Your Southport Stars Awards 2026 : Nominate Your Business

The Your Southport Stars Awards are back for 2026 and Southport BID businesses are invited to step into the spotlight by submitting a nomination.

Returning for its fifth year, the Awards recognises the dedication and impact of the Southport town centre business community.

Last year’s event saw an overwhelming response from the public, with more than 60,000 votes cast across eleven award categories.

There are two awards up for grabs in each category.

The People’s Choice Award will go to the venue that registers the most public votes.  The Business Leaders Award will be presented to one business in each category who is judged to have had an extraordinary year in over the last twelve months.

The latter will be chosen by a cross-sector panel from the town centre community, and businesses are asked to provide a short supporting statement alongside their nomination to help guide the panel.  More information can be found via the nomination link below.

All businesses situated within the Southport BID boundaries are eligible to enter.  Only nominations from representatives (owners, staff etc) of said businesses will be accepted.

There is no cost for businesses to enter or to attend the Awards night.

Businesses can nominate themselves in the following categories:

• National Retail (national brand stores, banks)
• Independent Retail
• Restaurant
• Café or Coffee Shop
• Pub, Bar or Club
• Entertainment Venue (tourist attractions, cinemas, events venues)
• Health and Fitness Venue (gyms, leisure facilities)
• Beauty Business (salons, barbers, beauty businesses)
• Hotel or Guest House
• Expert Services Business (accountants, solicitors, estate agents. auto-repair, estate agents)
• Public Service (transport providers, education providers, health providers)

Two additional awards will be judged by a panel.

The Innovation Award will recognise a business or development that is contributing to the progression on Southport’s economy.

The Special Recognition award will honour a business or organisation that has contributed positively to the town centre over the last twelve months.

Businesses which have opened in previous twelve months can also enter the New Business of the Year category.

One business will also receive the headline award of Business of the Year.

The deadline for nominations is Tuesday 17 February 2026.

The Awards night will be held at The Grand on Tuesday 14 April 2026.  Invitations will be sent out to businesses once nominations have been collected.

Nominate your business

You can read a recap on last year’s event here.

If you are unsure of the best category to nominate your business for, please contact us at luke@southportbid.com