PUBLIC VOTING FOR THE EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARDS 2025 HAS BEGUN. TICKETS ON SALE NOW.
The public voting for the 15th edition of the European Festival Awards is open until Thursday, November 20th. During this period, the public can vote for their favorite Festival in the main categories: Best Major Festival, Best Medium-Sized Festival and Best Small Festival. Additionally, they can also select the Line-Up of the Year and vote for the Newcomer of the Year of 2025.
To vote, please follow this link!
The registration period for the specialist categories decided by a jury (The Green Operations Award, The Event Safety Award, The Brand Activation Award, The Take A Stand Award & the The New Kid On The Block Award) is closed now. A jury will select the final shortlist and the winner of this category. All nominees will be announced at the beginning of December 2025.
Winners from last year included Opener Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, We Love Green and EXIT Festival. See full list of last year’s winners here.
Tickets for the Award Ceremony, set to take place on January 14th, 2026 at de Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands, are on sale now.
There are two different Ticket options:
PREMIUM TICKETS (€80):
8.15pm – 8.30pm: Welcome Drink
8.30pm – 9.45pm: Sit down dinner with a selected variety of shared dinner plates, incl. drinks 9.45pm – 11.30pm: European Festival Awards ceremony
00.00am – 2.00am: Aftershow Party, Location: tba
TRIBUNE TICKETS (€25):
A tribune seat at the Award Ceremony (dinner and drinks excluded) 9.45pm – 11.30pm: European Festival Awards Ceremony
Buy tickets here.
