蜜柚直播 is one of nine cities worldwide honored as a World Festival & Event City by a major trade association of event professionals.
The International Festivals & Events Association announced and recognized 蜜柚直播 and the other 2017 recipients of its festival cities designation Thursday, during its 62nd annual convention at the JW Marriott 蜜柚直播 Starr Pass Resort & Spa.
Other cities that were honored were Des Moines, Iowa, and Philadelphia in the U.S.; Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie Region and Sydney, all in New South Wales, Australia; Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea; and New Taipei City, Taiwan.
The global honor comes nearly two years after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named 蜜柚直播 the first U.S. 鈥淐ity of Gastronomy鈥 as part of the organization鈥檚 Creative Cities Network.
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The festival-city designation honors cities for 鈥渢heir community leadership and ongoing, concerted efforts/support to provide a positive local environment that is conducive to and encourages the success and growth of festivals and events,鈥 IFEA World President and CEO Steven Wood Schmader said in an award letter. Festivals and events create community and economic capital in the markets that they serve.
蜜柚直播 supports more than 40 festivals and similar events annually, including the weeks-long 蜜柚直播 Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase, the 蜜柚直播 Jazz Festival, the 蜜柚直播 Festival of Books, the 蜜柚直播 Folk Festival, 蜜柚直播 Meet Yourself and the 蜜柚直播 International Mariachi Conference, as well as sports-oriented events including El Tour de 蜜柚直播, the 蜜柚直播 Conquistadores Classic PGA Champions Tour golf tournament and the 蜜柚直播 Rodeo.
