Celebrating the world’s best immersive experiences
Immersive experiences are transforming how we engage with art, stories, spaces and each other. Audiences are no longer spectators, they are participants, explorers and co-creators.
From intimate theatre in abandoned buildings to projection-mapped galleries, escape rooms, XR worlds and dining that becomes theatre, immersive creators are rewriting what live experience can be.
Until now, immersive work has been scattered across theatre awards, events awards, museum awards, XR lists and marketing rankings.
The Immersive Experience Awards provide a single home for:
immersive theatre and performance
escape rooms
experiential dining and hospitality
projection-led exhibitions
XR / VR / AR experiences
brand activations and pop-ups
themed or touring attractions
hybrid physical-digital worlds
If the audience steps inside the story, it belongs here.
Immersive experiences are defining the next era of storytelling.
If you build worlds of any kind, these awards are here to celebrate your work.
2026 winners
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2026 contest. Entries came in from around the world and we’re thrilled to shine a light on those experiences that are delighting audiences around the world and took home the top prizes in this year’s Immersive Experience Awards.
A GLOBAL REACH
From New York to London, Shanghai to Dubai, immersive experiences are blossoming across venues and disciplines. Now is your chance to have your work recognised in the first presitigious awards of their kind. Find out more about competition rules by clicking below.
FIND YOUR PLACE
There are 7 categories within the Immersive Experience Awards, so there’s plenty of a place for your work to get the recognition it deserves. See our ‘Categories’ page for information on what we are looking for in each category and how your work will be judged by our panel.
“Stuff your eyes with wonder… live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds.”
Ray Bradbury
judging OPPORTUNITIES
Would you like to be considered for our judging panel? Click here to get in touch with our team and let us know why you would like to judge the Immersive Experience Awards. Please include details of any relevant experience. We look forward to hearing from you!