Public voting for the European Festival Awards 2025 is now open

Tickets for the European Festival Awards 2025 will go on sale on Tuesday, November 11th at 10:00am.

The 15th edition of the European Festival Awards officially opens its public voting phase, running until Thursday, November 20th, 2025. During this period, audiences across Europe are invited to vote for their favourite events in the main categories: Best Major Festival, Best Medium-Sized Festival, and Best Small Festival. Voters can also select their Line-Up of the Year and Newcomer of the Year 2025.

To vote, please follow this link.

Registration for the specialist categories decided by an expert jury including The Green Operations Award, The Event Safety Award, The Brand Activation Award, The Take A Stand Award, and The New Kid On The Block Award is now closed. A jury will review submissions, determine the final shortlist, and announce the winners in early December 2025.

Winners from last year included Open’er Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, We Love Green, and EXIT Festival. The full list of last year’s winners can be found here.

The European Festival Awards Ceremony will take place on January 14th, 2026, at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, The Netherlands.

Tickets will be available from November 11th at 10:00am.

To vote, please follow this link!

Premium Tickets (€80)

8:15–8:30pm: Welcome Drink

8:30–9:45pm: Sit-down dinner with a selection of shared plates, including drinks

9:45–11:30pm: European Festival Awards Ceremony

00:00–2:00am: Aftershow Party (location to be announced)

Tribune Tickets (€25)

Tribune seat at the Awards Ceremony (dinner and drinks not included)

9:45–11:30pm: European Festival Awards Ceremony

Tickets available here.