That's why experiential activations continue to deliver such a strong return on investment for corporate events.

Don't wait until it's too late
Holiday event dates, venues, and premium activations fill up quickly every year. Whether you're planning a company holiday party, employee appreciation event, customer celebration, or year-end gathering, securing your entertainment and experiential activations early ensures you have access to the best options available.

NXT LVL EVENT specializes in creating immersive experiences that transform ordinary gatherings into unforgettable celebrations.
Because at the end of the day, guests always remember what they took home with them. Make sure they take home something amazing.

Head here and start planning your next event.

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Movie Review

Cookie Queens goes behind the scenes of Girl Scout Cookie season

Photo courtesy of Roadside Attractions

Girl Scouts in Cookie Queens.

Few people are strong enough to resist the lure of Girl Scout cookie season every year, with the cookies’ limited availability and unique flavors a strong incentive to indulge. But only the girls and their families who have sold the cookies know the joys and stresses of trying to get people to buy them, a process that is detailed in the new documentary, Cookie Queens.

The film by documentarian Alysa Nahmias uses the stories of four different girls to represent the nationwide ritual for the Girl Scouts. They include 12-year-old Olive in Charlotte, North Carolina, a longtime top seller; 8-year-old Shannon Elizabeth in El Paso, Texas, who wants to earn the reward of going to camp; 5-year-old Ara in San Diego, California, whose goal is modest compared to most other girls; and 9-year-old Nikki in Chino, California, who has to compete with her older sisters in the cookie-selling bonanza.

The girls represent a cross-section of both ages and backgrounds, with some girls coming from wealthy families and some girls dealing with more limited means. And how much money your family has makes a big difference, as not only does someone richer have more freedom with their time and supplies, but all scouts are required to reimburse the organization for every box they take in, regardless of whether they’re able to sell it or not.

That caveat makes the journeys of the four featured girls feel wildly different. It’s clear from the start that Olive and Nikki’s families don’t give a second thought to the personal economics of selling cookies, with each girl taking in thousands of boxes at the beginning of the six-week selling season. With both Olive and Nikki rightfully confident that they’ll have no problem offloading their supply, their stories turn to how selling is personally affecting them, with each trying to reconcile the fun of doing it with the pressure they feel from their family members.

Shannon Elizabeth’s story is more harrowing, as her parents feel a strong desire to help her accomplish her lofty goal, but worry that the cost might literally be too high for the family as a whole. More than once, the parents are shown fretting that they won’t have the money to pay back what they owe should they fall significantly short in their sales. Their selling approach, which includes walking through an empty swap meet and standing outside a chain restaurant at night, only adds to their stress.

The most fun story to watch is that of Ara, whose innocence is matched by her confidence. Her parents teach her how much money they’ll owe with her small goal of 55 boxes, but right away she takes on more responsibility than expected. She’s shown making sales pitches and tallying the total number of boxes she’s sold with little-to-no help from either her mom or dad. With her high voice, glasses, and a monitor on her arm to manage her diabetes, she becomes the cute and sympathetic part of the film.

There are times that the film starts to feel more than a little manipulative, however. While many of the moments documented come off as organic, some of them seem like Nahmias is actively guiding the participants in order to get a better story. This is especially evident with Shannon Elizabeth and her family, whose early struggles turn into a miraculous feel-good story by the end, a turnaround that seems implausible at best. Everything with them might have been aboveboard, but Nahmias and her team edit the family’s journey in a way that pushes a bit too hard for emotion.

Cookie Queens, which was produced by a company owned by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, helps to give insight into the business of selling Girl Scout cookies for those who’ve only been on the purchasing end of the transaction. The dedication of each girl toward selling their allotted supply proves fun and interesting, even if the filmmaker tries to gild the lily on occasion.

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Cookie Queens is now playing in theaters,

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