We are thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual Best of Riverbend Awards Night, presented by Riverbend News, taking place on Saturday, January 23, 2027, at Camp Weed. This exciting, community-wide event will spotlight and celebrate the most outstanding individuals, businesses and organizations across Suwannee, Lafayette, and Hamilton Counties.

This formal evening will feature a cocktail hour, gala dinner, award ceremony, and live entertainment — honoring local leaders in categories such as Small Business of the Year, Hometown Hero, Best in Customer Service, Non-Profit of the Year, and MUCH more. The thing that stands this event out most is each county will have a winner in EVERY category!

To make this event unforgettable, we are offering a variety of sponsorship opportunities that give your business high-visibility branding before, during, and after the event — while directly supporting the recognition of community excellence.

Sponsorship Opportunities Include:

Title Sponsor – $3,800 -

Entertainment – $2,000

Bar Sponsor – $2,800

Photography Sponsor – $1,800

Platinum Sponsor – $1000

Gold Sponsor – $800

Silver Sponsor – $600

Friends of Riverbend – $350

SOLD - Hor D’oeuvres Sponsor – $2,000

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