Specialty Award: Best Pop-up Event:
Bronze: Town Center on Main & DeLay Nature Park Grand Opening, City of Suwanee, GA
Silver: Coffee, Campfire, and Cryptids, City of Marietta Parks, Recreation, and Facilities, GA
Gold: Experience Honest Alley – Para La CULTURA Community Mural,
City of Lawrenceville, GA
Best Marketing Campaign:
Bronze: 2024 Holiday Events, City of Milton, GA
Silver: Boynton Beach Pirate Fest, City of Boynton Beach, FL
Gold: Spooktacular: ChristmasVille in July, ChristmasVille Rock Hill, SC
Best Festival or Event T-Shirt:
Bronze: 48th Annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, Cary, NC
Silver: Autumn with Topsail, Historical Society of Topsail Island
Gold: Meeting Street Music Fest, City of West Columbia, SC
Best Event Program:
Bronze: Free Comic Book Day, City of Lawrenceville, GA
Silver: Johns Creek International Festival Passport, City of Johns Creek, GA
Gold: Perry International Festival, City of Perry, GA
Best Event Photograph:
Bronze: Summer of Fun First Friday Concert Series, City of Tucker Parks & Recreation
Silver: Town Center on Main & DeLay Nature Park Grand Opening, City of Suwanee, GA
Gold: Boynton Beach Pirate Fest, City of Boynton Beach, FL
Best Merchandise:
Bronze: Taste of Boynton Beach Branded Coconuts, City of Boynton Beach, FL
Silver: “Parker” Doggie Bag Dispensers, City of Suwanee, GA
Gold: Dill Pickle Soda, NC Pickle Festival
Best Promotional Poster:
Bronze: Spooky Spirits 5k, Big South Productions
Silver: Community Food Fight, City of Suwanee, GA
Gold: Not Your Mother’s Art Fest, Explore Gwinnett, GA
Best Event Series:
Bronze: Holiday Happenings, City of Lawrenceville, GA
Silver: Live! on Your Block, City of Chamblee, GA
Gold: ChristmasVille After Dark, ChristmasVille Rock Hill, SC
Best Vendor Impact:
Bronze: Staircase Event & Sponsorship Consulting, Santa Beach Run for Carteret Partnership for Children
Silver: Aaron Sheffield, Aspen Hue, ChristmasVille Rock Hill, SC
Gold: Todd & Christa Bentley, Sweeter Days Farm, Farm to Table Dinner, City of Clarksville-Parks & Recreation, TN
Best Event Impact Support:
Bronze: City of Winder, GA, Public Works Department
Silver: City of Suwanee, GA Public Works Department
Gold: Pete Tibbs, Hickman County Emergency Management, National Banana Pudding Festival, TN
Best Event Within an Event:
Bronze: The Puddin’ Path: National Banana Pudding Festival, TN
Silver: Chalk Walk: Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, Cary, NC
Gold: Youth Culinary Competition: A Taste of Chamblee, City of Chamblee, GA
Best Event Website:
Bronze: National Banana Pudding Festival, TN
Silver: Suwanee Wine Fest, Big South Productions
Gold: Suwanee Beer Fest, Big South Productions
Best Festival or Event Video:
Bronze: National Banana Pudding Festival, TN
Silver: 43rd Annual Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival, City of Conyers/GA International Horse Park, GA
Gold: Surf City Live, Surf City, NC
Best Children’s Event or Programming:
Bronze: Kinder Kitchen, City of Clarksville-Parks & Recreation, TN
Silver: Days of Play, City of Lawrenceville, GA
Gold: Children’s Festival of Reading, Knox County, TN, Public Library
Green Initiative Award:
Bronze: Harvest Festival, City of Lawrenceville, GA
Silver: Oysterpalooza, Ocean Fest, Inc., SC
Gold: Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, Cary, NC
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiative Award:
Bronze: Cultural Affairs Program Coordinator, City of Chamblee, GA
Silver: Black Business Pop-up Shop, City of Boynton Beach, FL
Gold: Multicultural Night, City of Duluth, GA
Best Festival or Event Under $75,000 in Budget
Bronze: Christmas on the Cumberland, City of Clarksville-Parks & Recreation, TN
