Hospitality Awards 2020

www.lux-review.com Page 15 LUX 2020 Global Hospitality Awards Founded in 2004, CelticFest Vancouver is a not-for-profit society that celebrates Celtic culture and the St Patrick’s Day parade in an annual festival that has established itself as a springtime tradition in Western Canada in less than two decades. The festival has seen growth every year, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors to revel with them in a celebration of community, diversity, family and civic pride, whilst also learning about global Celtic heritage and traditions. By showcasing the best of Celtic music, dance, theatre, art, Highland sports and spoken word alongside films, food and drinks, a great deal of fanfare and the much-anticipated St. Patrick’s Day Parade, CelticFest delivers a rich cultural celebration of the seven Celtic nations’ kinship and community. The relatively young festival draws its inspiration and artistic direction from 5,000 years of Celtic history and culture, adding to the long line of Celtic tradition by itself becoming a tradition as the largest annual Celtic festival in Western Canada. Indeed, the majority of the staff involved with the festival are of Celtic descent themselves, and take great pride in the exceptional and varied presentations of Celtic heritage. Having been raised with these traditions, they are passionate about sharing their knowledge of Celtic history and culture and engaging members of the public who eager to learn more. Today, the award-winning festival is known across the world thanks to growing attendance and significant media coverage. In 2007 alone, 99 news stories about CelticFest and its work garnered more than 8.2 million media CelticFest Vancouver is Western Canada’s biggest annual Celtic festival, celebrating the rich cultures of seven Celtic nations’ kinship and community. Showcasing the best of Celtic music, dance, spoken word and more alongside film, food and culture, CelticFest seeks to bring together the local community in an annual celebration of Celtic culture and the St Patrick’s Day Parade. CelticFest Vancouver Society The Best of Celtic Culture impressions worldwide, a staggering statistic that gave a brief outline of what was yet to come. Each year, the team at CelticFest consider how they can make next year’s festival even bigger and better, constantly sourcing Celtic talent that they can bring centre stage in Western Canada’s largest celebration of the culture. This year, the team is faced with their biggest challenge yet and is working hard to make the festival just as spectacular as ever, despite the ongoing pandemic. Just like many others working in the hospitality industry, the impacts of Covid-19 have been significant and whilst digital platforms have been a lifeline for these businesses, they are rarely as good as in- person interaction. However, CelticFest is not to be deterred in their mission to bring the best of Celtic culture to Vancouver and will be continuing the 2021 celebrations through entirely virtual mediums. The line-up will be launched very soon and we cannot wait to see what the team at CelticFest have got lined up for the fifteenth annual CelticFest festivities. Contact: Alan Cosgrave Company: CelticFest Vancouver Society Web Address: www.celticfestvancouver.com