The Florida Festivals & Events Association (FFEA) recently announced the winners of its annual SUNsational Awards during its 24th annual convention and tradeshow in Orlando, and the City of Jacksonville Beach took home several honors for its annual Deck the Chairs event.
The program recognized members’ innovation, individuality and creative collaboration. Nominations were accepted in nine categories, including printed materials; outdoor advertisement; PR/ media campaign; photo; promotional item; T-shirt; broadcast media; multimedia marketing and programming. Each category included three budget levels. A total of 140 events submitted materials for consideration.
The following were awarded in Northeast Florida:
City of Jacksonville Beach, in partnership with Deck The Chairs: first-place event recap/annual report; first-place promotional item, first-place sponsor partnership; second-place community outreach program and second-place outdoor ad: installations
Clay County Agricultural Fair: first-place community outreach; first-place radio ad; first-place television ad; second-place educational program; second-place Instagram; third-place promotional mailer; third-place social media campaign
Town of Orange Park – second-place website
For a complete list of winners, visit www.ffea.com/sunsational-awards.
Nominations were judged by a blue-ribbon panel representing media outlets, printing companies, website designers, photographers, promotional marketing professionals and social media experts.
“The SUNsational Awards have recognized and celebrated the talents of our members for more than two decades,” said Suzanne Neve, executive director of the FFEA. “We’re proud of our members and their events — and are excited to recognize them in this way each year.”
FFEA is a not-for-profit association dedicated to supporting and promoting more than 3,500 festivals, events and fairs in the state of Florida through education, networking and dissemination of information and the cultivation of high standards. For more information about FFEA, visit www.ffea.com.
