Specialty Award: Unique Seasonal Celebrations: 

Bronze: ATL Christkindl Market, City of Lawrenceville, GA

Silver: Jeepers Creepers, City of Fountain Inn, SC/Main Street Fountain Inn

Gold: Día de Los Muertos Festival, City of Greer, SC

Best Marketing Campaign: 

Bronze: Suwanee Beer Fest, Big South Productions

Silver: Harry Potter Fall Break Movie Marathon, Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, TN

Gold: The Lawrenceville Boogie, City of Lawrenceville, GA

Best Festival or Event T-Shirt: 

Bronze: SOOIE 15th Annual BBQ festival, City of Mauldin, SC

Silver: Sugar Rush Arts Festival, City of Sugar Hill, GA

Gold: A Taste of Chamblee, City of Chamblee, GA

Best Event Program: 

Bronze: 44th Annual Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival, City of Conyers, GA

Silver: Remembering WWII, Linden, TN

Gold: Marietta the Gathering, City of Marietta, GA

Best Event Photograph: 

Bronze: Johns Creek Diwali Market, City of Johns Creek, GA

Silver: Touch-a-Truck, City of Milton, GA

Gold: Midsummer Magic, Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, TN

Best Merchandise: 

Bronze: Tried and True Recipes Cookbook, Ocean City Jazz Festival, NC

Silver: Pickle-Themed Socks, North Carolina Pickle Festival

Gold: ChristmasVille Drinking Chocolate, ChristmasVille Rock Hill, SC

Best Promotional Poster: 

Bronze: Holiday Lights and Flight Fest, City of Lilburn, GA

Silver: North Carolina Pickle Festival

Gold: Remembering WWII, Linden, TN

Best Event Series: 

Bronze: Parsons Thursday Nights Out, City of Duluth, GA

Silver: The Thriving in Business Together Workshops/Doing Business In Lawrenceville Forum, City of Lawrenceville, GA

Gold: Christmas Inn Our Town, City of Fountain Inn, SC/Main Street Fountain Inn

Best Event Impact Support: 

Bronze: Manuel Barcenas, City of Chamblee, GA

Silver: Wilmington Compost Company, Ocean Fest, NC

Gold: Shatterproof Media, Suwanee Fest

Best Event Within an Event: 

Bronze: ChristmasVille: 20th & Main, ChristmasVille Rock Hill, SC

Silver: Free Comic Book Day: Game Jam Showcase, City of Lawrenceville, GA

Gold: Fun Fest: Hot Air Balloon Rally, Visit Kingsport, TN

Best Event Website: 

Bronze: Suwanee Wine Fest, Big South Productions

Silver: Suwanee Fest, City of Suwanee, GA

Gold: Sugar Rush Arts Festival, City of Sugar Hill, GA

Best Festival or Event Video: 

Bronze: Midsummer Magic, Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, TN

Silver: Nashville Symphony, Montgomery County Parks and Recreation, TN

Gold: Remembering WWII, Linden, TN

Best Children’s Event or Programming: 

Bronze: 44th Annual Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival, City of Conyers, GA

Silver: Butterfly Festival, Oak Grove Tourism and Convention Commission, KY

Gold: Children’s Festival of Reading, Knox County, TN, Public Library

Green Initiative Award: 

Bronze: Lawrenceville Harvest Fest, City of Lawrenceville, GA

Silver: ZOOfari, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

Gold: Ocean Fest, NC

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiative Award: 

Bronze: Black Beaches During Segregation, Ocean City Jazz Festival, NC

Silver: Juneteenth Celebration, City of Johns Creek, GA

Gold: Multicultural Week, City of Duluth, GA

Event Professional of the Year: 

Cameron Coan, City of Sugar Hill, GA

Best New Event

Bronze: Fall Break Movie Marathon, Montogomery County Parks and Recreation, TN

Silver: High Line Criterium, City of Suwanee, GA

Gold: Dogtoberfest, City of Duluth, GA

Best Festival or Event Under $20,000 in Budget

Bronze: Holiday Lights and Flight Fest, City of Lilburn, GA

Silver: Cultura, City of Lawrenceville, GA

Gold: Día de Los Muertos Festival, City of Greer, SC

Best Festival or Event Under $75,000 in Budget

Bronze: Duluth Chalk Art Festival, City of Duluth, GA

Silver: Evening of the Arts, City of Lawrenceville, GA

Gold: 44th Annual Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival, City of Conyers, GA

Best Festival or Event Over $75,000 in Budget

Bronze: Fun Fest, Visit Kingsport, TN

Silver: Suwanee Fest, City of Suwanee, GA

Gold: 12th Annual Knox Asian Festival, Asian Culture Center of TN