LDI Booth and Product Awards Ceremony
Date & Time:
Monday, December 7, 2026 / 5pm
LDI TechTalks Stage
The LDI 2026 Booth and Best Debuting Product Awards will honor technological advances in new products from our exhibitors and those companies who excel in their booth design.
The LDI Awards are presented to the best debuting products launched at LDI 2026 or available for the first time in the United States on the LDI 2025 trade show floor. Our panel of industry experts will evaluate these new products, with an eye towards cutting-edge technology. All exhibitors are invited to nominate products in the following categories:
• Lighting • Projection • Staging and Rigging • Audio • Special Effects • Widgets (Please note: For the debuting lighting products, there is a category for architectural lighting fixtures. Please make sure to indicate if your new lighting product is for the architectural market.)
In addition, LDI will present its seventh annual Sustainability Award for a product or initiative that promotes a greener future, addresses climate change, or promotes sustainable energies.
There are also booth awards for: • Best Small Booth • Best Big Booth • Most Creative Use of Light • Best Product Presentation.
The Awards Ceremony is free to all LDI attendees and exhibitors.
Pat MacKay Diversity in Design Scholarship Ceremony
Date & Time: Monday, December 7, 5pm as part of the LDI 2025 Awards Ceremony
Support diversity and inclusion as we acknowledge and celebrate the 2026 recipients of the 8th annual Pat MacKay Diversity In Design Scholarships, sponsored by LDI, at our annual Awards Ceremony.
Awarded annually since 2019 in partnership with TSDCA (Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association) and USITT, the scholarships are worth up to $5,000 for each student and are funded by LDI and Live Design to support talent from underrepresented backgrounds in the field of entertainment design.
The Diversity In Design Scholarships are also sponsored by Lightswitch, in their effort to support the next generation.
The Diversity In Design Scholarships are part of LDI's Foster the Future Program, which comprises the Pat MacKay Diversity in Design Scholarship, the LDI Production Assistant Program, and the Young Career Professionals Program, which includes access to both show expo halls, an LDInnovation Conference badge, and special events for those ages 18-25.
