Your local favourites
18 award categories covering food, local businesses, entertainment, and community.
CELEBRATING WINDSOR-ESSEX
The Rose City Live Awards: nominate and vote for your local favourites
YOUR REGION. YOUR FAVOURITES. YOUR VOTE.
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
Give your
favourites
their moment.
18 awards. Local food, businesses, performers, and the people who make this place what it is.
Nominate your favouritesSat, Nov 28 · 8 PM
Water’s Edge Event Centre
Water’s Edge Event Centre
18 AWARDS/LOCAL FAVOURITES/ONE BIG NIGHT
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NominateNow through November 8
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Cast your votesNovember 11–22 · approved finalists
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Celebrate liveNovember 28 · Water’s Edge · 8 PM
THE 2026 CATEGORIES
Who gets
your backing?
The businesses, food, talent, and community champions that make Windsor-Essex. Find your category, nominate your favourites, and help choose every winner.
Local business
6 awardsFEATURED AWARD
Business of the Year
The local business that made a standout contribution to Windsor-Essex this year.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best New Business
A fresh local business that has already made an impression.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Favourite Independent Shop
A locally owned shop with something special on its shelves.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Real Estate Agent
The local agent who goes the extra mile to help people find their next home.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Tattoo Artist
Original work, a recognizable style, and an artist people trust.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Favourite Salon or Barbershop
The place you trust with your next look.
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Food & drink
5 awardsPEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Pizza
The slice you swear by. The pizza you defend. Windsor-Essex's biggest food debate gets its moment.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Shawarma
The shawarma spot you swear by, right down to the garlic sauce.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Burger
The burger worth making a special trip for.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Coffee Shop
The café that makes your day better, one cup at a time.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Bar or Pub
Good drinks, good people, and a place you keep coming back to.
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Entertainment
3 awardsPEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Live Music Act
The local band or solo act that makes a night out worth it.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Local Comedian
The comic who consistently makes this region laugh.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Local Creator of the Year
The creator whose videos, stories, or posts bring a local perspective to your feed.
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Community & culture
4 awardsPEOPLE’S CHOICE
Rose City Community Hero
Someone making a real difference in Windsor-Essex. Share their story and let the community choose.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Best Teacher / Instructor
The teacher, coach, or instructor who makes learning something people look forward to.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Local Event of the Year
The festival, fundraiser, or gathering that brought people together in 2026.
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Most Windsor-Essex Moment of the Year
A funny, memorable, unmistakably local moment from 2026. The one people kept talking about.
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All 18 awards are decided by your votes. Nominations and voting are free.
THE PLACE WE CALL HOME
A night for
our city.
Celebrating the businesses, performers, and people who make Windsor-Essex home.
Take a closer look. Tap any photo.THE LIVE SHOW
Windsor-Essex.
In the spotlight.
A 90-minute night of awards, live music, topical comedy, sketches, and guest presenters. Come celebrate the people and places you’re backing.
Lineup and ticket announcements will be posted here.
A proper night out
Live performances, comedy, and sketches throughout the show.
The live reveal
Winners announced onstage, with the people who helped put them on the ballot.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2026
Meet us
at Water’s Edge.
THE ROSE CITY LIVE AWARDS 8–9:30 PM
2879 Riverside Drive EastWindsor, Ontario N8Y 4S7Get directions
