Wi Heart Awards
Nominate, vote, and celebrate the best in Wisconsin.
The Wi Heart Awards are community-first: people across Wisconsin can nominate and vote for the places, artists, events, and local favorites they actually love.
Wi-Heart Awards
Celebrate Wisconsin favorites
Explore seasonal Wisconsin business awards, discover standout local places and creators, and follow nominations, finalists, and community voting all in one hub.
🍂 Fall in Love with Wisconsin 2026 🍂 Summer's fading, the air's getting crisp, and Wisconsin is about to do what it does best — be absolutely gorgeous in autumn. We're celebrating the coziest season of the year with the Fall in Love with Wisconsin Awards — your chance to shout out the places, flavors, and faces that make fall here unforgettable. We're talking apple orchards, pumpkin patches, the best cider donut you've had all year, local musicians who set the perfect fall vibe, haunted houses that actually scare you, and restaurants serving up menus you'll crave all season long. Nominations are open now through September 15. So go ahead — nominate your favorites, and help us crown the best of Wisconsin fall.
Now is the time to shout out your Wisconsin favorites before finalist selection begins. This season is set to Nominations Open, but the saved dates read more like Voting Open.
Submit a nomination for the current season
Use the current season rules above to make sure your nomination fits the right categories and listing types.
A La Carte at the Zoo — August 22, 2026
Event🍂 Fall in Love with Wisconsin 2026 🍂 Summer's fading, the air's getting crisp, and Wisconsin is about to do what it does best — be absolutely gorgeous in autumn. We're celebrating the coziest season of the year with the Fall in Love with Wisconsin Awards — your chance to shout out the places, flavors, and faces that make fall here unforgettable. We're talking apple orchards, pumpkin patches, the best cider donut you've had all year, local musicians who set the perfect fall vibe, haunted houses that actually scare you, and restaurants serving up menus you'll crave all season long. Nominations are open now through September 15. So go ahead — nominate your favorites, and help us crown the best of Wisconsin fall.
Wisconsin business awards guide
How the Wi-Heart Awards work
1. Nominate local favorites
Each season focuses on specific Wisconsin categories, listing types, and award titles so visitors know exactly what belongs in the campaign.
2. Finalists are selected
Approved nominations are reviewed and the strongest contenders move forward as finalists for each award category in the active season.
3. Community voting decides the winners
When voting opens, the public can support finalists and watch the season momentum shift before winners are locked in and archived.
Why this Wisconsin awards hub matters
The Wi-Heart Awards doubles as a Wisconsin discovery page, a local business spotlight, and a seasonal traffic engine. It helps people find places worth visiting, gives finalists a reason to promote their pages, and keeps the site active through nominations, voting, and winner announcements.
That means the page works as both a public voting destination and a useful landing page for Wisconsin businesses, attractions, artists, and events that want more visibility.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Wi-Heart Awards?
The Wi-Heart Awards are a seasonal Wisconsin awards program that highlights standout local places, artists, and events through nominations, finalist rounds, and public voting.
Who can be nominated right now?
Only listings that match the active season rules can be nominated or voted on. Use the season scope above to see which listing types, categories, and award titles are active.
How does voting work?
Once nominations close and finalists are selected, public voting opens for the approved finalists in each award category. Live bars show momentum during the season, and exact totals appear after the season closes.
Will there be another Wisconsin awards season after this one?
Yes. If the next campaign has already been prepared, the page will preview the next Wi-Heart Awards season near the bottom so visitors know what is coming up next.