Fresh face for Autumn Fest

Published date29 September 2022
Publication titleMountain Scene
Catherine Fallon’s been announced as the new festival coordinator, replacing Carole Watts who’s organised the event for the past six years

With over a decade of events experience, Fallon’s no stranger to the joys and jams of the industry.

She’s currently Destination Queenstown’s Southern Lakes events manager, this year organising Welcome to Winter and managing the Southern Lakes regional events fund.

Previously, she was Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce’s long-standing events and marketing manager.

Fallon says she’s ‘‘thrilled’’ to now be involved in the iconic event and looking forward to delivering a world-class event for the region.

‘‘It’s been a tough two years for the events industry so it’s great to see town buzzing and a vibrant, action-packed events calendar scheduled for the next 12 months.’’

She’s well aware being ‘‘super-organised’’ is key to pulling off such a large event, but says she’s looking forward to seeing ‘‘everyone having a great time’’ once it’s underway.

‘‘It’s all about trying to make things runs smoothly, so once you finish running an event, there’s definitely quite a buzz to achieving it — you can look back and say it went well.’’

Autumn Fest’s long history has cemented tried-and-true events like the parade, market day and Pie, Pint and Pinot, but there are also a few new additions in the works. ‘‘The programme’s got so many different types of events happening, from sporting to cultural — a whole variety of areas.

‘‘And [the festival’s]...

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