Achievement Awards
Celebrating Our Fair's Achievement Awards from Western Fairs Association Convention & Awards
Coveted Awards
- Single Television Ad – Overall Fair Commercial
- Featured Contest Community Partnership with Fair and Service Member Involvement – Partnership with VA Palo Alto Health Care to Enroll 2000+ Veterans
1st Place
- Special Event Logo – 2025 Foodie’s Choice Awards Logo
- Annual County Fair Website – 2025 Annual Fair Website
- Year-Round Facility Website
- Year-Round Facility Website – Year-Round Website
- Fairgrounds Produced Special Event Website – Safeway Barn Page
- Any Other Media & Marketing Entry Not Listed Above – Hidden Labubu Scavenger Hunt
- Community Outreach: Embracing Diversity – Growing A Sensory-Friendly Fair Experience
- Volunteers – Volunteer Involvement at the Fair (18% Increase In 2025)
- Interim Events – Alameda Vintage Fashion Faire
- Marketing & Promotion of Competitive Exhibits Programs – Calling all Creators: Inspiring Entries Through Strategic Marketing
- Agricultural Programming – Hands-On Education at The Safeway Barn
- Theme Program – Fair Featured Commodity (Strawberry)
- Best Solution for a Display Method – Spool Tower Display in Exhibits
- Best Way to Celebrate Exhibitors – Trailblazer Award
- Building Layout for Fairtime Exhibit Buildings – Maximizing Exhibit Space in Building C for High School Entries
- Awards, Trophies, Banners & More – FFA and Livestock Awards
- Food & Beverage – Model Shoot with Cotton Candy
- First Responders – Alameda County Sheriff Booth at the Fair
- Carnival – Midway Swings at Night
- Entertainment & Grounds Acts – Camacho Rodeo in the Grandstand
- People at the Fair – Kids with the 4-H/FFA Animals at the Livestock Pavilion
- Commercial Vendor Booth – Maker’s Market Shopping Booths
- Food Concession Stand – Lemonade Booth and Smiles
- “Give It Your Best Shot” Theme – Model Shoot at the Big Red Chair Selfie Spot
2nd Place
- Fair Logo – 2025 Summer Fair Logo (with Jean Background)
- Fair Program
- Fair Schedule
- Fairtime Advertising Poster – Collage Poster
- Souvenir Item – 2025 Logo Pig Pin
- Outdoor Advertising – Summer Fun Billboard (people jumping + corndog)
- Public Relations Campaign – Grand Opening of The Safeway Barn at the Annual Fair
- Best Use of Artificial Intelligence – AI-Powered Content Creation, Campaign Planning,
Audience Targeting and Workflow Streamlining Across Marketing and Exhibits - Creative Promotions to Combat Inflation – Throwback Thursday Admission
- Fairtime Event: Exhibits or Program – Introducing Action Sports to the Grandstand
- Overall Fair Sponsorship Program – Longtime Safeway Sponsorship Expanding to The Farm
- The Big Oops – Monster Truck Crash Video
- Any Other Innovations & Management Excellence – Casamigos Cantina Expanding Existing Partnership
- Demystifying the Fair Entry & Receiving Process – Designated Help Days to make Fair Entries Easy for Everyone
- On the Spot Entries – Jenn’s Cupcake Eating Contest
- Animals – FFA Photo of Sheep Eating Girls Hair
- Exhibits – Project Doneway
- Interim Event – Big Crowd Lining Up for Thrift Fest
3rd Place
- Overall Branding of Facility Event Center – Consistent Cross-Platform Branding Strategy Leveraging Digital Media, On-Site Visibility, Corporate Sales and Community Engagement to Drive
Year-Round Attendance
1st Place
- Single Television Ad
- Social Media Ad Series
- Self Produced Videos
- Special Event Logo
- Outdoor Advertising
- Overall Marketing Fair
- Campaign
- Food & Beverage
- Animals
- Carnival
- Entertainment & Grounds Acts
- People at the Fair
2nd Place
- Creative Promotions to Combat Inflation in the Fair Industry
- Single Radio Ad
- Radio Ad Series
- Single Social Media Ad
- Fair Logo – Annual Event
- Logo
- Fair Program or Schedule
- Fairtime Advertising Poster
- Public Relations Campaign
- Theme Program
- Food Concession Stand
3rd Place
- Commercial Booth Vendor
1st Place
- Fairgrounds
- Rental/Interim Event Policies & Applications
- Fairtime Advertising Poster
- Fairtime Commemorative Poster
- Innovative Display Prop/Props
- Interim Events
- New programming/event designed to accommodate the disabled community
- Overall Fair Sponsorship Program
- Radio Ad Series
- Single Radio Ad
- Single Radio Ad Foreign Language
- Single Social Media Ad
- Single TV Ad
- TV Ad Foreign Language
- TV Ad Series
- Year Round Logo
2nd Place
- Best Solution for a Display Challenge
- Fair Logo
- Fair Pocket Program – Schedule
- Fair Program – Schedule
- Overall Marketing Campaign
- Self-Produced Video
- Social Media Ad Series
- Special Event Logo
- Theme Program
- Volunteers
3rd Place
- Agricultural Programming
- New Fairtime Event, Exhibit or Program
1st Place
- Year Round Logo
- Give it your best shot – Dad with daughters
- Volunteers
- Interim Events
- Marketing award
2nd Place
- Theme Program
- Overall Fair Marketing
- Give it your best shot Animals
- New Sponsorship
- Fair Pocket Program
- Non-profits
3rd Place
- New Fairtime Event, exhibit, or program
- New Children’s Program
Honorable Mention
- Emergency Response Venue
Celebrating Our Fair's Achievement Awards from the International Association of Fairs and Expos Convention & Awards
Coveted Awards
Best Of Division
- Competitive Exhibits
Award Of Excellence
- Newly established or evolving program/exhibit at your Fair which promotes agriculture to the Fair-going public – The Safeway Barn
- Evolved Program/Exhibit promoting Agriculture to the Fair-Going Public – New Addition to Fields of Gratitude: Sweet Serendipity Honey
1st Place
Agriculture Awards
- Newly established or evolving program/exhibit at your Fair which promotes agriculture to the Fair-going public – Safeway Barn
- Evolved Program/Exhibit promoting Agriculture to the Fair-Going Public – New Addition to Fields of Gratitude: Sweet Serendipity Honey
Non-Fair Facility Usage
- Video Used to Promote Your Facility – RV Park Video
- Printed Promotional Material Specific to Non-Fair Facility Usage or Rentals – Printed Venue Club Cards
- Social Media (Facility Specific) – LinkedIn: Host Your Event Post
- Facility Beautification Project – Safeway Barn
- Capital Improvement Plan and Execution – Stable Gate Cafe
- Facility Partnerships (Unique Partnerships With Other Business(es) That Sponsor The Facility or Grounds Year-Round) – Culligan Sponsorship
Competitive Exhibits
- New Division of Competition – Community, Heritage & Sustainability
Hall Of Honor Communications
- Candid Videos – Final Week of Fair Video
- Promotional Outdoor Digital Advertisements – Monster Truck Billboards
2nd Place
Competitive Exhibits
- New Class of Competition – Color Photos of Animals/Wildlife
- Display Method and/or Prop – 360 Spool Tower
- Strategy or Tactic to Encourage New Competitive Exhibits Participants – Trailblazer
Award - New Competitive Exhibits Contest with New Partner/Sponsor – Jenn’s Cupcake Eating
Contest - Any Other Competitive Exhibits Entry That Does Not Fit Any Other Competitive
Exhibits Category – Hidden Labubu Hunt
Innovation In Sponsorship
- Sponsor Continuity – Safeway
3rd Place
Non-Fair Facility Usage
- 1st Year Event NOT Produced by Facility Staff – FuelFest
Competitive Exhibits
- Use of Fair Theme Throughout Multiple Divisions of Competitive Exhibits – Featured
Commodity Theme (Strawberry)
Innovation In Sponsrorship
- Sponsorship Exposure – Casamigos Cantina
1st Place
- New to your Fair Class of Competition
- Printed Promotional Material Specific to Non-Fair Facility Usage or Rentals
2nd Place
- Non-Fair Event Designed to Educate
- Non-Fair Event designed to support a Non-Profit
- Video Used to Promote your Facility
- Website (Facility Specific)
- Facility Partnerships
3rd Place
- Single Sided, Flat Promotional Ad
- New to your Fair Division of Competition
- Agricultural Individual Photo
- Best 1st Year Event not produced by Facility Staff
1st Place
- Successful Non- Fair event at your facility produced or co-produced by Facility Staff
2nd Place
- Facility Partnerships
3rd Place
- Use of theme throughout multiple divisions of Competitive Exhibits
- Strategy or tactic to engage competitive exhibits participants
- Agriculture Individual Photo Equine
- Video Used to promote your facility
- Social Media (facility Specific)
1st Place
- Best 1st year event not produced by fair staff
- Printed promotional material specific to facility rentals
2nd Place
- Unique Exhibit/promotion/special event/ community engagement/ competition showcased during the year
- Sponsor Exposure
3rd Place
- Use of theme throughout multiple divisions of competition exhibit
- Display method and/or prop
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