The 2026 WAVE Awards Show
A Northwoods Night of Good Food, Good Drinks & Great Work!
Pull up a chair and join us Thursday, November 12th at The East Side Club for a classic Wisconsin night out as we celebrate the best in video and audio work from talented local media professionals and students.
The WAVE Awards are our annual excuse to gather, raise a glass, share a few stories and celebrate the creativity, talent and hard work you’ve put in all year long.
COME FOR THE CELEBRATION. STAY FOR THE BRAGGING RIGHTS.
Take home a WAVE Award and you’ll leave with a framed, shiny reminder of your great work—and, naturally, unlimited bragging rights.
And for a select few, the evening could get even better. Three Judges’ Choice Awards and one Best of Show Award are up for grabs, offering the kind of bragging rights that should comfortably last you at least a year.
GET YOUR SHOW TICKETS EARLY
Our Early Bird ticket pricing is available through October 30th.
Members — $50
Guests — $60
Student Members — $25
Student Nonmembers — $35
Prices increase October 31st.
(Increase of $10 for Members/Guests & $5 for Students.)
5:30 PM — RECEPTION
Enjoy a cash bar, hearty appetizers, desserts, silent auction bidding and plenty of time to schmooze with friends and fellow media pros.
Our Silent Auction helps fund our Student Scholarships awarded annually, so bring your bidding spirit. We’ve rounded up some unique and downright tempting items for you to take a chance on.
7:00 PM — WAVE SHOW
The lights go down and the WAVE celebration begins.
The bar stays open throughout the show and afterward while you collect your Silent Auction winnings. So sit back, relax and enjoy an evening filled with great work, familiar faces, a little suspense and plenty of reasons to raise a glass.
LOCATION
The East Side Club
3735 Monona Dr.
Madison, WI 53714
KEEP THE NIGHT GOING
AFTER PARTY AT MICKEY’S TAVERN
Because no good Wisconsin celebration should end when the awards do.
Join us after the show at Mickey’s Tavern and keep the stories, laughs and celebration going into the evening.
Mickey’s Tavern
1524 Williamson St.
Madison, WI
GOOD WORK. GOOD DRINKS. GOOD COMPANY.
THAT’S A WAVE NIGHT IN WISCONSIN.