Awards
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, 2007 and 2008
The Festival won Nine IFEA awards during the conference in September of 2008, and Nine Kaleidoscope awards during the conference in February 2007
Named to the 2007 World Events Calendar for 2007 by the Chicago Tribune
Voted a Top 20 Event by the Southeast Tourism Society more than 20 times
Voted a Top 100 Event by the American Bus Association