Gala Awards Now Open It’s once again time to celebrate the best of the best! Submissions are now being accepted for the Special Events 2026 Gala Awards! We invite you to submit your best work from the past year. Join in the excitement and the spirit of our industry as we celebrate the hard work and exceptional accomplishments of our peers. Head over to our website to see this year’s Gala Award finalists . Stay Tuned! Over the next few months, we’ll be rolling out recaps of our 2025 conference and tradeshow on our blog and social media. Make sure you’re signed up for our newsletters to stay up to date!
The ACE, Gala, and CATIE awards ceremony featured a performance by The Jewel Tones (Backbeat Entertainment), who threw it back with Motown classics. Photo courtesy Ivan Piedra/AGNYC Productions, Inc./SpotMyPhotos
Opening Keynote Speaker Will Guidara spoke on the power of unreasonable hospitality. Photo courtesy Ivan Piedra/AGNYC Productions, Inc./SpotMyPhotos
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