Shortlist Revealed: 2026 ADWEEK Experiential Awards

America post Staff
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Best Use of Music/Audio in an Experiential Activation

  • Civic Entertainment Group | Audible | “Audible Story Tiles: A New Platform for Audio Discovery”
  • Inspira | International Delight | “International Delight Flavor Studio”
  • McCann XBC | Mastercard | “Hidden In The Great Divide”
  • Monks | Netflix | “Juan Gabriel – The Ballad of Alberto”
  • Spotify | Spotify | “Spotify x Lady Gaga: The Little Monster Press Conference”

Best Use of Partnership in an Experiential Activation

  • m ss ng p eces | Meta x UFC | “Ultimate Barbershop”
  • Mod Op | Sheetz | “Sheetz x The All-American Rejects: House Party Pop-Up Concert”
  • NVE Experience Agency | Amazon Web Services | “AWS: The Ultimate Playbook”
  • Salt XC | Liquid I.V. | “The Liquid I.V. Fuel Fit”
  • Spotify | Spotify | “Spotify Presents: John Summit CTRL Escape Sponsored by LinkedIn”

Best Use of Influencers in an Experiential Activation

  • Fox Sports | Fox One x Indeed | “FOX One Chief World Cup Watcher Hired Through Indeed”
  • Mirrored Media | Prime Video | “Prime Video Beast Games Season 2 VIP Creator Screening”
  • Mirrored Media | Mattel | “Mattel UNO Social Clubs National Campaign”
  • The·Team | Unilever | “Unilever House of Fresh x FIFA World Cup 2026”
  • Unboxed Group | Hulu | “Get Real House: Reality TV’s Biggest Names Under One Roof”

Best Experiential Activation to Launch a Brand/Product

  • Burson Global | adidas | “The Hottest Drop: Taking adidas Originals Sport to New Heights”
  • The·Team | Giving 4th | “America250 Launch of Giving 4th”
  • De-Yan | Meta | “Meta Lab”
  • Ideas United | Emory Healthcare | “Painting the Town Green”
  • NVE Experience Agency | Liquid I.V. | “Liquid I.V. Bodega”

Best Sports-Related Experiential Activation

  • De-Yan | Puma | “Rolling Nations”
  • Fox Sports | Fox One x Indeed | “Fox One Chief World Cup Watcher Hired Through Indeed”
  • m ss ng p eces | Meta x Mercedes | “Trackside”
  • m ss ng p eces | Taco Bell | “Davante’s House”
  • VML | Wisła Kraków FC | “Lucky Fan Index”

Best Community-Focused Experiential Activation

  • Activate | Coach | “Explore Your Story Tour”
  • Amplify | Lego | “World Play Day”
  • De-Yan | Puma | “Rolling Nations”
  • Innocean USA | Kia Motor America | “Inspiration Connects Us All”
  • Motive | Tostitos (Frito Lay) | “Tostitos Cantina”

Best International Experiential Activation

  • Glue Society | Street Doctors | “The Fatal Question”
  • Glue Society | Channel 4 | “Fountain of Filth”
  • Monks | Netflix | “Darkminito”
  • Salt XC | Rogers | “Rogers Replay”
  • VML | The Coca-Cola Company | “Chicken Screams for Coke”

Best Cause-Related Experiential Activation

  • All Terrain | United By Nature | “We’re Going Public!”
  • Glue Society | Street Doctors | “The Fatal Question”
  • Rock + Paper | Planned Parenthood Federation of America | “No Matter What”
  • VML | Fuck Cancer | “Beat Cancer Off”

Best Consumer Activation

  • Imagination | Visa | “Visa Live at the Rocket Garden”
  • NBCUniversal | Bravo | “BravoCon 2025”
  • NVE Experience Agency | HBO Max | “Peacemaker Presents PeaceFest at San Diego Comic Con 2025”
  • NVE Experience Agency | HBO Max | “Lanterns Training Headquarters”
  • Salt XC | Rogers | “Rogers Replay”

Experiential Agency of the Year

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