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Public Vote Awards
This award recognises which one is of the highest quality and is restricted to events with a capacity exceeding 40,000 per day.
Decided by public vote
18th Edition winner: DOWNLOAD
This award recognises the best festival with a daily capacity between 10,000 – 39,999.
Decided by public vote.
18th Edition winner: 2000 TREES
This award recognises the best festival with a daily capacity between 1000 and 9,999.
Decided by public vote.
18th Edition winner: Barn On The Farm
A category for those small but perfectly formed festivals that cater for an audience under 1000 people. Decided by public vote.
18th Edition Winner: Burn It Down Festival
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.
Decided by public vote.
18th Edition winner: Whitchurch Children's Festival
From food & drink festivals, film festivals, gaming, sports, and so on, this award recognising the best non-music festival in the UK for 2024.
Decided by public vote
18th Edition winner: Manchester Film Festival
Recognizing the most promising new festival that launched after September 2023.
Decided by public vote
18th Edition winner: Coast Fest
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.
Decided by public vote.
18th Edition winner: Dot to Dot Festival
Everybody loves agents, but which agency is loved most by the festival industry? We'll gather the entries and ask festivals to choose.
Decided by public vote open to festival organisers only.
18th Edition Winner - Midnight Mango
Take a new gadget, app or platform, add a little bit of thought and come up with a plan to make life better, easier, more comfortable in a festival environment. Then tell us why your big idea deserves to win.
Decided by judging panel
18th Edition Winner: Tagmix
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.
Decided by a combination of public votes and panel
18th Edition winner: Breaking Bands Festival
Panel Judged Awards
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.
Note: Festival organisers entering for this category are encouraged to list the suppliers that helped them achieve a specific production feat.
Decided by panel
18th Edition winner: BOOMTOWN
Presented in partnership with Ecolibrium
When it comes to carbon emissions, audience travel is by far the biggest contributor. Working with Ecolibrium, this award recognoises those that are taking bold, innovative steps to reduce audience travel impacts.
Decided by panel
18th Edition Winner: Boomtown
This award recognises the brand that brought their best experiential marketing or activation to festivals.
Decided by panel
17th Edition winner: CSM Live for Lidl
This award recognises the promoter behind at least one outstanding festival, who may have notably overcome adversity or exceeded expectations.
Decided by panel
18th Edition winner: DHP Family
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.
18th Edition winner: Teddy Rocks Festival
This award goes to those responsible for the most unique and effective marketing or PR campaign of the season.
Decided by panel
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18th Edition winner: Kendal Calling - Take your tents home.
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.
Decided by panel
18th Edition winner: Standon Calling
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 Future.
18th Edition winner: GREEN GATHERING
This award goes to the festival initiative that most effectively supports and promotes the newest names on its line-up, helping to guarantee a future in which festivals remain musically vibrant and diverse.
Decided by panel
18th Edition winner: Tramlines
Dedicated to an influential individual or team whose vision and hard work has propelled the festival market forward in a dynamic, creative and positive way.
Decided by us at the UK Festival Awards
18th Edition winner: Julie Chennells and Nancy Skipper
18TH EDITION WINNERS
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