
UK Festival Awards 2025
The UK Festival Awards celebrates the very best of the festival industry. Celebrating the 20th edition in 2025, our landmark yearly event returned to Manchester and was held at DIECAST. Guests were welcomed with a drink’s reception, a banquette style seated dinner, live entertainment and most importantly the awards ceremony.
Congratulations to all of the winners and a massive thank you to our sponsors, supporters, suppliers and everyone that could join us on the night. You can see how the night went below.
See you in 2026!
2025 Highlights
2 December 2025, DIECAST, Manchester

UK Festival Awards 2025
The UK Festival Awards celebrates the very best of the festival industry. For 2025, our landmark yearly event returns to Manchester and will be hosted 2nd December. Guests will be welcomed with a drink’s reception, a banquette style seated dinner, and most importantly the awards ceremony.
We’ll be welcoming key figures from throughout the festival industry for a night that offers vital insight into the ever-changing festival landscape. Whether you’ve curated the ‘Line-up of the Year’ or championed sustainable practices, the UK Festival Awards will toast the success stories from 2025 – and we want you to join us.
Join us at DIECAST, Manchester on 2 December 2025.






































