Entries for the 2024 Event Awards are now closed.
Below are the 2024 categories. These will be updated before entries open for 2025.
Entries for the 2025 Event Awards will open in April 2025.
Best Sporting Event
Awarded to a sporting or mass participation sporting event that gives regional, state or national exposure, raises the profile of the sport and delivers an outstanding experience for participants, officials, spectators and sponsors.
Read more -->Best Tourism Event
Recognising a significant contribution by an event to the economic development of a city or region through the attraction of interstate, international and regional visitors.
Read more -->Best Charity or Cause Related Event
Awarded to an event that best raises funds and/or awareness, promotes engagement or otherwise benefits a charity or cause.
Read more -->Best Congress or Conference < 500 Delegates
Awarded to a congress or conference of less than 500 attendees that best advances the aims of the organising body, provides outstanding communication, builds relationships and provides an outstanding experience and engagement for attendees.
Read more -->Best Congress or Conference 500 Delegates or Over
Awarded to a congress or conference of 500 attendees or over that best advances the aims of the organising body, provides outstanding communication, builds relationships and provides an outstanding experience and engagement for attendees.
Read more -->Best Exhibition or Trade Show
Awarded to an exhibition or trade show that provides the best experience and outcomes for exhibitors and attendees.
Read more -->Navarra Best Corporate Event
Awarded to an event that best achieves business outcomes, achieves the client’s KPI’s, is a non-brand event and delivers an outstanding experience for attendees.
Read more -->Best Brand Event
Awarded to an event designed to further the brand of the client by increasing sales, building brand loyalty or launching a new product and achieves the client’s KPI’s.
Read more -->Best Community Event
Recognising the benefits through community building and community engagement achieved by an event.
Read more -->Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event
Recognising a special event, festival or cultural experience that demonstrates artistic excellence, innovation and/or support of music, arts and culture.
Read more -->Best Small Regional Event
Recognising an event delivered within a gross budget of $500,000 exclusive of GST that makes an outstanding contribution to a region or community outside of a major population centre.
Read more -->Best Regional Event
Recognising an event that makes an outstanding contribution to a region or community outside of a major population centre.
Read more -->Best Small Event
Recognising an event delivered within a gross budget of $500,000 exclusive of GST that provides a rewarding experience for attendees and demonstrates innovation.
Read more -->Best New Event
Recognising the innovation, creativity, communication, outcomes and impact associated with the staging of a new event.
Read more -->Best Achievement in Design
Recognising the contribution of design to the quality of an event or events.
Read more -->Best Achievement in Marketing or Communication
Recognising the innovative use of marketing or public communication to benefit an event or events.
Read more -->Best Technical Achievement or Innovation
Recognising an outstanding achievement or innovation in the use of technical production or technology for an event or events.
Read more -->Best Export
Awarded to an individual or organisation that makes a notable contribution to the Australian events industry through activity in the global arena.
Read more -->Venue of the Year
Awarded to a venue that demonstrates leadership and innovation over a 12 month period and significantly enhanced the event experience.
Read more -->Caterer of the Year
Awarded to a caterer whose creativity and service has made an outstanding contribution to an event or events over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Theming, Branding or Styling Company of the Year
Recognising the contribution by a company to benefit an event or events over a 12 month period with its innovative and creative theming, branding or styling.
Read more -->Security Company of the Year
Awarded to a company that has provided outstanding security services to benefit an event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Production Company of the Year
Recognising the contribution by a company to enhance the quality of an event or events over a 12 month period with its staging, lighting, sound and/or vision.
Read more -->AV Content Company of the Year
Recognising the innovation and creativity of AV content to benefit an event or events over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Hire Company of the Year
Awarded to a company that has met the demands of the industry for hire services and provided an outstanding contribution and level of customer service to an event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Advisory Company of the Year
Awarded to a company that has provided outstanding professional advice to benefit an event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Service Company of the Year
Awarded to a company that has provided professional services at an outstanding level to benefit an event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->New Event Product of the Year
Recognising a new or substantially improved product or technology that has been used at an event or events.
Read more -->Freelancer of the Year
This Award recognises a freelancer that has made a notable contribution to the Australian Events Industry over a 12 month period.
Read more -->PCO of the Year
This Award recognises a professional conference organisation company that has delivered an event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Small Event Management Company of the Year
This Award recognises a company that has employed no more than 5 employees who have worked over 400 hours each and delivered an event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Public Event Management Company of the Year
This Award recognises an event management company that has delivered a public event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Corporate Event Management Company of the Year
This Award recognises an event management company that has delivered a corporate event or events at a consistently exceptional level over a 12 month period.
Read more -->Judges' Special Award
The Judges’ Special Award is not open to nomination or entry from the general public or industry. Only Australian Event Awards Judges can make nominations for a Judges’ Special Award.
Read more -->The State or Territory Award
This Award recognises and celebrates the State or Territory where the largest number of high quality events have occurred.
Read more -->Event Supplier of the Year
This Award is chosen from the national winners of the Industry Award categories and recognises a company that excels against the criteria of its category and demonstrates an outstanding example of creativity, innovation and exceptional service in the events industry.
Read more -->Event Management Company of the Year
This Award is chosen from the national winners of the Management Award categories and recognises a company that excels against the criteria of its category and demonstrates an outstanding example of creativity, innovation and best practice in the events industry.
Read more -->Australian Event of the Year
This Award is chosen from the national winners of the Best Event Award categories and recognises an event that excels against the criteria of its category and demonstrates an outstanding example of creativity, innovation and best practice in the events industry.
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