Centennial Olympic Park Wins 2 Gold IFEA Awards

The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) honored Centennial Olympic Park during the IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Ceremony held at IFEA’s 56th Annual Convention & Expo in Denver, CO. last month. The Park was presented with 2 awards:

GOLD - Best Full Length TV Program (national, 4th of July Celebration)

GOLD - Best Event Photograph (Party in the Park)

Sponsored by industry leader Haas & Wilkerson Insurance, the professional competition draws entries from among the world’s top festivals and events. Winning entries came from organizations as diverse as the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC; Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Houston, TX; Norfolk Festevents, Norfolk, VA; 500 Festival, Indianapolis, IN; Dublin Irish Festival, Dublin, OH; Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, CA.

Awards were handed out in 69 different categories in total including Best TV Promotion; Social Media Site, Event Program; Commemorative Poster; Overall Sponsorship Program; Environmental Program; Educational Program, Children’s Programming; Media Relations Campaign; Overall Merchandising Program; Festival & Event Management Degree Programs to the highest award reflecting the best overall festival & event in the world – the Grand Pinnacle.

For a complete list of winners and more information on the IFEA, go to www.ifea.com.

THANK YOU to everyone who who came to Centennial Olympic Park’s PARTY IN THE PARK. Hot sun, cold drinks and one of the best line-ups to take the stage…way to start the summer off right! The Park was rockin’ with amazing performances by: Ponderosa, Dawes, AWOLNATION, Young the Giant and The Flaming Lips! Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter for more photos and coverage of PARTY IN THE PARK. 

Tomorrow is Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park!

We can’t wait to see you there for The Flaming Lips, Young the Giant, Dawes, Awol Nation and Ponderosa!

Tickets and the schedule are here on Ticket Alternative.

See you tomorrow!

TODAY is the FINAL CHANCE TO WIN tickets to PARTY IN THE PARK happening this Saturday at Centennial Olympic Park!

Post a photo of you and the person you would take with you to the concert should you win on the Park’s Facebook wall! The last 2 winners will be selected today (5/15/12) at 3pm.

In case you don’t win the contest, you can buy tickets here.

May 19th is Party in the Park at Centennial Olympic Park! And you can win tickets by visiting the Park’s Facebook page and posting a photo of yourself and the person you would take with you to the concert if you won tickets! Really easy.

The headliner is The Flaming Lips!

Buy Tickets Here!

Schedule:

3pm - Gates Open
3:15pm – 4pm PONDEROSA
4:15pm – 5:15pm DAWES
5:45pm – 6:45pm AWOL NATION
7:15pm – 8:30pm YOUNG THE GIANT
9:15pm – 11pm THE FLAMING LIPS

PARTY IN THE PARK TICKET GIVEAWAY
We are giving tickets away!

Win two tickets to Centennial Olympic Park’s PARTY IN THE PARK concert on May 19.

For a chance to win, post a photo on the Park’s Facebook wall of you and the person you would take with you to the concert should you win.

Winners will be chosen by a random draw on May 10, 11, 14 and 15 at approximately 3 p.m. The more pictures you post the better your chances of winning!!

For more chances to win tickets to our month long celebration of music across our campus, be sure to follow the Georgia World Congress Center  (@gwcc_atl and facebook.com/georgiaworldcongresscenter) and The Georgia Dome (@georgiadome and facebook.com/thegeorgiadome)

Disclaimer:
Contestants may enter multiple times but can only win once. Once you have entered the contest you are eligible for each drawing. Winners will be selected by a random draw.