The 2014 NB International Street Performer Festival has been nominated for the Community Event of the Year Award as part of 2014 Tourism Saskatchewan Awards of Excellence.
“We could hardly contain our excitement when we learned that we were nominated for a provincial award,” said Lisa McEachern, chair of the NB Street Performer Festival. “Our team of volunteers worked hard to make the event as best as we could and this nomination has really put the wind in our sails as we prepare for this year’s festival.”
The annual Tourism Saskatchewan Awards of Excellence were established to recognize and foster excellence in the province’s tourism sector, according to a press release from Battlefords Touirsm. Award finalists will be announced by Tourism Saskatchewan in early March and the awards gala is on April 16 in Saskatoon. The Community Event of the Year is a new category for events with a budget under $100,000.
The NB International Street Performer Festival was the first of its kind in Saskatchewan and was able to attract an estimated 3,000 spectators to downtown North Battleford. It was organized and executed by volunteers, with nearly 40 people giving their time and energy to the event. The organizing committee will again host the event July 25, 26, and 27 this year.
