After weeks of deliberating, the judges have cast their votes, and we are thrilled to present the UK Festival Awards 2025 Shortlist.
We’d like to thank our judging panel, who have read all of the applications and made their choices. Now it’s your turn!
Voting is now open to the public. The public vote makes up 30% of the votes, with the judges making up the remaining 70%. Voting closes 4 November 2025.
Check out the full shortlist below and don’t forget to book your ticket and join us at DIECAST, Manchester on 2 December 2025. Vote here.
Non-Music Festival of the Year
Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
Bristol Pride
CarFest
Love Trails Festival
Manchester Film Festival
NI Science Festival
Family Festival of the Year
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
Big Feastival
CarFest
Elderflower Fields Family Festival
Raver Tots Outdoor Festival Series
Wychwood Festival
Inner-City Festival of the Year
Birmingham Weekender Festival
Dot To Dot
Live at Leeds: In The City
Liverpool Sound City
Manchester Punk Festival
Tramlines
Independent Festival of the Year sponsored by Video Illusions
Bearded Theory
Beat-Herder
Live at Leeds: In The City
Manchester Punk Festival
Shambala Festival
Sonic Boom Festival
Micro Festival of the Year sponsored by Universe
Between The Trees
Green Island Festival
Nozstock presents Into The Valley
Skye Live Festival
Wibbly Woods
Woo Fest
Small Festival of the Year
Beat-Herder
Homobloc
Lindisfarne Festival
Liverpool Sound City
Rockaway Beach
Wychwood Festival
Medium Festival of the Year
In It Together Festival
Junction 2
Kendal Calling
Mighty Hoopla
Shambala Festival
Truck Festival
Large Festival of the Year
Boardmasters
Boomtown
BST Hyde Park
Download Festival
Rockstar Energy presents Reading and Leeds
Victorious Festival
Line-Up of the Year sponsored by Tysers Live
Dot To Dot
Live at Leeds: In The Park
Love Supreme Festival
Rockstar Energy presents Reading and Leeds
Truck Festival
Y Not Festival
Headline Performance of the Year sponsored by The NEC
Chappell Roan at Reading and Leeds Festival
Drake at Wireless Festival
Kneecap at Wide Awake Festival
Pulp at Tramlines
Raye at All Points East
Sleep Token at Download Festival
Marketing Campaign of the Year
AVA Belfast
Big Feastival
Reggae Land
Tramlines
Victorious Festival
Y Not Festival
Brand Activation of the Year
Duppy Share at Reggae Land
Lidl at Mighty Hoopla
M&S at Pub in the Park
Morley’s at City Splash
Sure UK at Bournemouth 7’s Festival
Thatchers at Kendal Calling
Tech Innovation of the Year*
Boomtown Unboxed at Boomtown Festival
Boxbar Tech at Rock N Roll Circus
The Next Stage at Shambala Festival
*Not open to public voting
Festival Production of the Year sponsored by Fineline Lighting
HALO at Creamfields
Hydro and Lion’s Gate at Boomtown
Polygon Live at Crystal Palace Park
PRG at Rockstar Energy presents Wireless
The Arcadia Dragonfly at Glastonbury Festival
TiMax at BST Hyde Park
Promoter of the Year
Arockalypse Productions
BYP Live
DHP Family
Escape Records
JBM Music
Wroot Rocks
Artist Agency of the Year
Coalition Presents
Earth Agency
Midnight Mango
ROAM
This is Now Agency
Wasserman Music
Initiative for Emerging Talent Award
ALSO Festival
AVA Belfast & AVA London
Bearded Theory
Cross The Tracks
FOCUS Wales
Liverpool Sound City
International Festival of the Year
Afro Nation
Beyond The Valley
Electric Castle
Open’er Festival
Sziget Festival
Way Out West
The Green Award supported by A Greener Future and onboard:earth*
LIDO Festival
Radio 1’s Big Weekend
Shambala Festival
*Not open to public voting
The Sarah Nulty Community Impact Award
Battersea Park in Concert
Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival
HebCelt Festival
Shambala Festival
Tramlines
Truck Festival
Industry Recognition Award sponsored by Ticketmaster
Winner will be announced on the night
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