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The Eventex 2026 Excellence Report

Uncovering the creativity and innovation behind the world's best events and experiences.
Compiled by the team behind Eventex Awards — the world’s most esteemed accolade in the world of events and experience marketing.
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Explore excellence themes & trends

Everywhere, all at once 
A new shape for live experience — one where the event meets the audience wherever they are, across both space and time.
AI as a creative partner
Artificial intelligence works as a genuine creative partner — shaping voices, visuals, and entire worlds alongside the human team.
The city becomes the stage
Façades, monuments, and entire cityscapes become the headline act, carrying the narrative for audiences inside the venue and far beyond.
Beyond the event
Events and experiences that leave something behind, be it a piece of public infrastructure, a nightly landmark ritual, or a new cultural reference point. 
Play your way through
Instead of asking audiences to watch, winning brands give them something to do, resulting in a deeper kind of participation.
Experiences with a mission
Exploring events where the format is the social intervention, where the mechanism of how the event works is the message.
Behind the excellence
Еxcellence is a system that relies on people and infrastructure that turn ideas into reality — at scale, on time, repeatedly.
Ovanes Ovanessian
Co-founder of Eventex Awards
Sixteen editions in, and the work of events and experience marketing professionals still takes our breath away. On behalf of the entire Eventex Awards team — and personally — thank you for that trust, and congratulations to every 2026 winner. Your work sets the benchmark, and we look forward to seeing where you take the industry next.

Report methodology

The 2026 edition of the awards welcomed a record 1,405 entries from 58 countries and produced 277 winners recognized with top-tier awards — Grand Prix, Platinum, or Gold.
We performed in-depth analysis to uncover the concrete, observable patterns that set the most outstanding entries apart.
We defined that set, classified every entry against it, then measured how often each pattern appeared at each award tier.
For every theme, we ranked the qualifying entries by award tier, how clearly the entry demonstrates the pattern, and its depth of detail.
The ones that most sharply separated top-tier winners from the rest formed the chapters of this report.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Eventex Excellence Report 2026?
The Eventex Excellence Report 2026 is an annual analysis of the creativity and innovation driving the world's best events and experiences. Published by the team behind Eventex Awards — the world's most esteemed accolade in the events industry — the report identifies the patterns that consistently separate top-tier winners from the rest, drawn from 1,405 entries across 58 countries.
How was the Eventex Excellence Report 2026 compiled?
The report is built on rigorous methodology. The Eventex team analyzed the full field of 2026 award entries, identified observable excellence patterns, and measured how frequently each pattern appeared among Grand Prix, Platinum, and Gold winners. Entries were ranked by award tier, demonstration strength, and depth of detail. The six themes that most clearly distinguished top performers became the six chapters of the report.
Who is the Eventex Excellence Report for?
The report is for event professionals, experience marketers, brand managers, and anyone responsible for creating standout live, hybrid, or experiential work. Whether you're benchmarking your own approach or looking for a rigorous read on where the industry is heading, this report is a practical reference grounded in real, awarded work.
What topics does the 2026 report cover?
The 2026 edition explores seven themes: multi-format and multi-location live experience design; AI as a creative partner in events; large-scale urban and architectural activations; lasting event legacies; interactive and participatory formats; social impact events; and the operational excellence behind world-class execution.
How many events were analyzed in the 2026 report?
The 2026 Eventex Awards received 1,405 entries from 58 countries. Of those, 277 were recognized with a Grand Prix, Platinum, or Gold award. The report draws on in-depth analysis of this entire field to surface the patterns that defined excellence this year.
Is the Eventex Excellence Report free?
Yes. The Eventex Excellence Report 2026 is available for free. Simply complete the form on this page to access the full report.
What are the biggest trends in events and experience marketing for 2026?
Based on Eventex Awards data, the defining trends include the rise of hybrid and multi-location formats, AI-assisted creative production, city-scale experiential activations, and a shift toward participatory audience engagement. The report also highlights a growing emphasis on legacy — experiences that leave behind something meaningful long after the event ends.
How is the Eventex Excellence Report different from a trends report?
The report is for event professionals, experience marketers, brand managers, and anyone responsible for creating standout live, hybrid, or experiential work. Whether you're benchmarking your own approach or looking for a rigorous read on where the industry is heading, this report is a practical reference grounded in real, awarded work.

Access the report for free