Official Destination Partner

We are Canada, we are open. As a country we're pretty hard to sum up. And not just because we're really, really big, but because we're home to so many different people with so many different stories. From the Indigenous Peoples who have stewarded this land for millennia to the newcomers we welcome every day, Canada is home to countless different backgrounds, cultures, identities, traditions and languages. From our wide open spaces, to welcoming visitors with open hearts, to open minds that embrace new ideas and perspectives, our openness permeates everything we do. We open our hearts to all who come with an open mind, to those who want deeper, more meaningful travel experiences. In Canada, we see tourism as a way to connect with one another. With nature. With ourselves. Because when we're at our most open, we're at our best.

travel.destinationcanada.com/en-us

Global Festival partner

Larry Gagosian opened his first gallery for modern and contemporary art in 1980 in Los Angeles. Today, Gagosian employs more than three hundred people, and has nineteen exhibition spaces across the United States, Europe, and Asia. The gallery presents the work of a diverse array of marquee living artists as well as unparalleled museum-quality exhibitions of works by historical artists. Gagosian began publishing in 1986, becoming the first gallery to establish a publishing house that produces a vast range of scholarly exhibition catalogues, monographs, and artist’s books. The Gagosian Shop, which offers an extensive selection of publications and limited editions, opened in New York in 2009 and expanded to London in 2022. Since 2012, an innovative magazine on the gallery’s artists has been published four times per year, which was rebranded as the Gagosian Quarterly in 2017. Gagosian has also long developed cultural programming and events with artists, including performances, exhibition tours, public talks, film screenings, and studio visits.

Learn more at: gagosian.com

Festival partner

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. It was the first spirits brand in the world to be named after a Black American. The portfolio is the Most Awarded Bourbon and American Whiskey of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 with over 640 awards and accolades since the brand’s 2017 launch, including 406 Gold medals or higher, 72 Best in Class honors and an average critic’s score of 92. Uncle Nearest is currently sold in all 50 states and 12 countries, and is sold in more than 25,000 stores, bars, hotels, restaurants, as well as at its 323-acre Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tenn. For more information, please visit the Uncle Nearest website, and follow on Instagram and Facebook @unclenearest.

Learn more at: unclenearest.com

Barista partner

Founded in Japan in 1876, Nikkei has grown into one of the world’s largest independent media groups, with approximately three million subscribers in Japan. Our flagship English-language publication, Nikkei Asia, provides comprehensive pan-Asian reporting that serves as a crucial decision-making tool for our readers. In 2015, Nikkei expanded its international presence by acquiring the Financial Times, another global media brand. Operating under the motto “Fair and Impartial,” we never pander to power and are committed to delivering accurate and fact-based economic news. Our daily mission is to provide equitable, unbiased content that enables our readers across the globe to make better decisions.

Learn more at: nikkei.co.jp/nikkeiinfo/en/

Festival friend

Cboe Global Markets: Cboe Global Markets (Cboe) is a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. The company is committed to operating a trusted, inclusive global marketplace, providing leading products, technology and data solutions that enable participants to define a sustainable financial future. Cboe provides trading solutions and products in multiple asset classes, including equities, derivatives and FX, across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. 

Learn more at:  cboe.com

Supporting Partner 

Smithsonian Associates—the largest museum-based education program in the world—produces vibrant educational and cultural programming that offer unparalleled access to the Smithsonian's world of knowledge. Smithsonian Associates Streaming now allows you to enjoy our high-quality, engaging and varied programs from the comfort of your home. 

Learn more at: smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing

Supporting Partner 

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels. 

Learn more at: https://www.brookings.edu/

Festival Bookshop 

Kramers first opened its doors amid the Bicentennial celebrations of 1976. At the time of its opening, it was the first bookstore/café in Washington DC. Over the years, through expansions, subpoenas, and innumerable neighborhood changes, much of our business has remained constant, notably our commitment to providing our patrons with access to the best books we can procure and to the most delicious, varied food we can produce. In addition to possessing a lively, convivial atmosphere, and a full-service bar, Kramers stages hundreds of book-related events each year, both in the store and elsewhere. From tourists to neighbors, college students to the political elite, there is something for everyone at Kramers!

Learn more at: kramers.com

Supporting partner 

The British Embassy Washington maintains and develops relations between the UK and the United States. We deal with a wide range of political, commercial, security and economic questions of interest to the UK and the US. Our consular team in Washington provides consular assistance to British nationals in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

Learn more at: gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-washington

Supporting Partner 

Experience Washington, DC.  Home to historic monuments and memorials, innovative museums and diverse neighborhoods ready for exploring, the nation’s capital is a must-visit destination.  Discover everything from exciting dining to acclaimed theater to an action-packed calendar at washington.org

Supporting partner 

Our mission: At 50Hertz, we are on a mission to infuse excitement into your food and drinks with a curious tongue tingling sensation and a beautiful floral aroma that only Sichuan pepper could bring! 

Why 50Hertz? When scientists at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (UCL) studied Sichuan Pepper, they found that the “frequency of the tingling induced by Sichuan Pepper was consistently at around 50 Hertz”, giving rise to our company’s name.

Learn more at: 50hertzfoods.com/en-gb