Since its inception in 2001, the dlr Festival of World Cultures is proud to have been the recipient of many awards and commendations, including:
• Top 25 Music Festivals in the World 2010 – Songlines Magazine.
• Irish Festival Awards 2009 – Best Value Festival.
• Aoife Festival Events Suppliers Awards 2008 – Dún Laoghaire – Rathdown County Council awarded the Most Supportive Local Authority Award.
• Irish Festival Awards 2008 – Best Medium Festival.
• Taoiseach’s Public Service Excellence Awards 2008 – The dlr Festival of World Cultures was awarded a Public Service Excellence Award under the title of ‘ Embracing Diversity’.
• Irish Festival Awards 2007 - Family Festival Award.
• Excellence in Local Government Awards 2004 – Dún Laoghaire -Rathdown County Council commended for publicising Dún Laoghaire and creating a vehicle to showcase world class International and Irish artists and performers through the annual dlr Festival of World Cultures.
Nominated by the Dún Laoghaire Rahdown Chamber of Commerce
• Media and Multicultural Awards (MAMA) 2005 in association with RTÉ – The dlr Festival of World Cultures was presented a Certificate of Merit for Multicultural Initiative for its nomination to the shortlist for the MAMA awards.