The shortlist for the 2026 EN Awards is now live with the events industry’s standout shows, venues, suppliers and individuals all hoping to come away with a prestigious EN Award. Hopefuls include the shows of Easyfairs, Media 10, Nineteen and Raccoon; venues such as Excel London and ICC Wales; and suppliers including ASP, Whitespace and Jones Event Technology.

This year’s shortlist is more selective than in previous years, ensuring that each category showcases only the highest-quality submissions.

The ceremony will be held at Park Plaza, London, and is scheduled for 27 March. The EN Awards promises a night of entertainment and celebration for the hard-working events industry. Purchase tickets here.

EN Awards 2026 shortlist:

Best Commercial Team 

  • Clarion Gaming

  • Manufacturing Portfolio – Easyfairs UK

  • Packaging Portfolio – Easyfairs

  • Questex EMEA Hospitality Sales Team

  • DSEI UK 2025 – Clarion Events

  • Alternative Events

Best Consumer Show (sponsored by Exhibition Centre Liverpool)

  • The National Wedding Show Excel London Spring 2025 – Otis Media

  • Ideal Home Show – Media 10

  • Ideal Home Show Christmas 2025 – Media 10

  • Grand Designs Live London 2025 – Media 10

  • Agria Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials – Stable Events

  • Snowbound Expo – Raccoon Media Group

Best Consumer Show Marketing Campaign

  • The National Running Show – Raccoon Media Group

  • The IRN-BRU Carnival – QD Events

  • Jewellery Arabia & Scent Arabia – Informa Markets

  • Ideal Home Show Christmas 2025 – Media 10

  • The Autumn Fair – Informa Markets

Best Event Director (sponsored by Delaware North – London Stadium)

  • Charlie Brandon – Trans-Global Events Ltd (part of CloserStill Media)

  • Simon Farnfield – Easyfairs UK

  • Carmela Coop-Rodia – The Blue Light Show, What Else Events

  • Emily Cloke – Operational Real Estate Portfolio, Questex

  • Amy Driscoll – Music & Drama Education Expo, MA Exhibitions

  • Maria Sidiripoulou – Jewellery Arabia & Scent Arabia, Informa

Best Event Partnership

  • Manufacturing & Engineering North East – MA Exhibitions

  • Ideal Home Show Scotland – Media 10

  • Packaging Innovations & Empack × BCMPA – Easyfairs

  • World Orphan Drug Congress Europe 2025 & FH Europe Foundation – Terrapinn

  • The IMI & Motorvate – Automechanika Birmingham 2025, Messe Frankfurt

  • The IRN-BRU Carnival – QD Events

Best Marketing Team (sponsored by ASP Solutions Ltd)

  • The Autumn Fair – Informa Markets

  • OpRE Portfolio – Questex

  • London Vet Show – CloserStill Media

  • Safety & Security Event Series – Nineteen Group

  • Trans-Global Events – part of CloserStill Media

  • DSEI UK – Clarion Events

Best Newcomer

  • Daniel Burton – Nineteen Group

  • Dan West – ROAR B2B

  • Grace Gowler – World Patient Safety Congress, Terrapinn

  • Zuzanna Poslad – CloserStill Media

  • Katie Rutherford – DSEI, Clarion Events

  • Gabriele Varzinskaite  – MA Exhibitions 

Best Operations Team (sponsored by Creative Hire)

  • Event Executive Team – RX Global

  • UK Operations Team – Easyfairs

  • Global Portfolio – CloserStill Media

  • Terrapinn

  • Clarion Gaming

  • LAMMA – Agriconnect

  • Nineteen Group

Best Organiser Marketer

  • Amy Chung – CloserStill Media

  • Alexis Jaime Plancarte – CPHI Frankfurt 2025, Informa Markets

  • Martha Townrow – MA Exhibitions

  • Nicole Hawkins – Easyfairs

  • Marie Garrigue – NYU IHIF & R&R, Questex

  • Hannane Laidouni – The Autumn Fair, Informa

Best Organiser Salesperson

  • Jack Hall – Operational Real Estate Hospitality Investment Portfolio, Questex

  • Chris Newhouse – Easyfairs

  • Stewart Turner – Dentistry Show London, CloserStill Media

  • Patrick Webb – DSEI UK 2025, Clarion Events

  • Paul Lane – DSEI UK 2025, Clarion Events

  • Henk Gieskens – Lyrical Communications

Best Supplier to Organisers

  • FFAIR

  • ASP

  • Jonas Event Technology

  • 45DB

  • Sitka

  • Whitespace XPO

  • GES EMEA

  • Full Circle Events & Exhibitions

Best Trade Show under 5,000sqm

  • The Pharmacy Show 2025 – CloserStill Media

  • Accountex España 2025 – Diversified Communications

  • London Packaging Week 2025 – Easyfairs

  • Chicago Build – Oliver Kinross (part of Nineteen Group)

  • Connected Britain 2025 – Terrapinn

  • International Security Expo 2025 – Nineteen Group

  • The International Franchise Show – Business Show Media

Best Trade Show 5,000–10,000sqm (sponsored by Skyline Whitespace)

  • The Business Show London – Business Show Media

  • Brand Licensing Europe – Informa Markets

  • Highways UK 2025 – Terrapinn

  • PATS (Pets & Aquatic Trade Show) – Raccoon Media Group

  • DSEI Japan – Clarion Events

  • Southern Manufacturing & Electronics – Easyfairs UK

  • Clerkenwell Design Week – Media 10

Best Trade Show over 10,000sqm (sponsored by MCH Swiss Exhibition Ltd [Messe Basel])

  • LAMMA – Agriconnect

  • World Gaming Week 2025 – Clarion Gaming

  • Cityscape Global – Tahaluf

  • Global Health Exhibition – Tahaluf

  • Tech Show Madrid 2025 – CloserStill Media Tecnología S.L.

  • The UK Food & Drink Shows 2025 – William Reed

  • InstallerSHOW – Lyrical Communications (part of Nineteen Group)

  • The Security Event – Nineteen Group

Best Trade Show Marketing Campaign

  • Lab Innovations – Easyfairs

  • London Packaging Week 2025 – Easyfairs

  • B2B Marketing Live – ROAR B2B

  • Retail Technology Show – Nineteen Group

  • CPHI Frankfurt 2025 – Informa Markets

  • Nigeria Energy – Informa

  • LEAP – Tahaluf

  • FI Europe 2025 – Informa Markets

Content Programme of the Year

  • Farm Business Innovation & Land Leisure and Tourism Show – Agriconnect

  • Brand Licensing Europe – Informa Markets

  • The Emergency Services Show – Nineteen Group

  • Clinical Pharmacy Congress – CloserStill Media

  • Global Health Exhibition – Tahaluf

  • New York Build 2025 – Oliver Kinross (part of Nineteen Group)

  • Solar & Storage Live UK – Terrapinn

  • Africa Tech Festival – Informa Festivals

Diversity & Inclusion Award

  • Women in Data®

  • Accessible Events Show 2025

  • Promo House Staffing

  • Easyfairs

  • The Business of Events and ICC Wales

  • New Scientist Live – Harmsworth Media

Employer of the Year

  • Messe Frankfurt UK

  • RX

  • Montgomery Group

  • Media 10

  • Nineteen Group

  • Diversified UK & Europe

Exhibition Expansion Award (sponsored by Amsterdam RAI)

  • Cityscape Global – Tahaluf

  • Subcon – MA Exhibitions

  • Advanced Factories – NEBEXT

  • Kent Construction EXPO – Revolution Events

  • London Vet Show – CloserStill Media

  • Africa Tech Festival – Informa Festivals

Exhibition Venue of the Year

  • Exhibition Centre Liverpool

  • Scottish Event Campus

  • ICC Wales

  • Excel London

  • Business Design Centre

  • RAI Amsterdam

  • Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)

  • AsiaWorld-Expo

Legacy & Impact Award

  • The Emergency Services Show – Nineteen Group

  • Women in Data®

  • Africa Tech Festival – Informa Festivals

  • Motorvate, part of Automechanika Birmingham 2025 – Messe Frankfurt

  • Naidex – ROAR B2B

  • Cityscape Egypt – Informa Markets

Show Rising Star

  • Ai4 2025 – CloserStill Ai4 LLC

  • MSP Show – Diversified Communications

  • Care Show London – CloserStill Media

  • ExpoAgriTech – NEBEXT

  • European Pizza Show – Bellavita Expo Ltd

  • The Business Show Australia – Business Show Media

  • Money20/20 Middle East – Tahaluf

Sustainability Impact Award (sponsored by Business Design Centre)

  • Enablement and Impact at RX

  • EY 2025 UK&I Super Region Launch Event – Worlds Better

  • GES EMEA

  • Excel London

  • Easyfairs

  • Insite Graphics