Awards

The Winners

History of The EAFN Awards

The EAFN Festival Awards started as a bit of fun through the Gigs Out web pages when The EAFN was being developed in 2016/17 with hundreds of votes from gig-goers in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

2018

After the launch of The EAFN in 2018 the awards became more popular and several thousand voted for around half the 500 Festivals listed in the three counties.  The results were broadcast on local BBC Radio across the region and the trophies, ‘The Golden Mikes’, presented at the EAFN Show.

2019

In 2019 the awards proved even more popular with four separate polls with thousands voting for the 700 plus festivals in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk listed by The EAFN.

2020

Sadly COVID19 put paid to 95% of the Festivals in 2020 so the awards were put on hold. 

2021

The awards returned for 2021 as 65% of the Festivals took place.  Thousands voted once again and the results were announced live on BBC Local Radio.

2022 – 2023

In 2022 and 2023 the number of events listed was back to 2019 levels and 8500 visited the survey to cast their votes.  The EAFN now present the trophies at the winner’s next events and again at the annual EAFN Show.

2024

In 2024 The EAFN added Hertfordshire to the awards and visitors to the polls increased to 9000.

2025

In 2025 The EAFN completed its coverage to all of the counties of the East of England with the inclusion of Bedfordshire.

The Trophies

The trophies (The Golden Mikes) are repurposed from old, broken microphones by the lovely people at The Centre Training Workshop in Bury St Edmunds who are dedicated to providing services for people who are disadvantaged through disability, through birth, accident, illness, stroke, mental health, early dementia or lifestyle.

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