What do Austin City Limits, Fiesta, the Houston Live Stock Show & Rodeo, Bryan's Texas Reds Festival, and Chili Fest in Snook have in common?
They are all super fun, annual events that people look forward to. They also all have an economic impact on the cities they are located in. It could be argued that they are all signature events for those cities.
The exciting news is that yesterday at the City of College Station's City Council Workshop, David Gwin, the Director of Economic and Community Development, was authorized to put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a signature event in College Station.
He told council members that a signature event would be in line with the city's strategic plan to make College Station a fun place to be - a destination place. The economic impact could also be substantial. Signature events can have themes related to:
Music
Art
Sports
Nature,
Cultural type of interests
Imagine the possibilities. This is a really exciting idea for the City of College Station to pursue.
For more information on submitting an RFP, contact
David Gwin
Director, Economic & Community Development
(979) 764-3753
dgwin@cstx.gov
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Happy Birthday Sondra. We are all glad you are back in the Rain! College Station has huge events associated with Texas A&M, but I think broadening signature events beyond the university is very forward thinking. That is a beautiful sculpture of the horses at the Bush library. We have a similar one here in Las Colinas (Irving) with the Mustangs running through a fountain. So happy to see your smiling face again.