Awards & Recognition

December 2024

International Association of Fairs and Exposition (IAFE) Annual Convention
Division 4

• Hall of Honor Communications
  • 🥇 1st Place - Souvenirs & Commemorative Items
  • 🥈 2nd Place - Promotional Advertising
• Competitive Exhibits
  • 🥇 1st Place - Display Method and/or Prop
  • 🥈 2nd Place - New to Your Fair CLASS of Competition
• Agricultural Awards
  • 🥈 2nd Place - Agricultural exhibitor events, awards, participation incentives or retention programs that have inspired entry in your fair or involved stakeholders/elected officials
  • 🥉 3rd Place - Unique exhibit/promotion/special event/community engagement/competition showcased during the year, outside of Fair time
  • 🥉 3rd Place - Agriculture Individual Photo: Horticulture/Crops

August 2024

SUNsational Awards
Florida Festivals & Events Association Annual Conference

• 🥇 1st Place - Banners / Street Pole Banners
• 🥇 1st Place - Children's Programming
• 🥇 1st Place - Social Media Advertising Campaign
• 🥇 1st Place - Tickets & Invitations
• 🥇 1st Place - Twitter
• 🥈 2nd Place - Educational Program
• 🥈 2nd Place - Facebook
• 🥈 2nd Place - Installations / Wraps
• 🥈 2nd Place - PR / Media Campaign
• 🥉 3rd Place - Instagram
• 🥉 3rd Place - Promotional Mailer

May 2024

Florida Federation of Fairs Annual Convention
Large Fairs Division

• Communication Awards
  • 🥇 1st Place - Social Media - Targeted Campaign
  • 🥇 1st Place - Souvenirs and Commemorative Items
  • 🥉 3rd Place - Outdoor Advertising or Poster
• Photography Awards
  • 🥇 1st Place - Exhibits & Events
  • 🥈 2nd Place - Kids
  • 🥈 2nd Place - Offseason/Non-Fair
  • 🥈 2nd Place - Agriculture
  • 🥉 3rd Place - Horticulture
  • 🥉 3rd Place - Rides & Midway
• Agricultural Awards
  • 🥇 1st Place - Newly Established or Evolving Program/Exhibit Promoting Ag
  • 🥈 2nd Place - Non-Fair Related Agricultural Event/Program
  • 🥈 2nd Place - Retention or Incentive Program for Ag Participants
• Competitive Exhibits Awards
  • 🥇 1st Place - Display Method and/or Prop
  • 🥇 1st Place - Retention or Incentive Program for Competitive Exhibits
  • 🥈 2nd Place - New Class of Competition

November 2023

• Hall of Honor Communications
  

  1st Place

  Double Sided, Multi-Page, or Folded Promotional Ad
  1st Place - Social Media

  

  2nd Place

  Souvenirs and Commemorative Items
  2nd Place - Out of the Box Marketing/Promotion

• Agricultural Awards
  

  2nd Place

  Agriculture Individual Photo: Ag Education

September 2023

August 2023

• 1st Place
  • Social Media Ad Campaign
  • Tickets & Invitations
• 2nd Place
  • Banners / Street Pole Banners
  • Instagram
  • Promotional Poster
  • TikTok
  • T-Shirt
• 3rd Place
  • Photo Opp Area
  • PR / Media Campaign
  • Promotional Item

May 2023

• Merchandise Awards (Division 4) - 1st Place
• Poster Award (Division 4) - 2nd Place

November 2022

• Hall of Honor Communications - Division 4
  • Radio Ad - 1st Place
  • Single-Sided, Flat Promotion Ad - 3rd Place
  • Promotional/Advertising Poster - 2nd Place
  • Online Advertisements - 2nd Place
• Non-Fair Facility Usage - Division 4
  • Best 1st Year Event NOT produced by Facility Staff - 1st Place
  • Video to Promote Your Facility - 1st Place
  • Printed Promotional Material Specific to Facility Rentals - 1st Place
  • Website (Facility Specific) - 2nd Place
  • Social Media (Facility Specific) - 2nd Place

June 2022

December 2020

• First Place:
  • Single photo of Fairgrounds being used to serve the community
  • Communication to fairgoers about status of 2020 Fair
• Second Place:
  • At-Home Activities: Non-Video

December 2018

• First Place:
  • Printed Promotional Material
• Second Place:
  • Electronic Newsletter

March 2018

December 2017

• First Place:
  • Social Media/Mobile Campaign
• Second Place:
  • Electronic Newsletter
  • Black & White Newspaper Ad
  • Miscellaneous Marketing or Promotional Display or Piece
  • Miscellaneous Use of Technology to Promote Fair or Event
• Third Place:
  • Snapshot/Overview of Agricultural Program
  • Participation & Trends
  • Magazine Ad
  • Printed Promotional Material
  • Outdoor
  • Unique Advertising Specialties, Merchandise & Souvenirs
  • Promotional Event
  • Website

July 2017

May 2017

December 2016

• First Place:
  • Agricultural Exhibitor Events, Awards, Participation Incentives or Retention Programs
  • New or Unique Single Class of Competitive Exhibits
  • New or Unique Division of Competitive Exhibits
• Second Place:
  • Agriculture Individual Photo
  • Any Other Agriculture Program/Exhibit
  • Newspaper Ad - Black & White
  • Electronic Newsletter
  • Competitive Exhibit Display Photo (Series)
• Third Place:
  • Competitive Agricultural Programs: Snapshot/Overview of Agricultural Program Participation & Trends
  • Television
  • Newspaper Ad - Color
  • Overall Social Media Campaign
  • Promotional Event
  • Best Marketing Campaign

November 2016

July 2016

May 2016

December 2015

• Best of Division in Competitive Exhibits
• First Place:
• Overall Program for Competitive Agricultural Exhibitors
• Competitive Exhibit Display - Single photo
• Competitive Exhibit Display - Photo series
• Newspaper Ad - Black & White
• Single Brochure or Flier
• Electronic Newsletter
• Website
• Mobile Web
• Second place:
• New or Unique Division of Competitive Exhibits
• Single Photo of a General Display
• General Display Photo Series
• Web Advertisement
• Unique Advertising Specialties/Merchandise/Souvenirs
• Promotional Event
• Third place:
• Overall Agricultural Program for the Non-Agricultural Fair-Going Public
• Agriculture Photo - Fair Agriculture Photo
• Agriculture Photo - Fair Agriculture Series
• Radio
• Newspaper Ad - Color
• Magazine Ad
• Miscellaneous Marketing/Promotional Display or Piece
• Overall Social Media Campaign
• Best Marketing Campaign

November 2015

November 2015

September 2015

May 2015

May 2015

December 2014

• First Place:
  • Best in the category for new means of promoting agriculture. The Youth Fair submitted its interactive display "On the Moo-ve, The Journey of Dairy from Farm to Table," which highlights the dairy industry.
  • Best television ad
  • Best radio ad
  • Best commemorative poster
  • Best marketing campaign
• Second place:
  • Overall program for competitive agricultural exhibitors
  • Competitive agricultural exhibits and unique advertising specialties, merchandise and souvenirs
• Third place:
  • Competitive exhibits display photo
  • Overall agricultural program for the non-agricultural fair-going public
  • Electronic newsletter
  • Printed promotional material

December 2013

• First Place:
  • Best competitive exhibit general display photo series
• Second place:
  • New or unique division of competitive exhibits' poster contest division
  • Consumer awareness in the agriculture environment
  • Program designed to correct an issue or problem related to a competitive or non-competitive agriculture program
  • Television ad
  • Electronic newsletter
• Third place:
  • Overall agriculture program for the non-agriculture fair-going public
  • Printed and promotional material

December 2012

• Overall agricultural program offered to the non-agricultural fair-going public
• First Place:
  • Best general display photo category
• Second place:
  • New or unique division of competitive exhibits for their newest culinary division
• Third place:
  • General display photo series