The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) honored the 2007 Portland Rose Festival with a record 30 Pinnacle Awards, including the highly coveted Grand Pinnacle Award that acknowledges our event as the best in the world.
Additional awards included an astounding nine Gold Awards, eleven Silver Awards, and nine Bronze Awards. IFEA announced the winners at the 52nd Annual Convention & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Category |
Award |
Description |
| Best Event Video | Gold | "From One Rose" Centennial motion picture |
| Best Promotional Poster | Gold | Centennial poster designed by Paul Lanquist |
| Best Environmental Program | Gold | A Century of Sustainability |
| Best Educational Program | Gold | Student Film Project |
| Best Community Outreach Program | Gold | Pacific Power Presents the Rose Festival Court |
| Best Children's Programming | Gold | WaMu Waterfront Village |
| Best New Fundraising Program | Gold | Centennial Rose |
| Best Single New Sponsorship Program | Gold | ConWay 100 Person Float |
| Best Sponsor Follow-up Report | Gold | PGE, Signature Centennial Sponsor |
| Best TV Promo Ad | Silver | Centennial promo ad |
| Best Full Length TV Program (National) | Silver | Grand Floral Parade telecast |
| Best Event Program | Silver | Centennial Ball |
| Best Sponsor | Silver | PGE, Signature Centennial Sponsor |
| Best Event to Benefit a Charity | Silver | Hats Off to Our Hundredth Auction & Dinner |
| Best New Event | Silver | Centennial Ball |
| Best Media Relations Campaign | Silver | Oregonian coverage |
| Best Hat | Silver | Girl's princess hat |
| Best Company Image Piece | Silver | Rose Festival stationery |
| Best New Product | Silver | Centennial Rose |
| Best Vendor | Silver | FastSigns |
| Best Radio Promo | Bronze | Centennial branding |
| Best Single Newspaper Ad | Bronze | Tell Us Your Story, Oregonian |
| Best Single New Sponsorship Program | Bronze | History & Roses presented by Windemere |
| Best Educational Program | Bronze | Living History school curriculum |
| Best Community Outreach Program | Bronze | Living History program |
| Best New Event | Bronze | Centennial Exposition |
| Best New Promotion | Bronze | Centennial Rose |
| Best Other Merchandise | Bronze | Ornament designed by Betty Gimarelli |
| Best Overall Merchandise Program | Bronze | Centennial merchandise program |
 Grand Pinnacle Award winner!
Named the BEST festival in the World!*
(*for 2007 by IFEA)
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