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Helga! Festival Award

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About

Helga! Festival Award has been presented as part of the Reeperbahn Festival since 2013 and honors the best national festivals of the year.

Every year, a high-level, multi-member jury of experts honours the hottest, most creative, funniest and most flowery festivals in the nation in five different categories. All festival fans are also asked to be part of the jury and can vote for their favorite festival every year in the public voting.

We are also delighted about our ongoing partnerships with HÖME - ‘Home of Festival Culture’ and LiveKomm, LiveMusikKommission - Verband der Musikspielstätten in Deutschland e.V., which support us as media, communication and expertise partners.

Public Voting - Best Festival

Winners Public Voting - Best Festival

You have voted – the ‘Best Festival’ of 2025 has been decided and was announced at the HELGA! Festival Award Show on 18 September at Knust:

Open Flair

The other winners in the categories:

‘Mixed Bag’: EselRock Umsonst & Draussen Festival

‘Greenest field’: Gravity Festival

‘Most fearless attitude’: MSNT Festival

‘Finest booking’: Summertime Festival

‘Greatest happiness for the smallest wallet’: Ab geht die Lutzi! Festival

Congratulations!

Festival Application

Are you proud of your festival and the great things you've put together? Did you work up a real sweat in between, but left feeling proud at the end? Then you've come to the right place! Click through our five categories and apply - each category is just waiting to hear your inspiring story!

Show us what makes your festival so special and let's celebrate your achievements together.

The application phase for the five categories for 2025 is closed.