The annual EFEA AWARDS ceremony celebrating achievements in the events industry has taken place in St. Petersburg. Winners were determined based on an analysis of mentions in the Russian media, specifically, publications about forums, exhibitions, congresses, festivals, event organizers, and venues.
“The award presented to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum again confirms its status as the largest and most respected business platform in Russia. As the largest event organizer in the country, the Roscongress Foundation has become a symbol of quality over the years of its activity, and the recognition of industry experts only confirms this. The Russian events industry is developing at breakneck speed, and I am confident that, with such creative and proactive people working in event management, how they approach their work, the number of large-scale, high-level events in our country will continue to grow,” noted Roscongress Foundation Deputy CEO and Programme Director Armen Khachatryan.
Full list of EFEA AWARD 2026 WINNERS (Federal and Regional Companies and Projects):
1. Project of the Year
Exhibitions
INNOPROM International Industrial Exhibition, Yekaterinburg
2. Project of the Year. Region
Exhibitions
International Maritime Exhibition and Conference for Commercial Shipping, Shipbuilding, Offshore Energy, Ports, Inland Waterways, and Oceanography NEVA 2025, St. Petersburg
3. Project of the Year
Congresses
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, St. Petersburg
4. Project of the Year. Region
Congresses
100+ TECHNOBUILD International Construction Forum and Exhibition, Yekaterinburg
5. Venue of the Year
RUSSIA National Centre, Moscow
6. Venue of the Year. Region
Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Nizhny Novgorod
7. Organizer of the Year
EXPOCENTRE, Moscow
8. Organizer of the Year. Region
PRO EXPO, Perm
9. Event of the Year
Territory of the Future Moscow 2030 Forum and Festival, Moscow
10. Event of the Year. Region
Yoshka Esh International Gastronomic Festival, Yoshkar-Ola
11. Debut of the Year
Digital Solutions Forum, Moscow
12. Debut of the Year. Region
Forum of Russian and Mongolian Regions, Irkutsk
The Crimea Development Corporation received an award in the special category ‘For Contributions to the Development of Tourism Destinations in Russia’. And ‘Sergei Trofimov Award for Contributions to the Development of the Events Industry’ was awarded to the exhibition company Kuzbass Fair, Novokuznetsk.