Over 350 thousand voters have decided on the best events in 2011 of different categories at the European Festival Awards, brought to life by the “Yourope”, the European Festival Association, Virtual Festivals Europe.The awards ceremony, which is also one of the biggest event of international festival organisers, opening event of Eurosonic Noorderslag was held on 11 January with cream of the international festival organizers and music journalists.
Károly Gerendai, founder and chief organiser of the Sziget, said: “We are definitely happy that we won such an illustrious competition, especially now when 2012 is the jubilee year, as it is now the twentieth Sziget Festival in Europe.”
The chief organizer stated, “This award confirms us that we are on the right way when – in contrast to most international festivals – we are not only focus on music line-up, but also cultural diversity, culture of different minorities, promotion of civil efforts and variety of services are also emphasized that made us unique, popular all over Europe.”
