Middle East
Expos, conferences, summits and festivals in Middle East, and the people behind them. Show awards are phrased as Middle East's Best. One award per vertical, so the winner is the region's best of its kind. Each is presented only if it receives five or more paid entries; below that, entries roll into Best Consumer Expo or Best Trade Show.
Consumer expos
Best Tattoo Expo
Conventions where artists tattoo live, with competitions, seminars and a floor of studios and suppliers.
Best Pet Expo
Shows for pet owners: breeds, products, vets, adoption and live arenas.
Best Video Gaming & Esports Expo
Gaming conventions and esports events with tournaments, publishers and hardware.
Best Anime Expo
Anime and manga conventions with guests, cosplay, screenings and artist alleys.
Best Comic & Pop Culture Expo
Comic cons and pop culture shows with celebrity guests, panels and exhibitors.
Best Collectibles & Trading Card Expo
Card, coin, toy and memorabilia shows for collectors and dealers.
Best Toy Fair
Toy and hobby fairs, consumer or trade, with brands, retailers and launches.
Best Sneaker & Streetwear Expo
Sneaker conventions and streetwear markets with trading, drops and brands.
Best Craft & Hobby Expo
Craft, quilting, scrapbooking and hobby shows with workshops and supplies.
Best Wedding Expo
Bridal and wedding expos with venues, planners, fashion and runway shows.
Best Baby & Kids Expo
Pregnancy, baby and kids expos for new and expecting parents.
Best Home, Garden & Renovation Expo
Home shows covering building, renovation, interiors, outdoor and garden.
Best Interior Design Expo
Design and furniture shows for the trade and for homeowners.
Best Auto Show
Motor shows and car expos with manufacturers, custom builds and enthusiast displays.
Best 4x4, Outdoor & Adventure Expo
Four-wheel-drive, camping, fishing and adventure shows.
Best Motorcycle Expo
Motorcycle shows with manufacturers, custom bikes, gear and stunt arenas.
Best Caravan & Camping Show
Caravan, RV and camping shows with dealers, accessories and destinations.
Best Gun & Hunting Show
Firearms, hunting and outdoor sports shows with dealers and demonstrations.
Best Fitness Expo
Fitness and bodybuilding expos with competitions, supplements and equipment.
Best Mind, Body & Spirit Expo
Wellbeing, spirituality and alternative health expos.
Best Natural & Organic Food Expo
Natural, organic and health food shows for consumers.
Best Beer, Wine & Spirits Expo
Drinks festivals and tasting expos for beer, wine and spirits.
Best Travel Expo
Travel and holiday expos with destinations, operators and airlines.
Best Disability Expo
Disability, mobility and assistive technology expos for the community.
Best Education & Study Expo
Study, university and training expos for students and parents.
Best Beauty & Hair Expo
Beauty, hair and cosmetics shows for consumers and the trade.
Best Adult Lifestyle Expo
Adult lifestyle expos with entertainment, products and performers.
Best Horse & Equine Expo
Horse and equine expos with breeds, competitions and equipment.
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- Nominate a show you love, free. Its organiser gets the email and a link to claim the listing.
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- Enter your own show. Claim it, then enter it.
Trade shows and business expos
Best Property & Construction Expo
Trade shows for construction, building products and property development.
Best Franchise Expo
Franchise and business opportunity expos for prospective owners.
Best Dental Expo
Dental trade shows and congresses with equipment, education and suppliers.
Best Accounting & Finance Expo
Accounting, bookkeeping and finance technology expos for practitioners.
Best Crypto & Fintech Expo
Crypto, blockchain and fintech conferences with an exhibition floor.
Best Small Business Expo
Small business and entrepreneur expos with suppliers, advice and networking.
Best Food Service & Hospitality Expo
Trade shows for restaurants, cafes, hotels and catering.
Best Agriculture & Field Days
Field days and agricultural shows with machinery, livestock and rural services.
Best Mining & Resources Expo
Mining, energy and resources trade shows and conferences.
Best Retail & Gift Fair
Gift, homewares and retail trade fairs for buyers and wholesalers.
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- Nominate a show you love, free. Its organiser gets the email and a link to claim the listing.
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- Enter your own show. Claim it, then enter it.
Show of the Year and roll-ups
No entry, decided from the winners
Showof the Year
The region’s top show across every vertical, decided from the vertical winners. No entry.
Best Consumer Expo
Where a consumer vertical has fewer than five paid entries, its entries compete here instead.
Best Trade Show
Where a trade vertical has fewer than five paid entries, its entries compete here instead.
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- Nominate a show you love, free. Its organiser gets the email and a link to claim the listing.
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- Enter your own show. Claim it, then enter it.
Team awards, Event Rockstar Awards
Best Event Marketer
The person who fills the hall. Campaigns, ticketing, the audience.
Best Event Planner
The person who plans the show end to end and makes the dates happen.
Best Event Media
Content, social, video and press. The show as the world sees it.
Best Event Operations
Build, floor, logistics and the crew. The show that runs on time.
Best Event Finance
Budgets, payables, reconciliation. The show that makes its numbers.
Best Event Sales
Booths, sponsorship and partners. The person who sells the floor.
Best Event Customer Service
Exhibitor and attendee care, before, during and after the show.
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Creator awards
Best Event Creator
The creator the floor follows. Vlogs, reels and live streams from the shows, made on their own channel.
Best Content Creator
Content about this industry, made week after week, that the industry actually watches.
Best Instagram Account
The reels, the grid and the stories that make people want to be in the hall.
Best TikTok Account
The account the feed keeps serving, and the floor keeps talking about.
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Organiser awards
Best Show
The show at its best: the floor, the visitors and the exhibitors who come back.
Best Visitor Experience
The queue, the signage and the day the visitor actually got.
Best Exhibitor Experience
Bump-in, the leads and the stand booked again before pack-down.
Show Reelof the Year
The hype reel that sells the show. Every entry plays on expoawards.org.
Best Creator Programme
The show that brought creators in and gave them something worth filming.
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- Nominate an organiser. The company gets the email and the link to enter.
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- Enter your own company. Pick the award, build the entry.
Host of the Year
ExpoHost of the Year
The company that hosts the expo exhibitors and visitors come back to.
EventHost of the Year
Galas, launches, dinners and brand events, hosted properly.
ConferenceHost of the Year
The company that hosts the conference people clear their diary for.
Music FestivalHost of the Year
The stages, the crowd and the site, run safely from gates open to the last set.
SummitHost of the Year
The company that puts the right people in one room and gives them a reason to stay.
Virtual EventHost of the Year
The online event people kept on screen from the first session to the last.
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- Nominate an organiser. The company gets the email and the link to enter.
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- Enter your own company. Pick the award, build the entry.
Conferences, summits and festivals
Conferenceof the Year
The conference as a whole: the programme, the room and the people in it.
Summitof the Year
The right people in one room, and something decided before they left.
Festivalof the Year
The festival as a whole: the programme, the site and the crowd that comes back.
Conference Teamof the Year
The team behind the conference, entered together and named together.
Conference Speaker Programmeof the Year
The line-up, the sessions and the talk people were still quoting on the way out.
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- Nominate an organiser. The company gets the email and the link to enter.
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- Enter your own company. Pick the award, build the entry.
Exhibitor awards
Best Exhibitor
The company that worked its stand hardest, from the first hour to the last.
Best Exhibitor Booth, under 36 sqm
A shell scheme or a small build that stopped people anyway.
Best Exhibitor Booth, 36 sqm and over
The custom build the floor plan was drawn around.
Best New Exhibitor
A first or second show, and already a stand people walked back to.
Best Product Launch on a Show Floor
The product that launched on the floor, in front of buyers.
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- Nominate an exhibitor, free. The company gets the email and the link to enter.
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- Enter your own company. Pick the award, name the show you exhibited at.
Supplier awards
Conference Venueof the Year
The rooms, the breakouts and the coffee that arrived on time.
Events Hotelof the Year
The hotel organisers book for delegates and crews, and hold the gala in.
AV & Production Companyof the Year
Sound, light, stage and stream, without a hitch.
Freight & Logistics Companyof the Year
Every crate on the floor before bump-in opens.
Signage & Print Companyof the Year
The wayfinding, the walls and the last-minute reprint.
Equipment & Furniture Hire Companyof the Year
The furniture, fridges and forklifts, on the stand for bump-in and gone after pack-down.
Ticketing Platformof the Year
The platform that sold the tickets, scanned the doors and never went down.
Catering, Bar & Hospitality Providerof the Year
The coffee, the bars and the gala dinner, served on time to a full hall.
Event Entertainment Companyof the Year
The agency behind the acts, hosts and performers, on stage on cue.
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- Nominate a supplier. The company gets the email and the link to enter.
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- Enter your own company. Pick the award, build the entry.
Sponsor awards
Best Show Sponsor Activation
The brand activation that stopped the floor. Entered by the brand or its agency.
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- Enter your own company. Pick the award, build the entry.