Festival wins gold for website, t-shirt
By: Cindy Verge

Silver issued for denim shirt, Bronze for 2005 poster

We Won!!

Our festival website and t-shirt were named the best at the International Festivals and Events Association conference held earlier this month. Gold Pinnacle Awards in the two categories were issued at a special events ceremony in San Antonio last week.

Kudos were also given for our embroidered denim shirt (silver) and our 2005 poster (bronze).

Festivals from throughout the world entered the competition in categories based on size of annual budget. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival competes in the smallest category, for festivals with under $250,000 budget.

By winning these awards, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival was recognized for its excellence in the industry. A multitude of festivals across the country enter into the competition, which is judged by professionals in the industry.

The pros at Skagit Valley Publishing put together our wonderful website; credit for the t-shirt design goes to Ginny Bode of Bode Design in Mount Vernon. Ginny also designed the denim shirt and added the graphic touches to Brett Varney's 2005 artwork.