Excellence Awards

Event of the Year

This award is presented to an event that exemplifies industry best practices in all aspects of its operation. The event stimulated the economy in the community, region, and province while providing a commitment to sustainability practices and initiatives. The event provided inclusivity arrangement and provided attendees with high standard of satisfaction.

“Event” is defined as a one-off special event, taking place over one or several days (sport tournament, multi-day music festival, etc.). A ‘season’ of multiple events will not be considered for this award, however a specific event within a season that embodies the characteristics of this award will be considered.

General nomination guidelines are as follows:

Only complete nomination forms will be accepted
Only the information submitted will be used to evaluate the nomination. Judges will not use their personal experience with/knowledge of a nominated event as part of the evaluation process **It is important to provide as much detail as possible to ensure the nominee is recognized for all their accomplishments during the evaluation process**
All questions are weighted individually and equally
Self-nominations are accepted
Nominations are open to events that took place in previous calendar year (Ie: 2025 awards recognize events hosted in 2024)
Nominations can only be submitted by an Event Atlantic member
Nominations are open to any individual or event that took place in the Atlantic region
Only the award recipients will be recognized

"*" indicates required fields

Name of Event

Event contact person & role with event*

Event contact details - Address, telephone number, email & website*

Name of Nominator*

First Last

Nominator contact details - Address, telephone number, email*

Please select a category based on the events overall budget.*

< $100,000

$100,000 - $500,000

> $500,000

To help familiarize the selection committee with your event, provide a brief summary of your event in 3-4 sentences or less. ** This is not used to evaluate the submission.

Please describe how the event stimulated the local, regional and provincial economy. **Provide specific examples

What was the impact (Ie; eco impact data. numbers data. Room night data) Max. 400 words

Please describe how the event exemplified industry best practices in its operation. ** Provide specific examples

Max. 400 words

What makes the event spectacular? ** Provide specific examples

Were there challenges that were overcome? Did the event have significant growth? Max. 400 words

Please describe how the event went above and beyond what is expected in one (or all) of the following categories: 1. Accessibility (adaptations); 2. Inclusivity (all segments of the populations); 3. Sustainability practices and initiatives. ** Provide specific examples

Max. 400 words