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THE WINNERS

WELCOME TO THE 19TH EDITION OF THE UK FESTIVAL AWARDS!

AND THE WINNERS ARE?

Well, to be honest, we think it’s the audiences, hands down winners every time, thanks to the phenomenal efforts of everyone involved in our world-leading festival industry. From load in to load out, you create communities that are gathered for a single purpose –fun.

This constant search for improvement, the sharing and developing ideas, the joy that’s shared and the positivity that is delivered through the fun you provide is the reason we love this. We’re always aware that we’re putting on a party for people who are particularly good at putting on parties. It’s an honour to do so.

A heartfelt thank you to every single festival in the UK, congratulations to those featured in the pages that follow and please, keep on doing what you do best.

Cheers!

The Festival Awards Team

HOW THE AWARDS ARE DECIDED

Every year, we place more awards than anyone else in the hands of the public vote, without the influence of a judging panel.

The votes have been weighted according to festival size, with the decision being ultimately guided by the proportion of your audience that thinks you deserve their vote.

The following categories are decided by public vote:

• Be st Non-Music Festival

• Be st Family Festival

• The Grassroots Festival Award

• Be st Overseas Festival

• Be st Metropolitan Festival

• Be st Micro Festival

• Be st Small Festival

• Be st Medium Festival

• Be st Large Festival

For the following awards, we engage a panel of relevant specialists and industry luminaries to study entries and decide their preferences. Those categories decided by the judging panel are:

• Ma rketing Campaign of the Year

• The Innovation Award

• The Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award

• Be st Festival Production

• The Brand Activation Award

• Line-Up of the Year

• Year

• The UK Greener Festival Award – Chosen from Festivals Audited by A Greener Future

• Promoter of the year

The Festivals’ Favourite Artist Agency Category is opened to self-nomination and decided by a poll of over 400 UK Festivals

The Outstanding Contribution to Festival Award is decided by Festival Awards staff.

THE AWARDS ENTRIES IN FIGURES

THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO FESTIVALS AWARD

SPONSORED BY AND THE WINNER IS...

Dedicated to an influential individual whose personal vision and hard work has propelled the festival market forward in a dynamic, creative and positive way.

GILL TEE

THE INNOVATION AWARD

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Either by adopting emerging technologies, pioneering a bold new initiative, or executing an especially unique concept, this award recognises the most cutting-edge festival or organisation.

AND THE WINNER IS...

READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL

SHORTLISTED

MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

This award goes to those responsible for the most unique and effective marketing or PR campaign of the season.

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SHORTLISTED

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THE SARAH NULTY COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD

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For those festivals that work to actively raise funds, awarenes or provide opportunities for the communities that surround their site or those that attend. This award recognises excellence in community outreach and support.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

THE FESTIVALS’ FAVOURITE ARTIST AGENCY

SPONSORED BY

Everybody loves agents, but which agency is loved most by the festival industry? We’ll gather the entries and ask festivals to choose.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

THE BRAND ACTIVATION AWARD

This award recognises the brand that brought their best experiential marketing or activation to festivals.

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THE UK GREENER FESTIVAL AWARD

SPONSORED BY

Festivals shortlisted for this award have shown the most dedication to reducing their environmental impact, based upon detailed site assessments and analysis from A Greener Festival.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

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BEST NON-MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Festivals shortlisted for this award have shown the most dedication to reducing their environmental impact, based upon detailed site assessments and analysis from A Greener Festival.

AND THE WINNER IS...

TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF EVENT PLANNING

From ticketing to supplier management, Eventwise streamlines budgeting and spending—trusted by the UK’s top event organisers to boost profitability!

BEST METROPOLITAN FESTIVAL

SPONSORED

One of the more significant changes in the festival landscape over the last few years has been the rise of metropolitan festivals, and this award is bestowed upon the festival that most convincingly made a city its own. This award is bestowed upon the festival that most convincingly made a city its own.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

THE GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL AWARD

SPONSORED BY

This award acknowledges the independent festivals whose organisers sacrifice their time, energy and finances in order to host an event that’s true to their ideals and free of commercial interests.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

WE ARE MUSIC & TOURING.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE SHORTLISTED!

BEST INITIATIVE FOR EMERGING TALENT

SPONSORED BY

This award goes to the festival that most effectively supports and promotes the smallest names on its line-up, helping to guarantee a future in which festivals remain musically vibrant and diverse.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

We provide a full 360 service for concerts and tours providing the technology, crew, and support for festivals and live music productions. As a full-service provider of video, audio, lighting, staging and LED wall we cover all technical aspects of the show. From conception to pre-production, load-in to load-out, we are here to support you to ensure we put on an unforgettable show through our eﬃcient, sustainable and reliable production services.

BEST FESTIVAL FOR FAMILIES

SPONSORED BY

In contrast to the hedonism that still characterises many festivals, this award goes to the event that best caters towards families – taking into account both the quality of entertainment and facilities on offer.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

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BEST NEW FESTIVAL

Recognizing the most promising new festival that launched after September 2022.

SPONSORED BY AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

MILTON KEYNES DAY FESTIVAL

LINE-UP OF THE YEAR

The quality of a festival’s line-up is still a deciding factor for the majority of festival-goers, and so this award crowns the festival that managed to create the most exciting programme in accordance with their means.

AND THE WINNER IS...

SHORTLISTED

BEST FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

SPONSORED BY

From sound to lighting, staging to set design, and special effects to video - this award recognises the incredible impact production plays in creating memorable experiences for festival-goers.