Grand Pinnacle Award winner for the Best Overall Festival in the budget of $750,000 to 1.5 million by the International Festival and Events Association in 2007 & 2004

Shining Example Award for Best Festival in 2006 & 2007 by the Southeast Tourism Society

Best Festival winner by the Southeast Regional Festivals and Events Association in 2005

The Festival won Fifteen IFEA awards during the conference in September of 2007, and Nine Kaleidoscope awards during the conference in February 2007

Named to the 2007 World Events Calendar for 2007 by the Chicago Tribune