2026 EXPERIENTIAL CREATIVES OF THE YEAR

This year, we're celebrating imagination as a competitive advantage

Experiential marketing has never been about just capturing attention. Every idea must balance imagination with logistics, business objectives with human behavior, spectacle with authenticity. And behind it all is one of marketing's most demanding creative disciplines, where success isn't measured by impressions alone, but by the moments people remember and the relationships forged that ultimately outlive the event.

Our industry is finally securing mainstream investment, and it's long overdue…as are the opportunities.

Event Marketer’s all-new Experiential Creatives of the Year program invites creative leads, creative directors, and chief creative officers inside brand and agency event organizations to own the craft, the work, and the singular expertise it takes to do what they do. 

Here's What You Need to Know:

• This is an editorial program and is free to enter.
• Self-nominations are more than encouraged.
• You may complete as many nominations as you'd like.
• Nomination deadline is October 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.

CLICK HERE TO START YOUR FREE NOMINATION

Questions? Contact Julia Kim at jkim@accessintel.com.