Please note: In light of the fires and fundraising for those impacted, we are moving the Best of LA Nightlife 2024 Awards show to Tuesday, January 21st.
Voting is now closed! Thank you to the more than 900 people who voted for your faves in LA Nightlife! We are having so much fun with this inaugural readers’ poll, and we are counting the votes now. Want to see who wins? Come to the awards ceremony at The Offbeat on Tuesday, January 21st at 7 PM. Food by Lakotacos We’ll have open turntables, too, so please bring a set
Welcome to the Best of LA Nightlife 2024 readers poll! It’s been a long time since LA Weekly did their famed readers poll, and an unscientific survey of LA’s nightcrawlers needs a major post-pandemic update! I was inspired to take this on both as a person who is passionate about local businesses and as a frequent traveler who loves to go out in other towns. Massive annual readers poll lists like the one conducted by INDY Week and Baltimore magazine are so helpful to visitors and so fun for local folks to participate in, because they let locals show you what they REALLY love without all the hype and influencing. I hope that you will do the same for the people and places that make LA nights so fun!
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ABOUT THE CONTEST
- 12/1–12/15 – Nominations are open! Review the categories on the nominating form and write in your favorites to nominate them!
- 12/16-12/31 – Voting is open! The top 7 nominees in each category will be posted to our Best of 2024 website and social media on 12/16.
- Tues 1/21 – The winners are announced! We’ll host an industry night party at The Offbeat to honor the nominees and announce the winners, then post them to our website and social media.
Please note that we are focusing on central LA areas for this beta run, as well only 8 categories dedicated to nightlife. The areas are ones where Metro Sessions currently hosts events and where our community tends to congregate, namely:
- NELA (including Atwater Village and Pasadena)
- Westlake/Koreatown
- Echo Park/Silver Lake
- East Hollywood/Hollywood/Los Feliz
- Chinatown/Downtown
- East LA/Boyle Heights/City Terrace
- West Hollywood/Sunset Strip/Mid-Wilshire
I am hoping that next year, we can do bigger polls, but we wanted to keep it smaller for this first round to see what happens. The readers poll something new for us, too!
Rules
This is a pure readers poll, and we will count any and all eligible votes. That means that the rules are few and the policing is minimal.
- Each email address can submit 1 nomination form and 1 voting ballot. In the event of multiple submissions, the first submission will be counted. You are able to edit your submission from the confirmation link sent to your email after submitting.
- Nominees must be active and in the venues nominated. If a bartender, karaoke DJ, or party you’re nominating happens in multiple places, opt for the one you prefer, or better yet, ask the organizer which venue they prefer.
That’s it! Please have fun and take this time to show some love to your nightlife favorites, especially those who work behind the scenes and don’t get a lot of FYC seasons for the great job that they do. Feel free to email us if you have questions about the poll or check out the FAQ below for details. Thank you so much, Angeleños, and I can’t wait to see what you pick!
Xoxo,
Heather
Community Manager, Metro Sessions
FAQ
Can I vote more than once? – Each email can vote 1 time, and we will use the first submission from each email address. Beyond that, there are no rules!
Can I campaign for a nominee that I really like, including myself? YES! You are highly encouraged to get people to vote for yourself or others.
Can I nominate myself or my organization? Yes! Absolutely allowed.
How long is voting open? Voting is open until 2025! The top 5 nominees in each category will be posted to our Best of 2024 website and social media on 12/16.
When are the winners announced? On Tuesday, January 21st at The Offbeat. We’ll announce the winners at an awards party during happy hour followed by karaoke.