Congratulations to all of our 2017 Award Winners
OUTSTANDING
Green Gathering (UK)
ØYA Festival (NO)
We Love Green (FR)
Wood Festival (UK)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)
BAM18 (NL) (The Greener Event Award)
DGTL festival (NL)
Extrema Outdoor (NL)
Greenbelt Festival (UK)
HebCelt (UK)
Ilosaarirock Festival (FI)
Paradise City (BE)
Roskilde Festival (DK)
COMMENDED
Das Fest (DE)
Doolin Folk Festival (IE) (The Greener Event Award)
Dubcamp Festival (FR)
Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts (UK)
Hadra Trance Festival (FR)
Island Vibe Festival (AU)
Kew The Music (UK)
Liberation Festival Utrecht (NL)
Primavera Sound (ES)
Spring Festival Utrecht (NL) (The Greener Event Award)
Welcome to the Village (NL)
IMPROVERS
Arla Food Festival (DK)
Bayou Boogaloo (US)
Body and Soul (IE)
Just So Festival (UK)
Mandala Festival (NL)
Meadows Festival (UK)
Metaldays (SI)
Mysteryland (NL)
No Logo Festival (FR)
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley (UK)
Oude Muziek (NL) (The Greener Event Award)
Showmans Show (UK) (The Greener Event Award)
Uitfeest (NL) (The Greener Event Award)
Congratulations to all of our 2016 Award Winners
OUTSTANDING
Boom Festival (Portugal)
We Love Green (France)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)
DGTL Festival (Netherlands)
Glastonbury Festival (UK)
Green Music Fest (USA)
Heart of Glass Heart of Gold (France)
Øya Festival (Norway)
Welcome to the Future (Netherlands)
COMMENDED
Bona Nit Barcelona (Spain)
Das Fest (Germany)
Extrema Outdoors (Netherlands)
Greenbelt Festival (UK)
Kew the Music (UK)
Liberation Festival (Netherlands)
Malmöfestivalen (Sweden)
NorthSide Festival (Denmark)
Primavera Sound (Spain)
Wood Festival (UK)
IMPROVERS
Arla Food Fest (Denmark)
Body & Soul (Eire)
LaSemo (Belgium)
Metal Days (Slovenia)
Nozstock: the Hidden Valley (UK)
A huge congratulations to all of our winners in 2014!
OUTSTANDING
Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)
The Falls Music and Arts Festival, Marion Bay (Australia)
Ilosaarirock Festival (Finland)
Island Vibe 2013 (Australia)
Lightning In A Bottle (USA)
Oyafestivalen (Norway)
Shambala Festival (UK)
We Love Green (France)
Welcome to the Future (Netherlands)
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Bonnaroo (USA)
Bona Nit (Spain)
DAS FEST (Germany)
The Falls Music and Arts Festival, Lorne (Australia)
Freifeld Festival (Germany)
Glastonbury Festival (UK)
Global 2000 Tomorrow Festival (Austria)
Heart of Glass, Heart of Gold (France)
Malmo Festivalen (Sweden)
Mysteryland (Netherlands)
Northside (Denmark)
Rocking the Daisies (South Africa)
Splendour in the Grass (Australia)
Splore (New Zealand)
Wood (UK)
COMMENDED
Beloved (US)
Body and Soul (Ireland)
Bluesfest (Australia)
Calgary Folk Music Festival (Canada)
Canmore Folk Festival (Canada)
DGTL Festival (Netherlands)
End of the Road (UK)
Extrema Outdoor (Netherlands)
Greenbelt (UK)
Hadra Trance Festival VII (France)
Maifeld Derby (Germany)
Northern Nights Music Festival (USA)
Nozstock The Hidden Valley (UK)
Planeta Madrid (Spain)
Plissken (Greece)
Sled Island (Canada)
SOS 4:8 (Spain)
T in the Park (UK)
IMPROVING
Festival 2014 (UK)
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