Submissions for this year’s Event Experience Awards (formerly Event Style Awards) certainly prove one thing: Events are back in full swing. Whether virtual, live or hybrid, the events that took place last year pushed creative boundaries and lifted the industry to a new level.
Find out which innovative brands, agencies and producers are taking home the 2021 BizBash Event Experience Award by attending a special, The Great Gatsby-themed virtual award ceremony hosted by BizBash and MeetingPlay on Feb. 9 to 2 pm ET/11 am PT. Register to attend here!
And, in no particular order, the finalists will …
HYBRID EVENTS and EXPERIENCES
C2 Montreal 2021
Submitted by C2 International
The Future of Everything Festival: The Wall Street Journal’s Event of the Year
Submitted by The Wall Street Journal
Orion Advisor Services Ascent Conference
Submitted by planit inc.
Convene Studio
Passed by Convene
LIVE at VIRTUAL EVENTS & EXPERIENCES
Laura Mercier Influencer Event in Big Sur
Passed by Another A Story
HBO Max: Gossip Girl Immersive Live Fashion Event at Livestream
Submitted by Creative Industry
Congress Xstream 2021
Submitted by the American Payroll Association
AMC Institute Annual Meeting – RESET
Submitted by AMC Institute
Go Beyond the Tent
Submitted by Abel McCallister Abel
MAGIC Las Vegas and MAGIC New York
Passed by MAGIC
Postmates
Submitted by MAS
LIVE EVENTS & EXPERIENCES
Maggie Creative Design
Submitted by Maggie Creative Design
OUTLOUD: Raising Voices feat. Pride Live at Stonewall Day
Submitted by JJLA
ESSENCE Fashion House 2021
Submitted by ESSENCE Communications Inc.
MKG for Seamless Presto! Resto!
Submitted by MKG
CLEAR: A Families Day
Submitted by Superfly
HBO Max | Premiere Pier
Submitted by HBO Max
40th Birthday Turned Surprise Wedding
Submitted by Neon River/Twenty Three Layers
Wynwood Style Bar Mitzvah
Passed by Twenty -Three Layers
The Amex® Gold Card Pop-up Diner
Submitted by Resy + American Express
European Wax Center Confidence Smooth Pop-Up/Cabana, Miami
Submitted by Conversate Collective
Heineken® Burger Bash
Submitted by Amplified Marketing
Sports Bar Theme Bar Mitzvah
Submitted by Bentop Events
Nightmare Before Christmas “Christmas in July”
Submitted by BMF
Spectrum Reach Neighborhood Tour
Submitted by Factory 360
New Tech Partnerships announced for AT&T 5G
Submitted by Abel McCallister Abel
TriNet PeopleForce 2021
Submitted by TriNet
Taco Bell FRANMAC Convention 2021
Submitted by The Sheppard
Democracy is Delicious
Submitted by RMNG Experiential Agency
COMMON GROUND NATIONAL IMMIGRATION TOUR
Submitted by Factory 360
National Landing Summer House
Submitted by The Brand Guild
HBO Max: Gossip Girl Immersive Live Fashion Event at Livestream
Submitted by Industria Creative
Airbnb x Sex and the City
Submitted by PBZ
The Luck of Loli Worldwide Premiere
Submitted by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Corporate Events
Wings and Wizards
Submitted by Wings and Wizards
SOUND FX
Submitted by Creative Riff
DARPA Subterranean Challenge Final Event
Submitted by Hargrove
CLEAR: A Families Day
Submitted by Superfly
The Luck of Loli Worldwide Premiere
Submitted by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Corporate Events
The American Express® Gold Card delivers Resy Drive-Thru Miami
Submitted by Resy + American Express
YSL Beauty: The House of NU
Submitted by Industria Creative
Leo Season Backyard Transformation
Submitted by Corinthian Events
Pandora ME Dinner
Submitted by New Moon
ghd 20th Anniversary
Submitted by Gladiator Productions
The Great Jewelery Heist, presented by BMO
Submitted by the Sinai Health Foundation
American Express® Platinum x Resy’s Global Dining Access: Platinum Coast
Submitted by Resy + American Express
Summer Dew Tour
Submitted by Kilowatt Events
Bar Monte
Submitted by The Experiential Group
MKG for Seamless Presto! Resto!
Submitted by MKG
The Amex® Gold Card Pop-up Diner
Submitted by Resy + American Express
4 Eagle Customer Symposium
Submitted by ACCESS DMC
HEELS Premiere Event
Submitted by westhaus + STARZ
Wings and Wizards
Submitted by Wings and Wizards
New Tech Partnerships announced for AT&T 5G
Submitted by Abel McCallister Abel
Sephora x Kohl’s
Submitted by TH Experiential
Pandora ME Dinner
Submitted by New Moon
#CampRevolve in the Grand Canyon
Submitted by Mint Collective
The First NBA Creator House of the NBA
Submitted by NVE Experience Agency
Dose of Colors Disney Collaboration
Submitted by Eddie Zaratsian Lifestyle & Design
Pandora I AM
Submitted by Abel McCallister Abel
Heineken® Cube
Submitted by Amplified Marketing
Heineken® x InterMiami FC Futbol Experience
Submitted by Amplified Marketing
2021 Dell Technologies Match Play
Submitted by Lacy Maxwell Experiential
Pandora ME Dinner
Submitted by New Moon
TAG Heuer Ambassador Celebration
Submitted by New Moon
The Luck of Loli Worldwide Premiere
Submitted by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Corporate Events
Vail Program July 2021
Submitted by ACCESS DMC
HEELS Premiere Event
Submitted by westhaus + STARZ
TAG Heuer Ambassador Celebration
Submitted by New Moon
IndyCar met Music City 2021
Submitted by Clandestine Events + Experiences
Anthony and Vivian’s Breathless Wedding
Submitted by Eddie Zaratsian Lifestyle & Design
Sunglass Hut Don’t Stop the Feeling
Submitted by New Moon
Peony Party
Passed by ESP Presents
BEA Awards Show 2021
Submitted by Cirque Berzerk Productions
TAG Heuer Ambassador Celebration
Submitted by New Moon
European Wax Center is Confident Smooth Pop-Up
Submitted by Conversate Collective
TriNet PeopleForce 2021
Submitted by TriNet
American Express® Platinum x Resy’s Global Dining Access: Platinum Coast
Submitted by Resy + American Express
“The Square in the Sky” – Laurel Rittenhouse Square Topping Off Event
Submitted by Southern Land Company
Holiday Festival of Lights in Times of a Pandemic
Submitted by Eco Destination Management Services of Aruba NV
VIRTUAL EVENTS and EXPERIENCES
Buscando’s Frida Immersive and Interactive Experience
Submitted by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Corporate Events
TikTok Latin Family
Submitted by Eventique
Launched SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF
Submitted by Dera Lee Productions
Aspen Challenge Miami
Submitted by Zynger Events
Logitech Global Sales Conference
Submitted by ProGlobalEvents
ILEA Live Conference
Submitted by AOO Events
Allseated EXVO
Submitted by Allseated EXVO
MeetingPlay – Pure Storage SKO 2021
Submitted by MeetingPlay
Avatara Island of Top Brand Worldwide
Submitted by Top Brands in the World
JLO Hit Play _ Social
Submitted by New Moon
Launch of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13
Submitted by Shiraz Creative
Buscando’s Frida Immersive and Interactive Experience
Submitted by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Corporate Events
Cisco IMPACT FY22
Submitted by George P. Johnson Experience Marketing
Univision Upfront – Best Virtual Experience
Submitted by Univision + Proscenium
Avalara CRUSH Virtual 2021
Submitted by Shiraz Creative
The Humane Society of the United States’ To The Rescue! Gala
Submitted by Eventique
Avalara CRUSH Virtual 2021
Submitted by Shiraz Creative
Allseated EXVO
Submitted by Allseated EXVO
Roundel Virtual Events
Submitted by Push Play Creative
BNI Global Convention 2021 – Master Connection
Submitted by BNI – Business Networking International
21-Hour International Virtual Networking Event
Submitted by McVeigh Global Meetings and Events & Pulse
Reddit @ E3
Submitted by MAS + Reddit
SEPHORiA: Virtual House of Beauty
Submitted by Eventique
FOXTV FanHub 2021
Submitted by FOX Entertainment
2021 Herbalife Nutrition Virtual Mark Hughes Bonus Awards
Passed by Herbalife Nutrition
The 142nd University of Manitoba Spring Convocation 2021
Passed by the University of Manitoba
Wholesale Client Mark of Excellence 2020 Awards Ceremony
Submitted by Superior Choices Experiences
YSL Beauty: The House of Y
Submitted by Industria Creative
Launched SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF
Submitted by Dera Lee Productions
Benefit Lash Factory
Submitted by BMF + Benefit Cosmetics
Launch of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13
Submitted by Shiraz Creative
SEPHORiA: Virtual House of Beauty Experience Kit
Submitted by SEPHORA
Cocktail Academy’s Custom Club Quarantine One Year Anniversary Swag Bag
Submitted by Cocktail Academy
Smashbox Jefacon
Submitted by BMF
Wrapped in Black
Submitted by BET Networks
Juneteenth: Reclaiming Our Time
Submitted by Yahoo Inc. (formerly Verizon Media)
2021 by Dealmaker
Submitted by The Brand Guild
Buscando’s Frida Immersive and Interactive Experience
Submitted by The Brand Guild
The Sales Kickoff of ServiceNow 2021
Submitted by ServiceNow
Dell Technologies Den at the 2021 Virtual Sundance Film Festival
Submitted by Lacy Maxwell Experiential
Cisco Live 2021
Submitted by Cisco
Databricks Data + AI Summit 2021
Submitted by Databricks + MeetingPlay
Avalara CRUSH Virtual 2021
Submitted by Shiraz Creative
2021 Herbalife Nutrition Virtual Honors
Passed by Herbalife Nutrition
Pinterest Presents
Submitted by Pinterest
Cisco Live 2021
Submitted by Cisco
Buscando’s Frida Immersive and Interactive Experience
Submitted by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Corporate Events
TikTok Summer Wrap Party
Submitted by Eventique
Aspen Challenge Miami
Submitted by Zynger Events
Dell Technologies Den at the 2021 Virtual Sundance Film Festival
Submitted by Zynger Events
Select Aperitivo 1920 Virtual Auction
Submitted by The Experiential Group
Carrie Underwood Winter Wonderland
Submitted by TH Experiential
The Members’ Club of WNORTH
Submitted by WNORTH
2KFEST
Submitted by NVE Experience Agency