The Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards 2024 Set To Break Records
The guests are from 50+ stadium venues from across the UK, working in teams such as conference and events, matchday hospitality, chef teams, public catering, operational departments and senior management. Together, they will experience a fine dining four course menu, awards ceremony and live entertainment, followed by onsite after party until 4am.
Debbie Rigney, Marketing & PR Manager for Stadium Experience who organises the awards, said: “Our 2024 awards will be breaking all previous attendance records. To see our guest numbers not only return to pre‑pandemic levels, but also grow by around 10% is just fantastic. We look forward to recognising and celebrating the amazing work of all of these stadium venue teams at Elland Road on 4th July.”
Book Tickets
Tickets are still available from just £110 each (discounted member rate), and include; drinks reception, gala dinner, live entertainment, awards ceremony, and onsite after party until 4am. Book your tickets here.
The Awards
The prestigious event recognises the efforts and dedication shown by the catering, conference and events teams at every football, rugby and cricket stadium across the UK. There will be a total of 14 different award categories, with a Bronze, Silver and Winner award for each presented on the evening. This means there are at least 42 awards up for grabs in 2024. This year’s categories include:
*NEW* Above & Beyond Recognition Award – Sponsored by Taste Beverages
*NEW* Stadium Event of the Year Award – Sponsored by Rational
Best Retail Catering Award – Sponsored by Rollover Hotdogs
Matchday Sales Team of the Year Award – Sponsored by iVvy Venues
Non‑Matchday Sales Team of the Year Award – Sponsored by Special Occasion Linen
Non‑Matchday Mystery Shopper Award – Sponsored by Chefs & Events Staffing
Operations Team of the Year Award – Sponsored by Braehead Foods
Chef Team of the Year Award – Sponsored by Chef Works UK & Bragard
Visiting Rugby Directors Award – Sponsored by Get Pica
Visiting Football Directors Award – Sponsored by FC Business
Matchday Hospitality Award – Small Stadium – Sponsored by Heineken
Matchday Hospitality Award – Medium Stadium – Sponsored by Dr Oetker
Matchday Hospitality Award – Large Stadium – Sponsored by Acme
Overall Matchday Hospitality Award – Presented by Global Payments Inc.
Independent Awards Judging
Each award category is independently judged (Stadium Experience does not judge any of the awards). Some categories are voted for by stadium directors, VCA Consulting UK judges the Non‑Matchday Mystery Shopper Award, Salon Culinaire judge the Chef Team of the Year Award, and others are decided by teams of experts with many years of experience in their fields. Read more about who judges The Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards.
Nominations
The following 79 clubs have been nominated for at least one award:-
AFC Bournemouth ● AFC Wimbledon ● Arsenal Football Club ● Aston Villa Football Club ● Birmingham City Football Club ● Blackburn Rovers Football Club ● Bolton Wanderers Football Club ● Bradford City AFC ● Brentford Football Club ● Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club ● Bristol City Football Club / Bristol Bears Rugby Club / Ashton Gate Stadium ● Burton Albion Football Club ● Cardiff City Football Club ● Carlisle Football Club ● Charlton Athletic Football Club ● Chelsea Football Club ● Coventry Building Society Arena ● Crystal Palace Football Club ● Derby County Football Club ● Doncaster Rovers Football Club ● Edgbaston Stadium ● Everton Football Club ● Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club ● Fleetwood Town Football Club ● Fulham Football Club ● Gloucester Rugby Club ● Grimsby Town Football Club ● Hampden Park Stadium ● Harlequins Rugby Club ● Harrogate Town Football Club ● Huddersfield Giants Rugby Club / Huddersfield Town Football Club ● Hull City Football Club / Hull Football Club / MKM Stadium ● Ipswich Town Football Club ● Leeds United Football Club ● Leeds Rhinos Rugby Club / Headingley Stadium ● Leicester City Football Club ● Leicester Tigers Rugby Club ● Leigh Leopards Rugby Club / Leigh Sports Village ● Liverpool Football Club ● Manchester City Football Club ● Manchester United Football Club ● Mansfield Town Football Club ● Middlesbrough Football Club ● MK Dons Football Club ● Motherwell Football Club ● Morecambe Football Club ● Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club ● Newcastle United Football Club ● Newport County Football Club ● Norwich City Football Club ● Nottingham Forest Football Club ● Notts County Football Club ● Portsmouth Football Club ● Preston North End Football Club ● Principality Stadium ● Port Vale Football Club ● Queens Park Rangers Football Club ● Reading Football Club ● Ross County Football Club ● Rotherham United Football Club ● Salford City Football Club ● Salford Red Devils Rugby Club ● Saracens Rugby Club ● Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium ● Shrewbury Town Football Club ● Stevenage Football Club ● Stockport County Football Club ● Stoke City Football Club ● St. Helens Rugby Club ● St. Johnstone Football Club ● Southampton Football Club ● Tottenham Hotspur Football Club ● Twickenham Stadium ● Warrington Wolves Rugby Club ● Watford Football Club ● West Bromwich Albion Football Club ● West Ham United Football Club / London Stadium ● Wigan Athletic Football Club / Wigan Warriors Rugby Club / DW Stadium ● Wycombe Wanderers Football Club
