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Since
1991, the Festival in the Park Scholarship for the Arts Program
has awarded over $107,000 in scholarships to area students.
For more information on the program, including applying for
the 2008 awards - click
here.
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EventZone is
a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located
in the "event
zone" of
downtown Roanoke, Virginia. The goal of EventZone
is help make the City of Roanoke a better place
to live and PLAY - one
memory, event and festival at a time! Each year
over 150,000 people
attend events and festivals held in downtown
Roanoke - well over half of these persons attend
and/or participate in the festivals and events
that
are directly managed by EventZone - making EventZone
Roanoke's largest
non-profit arts & entertainment organization
in terms of visitors to
downtown.
If you
want to keep up with what's happening in the "event
zone", simply add
your email address to
our email list for regular updates, check
out the Event Calendar link above or click
on the event logos to the left. We hope to
see you in the "event
zone" soon!
Recent EventZone
Awards
2007 Roanoke Times Music Poll
BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL
1st Place - Festival in the Park
Click
here to watch video highlights of the 2007 concerts
and see why 'Festival in the Park' was voted the region's #1 music
festival!
2007 Best of the City Awards
CATEGORY: Best Festival (past 12 months)
WINNER: First Place (tie): Festival in the Park
First Place (tie): Big Lick Blues Festival
CATEGORY: Best Local Event
WINNER: First Place (tie): Festival in the Park
First Place (tie): Big Lick Blues Festival
CATEGORY: Best Local Non-Profit
Third Place (tie): EventZone
2006
Best of the City Awards
CATEGORY: Best Festival
WINNER: First Place: Festival in the Park
Third Place: Taste of the Blue Ridge Blues and Jazz Festival
2007 Best of Roanoke
Awards
CATEGORY: Best Annual Event or Tradition
WINNER: Platinum - Festival in the Park
WINNER: Silver - BB&T's Party in the Park
2006 Best of Roanoke Awards
CATEGORY: Best Tradition
WINNER: Gold - Festival in the Park
CATEGORY: Best Annual Event
WINNER: Platinum - Festival in the Park
