A holiday kickoff for the whole family, whether you enter a contest or just come for the day. Snowballs, cocoa, and a holiday pet pageant, all for Holiday with Heroes and the Humane Society of York County.
With the Tega Cay Police and Fire Departments and Camp Cadet
Maisie’s Gone Plaid kicks off the holidays on the brae. Families bring their best cocoa, teams take sides in the snow forts, and neighbors’ dogs and adoptable pets from local rescues dress up for the pageant. Tega Cay police officers join in where their schedules allow, and from 11 am to 1 pm, the cocoa is on us, so come have a cup with them. The Tega Cay Fire Department, which also supports Holiday with Heroes, will be on site with a fire truck to meet guests.
Everyone is welcome, and you don’t need a contest entry or a reservation to come. If you’d like a table to eat while you’re here, make a regular reservation. Admission is one item per adult for Stuff the Cruisers, and more is always welcome. There’s no cash admission, and each donor gets a Maisie’s voucher for $5 off any check over $50 on a future visit, one per family. Enter each contest you plan to play on OpenTable by Friday, November 27. Space is limited, so registration may end early if we fill up.
Bring your family’s cocoa recipe in a thermos. Tega Cay officers taste every entry and pick the winners. Entries aren’t served to the public.
Probable Cause for Seconds · Most Arresting Mug · Best Undercover Ingredient · Classified Family Recipe
Judging at 11:30 am
Register by Friday, November 27
Cloth snowballs, teams of 4 to 6, and brackets for ages 6 to 9, 10 to 13, teens, and adults. The last team standing in each bracket wins. Teams make and bring their own snow forts out of cardboard.
Brackets start at 12:30 pm
Register by Friday, November 27
A holiday costume contest for adoptable pets from local rescues and for neighbors’ dogs. Dress them for the season.
So Cute I Could Cry · Ugliest Holiday Sweater · Looks Most Like My Person · Best Overall
Judging at 2:30 pm
Register by Friday, November 27
Win, and your name hangs at Maisie’s.Every winner’s name goes on a plaque on our wall, plus a prize to be announced. Space in each contest is limited, so registration may end early if we fill up.
Two Tega Cay Police Department cruisers, one for each cause. Bring one item per adult for either cruiser and you’re in, and more if you can. Entry fees split evenly between Holiday with Heroes and the Humane Society of York County. Snowball Showdown fees cover team shirts first.
Household and personal care items for Holiday with Heroes families.
Supplies from the HSYC wish list.
Admission is one item per adult for Stuff the Cruisers, and you’re welcome to bring more. There’s no cash admission. Each donor gets a Maisie’s voucher for $5 off any check over $50 on a future visit, one per family.
No. Everyone is welcome at the festival, and the contests are optional. Have cocoa on us with Tega Cay police officers from 11 am to 1 pm, and visit the Tega Cay Fire Department and its fire truck.
No. You don’t need a reservation or to register to come to the festival. If you’d like a table to eat while you’re here, make a regular reservation.
Household and personal care items for Holiday with Heroes families, like paper towels, dish soap, and toothpaste, or supplies for the Humane Society of York County, like clay litter, Purina chow, and dog toys. Both full lists are under Stuff the Cruisers above on this page.
Enter each contest you plan to play on OpenTable. The Snowball Showdown is $75 per team, and the cocoa contest and the pageant are $5 per entry.
By Friday, November 27, for all three contests. Space is limited, so registration may end early if we fill up.
Entry fees split evenly between Holiday with Heroes and the Humane Society of York County. Snowball Showdown fees cover team shirts first.
Every winner’s name goes on a plaque that hangs at Maisie’s, plus a prize to be announced.
Yes. Leashed dogs are welcome, and they don’t need to enter the Holiday Puppy Couture Pageant. They can just come and enjoy the day. If you do enter, neighbors’ dogs compete alongside adoptable pets from local rescues.
Bring an item for the cruisers, your best cocoa, and the dog. Contest registration ends Friday, November 27, or sooner if we fill up.