The Great British Market Awards 2026, proudly sponsored by Market Place, are now officially live!
Organised by NABMA – The Voice of Markets, these nationally recognised and prestigious awards honour the very best of Britain’s markets, celebrating excellence, innovation and community spirit across indoor, outdoor, food, speciality, community and wholesale markets.
At the heart of the campaign is the much-loved “Britain’s Favourite Market” public vote, giving market visitors, traders and operators the opportunity to showcase their favourite local market.
Get involved
- Vote now for Britain’s Favourite Market 2026: https://nabma.com/MyFavouriteMarket2026/
- Enter your market into the awards: https://nabma.com/gbma2026/
- Voting closes midnight on Friday 12 December 2025.
Important information:
Let’s play fair! Individuals are allowed to vote once per day. NABMA reserves the right to remove votes received in rapid succession from the same IP address or other non-genuine / block votes at our own discretion, so please respect the “one a day rule.” We may contact a market if we identify unusual voting patterns. Online voting will be the major contributor in deciding the winner, but other checks may take place to ensure credibility.
A large market is considered to have 50+ stalls, and a small market has fewer than 50 stalls.
Category winners from 2025 are not eligible to enter the same category for 2026.
Nominations must be for the correct category, and incomplete or miscategorised entries will not be considered.
The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence or discussions will be entered into.
We are proud to acknowledge and thank Market Place for their generous sponsorship and continued support of the Great British Market Awards.
Let’s celebrate the best of British markets, and find out who will be crowned Britain’s Favourite Market 2026!
Download: Intro Leaflet 2026 (PDF)