The Drum Festival

Nine awards. Nine expert juries. Find the one for you.

The Drum Festival brings together nine distinct awards celebrating the best work across advertising, design, digital, experiential, media, PR, social, content, creator marketing and more.

Each is a standalone award with its own categories, jury and jury president – all coming together for one global celebration this November.

Join us to celebrate the best in marketing

Whichever discipline you’re interested (or nominated!) in, there’s an Awards Ceremony for you.

The Drum Awards for Advertising


Celebrating the ideas and campaigns setting the standard in advertising.

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The Drum Awards for Agency Business


Recognising the agencies, teams and people building exceptional businesses.

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The Drum Awards for Design


Celebrating outstanding design and its impact on brands, businesses and people.

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The Drum Awards for Digital Experience


Recognising the digital products and experiences changing how people interact with brands.

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The Drum Awards for Experiential


Celebrating experiences that bring brands and audiences together.

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The Drum Awards for Media


Recognising the smartest, most innovative and effective work in media.

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The Drum Awards for PR


Celebrating the ideas and campaigns shaping reputation, influence and culture.

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The Drum Awards for Social, Content & Creator Marketing


Celebrating outstanding work across social, content and the creator economy.

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The Drum Awards for Social Purpose


Recognising marketing and creativity that makes a positive difference.

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The nominations are in. Now, let’s celebrate.

The wait is over. The Drum Festival 2026 shortlists have been revealed, and it's time to celebrate the people, ideas and work making waves across marketing, media and creativity. Across nine awards, our judges have selected the work that deserves a place among this year's best. Is your name on the list? Explore the nominees, discover the work that's caught the industry's attention, and join us at The Drum Festival,
November 30-3 Dec in London, as we reveal this year's winners.

Whether you're up for an award, cheering on your team or simply want to be part of the celebrations, we'd love to see you there. The shortlist is out. The celebrations are just getting started.

June 11, 2026

Early-bird Deadline

July 30, 2026

Entry Deadline

September 3, 2026

Extended Deadline

October 15 2026

Nominations

Nov 30-3 Dec 2026

Awards Shows

Why enter The Drum Awards?

Get global recognition.
Winning work is showcased across The Drum to a global marketing audience, reaching 11.5m industry professionals.

Climb the World Creative Rankings.
Winning earns points towards your place in our World Creative Rankings.​

Be judged by your industry.
Each award has its own specialist jury of leading practitioners, brands and agencies.

Winning is just the beginning.
Winners can be featured through The Drum’s editorial coverage, interviews, reports, events and winning-work showcases.

Stand out in your discipline.
Compete against the best work in your field – not in one giant, catch-all competition.

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