Tuesday, July 06, 2021
The Airdrie Festival of Lights (AFOL) beat out community events from across the province in 2020 to win 'Best Community Attraction' in this year’s Alberta Business Awards of Distinction.
Michelle Pirzek, executive coordinator of AFOL, said the board was shocked and surprised at their victory, calling the win “unexpected.” She emphasized all of the work that goes into planning and executing an event of AFOL’s scale and duration.
She said for last year’s event, the total execution of the festival wouldn’t