The nominees for the 2026 edition of the Event Production Awards (EPAs) have been revealed.

Showcasing the remarkably broad skillset within the live events industry, the EPA shortlist includes leading specialists from every corner of the fast-evolving ecosystem.

Among the 21 Event Production Award categories are Employer of the Year, the Access All Areas Supplier of the Year and the Access All Areas Industry Legend; which last year saw Festival Republic MD Melvin Benn present the trophy to Special Structures Lab’s Rudi Enos.

The EPAs 2026 are to be judged by a panel of leading event professionals from across the industry. They include AEG Presents UK senior director events & operations Lucky Thompson, We Organise Chaos director Clare Goodchild, Engine No. 4 senior operations manager Sheena Platt, Dubai T100 head of event operations Ciara Hollis, LS Events partnerships manager Joely Bullen, Goodwood Revival operations manager Mia Wakeling, Cuffe & Taylor event manager Josh Carr and Superstruct Entertainment strategy and operations associate Lewis Darling. The full list of judges is available here.

Organised by Access All Areas owner Mash Media and overseen by the team behind EPS, the Access All Areas Conference & Awards and Access All Areas Leaders’ Summit, the Event Production Awards 2026 will take place on 13 March at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms.

Access All Areas content director Christopher Barrett said, “With many event professionals seeing their workload being stretched from a seasonal peak to become a year-round run of intense activity, the EPAs presents an increasingly rare opportunity to unite the event production industry to celebration its many remarkable achievements.”

Tickets for the event are available here.

The EPA 2026 shortlist:

Best Fencing/Crowd Barrier

Sunbelt Rentals

Mojo Rental Entertee

The Combined Services Provider Limited (CSP)

Best Concessions Provider

Victorious Events

Field Vision Bars

Togather

Peppermint Bars and Events

Streamline Leisure Ltd

Best Aerial Spectacular

LIV Golf Riyadh 2025, Behind The Volt

Oasis’s Live ’25 Tour, Celestial

Tattoo’s 75th anniversary, AeroAVA

British Musical Fireworks Championships 2025., DroneSwarm

Pyro Drone, Light Dynamix

Best Power Provider

Power Revolution

Instagrid UK Ltd

Aggreko

Pearce Hire

Best Crew Provider

Five Star Crew

Alpha Crew

Spartan Crew

YOUR Group

Crewsaders

Optimal Crew

Best Temporary Structure Provider

Röder UK

Arena UK & Europe

Losberger De Boer

Star Live

Creative Structures Group

Acorn Structures

Fruition Premier Limited – Optima 1

Best Ticketing Operator

Ticketmaster

Kaboodle

LIVE IT GROUP

AXS

The Health and Safety Award

CM Production Management

Pink Bows Foundation – Showstop Procedure

Crewsaders

LH Woodhouse

GMG Network

LFX Safety

The Legacy Award

CM Production Management

Acorn Structures

Entec Live

Silent Seminars

Silent Disco King

Best Insurance Provider

Taylor Made Risk Solutions Ltd

Specialist Risk Entertainment & Sport

Tysers Live Insurance Brokers

Best Toilets/Showers

Mitanium Group

Qdos Event Hire

Japan House London

The Diversity & Inclusion Award

Nimbus Disability

Arena UK & Europe

Silent Seminars

Give vision

Best AV Provider

Hire Frequencies Ltd

Entec Live

4Wall Entertainment

Light Fantastic Production Services

d&b solutions

AV Matrix

Fusion Sound & Light

The Sustainability Award

WOWGrass

Fews

Event Cycle

DECORDIA

L H Woodhouse

Röder UK

Best Staging Provider

Acorn Structures

NoNonsense Group

ES Global Ltd

Star Live

Trans-Sport.TV

Serious Stages

Best Event Technology

Weezevent Group

Tapaygo Technologies

PMY Group (Optic)

Dynamic Crowd Measurement

Snapsight

DroneSwarm

Best Brand Activation

TRO × MINI – MINI Streets  – Goodwood FoS

Kit and Caboodle × Merry Hill – QRious Quest

Events House × Edelman × eBay × McLaren – US Grand Prix

Bearded Kitten Studios × Beavertown – The Lost Dimensions

Events House × Aramco – Fuel the Future

Visual Architects × Lab54 × VELO

Best Security/Crowd Management

TESS – The Event Safety Shop

KSS NW LTD

SGC Security Services

K4 Group of Companies

ResponSec

The Stambridge Group

The One to Watch Award

Behind The Volt

Tazaar

AeroAVA

Old Skool Bus Events (The Old Skool Bus & Kitchen Ltd)

Optimal Crew

JSF Event Services

Employer of the Year

L H Woodhouse

Entec Live

Arena UK & Europe

Alpha Crew

The Events Company UK

Event Production of the Year

Wireless Festival, PRG

Rock N Roll Circus, LFX Events

Grease – The Immersive Movie Musical for Secret Cinema, Illusion Design & Construct

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Far & Beyond

Stranger Things 5, Bearded Kitten Studios

On the Beach, NW Live

Come Together Festival, EnTEEtainment

The Access All Areas Supplier of the Year

Arena Group

Detectnology UK

Creative Structures Group

Total Event Solutions

Röder UK

AeroAVA

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