

Past IFEA World Festival & Event Cities
Each year, the International Festivals & Events Association announces the recipients of the IFEA World Festival & Event City Award, presented by VISA at the Annual IFEA Convention & Expo. The IFEA would like to congratulate each winning city. 2012 IFEA World Festival & Event City Awards Under 1 Million Population: · Hampyeong-gun, Jeonlanam-do, Korea
· Grapevine, Texas, United States of America
· Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil
· Maribor, Slovenia
· Ballito-KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
· Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China
· Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
· Dublin, Ohio, United States of America
o Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry in Population Category
Over 1 Million Population: · London, England
· The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
· Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
· Denver, Colorado, United States of America
· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
o Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry in Population Category
2011 IFEA World Festival & Event City Award Recipients Population Level: Under 100,000 · Meizhou Island of Putian City, Fujian Province, China · Gimje-si, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea (Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry in Population Category) Population Level: 100,000 to 1 Million · Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil · Reykjavik, Iceland (Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry in Population Category) Population Level: Over 1 Million · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Shanghai, China · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry in Population Category)
For more information about the 2011 Winning Cities, Click Here. 2010 IFEA World Festival & Event City Award Recipients Population Level: Under 100,000 · Taupo - New Zealand – (Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry) · Hidalgo - Texas, United States - (Top North American City for the population category) Population Level: 100,000 to 500,000 · Edinburgh - Scotland – (Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry) · Norfolk - Virginia, United States (Top North American City for the population category) · Jinju-si - Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea (Top Asian City for the population category - tie) · Boryeong-si - Chungcheongnam-do, Korea (Top Asian City for the population category - tie) Population Level: 500,000 to 1 Million · Rotterdam - The Netherlands – (Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry) · Ottawa - Ontario, Canada (Top North American City for the population category) · Population Level: Over 1 Million · Sydney - New South Wales, Australia – (Judges Selection for Most Outstanding Global Entry) · Louisville - Kentucky, United States (Top North American City for the population category) · Salvador - Bahia, Brasil (Top Latin America City for the population category) For more information about the 2010 Winning Cities, Click Here.
Geumsan-gun - Chungcheongnam-do, Korea - (Top Asian City for the population category)