Compete in the championship on May 2 with the final rounds being May 3 to showcase your skills. Registration for the event is NON Refundable or transferrable. This is an OPEN event which means Licensed Massage Therapists & Estheticians (Facial Category Only) can compete from any state or country as long as they are insured. Only those licensed in Michigan qualify to win best of MI & the overall prize- entry to AMC 2026 in NC.

Categories: Swedish, Facial, Western Freestyle, Eastern Freestyle, Wellness, Chair, Body Sculpting,Barefoot Bodywork,Student / New LMT.

We will NOT have an open category this year. Please choose up to two categories from the list above to compete in. We are excited to announce we are once again having a PRO exhibition round! This will be a 30 minute round of advanced techniques with a seperate set of judges & prizes in which only judges or master level therapists that have won medals nationally or internationally can compete. Details to follow.

ONLY licensed & insured massage therapists in the STATE of MICHIGAN can compete for the GRAND PRIZE & become the OVERALL winner for the STATE. Out of state licensees can compete for gold, silver & bronze in each category AND the highest score overall but not best of state with grand prize entry to the American Massage Championships & World Massage Festival.

GRAND PRIZE:

Entry to the American Massage Champonships 2026 to represent Michigan ($250 value) Entry to the World Massage Festival 2026 ($500 Value) PRIZES ARE NON TRANSFERRABLE : Awarded to the overall winner / highest score in the state.

OVERALL Highest Score : Non Winning will recieve a set of ELO pro stones ( $999 value )

2026 will have 7 categories open PLUS student /new LMT (under 2 years) to include the new IMA category Body Sculpting.

OTHER PRIZES: Gold, Silver & Bronze Medals awarded in each category as long as a minimum of 3 participants are registered in the category. If less than 3 register, you will be put into a mixed category to compete in for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place.

SPONSORED PRIZES: Other states & business may offer prizes to winners at their discretion. We will list those as they come.

Licensed estheticians can compete in the championship - in the facial category ONLY. This means you can only massage the face, head, neck, arms & feet per state licensing guidelines; NO EXCTRACTIONS. This is a facial MASSAGE. 48 minutes must be on the face with the other 12 minutes spread out to those extremeties listed. Masks are allowed. Tools are allowed with a maximum of 30%. Intra Oral & Buccal Massage are allowed.

THERE will be a PREP class before the competetion for those who want to learn more. Stay tuned.Registration is non refundable.