Marin County Fair Staff 'Over The Moon' About Awards

MARIN COUNTY, CA — Marin County Fair staff are "Over the Moon" after the 2019 Marin County Fair won 42 awards at the recent Western Fairs Association annual conference in Reno, Nevada. Last year's fair celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with the theme Over the Moon.

The Western Fairs Association, a 150-member trade association representing fairs in the western United States and Canada, recognizes excellence in the fair industry at its convention and provides a forum for fairs to share ideas and programs.

"I am literally over the moon with pride for our team who makes the Marin County Fair such an award-winning success," said Gabriella C. Calicchio, the county's director of cultural services.

"From innovative marketing campaigns to engaging agricultural and competitive exhibits programming, our fair is truly a community event that we cherish each summer. We thank WFA for recognizing our hard work and forward-thinking strategies we put forth for our fair every year."

The 2019 Marin County Fair received 21 first place awards, 14 second place awards and seven third place awards. (See the full list below.)

The 79th annual Marin County Fair, with the theme "The Soaring 2020s," will be held July 1-5, 2020.

Also see:

Celebrate 'The Soaring 2020s' At The 2020 Marin County Fair

2019 Marin County Fair Award-Winning Entries:

Featured Program Awards

First Place

• Outstanding Achievement – Fair-time Innovative Marketing Strategy or Concept

First Place

• Outstanding Achievement – Recruitment and/or Retention Program (Paid Staff & Volunteers)

Individual Achievement Awards

First Place

• Television Advertising – Single Television Ad
• Radio Advertising – Radio Ad Series
• Foreign Language Printed Marketing Campaign
• Outdoor Advertising Campaign
• Social Media Campaign
• Any Other Advertising Campaign – Northgate Mall Window Displays
• Cultural Marketing campaign – Out at the Fair, Recetas Latinas, Italian Street Painting Festival
• Digital Marketing Campaign
• Give it Your Best Shot – People
• Year-Round Logo – Marin County Fair
• Fair-time Commemorative Poster
• New Animal Competitive Exhibit – Feathered Friends Day
• New Non-Animal Competitive Exhibit – Over the Moon Theme Exhibits
• New Innovative use of Technology – In Marketing – Animated Fair Poster
• Non-Profits – Youth in Arts partnership
• Crisis Management – Rabbit Abduction
• New Cultural Program – Drag Story Time
• Best New Idea in Maintenance – Bartolini Gallery LED lighting
• Self-promoted Non-Fair Event – Inside Insights: San Quentin Arts in Corrections exhibition at Bartolini Gallery

Second Place

• Single Radio Ad Foreign Language
• Printed Marketing Campaign
• New Event, Exhibit or Program – Space Station Museum exhibit
• New Children’s Program – Over the Moon XR Virtual Reality exhibit
• New Sponsorship Program – Northgate Mall Partnership
• New Innovative use of Technology – In Exhibits – ShoWorks Program
• New Innovative use of Technology – For the Fair Patron – Mobile Fair Website
• New Community Outreach Program – Italian Street Painting Festival
• Theme Program – Over the Moon!
• Give it Your Best Shot – Animals
• Events-Interim Events – Marin Senior Fair
• Fair-time Event – Moonwalk Worlds Record
• Agricultural Programming – Culinary Stage programs
• Interim Event Rentals Innovative Marketing Strategy or concept – Monthly eNewsletter

Third Place

• Radio Advertising – Single Radio Ad
• Give it Your Best Shot – Carnival
• Give it Your Best Shot – Entertainment & Grounds Acts
• Special Event Logo – Marin Transit Ride Free logo
• Fair Program/Schedule
• Inspiring Collaboration – Marin County Poet Laureate
• Television Advertising – Single Television Ad