CelebrateYOU
A room for people to feel seen, heard, and celebrated.
CelebrateYOU is an inspirational gathering in Tampa Bay created by Katy Rey to help people reconnect with who they are, love themselves more fully, and carry that love back into their communities.
Bring your people. Every human who shows up ready for connection, community, honesty, joy, and love is welcome here.
Love yourself more. Pour into your people. Celebrate you.
What Is CelebrateYOU?
CelebrateYOU is an inspirational gathering created by Katy Rey to help people love themselves more and carry that love back out.
CelebrateYOU brings people together in Tampa Bay for connection, community, stories, laughter, honesty, and the deep reminder that they are loved, seen, and heard. The goal is not to step away from real life for a day. It is to leave more open, more rooted in who you are, and more ready to pour into your family, friendships, work, service, and community.
What CelebrateYOU Is
A softer place to land. A brighter place to rise.
CelebrateYOU gives people a place to put down the performance for a while. It is part laughter, part honesty, and part reminder that you do not have to have it all together to be worthy of being celebrated.
Connection without pretending.
Real conversations, real laughter, and small moments that help people feel like they can finally be themselves in the room.
Encouragement that actually lands.
Not empty hype. Not polished perfection. The kind of encouragement that feels personal, honest, and useful after the room is over.
Joy with room for real life.
The kind of joy that does not ignore the hard parts. It makes space for the full story and still chooses celebration.
How It Started
CelebrateYOU began with one simple belief: people need rooms that help them remember who they are.
It started as a way to gather people around encouragement, laughter, honesty, and celebration. Over time, it became a community people look forward to, return to, and invite others into.
In 2027, CelebrateYOU will mark its 5th annual event.
That is five years of real stories, big laughs, happy tears, full hearts, group hugs, and people walking out thinking, “Dang, I needed that. I was worth celebrating the whole damn time.”
Annual Event
Coming in 2027
It started with the need for a room where people could feel seen, not sized up.
It grew because people kept showing up, bringing their people, and leaving more connected to themselves and each other.
It continues because when people feel loved and celebrated, they carry that energy back into their families, friendships, workplaces, and communities.
Inside The Room
No shrinking. No proving. No waiting for permission to be celebrated.
CelebrateYOU gives people space to stop self-editing and settle back into themselves. The goal is not to leave with a perfect life. It is to leave a little more rooted, a little more open, and a little more ready to show up with love where they live, work, serve, and lead.
Let yourself be here.
No polished version required. Bring the messy schedule, the unfinished story, the big laugh, the quiet hope, and the full human you.
Stop editing your joy.
Your laugh, your story, your tenderness, your fire, your questions, your hope. None of it has to be smaller here.
Receive what you usually give.
For once, the encourager gets encouraged, the helper gets held, and the strong one gets to soften without apologizing for it.
Carry it back out.
The point is not to keep the feeling in the room. It is to leave more open, more loving, and more willing to pour into the people around you.
CelebrateYOU is not an escape from real life. It is a reminder of who you get to be inside it.
Connect About CelebrateYOUWho CelebrateYOU Is For
For the humans who show up for everyone else.
CelebrateYOU welcomes people of every story, season, gender, and role. Friends, partners, leaders, helpers, community builders, big laughers, quiet feelers, and anyone who wants to leave more connected to themselves and the people around them.
For the one everyone counts on.
The planner, fixer, helper, listener, leader, caretaker, or steady one who is usually making sure everyone else is okay.
For the one in a new season.
The one walking through change, growth, grief, joy, uncertainty, becoming, or a chapter they did not exactly see coming.
For the one who brings the joy.
The big laugh, the hype person, the quietly funny one, the loyal friend, the human who knows connection can change the whole room.
For the one who wants to love people better.
The one who knows that when we feel more grounded in who we are, we show up better in our families, friendships, workplaces, and communities.
No special title, perfect season, or polished story required.
Connect About CelebrateYOUHow CelebrateYOU Comes To Life
The room starts it. The people carry it.
CelebrateYOU comes to life through annual gatherings, speakers, sponsors, community partners, shared stories, big laughs, and people who believe love is meant to move.
It is not just something people attend. It is something they help create, support, and carry back into the places they already live, work, serve, and lead.
Gatherings with a pulse.
CelebrateYOU brings people together for story, laughter, music, encouragement, connection, and the kind of moments that make the room feel alive.
Speakers who bring something real.
The mic is for humans with heart, humor, honesty, and stories that help people see themselves and each other a little more clearly.
Partners who care about community.
Sponsors, businesses, leaders, and organizations can help create an experience that pours into people who will then pour back into others.
People who take it with them.
Attend, invite your people, sponsor the experience, bring Katy into your room, or help create a moment that reminds people they matter.
One room. A whole lot of ripple.
Be Part Of CelebrateYOU
Choose your way into the room.
CelebrateYOU grows when people do more than love the idea. They show up, bring their people, support the room, and help the feeling move beyond one event.
Join the next gathering
Come with a friend, a partner, a team, or yourself. Step into the room and let it meet you where you are.
Sponsor or partner
Help create an experience built around connection, community, love, laughter, and the kind of energy people carry home.
Bring Katy to your people
Invite Katy to speak, host, or MC a human-first event for your company, nonprofit, school, team, or community.
Share it with someone
Send the page. Bring the friend. Name the person who needs a seat in the room. That is how the ripple grows.
CelebrateYOU FAQ
A few things people ask before they walk into the room.
Here are the practical details behind CelebrateYOU: who it is for, what to expect, how to show up, and how to help bring the room to life.
What is CelebrateYOU?
CelebrateYOU is an inspirational gathering created by Katy Rey to help people feel seen, heard, celebrated, and more connected to themselves and the people around them.
Who is CelebrateYOU for?
CelebrateYOU is for humans of every story, season, gender, and role. It is for people who want to laugh, listen, connect, be encouraged, and leave with more love to carry into their families, friendships, workplaces, and communities.
Is CelebrateYOU only for women?
No. CelebrateYOU has grown into an inclusive room for people. Everyone who shows up with love, respect, openness, and a spirit of celebration is welcome.
What happens at a CelebrateYOU event?
CelebrateYOU events may include speakers, stories, conversation, laughter, encouragement, celebration moments, community connection, and the kind of room energy people remember after they leave.
Do I have to come with someone?
No. You can come alone, with a friend, with a partner, with coworkers, or with a whole group. The room is built to help people feel welcome once they arrive.
Why did Katy Rey create CelebrateYOU?
Katy created CelebrateYOU because people need rooms that remind them who they are. The event grew from the belief that laughter, truth, love, encouragement, and celebration can belong in the same room.
Is CelebrateYOU an annual event?
Yes. CelebrateYOU has become an annual event, and in 2027, it will mark its 5th annual gathering.
Where is CelebrateYOU held?
CelebrateYOU is always held in the greater Tampa Bay area. For the last few years, the gathering has been held at the Tampa Garden Club at 2629 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629. The exact location for each event can be confirmed when the next gathering is announced.
Can I sponsor or support CelebrateYOU?
Yes. Sponsors, businesses, organizations, and community partners help bring the CelebrateYOU experience to life and make it possible for more people to be part of the room.
Can Katy bring this kind of energy to my event?
Yes. Katy can speak, host, or MC for events that need connection, humor, honesty, heart, and a real human at the mic.
How do I learn about the next CelebrateYOU event?
You can contact Katy through the website to ask about the next CelebrateYOU gathering, sponsorship opportunities, partnership options, or ways to be part of the room.
Still wondering if there is room for you? There is.
Ask About CelebrateYOUCelebrateYOU
Come get in the room.
Attend the next gathering, ask about sponsorship, bring Katy to your people, or reach out with the idea that has been sitting on your heart. CelebrateYOU is built by humans who show up, care deeply, and help make the room what it is.