Festival of Flowers Top 20 Event

This year's SC FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS will take place June 6 – 28, 2009. Over 30 events, including cultural, horticultural, sporting, and other special events will take place during the month of June.  The Festival will kick off with the “Safari” Topiary Display throughout Uptown Greenwood beginning June 6. For more details of the events, visit www.scfestivalofflowers.org or contact the Festival of Flowers office at 864-223-8411.    “The STS Top 20 Events list is a excellent guide for travelers in the Southeast. Events chosen represent the best activities the region offers. Being chosen is a great accolade that can draw extra attention to a festival or special event,” said Neville Bhada, director of communications and public relations for the Southeast Tourism Society.

This King Kong Gorilla complete with airplane was sponsored by Countybank and created by Northside Middle School. (Index Journal staff photo by T.M. James)

STS started its Top 20 Events program in 1985. Travel industry experts select 20 events per month, and STS publicizes the list throughout the region and beyond. The complete list is published monthly on two Web sites: www.southeasttourism.org and www.escapetothesoutheast.com.

To be nominated for Top 20 Event consideration, an event must be in at least its third year and must have attendance of at least 1,000. Nomination forms and deadlines are available at www.SoutheastTourism.org or by calling 404-364-9847.

STS, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Atlanta, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting tourism in 12 southeastern states—Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.