Hilton Sacramento Arden West; February 17-19, 2023; 2200 Harvard St; Sacramento, CA

Book inside our block by Feb. 2 to secure a discounted rate of $189 for the nights of Feb. 17 and 18 (and 19th if you decide to stay for the optional tours on Sunday) that includes complimentary breakfast, wifi, and parking.

CLICK HERE to book online by Feb. 2.

FEB. 13: THOUSAND OAKS/AGOURA HILLS: Marriott Courtyard OR Towneplace Suites, $179 block rate. The two hotels are connected and offer free parking, breakfast and wifi. BLOCK IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Residence Inn Westlake Village: $189 block rate; includes free breakfast, wifi and parking. CLICK HERE to book by Jan. 25.

Following are two other close properties (within one mile) you could book at if you prefer:

Hampton Inn & Suites Agoura Hills - CLICK HERE

Homewood Suites Agoura Hills - CLICK HERE

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FEB. 14: SAN LUIS OBISPO: Embassy Suites, $160 block rate. Free parking, breakfast, and wifi. BLOCK IS NOW SOLD OUT. CLICK HERE to book at hotel's best available rate, or book at the following overflow hotel located across the street:

Best Western Royal Oak, $149 block rate. Free parking, breakfast and wifi. CLICK HERE to book by Feb. 1.

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FEB. 15: MONTEREY: Springhill Suites the Dunes on Monterey Bay; THIS HOTEL IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Hampton Inn Marina, $183 block rate. Free parking, breakfast and wifi. THIS HOTEL IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Though we don't have blocks at any other hotels, following are two properties adjacent to the Hampton Inn:

Holiday Inn Express - CLICK HERE

Comfort Inn - CLICK HERE

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FEB. 16: SAN JOSE: Hyatt Place/Hyatt House, between $149 and $199 block rate, depending on room type. Free parking, airport shuttle, breakfast, and wifi. BLOCK IS SOLD OUT. CLICK HERE to book at hotel's best available rate, or choose one of the options below:

Embassy Suites: $179, free breakfast, parking and wifi. Please note this hotel does NOT offer a free hotel shuttle and you would need to Uber if dropping your car at the airport. CLICK HERE

Hampton Inn San Jose Airport: We do not have a block at this hotel, but it is just a couple blocks from the Hyatt and does have an airport shuttle. CLICK HERE to see their best available rates.

If participating in the pre-conference road trip, plan to arrive in Los Angeles on Feb. 13. Burbank is the closest airport to our hotel in Thousand Oaks/Agoura Hills that night, but LAX may end up being your cheapest flight option.

If skipping the road trip, fly into San Jose on Feb. 16 for the bus tour + conference. Our San Jose hotel (Hyatt Place or House) does offer a free airport shuttle.

All flights home will likely be out of Sacramento on February 19, unless participating in the "choose-your-own" post-conf tour that day and departing on February 20.

The hotel does not offer an airport shuttle, so Uber is likely your best option from the Hilton to the Sacramento airport. If a shuttle becomes available at a later date, we will share details on those costs.

CARS: The vision of the pre-conference road trip was originally built on driving your own cars & making choices along the route re: how long to linger at each stop, etc. For those participating in the road trip, you'll want to rent a car in Los Angeles on Feb. 13 (or drive your own) and return it to San Jose on Feb. 16, where you can then switch to riding on a bus for the start of our bus tour on Feb. 17. For those who prefer to keep their car & follow buses, you'd want to return your car in Sacramento where the conference concludes. For those interested in carpooling with other attendees, we will email you all a list of road trip attendees in early January so you can reach out to each other if you'd like.

BUS: Because some have expressed interest in riding a bus for the entire road trip instead of driving (Feb 14-16), we've done our best to respond to that request and have made arrangements for up to 2 buses, available first come first serve for a cost of $210 ea. This is a bus seat cost only and does not include registration, which must still be done separately.

Unfortunately two is the maximum number of buses that will fit the scheduling/capacity limits of our road trip itinerary and will be available if they are at least 50% filled. CLICK HERE for details on the bus & to purchase/reserve a seat. Please note that the bus will start on the 14th at the hotel near Underwoods, so you would need to get from the airport to Agoura Hills/Thousand Oaks on the 13th.

*NOTE: The info above refers only to the road trip from Feb. 14-16. The conference registration fee automatically includes a bus tour seat for Feb 17-18.

This year's Corn Party will once again include Best of the Best award contests, recognizing members of our MAiZE family in the following categories: 

Best new idea (to be shared in Corn Party slideshow)  

Best printed marketing material  

Best website  

Best maze aerial  

Best social media campaign or idea   

Best video or commercial 

Best photo opp​

Best shirt design​​  

Best unique food

We encourage all of you to enter by our deadline of February 1. The winner of each category will be recognized at the Corn Party. In addition, there will be a Cash Prize of $100 given to one randomly selected person who enters the Best New Idea category. 

BEST IDEA: Email photos of your ideas to rilee@themaize.com by February 1. Entries will be shown in the Best Ideas Slideshow at the Corn Party. Ideas can range from new attractions, new maze games, alterations to your food operation that increased profitability, new employee hiring/training/incentive ideas, etc. Really anything that either increased revenue, improved the customer experience, improved employee performance or decreased your stress as an owner! Please include a photo or image visually demonstrating the idea and a brief description of how it helped you to be more successful ​.

BEST MAZE AERIAL | PRINTED MATERIAL | PHOTO OPP | SHIRT DESIGN | UNIQUE FOOD: Email photos of your submissions and a brief description to rilee@themaize.com by Feb. 1.

BEST WEBSITE | SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN | VIDEO: Email a link to your submission and a brief description to rilee@themaize.com by Feb. 1.

The annual MAiZE Siteowner’s Conference is a wonderful opportunity to expose your products or services, in a face-to-face setting, with more than 300 of our corn maze operators. Each year, the conference features an intimate vendor display area, where a handful of companies are invited and given permission to share their information with the attendees.

Set up a display- register for an 8x10 booth space where you can share your products/services firsthand. Please email rilee@themaize.com with any questions.  

Submit a flier and/or sample to be included in each attendee's conference registration bag by signing up for the vendor packet. 

Sponsor the Corn Party for added exposure. Email kamille@themaize.com for a list of sponsorship options.

Auction: Want added exposure, while contributing to a good cause? Click the auction section below to register a live or silent auction item, benefitting the MAiZE's college scholarship fund.

CLICK HERE to register insert a flier in our attendee vendor packet. Booth spaces are now sold out. Please contact rilee@themaize.com to request a spot on the waiting list.