The Famtastic Awards 2024 are set to take place on 1st November, bringing together event professionals from across the country in a celebration of excellence.
After a smash hit inaugural event last year, the Famtastic Awards are set to return on 1st November, bringing the UK events industry together for an evening of celebration and well-earned recognition. This year’s event will take place at the Leonardo Hinckley Island Hotel on the outskirts of Coventry.
The 2024 awards will see finalists and winners recognised across 23 different categories, including two new categories: the Convention Centre/ Bureau of the Year award and the Freelancer of the Year award. The new awards are designed to reflect the expansiveness of the industry, which the Famtastic Awards tries to encapsulate across the event.
Across the other categories, the awards will recognise roles across the entire span of the industry. Just a few of the categories being awarded include Agent of the Year, Independent Venue of the Year, New Talent of the Year, Team Building Company of the Year, and Unique Venue of the Year. Those that attended the awards last year may notice that one category, Caterer of the Year, is absent from the roster this year. This is due to the simple fact that there were no finalists in this category this year, but the absence is more than made up for by this year’s new categories.
One of the attractions which sets the Famtastic Awards apart is its commitment to fairness and transparency in judging. Agencies and buyers are responsible for judging venue and supplier entries, while suppliers will judge agency entries. Crucially, judges only score and rank entrants they have direct experience working with, ensuring the process is based on genuine expertise and knowledge.
In a return from last year, Famtastic is partnering with Events R Talented to support fundraising for Rare Dementia Support. The initiative was founded in 2018 by Ken Findlay, Paul Tidy, Graeme Saunders, and Matt Curran as a way to raise money for charity while celebrating the events industry and its talented professionals.
Far from being just an awards show, the day’s agenda is packed with activities designed for networking and celebration. After arriving and enjoying light refreshments from 12.00pm, attendees can participate in Speed Dating & Networking from 1.00pm, offering the chance to make valuable connections in the industry. The evening will feature a drinks reception in the Atrium from 7.00pm, followed by the awards dinner and entertainment starting at 7.30pm and going through to midnight. The dress code during the day is business attire, with a transition to black tie with a hint of Famtastic’s signature pink for the glamorous evening celebration.
Paula Kelsey, Founder of Famtastic, said: “We are excited to recognise our industry stars, and incredible venues at the second annual Famtastic Awards and hope that the date will become a real fixture in our industry calendar. We have already increased our numbers of entries year on year and our guest list has also hugely increased – for 2025 we are going to need somewhere huge!
“We would like to wish all of the finalists this year our congratulations and look forward to celebrating with our winners at the event.”
For a full list of the finalists see Famtastic.rocks/awards