OBIE Awards 2026

The OBIE Awards are one of the longest-running creative award programs dedicated specifically to Out of Home advertising.

For the 2026 awards, qualifying paid OOH advertising had to have appeared between January 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026.

Early Entry was listed at $300 per category and Standard Entry at $400 per category.

The awards cover a wide range of physical and digital outdoor formats.

• billboards
• DOOH
• transit
• street furniture
• experiential OOH
• special builds
• public-service campaigns

Unlike general advertising competitions, OBIE judging is centered on creative excellence specifically within the physical OOH medium.

OBIE Awards 2026 is kept as an industry reference because past events still show which organizations, topics and markets are shaping OOH conversations. Use the record to identify recurring event series, organizer focus and likely themes for the next edition.

The listed focus areas include billboards, DOOH, transit, street furniture, and experiential OOH. For advertisers and media owners, those topics are most useful when they connect to specific follow-up actions such as inventory sourcing, measurement standards, creative production, programmatic activation or partner evaluation.

The audience fit is strongest for creative agencies, brands, OOH specialists, and media owners. If that does not describe the people you need to meet, confirm speaker lists, attendee roles, sponsor categories and networking formats before committing travel budget.

• Confirm whether the agenda covers buying, selling, measurement, creative, technology or regulation.
• Check whether the attendee mix includes the operators, agencies, advertisers or platforms you need.
• Compare the event date with campaign planning cycles, procurement deadlines and major market dates.
• Verify registration status, cancellation rules, travel assumptions and whether remote access is available.

Date

Extended final deadline: Jul 17, 2026 at 23:59 ET

Location

United States

Format

Online submission + industry awards

Event Type

OOH Creative Awards

Status

2026 Entries Closed

Registration

2026 entries closed

Deadline

Jul 17, 2026 at 23:59 ET

Pricing

2026 entries closed

Organizer

Out of Home Advertising Association of America

Added

2026-08-04

Updated

2026-08-04

Eligibility Window

Paid OOH appeared Jan 1, 2025-May 31, 2026

Entry Fees

Early Entry: $300 per category; Standard Entry: $400 per category

• creative agencies
• brands
• OOH specialists
• media owners
• public-service campaign teams