After the popularity and success we've had here at Sega8Bit with the now annual Secret Santa, as well as the thus-far yearly Sega8Bit gathering, we've decided to make any events we hold for the community here a permanent part of the site. So what can you find here?

First, you'll see a short article by Ian about some Master System Christmas memories. Click on it for some short stories by Ian and Sinistral and feel free to contact us to have your own added to this section of the site if you have anything, especially any pictures.

Below this part, you'll find a Secret Santa article for each year we run it from now on. Following 'A Master System Christmas' you'll find our Secret Santa event from last year with pictures and commentary. The current Secret Santa for each year will follow below this, after each summer (or whenever) Sega8Bit gathering. We'll be trying to run these every year in the Summer (with plans starting around mid-Spring), and the Secret Santa from September until December. This gives everyone enough time to send their want lists, buy their presents and have them sent out before Christmas arrives. If the current Summer gathering or Secret Santa is still active and you want to get involved, click on the appropriate section below for more information.

In addition, we may have other holiday events as well, and whenever they happen, expect to see something about them here linking you to active topics or showing you what we've done and who took part. If you think of anything you'd like to see (perhaps a contest or article relating to a holiday and involving the Master System), go to the forum and start talking!

Sega8bit.com '15 Event The 7th annual Sega Master System community meet-up event took place on Saturday 1st August 2015. As usual, it was a great success. Check out the video

Sega8bit Secret Santa 2014 The 8th annual Sega8bit Secret Santa was a great success thanks to Andy Roan (flatapex). Details on the forum

Sega8bit.com '14 Event The 6th annual Sega Master System community meet-up event took place on Saturday 2nd August 2014. It was held at a new location and as usual, was a great success. Check out the video

Sega8bit Secret Santa 2013 The 7th annual Sega8bit Secret Santa was a great success thanks to Andy Roan (flatapex). Details on the forum

Sega8bit.com '13 Event Report of the fifth official gathering of the Sega Master System community by first-time attendee Andy Roan. Held at The Lass O'Gowrie pub in Manchester. Check out the video

Sega8bit Secret Santa 2012 The 6th annual Sega8bit Secret Santa was a great success thanks to Estimated Prophet. Details on the forum

Sega8bit.com '12 Event Report of the fourth official gathering of the Sega8Bit.com community. Held at The Lass O'Gowrie pub in Manchester. Check out the video

Sega8bit Secret Santa 2011 The 5th annual Sega8bit Secret Santa was a great success once again thanks to Estimated Prophet. Details on the forum

Sega8bit.com '11 Event Report of the third official gathering of the Sega8Bit.com community. Held at The Lass O'Gowrie pub in Manchester. Check out the video

Sega8bit Secret Santa 2010 The 4th annual Sega8bit Secret Santa was a great success thanks to Estimated Prophet. Read all about it!

Sega8bit Secret Santa 2009 The 3rd annual Sega8bit Secret Santa was a great success thanks to trashitall. Read all about it!

Sega8bit.com '09 Event A report of the second annual gathering of the Sega8bit.com community by Aypok. Check it out!

Secret Santa 2008 All done for the year. Read about what Santa brought our Sega8bit forumites. Details on the forum

Sega8bit.com '08 Event Report of the first official gathering of the Sega8Bit.com community in England by rupert. Who won the Stepanic cup?

Sega8bit Secret Santa 2007 Who got what and how did it go? Learn about our first event here! What, no pictures?

A Master System Christmas Have any stories about the SMS from Christmas? Want to hear a few? Click here! What fun!