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.


The Drum Awards Festival is where you make it count.

 Every idea starts somewhere. But not every idea gets the recognition it deserves. This is where that changes. The Drum Awards Festival celebrates the work, the people, and the thinking shaping what’s next in marketing and media. With categories across every sector, discipline, and channel, it’s one of the industry’s biggest global awards programmes.

 Judged by leaders from the world’s top brands and agencies, this is your chance to get your work seen, celebrated, and remembered.

 So go on - make it count.

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.