As you can imagine, the past few months have been incredibly busy! October - December is always a busy tourism season. Some of the events we had include: Alabama Tale Tellin' Festival, Integrity Worldwide 5K, Haunted History Tours, Kenan's Mill Festival, West Dallas Antique Tractor Show, Selma's Annual Christmas Parade, Art Jam at the Walton Theatre, and countless others that attract visitors from outside Dallas County.
Tourism has also been working on several projects such as the Audio Tours and the Tourism Awards. The Audio Tour project is close to completion. Signs for all 75 sites (yes, 75!) have been ordered and should arrive within the next few weeks. After they arrive, I will be working with the City of Selma to install signs in front of each site. We will also schedule an unveiling date soon, so be on the lookout for that information!
We decided to create the first ever Tourism Awards for the Event of the Year and Attraction of the Year in an effort to recognize the hard work of those that contribute to Selma and Dallas County's tourism industry. The community is invited to vote on the winners by clicking here and submitting nominations. Over 25 attractions and over 40 events have already been nominated for these awards! Winners will be announced at the Centre for Commerce Annual meeting on January 22, 2015.
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Thank you for reading and please feel free to contact us at 334-875-7241 or info@selmaalabama.com if you would like more information about tourism in our area.
