‘hi’ to CelticFest

Vancouver Director, entrepreneur and Irish lady, Rachel Quinn

Rachel Quinn is an accomplished and award-winning event producer who has been in the events industry for nearly 20 years. She is truly passionate about creating community and producing extraordinary experiences that elevate human connections.

Rachel was quick to connect with event industry peers and after some time, landed a role with Canada’s longest-running Destination Management Company as a senior event producer. This role oversaw the design and execution of numerous events in notable, world-class destinations such as Lake Louise, Banff, Whistler and Vancouver. Her work included the production of an event, which was awarded ‘Most Outstanding Event’ at the ‘Canadian Event Industry Awards’ as well as ‘Best Corporate Event’ and ‘Best Technical Event’ at the ILEA Vancouver Awards.

an event producer for TED and has worked on conferences for TED in Edinburgh, Palm Springs, Tucson, Atlanta and on TED’s annual flagship conference in Vancouver. She is currently working with a client from Singapore for an event in Vancouver in July 2023 and on an event in Las Vegas for a Canadian client in October.

Rachel has extensive event management and technical production experience across a range of sectors including the Incentive Travel, Non-Profit, Corporate and Wedding industries with clients from the NA, EMEA and APAC markets.

Prior to moving to Vancouver in 2013, Rachel worked in a PR and Events role for a Hospice in Ireland and also founded and managed her own decor rental business, which specialized in weddings.

Once the move was made to Vancouver,

Having had to diversify due to the pandemic in April of 2020, Rachel immersed herself in the world of virtual events in order to continue working and stay connected to the industry. She produced a number of events including a virtual festival which was enjoyed by many, all over Western Canada and the US.

Since then, Rachel has become the festival director for CelticFest Vancouver, Western Canada’s longest-running Irish festival and Vancouver’s flagship event celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

In addition to CelticFest. Rachel is also

Rachel specializes in corporate special events and enjoys the design element of her role in bringing a client’s brand to life or creating a sensory and immersive experience for guests, as well as connecting the dots on the technical elements such as audio and lighting design, working with great entertainment and designing the decor and finer details.

Rachel continues to work as a freelance contractor and has just recently established her own event management company, Quintessential Events. Her goal is to continue producing special events and work with clients who want to create very memorable experiences.

Rachel’s work has taken her across North America and Europe and she hopes to have the opportunity to produce more events in Ireland in the coming years.