Hosted by the Toy Insider, Holiday of Play is a legendary media event highlighting the hottest toys of the upcoming holiday season. Guests will be the first to see The Toy Insider’s highly anticipated Hot 20, STEM 10 and 12 Under $20 expert toy picks, plus enjoy photo opps, contests, games, and so much more. Holiday of Play attendees will enjoy delicious food and cocktails while getting inspired for upcoming holiday gift guides, gift lists, and toy coverage.

Journalists, editors, producers, anchors, podcasters, bloggers, vloggers, social media stars and more will gather at Current at Pier 59 to meet with more than a dozen toy brands. The Toy Insider will unveil its holiday gift guide, featuring more than 250 hot toys, games and gifts for kids of all ages, handpicked by toy experts with more than 100 years of combined experience in the toy industry. There will be tons of hot toys on display, along with hands-on activations, filmable moments, delicious bites, cocktails, and more. If you are a reporter, editor, producer, or influencer who covers toys, parenting, or family entertainment, then this is an event you CANNOT miss!

If you’d like to attend Holiday of Play, credentialed media and experienced influencers* can request an invitation.

*Holiday of Play is an invitation-only event for media professionals. There is limited space available at this event. Registration may close at any time if the event reaches capacity. An event exhibitor or sponsor invitation will not grant you access to this event. You must apply for an official Holiday of Play event via email. Only those who are RSVPed will be admitted. Attendance in prior years does not guarantee entry to this year’s event. The Toy Insider team has the right to deny admission or rescind any invitation to anyone who does not meet the event requirements or who has not shown professionalism to the Toy Insider team, its sponsors, or at a previous Toy Insider Event. Holiday of Play is a private invitation-only event and invitations and admission will be extended at the sole discretion of The Toy Insider team.