2025 Event Awards Nominees
Below is the complete list of the nominees for 2025 – winners will be announced at the Event Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 15 October in Coffs Harbour.
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National Nominees
The entries that receive the top five Moderated Scores in each category are the National Nominees, providing they also meet the Nominee Threshold Score. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 15 October 2025.
Best Event National Nominees
- ACM The Web Conference 2025, ICMS Australasia, NSW
- Adelaide Fringe 2025, SA
- AgriFutures evokeAG 2025, Imagination , QLD
- AIATSIS Summit 2025, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), NT
- Annual AIDN Policy Symposium & Sovereign Capability Showcase (3rd) 2024, Precision Public Affairs, ACT
- ARIIA Conference – Facing the Future: Living Well. Ageing Well. Dying Well. 2024, Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia, SA
- Asia Pacific Financial and Innovation Symposium 2025 (The), ICMS Australasia, VIC
- Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) 2025, Talk2 Media and Events, VIC
- Australian Open 2025, Bowls Australia, QLD
- Australian Tourism Exchange 2025, Tourism Australia, QLD
- Australian Wearable Art Festival 2024, QLD
- AWS Summit Sydney 2025, Imagination , NSW
- Between the Tides 2025, Queensland Music Festival, QLD
- BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A ® K03 – Product Launch & Driving Experience 2024, We Are Phoenix, QLD
- Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro presented by GWM 2025, World Surf League, QLD
- Business Events Sydney, Global Ambassador Dinner 2024, We Are Phoenix, NSW
- Cairns Crocodiles 2025, The Misfits Media Company, QLD
- Casino Truck Show 2024, Richmond Valley Council, NSW
- CPAQ Conference 2025, Caravan Parks Association of Queensland, QLD
- CRIKEY 2025 – Critical Care Research International: Knowledge, Evidence & BeYond 2025, Critical Care Research Group, QLD
- Deni Ute Muster 2024, Deni Play On The Plains Festival, NSW
- Divine Dining 2024, Big Fish Events Group, SA
- Enlighten Festival 2025, Events ACT
- Floriade 2024, Events ACT
- Ford Australia 100. History in the Making 2025, Imagination , VIC
- Good Friday Appeal – Kids Day Out 2025, We Are Phoenix, VIC
- Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour 2025 – Guys & Dolls, Opera Australia, NSW
- Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle – Grand Final Presented by NRMA Insurance 2025, Surfing Australia, QLD
- JD Sports x adidas Climacool Underground Launch Event 2025, Andpeople, NSW
- Lakemba Nights during Ramadan 2025, Canterbury Bankstown Council, NSW
- Land Forces 2024, Designteam, VIC
- Leapmotor C10 REEV Launch Event 2025, The Bite Project, SA
- Lenovo Asia Pacific President’s Club 2024, EWM & 35 Degrees North, QLD
- Liquid I.V. Rehydrates an Aussie Icon – Bondi Beach 2025, FleishmanHillard, NSW
- Luminous 2025, Maitland City Council, NSW
- Maitland Riverlights 2024, Maitland City Council, NSW
- Mazzei Foundation Gala 2024 – Partnered with Safe Steps, The Perfect Events Group, VIC
- Memory Walk & Jog 2025, Dementia Australia, National Event
- North Australian Festival of Arts 2024, Northern Arts Limited, QLD
- Now or Never 2024, City of Melbourne, VIC
- Outback Trail 2025, Queensland Music Festival, QLD
- Pair’d Margaret River Region 2024, Tourism WA with Mellen Events & We Are Gather, supported by Ahoy Management, WA
- Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2025, Northern Territory Major Events Company
- Perfect Pitch 2025, OneSchool Global , NSW
- Pinjarra Festival 2025, Shire of Murray, WA
- Project Bravo 2024, Synergy Effect, NSW, ACT
- Raine & Horne Annual Awards Night NSW | ACT – Our Place In The Landscape 2025 (The), Raine & Horne Pty Ltd, NSW
- Red Bull Hardline Tasmania 2025, The Shift Corp
- San Pellegrino Young Chefs Academy Cooking Competition and Gala Dinner 2024, Zesty Events, VIC
- Santos Tour Down Under 2025, South Australian Tourism Commission
- South Side Festival 2025, Frankston City Council, VIC
- Subi Blooms x Gather 2025, City of Subiaco, WA
- SXSW Sydney Conference 2024, SXSW Sydney, NSW
- TalentFest 2024, We Are Phoenix, QLD
- TCS Summit Asia Pacific 2024, Peanut Productions, NSW
- Tech Briefing (The) @ The Calyx 2025, AV1, NSW
- Vivid Sydney 2025, Destination NSW
- WISE X 2024, We Are Phoenix, VIC
- Yahava KoffeeWorks Cool Water Classic 2024, Geo Bay Swim, WA
- Zest Fest 2024, Orange City Council, NSW
Achievement National Nominees
- Artists in Motion for their work on Burj Khalifa New Year’s Eve 2025 – ‘Beyond Dreams’
- Artists in Motion for their 2024/2025 International Achievements
- Designteam and Team Defence Australia for their 2024/2025 International Achievements
- Destination NSW for their work on Vivid Sydney 2025
- Electric Canvas (The) for their work on InnerGlow and “InnerGlow Searchlight” 2025
- FleishmanHillard for their work on Liquid I.V. – Hydrating an Aussie Icon 2025
- Known Associates Australia for their work on Routes Asia 2025
- Mellen Events & We Are Gather for their work on Pair’d Margaret River Region 2024
- RWS Global for their work on Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- State of Social for their work on State of Social 2024
Company National Nominees
- Architects of Vibe
- Atelier – House of Events
- Australian Equine & Livestock Events Centre
- Bite Project (The)
- Catering Project
- Chopt Studio & Productions
- Clean Vibes
- Closed Loop Environmental Solutions
- En Pointe Events
- Event Managers Australia
- EWM
- Experience Melbourne, City of Melbourne
- Forum Group Events & Marketing
- Hyatt Regency Sydney
- ICMS Australasia
- Imagination
- Intelligent Risks
- Known Associates Events
- Laissez-Faire Catering
- Moonee Valley City Council
- Novatech Creative Event Technology
- NT Major Events Company
- Oztix
- Perth Town Hall
- Phenomenon Creative Event Services
- Sapia Creative
- Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port Douglas
- Shift Corp (The)
- Stagekings
- Tourism Australia
- We Are Gather
- We Are Phoenix
- Zinc at Fed Square
State and Territory Nominees
For each Best Event category, the two highest ranked events that occurred in each state or territory, unless they are also a National Nominee, is awarded the State/Territory Nominee Status. On the Awards night, after the National Nominees and Winners are announced in each category, the State and Territory Winners will be announced.
- Cape to Cape MTB 2024, EventMatrix, WA
- Carlsberg Beach Club 2025 (The), Cartell Live, VIC
- City Lights, Illuminate Adelaide 2024, Illuminate Adelaide Foundation, SA
- Coastal Walkway Bridges Opening 2024, City of Marion, SA
- East Perth Power Station: Perth Festival 2025, a Lotterywest Community Experience, Perth Festival, WA
- Ford F-150 Catch of the Day Canteen Australian Road Trip 2024, We Are Phoenix, VIC, QLD
- Harmony Under the Stars 2025, City of Subiaco, WA
- Ice Cream Factory 2024 (The), Bar Pop Management, WA
- Illuminate Adelaide 2024, Illuminate Adelaide Foundation, SA
- Kia Tasman Global Unveiling 2024, Veritas Events, TAS
- Lantern Festival 2025, Banyule City Council, VIC
- LIT 2025, Wyndham City Council, VIC
- Lotterywest Boorloo Heritage Festival 2025, City of Perth, WA
- Mindfull Aus Pichi Richi Marathon (43rd) 2025, The Flinders Ranges Council, SA
- Nocturnal 2025, Laservision, NSW
- Phestival of Phenomenon 2024, Phenomenon Creative Event Services, WA
- SnowFest Gippsland 2024, West Gippsland, VIC
- SnowFlake World Tour 2024, The Misfits Media Company, NSW
- State of Social 2024, WA
- Sunshine Coast Graduation Ceremonies 2024, University of the Sunshine Coast, QLD
