Augusta's River Region Welcomes First Quarter Conferences and Sports Events

Monday, January 24th, 2022

Destination Augusta and the Augusta Sports Council are pleased to announce that visitors attending meetings, reunions, events, and sporting events in Augusta’s River Region will generate at least $3,926,942.65 in total estimated economic impact (EEI) January through March 2022.

A portion of the total number of sporting events, conventions, and meetings in Augusta’s River Region this quarter are listed in the chart below for more event detail. These are groups Destination Augusta, or the Augusta Sports Council have worked with at some point in the site selection and/or planning phase. Groups meeting in Augusta’s River Region, that have available websites, have been hyperlinked for those who would like additional information.

Total EEI is calculated based on research commissioned by both Explore Georgia and Destinations International in conjunction with globally recognized research vendors, the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics. Tourism Economics, a partner company of Oxford Economics, created the industry standard in event economic impact analysis using localized metrics that are updated annually.

 

 

 

Meeting/Event:

Dates:

Attendance:

Total Est. Economic Impact (EEI):

 

 

 

 

Augusta Convention Center

Augusta Home & Garden Show 2022

2/25 – 2/27

500

$378,577.12

Augusta Sports Council

2022 Augusta Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

2/26

1,600

$209,656.38

Foreign Language Association of Georgia

FLAG Annual Conference 2022

3/4 – 3/5

250

$124,937.87

Georgia Board of Regents

Information Securities Officers Conference 2022

3/9 – 3/11

50

$27,787.46

Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority – Phi Chi Chapter

2022 South East Chi Eta Phi Conference

3/9 – 3/13

300

$226,247.79

Augusta Rowing Club

R.I.T. Spring Training 2022

3/7 – 3/12

58

$85,937

Augusta Rowing Club

2022 Lawrenceville Crew (Winter/Spring Training)

3/12 – 3/19

50

$82,903.17

Augusta Rowing Club

2022 St. Johns Collegiate H.S. (Winter/Spring Training)

3/19 – 3/26

50

$82,903.17

The Mary Kay Foundation

2022 Career Conference

3/16 – 3/20

2,000

$2,685,904.89