Georgia National Fair ranked in top 50

The Georgia

National Fair was designated a Top 50 Fair by Matt’s Carnival Warehouse for the

ninth year in a row. With an attendance of 445,395, the Georgia National Fair

ranked No. 41. Reithoffer Shows (the Fair’s ride company) was ranked No. 10 for

Carnivals Playing Top 50 Fairs.

The Georgia

National Fair also won four awards during the annual fairs convention for the

International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE).

2012 IAFE

Agricultural Awards

Third Place

– Overall Agricultural Program for the Nonagricultural Fair Going Public

Third Place

– What Was Newly Established/Developed to Promote Agriculture (Legislative

Livestock Showdown)

 

2012 IAFE

Competitive Exhibits Award

First Place

– Competitive Exhibit Display Photo (Wedding House)

 

2012 IAFE

Sponsorships Award 

Second

Place – Single Sponsorship Activation (Jeff Smith Kia Agril-Lift) 

 

This marks

the 21st consecutive year the Fair has been designated an award-winning fair by

IAFE. Since 1992, the Georgia National Fair has won a total of 93 IAFE awards

for its agricultural, competitive exhibits, sponsorships, and communications

programs.

For the

IAFE awards, the Georgia National Fair competed against other fairs whose

annual attendance ranged from 250,001 to 500,000. The IAFE has a membership of

over 3,200 fairs from around the world.

The Georgia National Fair has

been designated a Southeast Tourism Society “Top 20 Event for

October” 14 times (1991, 1996, 1997, 2000 – 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). The

Fair has received one “Special Events Directory and Events Business News

Top 200 Event” award. In 2002, the Fair was designated one of Southern

Living magazine’s “Our Best 202 Things About the South First-Prize

Fair.”

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