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Public voting for this year's Festival Awards is open now, with the people who matter (that's you - the audience) able to have their say on the best festival experiences of the year.
In a year which saw Glastonbury make its triumphant return, Bestival celebrate its tenth birthday and Reading & Leeds elevate Biffy Clyro to headliner status, the competition across all categories is tough. Public voting is open now. Click here to have your say.
Festival goers can vote on the following catergories:
- Best Major/Medium/Small Festival
- Best Metropolitan Festival
- Best New Festival
- Best Toilets
- Best Family Festival
- Best New Festival
- Best Overseas Festival
- Headline Performance of the Year
- Best Breakthrough Artist
- Anthem of the Summer
Meanwhile, panels of industry experts will have their say on the following UK Festival Awards catergories.
- Agency of the Year (decided by IQ Magazine)
- Best Line-Up (decided by a panel of renowned UK music journalists)
- Concession of the Year (decided by festival organisers)
- The Greener Festival Award (decided by AGreenerFestival.com)
- Best Brand Activation (decided by the European Sponsorship Association)
The Extra-Festival Activity Award (decided by the Festival Awards Board)
- Promoter of the Year (decided by the Festival Awards Board, in association with Peppermint Bars)
- Outstanding Contribution to Festival Production (in association with TPI)
- Best Use of New Technology (decided by a panel of technology journalists, in association with Stuff)
- The Lifetime Achievement Award (decided by the Festival Awards Board, in association with FHQ)
Speaking of this year's festival season and the awards' first decade in operation, the UK Festival Awards' managing director James Drury says: "It seems hard to believe that it was 10 years ago that the Festival Awards first launched. Festivals have changed incredibly in that decade and it’s been a privilege to have developed with such a fascinating, challenging and exceptionally creative industry.
"This year we're looking at events and acts of massively different ages all competing at a top level, likewise we continue to see a huge mix of musical styles bring real diversity to the season.
"We're very much looking forward to celebrating the festival-going public's favourites."
The winners of the 2013 awards will be announced at a ceremony at the Camden Roundhouse on 2 December.
