This category celebrates the ultimate shared summer party experience, where multiple companies come together to enjoy a vibrant, sunny celebration. From lively social atmospheres to engaging outdoor entertainment, this award recognises the venue that creates a fun, seamless experience for diverse groups, delivering unforgettable summer memories.

The Best Competitive Socialising award honours venues that offer unique, interactive activities designed to foster friendly competition and team bonding during the summer months. This category highlights venues that know how to bring the competitive spirit to life in a fun and engaging environment.

The Best Rooftop award recognises venues with exceptional rooftop spaces that provide the perfect setting for a corporate summer celebration. Whether it’s a chic cocktail lounge, a casual hangout, or a fully equipped event space, this award honours those venues that have rooftop gardens or spaces for corporate summer events.

The Sustainability Award celebrates venues that go above and beyond in their commitment to eco-friendly practices during the summer season. From sourcing sustainable food and decorations to minimizing waste and energy use, this category highlights venues making a positive environmental impact while still delivering unforgettable summer experiences.

This category celebrates the venues that undergo the most stunning and creative transformations for their summer parties. From turning a regular space into a tropical paradise to reimagining a venue with extraordinary decor, this award recognises the venue that creates a truly magical and immersive summer experience.

The Best New Opening award highlights a venue that has opened its doors in 2025 or 2026 and has made a lasting impression on the corporate summer party scene. This category is for venues that offer something fresh, innovative, and exciting, setting the standard for future summer celebrations. Complete refurbishments also qualify.

The Best Historic Venue award honours the venue that brings a rich sense of history, charm, and character to its corporate summer parties. Whether it’s a stately mansion, a grand castle, or a historic building, this award celebrates venues that offer a timeless, elegant atmosphere for summer celebrations.

Voted by the public, the Photographer of the Year award recognises a photographer whose images capture the spirit and joy of corporate summer parties. This individual’s photography creates lasting memories, telling the story of each event through stunning visuals and artistic flair. One image entry per photographer.

This category honours venues that create exceptional temporary or pop-up events for the summer season. Whether it’s a themed venue, a corporate marquee, or a pop-up bar, this award recognizes the creativity and ingenuity of those who design and execute temporary summer experiences that stand out from the crowd.

The Best One of a Kind Venue category is dedicated to the most unique and extraordinary venue offering an unparalleled summer party experience. Whether it’s a venue with unusual architecture, an unconventional setting, or an extraordinary feature, this category celebrates those venues that truly stand out and offer a memorable summer experience.

The Best Summer Entertainment award honours the entertainment that enhances the Summer season and transforms a corporate summer party into an unforgettable event. From live performances to interactive shows, this award celebrates the entertainment that brings energy, excitement, and joy to a corporate event setting.

The Best on the River award dcelebrates venues that deliver an exceptional summer party experience with a waterside setting. Whether it’s on board a boat or a venue by the water, this category honours those with the perfect backdrop for a memorable summer event.

This category highlights the restaurant that provides the most memorable and seasonal dining experience for corporate summer parties. From oustanding outoor areas to innovative seasonal menus, the Best Restaurant award recognises the venue that offers exceptional food, service, and atmosphere for summer events.

The Venue with a View award celebrates venues that offer spectacular views, enhancing the overall Summer party experience. Whether it’s the London Skyline, or Thames front view, this category honours the venue that provides a breathtaking backdrop to your seasonal event.

This category celebrates the best small venue, perfect for intimate corporate Christmas parties with a capacity under 100. Whether it’s an exclusive private space or a cozy setting, the winner of this award excels at creating an intimate, personalized, and unforgettable experience for smaller groups.

This award honours the best venue with a capacity under 200, offering a perfect balance of space for mid-sized corporate Summer parties. These venues create the perfecct atmosphere that is perfect for companies wanting to host a larger group while maintaining an intimate and engaging experience.

This award celebrates venues with a capacity under 400, ideal for hosting larger corporate Summer parties. These venues combine ample space with a lively, energetic atmosphere, ensuring that big groups enjoy a memorable, fun, and well-executed holiday event.

This award celebrates venues with a capacity over 500, ideal for hosting larger corporate Christmas parties. These venues combine ample space with a lively, energetic atmosphere, ensuring that big groups enjoy a memorable, fun, and well-executed holiday event.