Roswell Special Events Honored Southeast Festival

ROSWELL, GA — The City of Roswell’s Special Events Division cleaned up at the annual Southeast Festival and Events Association’s Kaleidoscope Awards, coming away with six awards in six different categories.

Roswell won the gold award for Best New Event with the wildly successful Dia De Los Muertos celebration held this past October. They also garnered the silver award in the Best Sponsor category for Gate City Brewing Company. The Alive in Roswell website was also honored with a silver award, and the Roswell Special Events Facebook page won a silver award in the Best Social Media category. Other accolades include bronze awards for both the Best Festival or Event Video and the Best Festival or Event photo for Alive in Roswell.

City of Roswell Special Events Manager Chris Ward said it is an honor to be recognized by peers across the southeast region. “We are so pleased to be recognized for all the hard work and effort that goes into each event. The collaboration amongst our Special Events Division, city staff and the community has been instrumental in the success of City of Roswell events.”

The Southeast Festival and Events Associations’ Kaleidoscope Awards are designed to recognize the highest level of achievement in the festival and event industry throughout the southeast United States. This year’s awards included 25 categories, seven states, 171 entries from 29 organizations across the Southeast.

Southeast Festival and Events Association was founded in 2009 to strengthen the festival and event industry throughout the southeast United States by hosting educational sessions, networking opportunities, award recognition, and additional events throughout the year; thus, allowing for continued professional growth within the festivals and events industry. This year’s conference and awards ceremony was held in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.