IFEA AWARDS
The International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA, www.ifea.com), which combines around 2500 festivals from all over the world, awarded Festival Lent with the following awards:

2016 - 61^st Annual IFEA Convention in Tucson (Arizona, USA):
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2016 folded programme
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2016 promotional poster
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2016 postcard
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2016 printed lanyard
- Bronze Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2016 T-shirt

2015 - 60^th Annual IFEA Convention in Tucson (Arizona, USA):
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2015 folded programme
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2015 postcard
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2015 poster

2014 - 59^th Annual IFEA Convention in Kansas City (Missouri, USA):
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2014 folded programme
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2014 website
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2014 programme brochure

2013 - 58^th Annual IFEA Convention in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA):
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2013
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the promotional poster of Festival Lent 2013
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2013 flyer / photo postcard

2012 - 57^th Annual IFEA Convention in Denver (Colorado, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2012
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the event website of Festival Lent 2012
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2012 promotional poster
- Bronze Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2012 flyer

2011 - 56^th Annual IFEA Convention in Fort Worth (Texas, USA)
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the event website of Festival Lent 2011
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2011
- Silver Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2010 flyer

2010 - 55^th Annual IFEA Convention in Saint Louis (Missouri, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2010
- Gold Pinnacle Award - for the Festival Lent 2010 flyer

2009 – 54^th Annual IFEA Convention in Indianapolis (Indiana, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2009
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2009 flyer
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2009 T-shirt
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for other promotional material of Festival Lent 2009

2008 – 53^rd Annual IFEA Convention in Boise (Idaho, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2008 poster
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2008
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2008 postcard

2007 – 52^nd Annual IFEA Convention in Atlanta (Georgia, USA)
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2007
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2007 T-shirt

2006 – 51^st Annual IFEA Convention in Ottawa (Canada)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2006

2005 – 50^th Annual IFEA Convention in San Antonio (Texas, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2005
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2005 poster

2004 – 49^th Annual IFEA Convention in Boston (Massachusetts, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2004
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2004 poster
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2004 T-shirt
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2004 lanyard

2003 – 48^th Annual IFEA Convention in Anaheim (California, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2003 postcard
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2003 baseball cap
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2003 polo shirt
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2003 poster
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2003

2002 – 47^th Annual IFEA Convention in Louisville (Kentucky, USA)
- Bronze Pinnacle Award in the category Grand Pinnacle Award (the highest IFEA award for the best overall event) – awarded to Festival Lent 2002
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2002
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the T-shirt of Festival Lent 2002
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the poster of Festival Lent 2002
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2002 baseball cap
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2002 polo shirt

2001 – 46^th Annual IFEA Convention in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the poster of Festival Lent 2001
- Silver Pinnacle Award in the category Grand Pinnacle Award (the highest IFEA award for the best overall event) – awarded to Festival Lent 2001
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2001
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 2001 baseball cap

2000 – 45^th Annual IFEA Convention in New Orleans (Louisiana, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the poster of Festival Lent 2000
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 2000

1999 – 44^th Annual IFEA Convention in Phoenix (Arizona, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the poster of Festival Lent 1999
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 1999
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for the promotional flyer of Festival Lent 1999

1998 – 43^rd Annual IFEA Convention in Denver (Colorado, USA)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the poster of Festival Lent 1998
- Silver Pinnacle Award – for the programme brochure of Festival Lent 1998
- Bronze Pinnacle Award – for the polo shirt of Festival Lent 1998
- Bronze Pinnacle Award in the category Grand Pinnacle Award (the highest IFEA award for the best overall event) – awarded to Festival Lent 1998

1997 – 42^nd Annual IFEA Convention in Montreal (Canada)
- Gold Pinnacle Award – for the Festival Lent 1997 baseball cap


The independent organisation Local Festivities (Holland) ranked Festival Lent among the 50 best events in Europe in the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

BEST EVENT OF 2011
Festival Lent 2011 has been voted for the best event in the year 2011 in Slovenia by the users of www.napovednik.com

THE “GOLDEN LEAF AWARD” OF THE NEWSPAPER DELO
- Festival Lent 2002: Winner of the Best Tourist Event Competition in 2002
- Festival Lent 2001: 3^rd place in the Best Tourist Event Competition in 2001

THE “TOURIST CARNATION AWARD” OF THE SLOVENE NATIONAL TELEVISION
Festival Lent was awarded the TOURIST CARNATION AWARD in 1999 (“turistični nagelj”) for its contribution to the cultural and tourist revival of Maribor.

THE “MOST POSITIVE EVENT IN MARIBOR” AWARD (awarded by the newspaper Mariborčan) in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2005.

6^th INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING FESTIVAL GOLDEN DRUM (Portorož)
The homepage of Festival Lent (lent.slovenija.net) ranked among the finalists of the “Art sites and other” category.