Rosemarie Garrity-O'Brien

Town of Collingwood

Inducted in 2024

From the Town of Collingwood….we welcome Rosemarie to the Festivals and Events Ontario Hall of Fame.

Rosemarie was a key figure in the creation and operation of the annual Collingwood Elvis Festival for the majority of its 25-year history. She was instrumental in its growth and development… getting more than 10,000 annual visitors to support the festival and Collingwood in gaining international recognition. It is a legacy of which the Town and community are very proud…thanks in part to Rosemarie's service.

Rosemarie has also been assisting in developing and planning other festivals in the community and region including Sidelaunch Days, Trail Tunes and Collingwood Art Crawl to name a few.

Among her goals is to ensure that Collingwood continues to grow as a favourite destination for performers and visitors. Rosemarie seeks out new talent, develops new venue concepts and maintains relationships with a rolodex of artists through the launch of the Collingwood Live & Original Summer Concert series. Her latest passion is to grow the municipal busker program.

Rosemarie takes great pride in her support of FEO by lending her experience as the past Awards Program Chair and her role as a past FEO President. Still working as the Festivals Coordinator for the Town of Collingwood, she is a very deserving new member in the FEO Hall of Fame.