Nominations for the 2026 UK Sausage Week competition are now open online, with organisers inviting sausage producers large and small to get involved and put their products forward. All entries are free of charge.
The annual UK Sausage Week runs from Monday 26th October to Sunday 1st November 2026, and will kick off with an awards lunch to recognise this year’s competition winners on Monday 26th October at Butchers’ Hall in London.
There is no limit to the number of different sausage types that can be entered in different categories.
The 2026 UK Sausage Week competition categories are:
Best Traditional Pork Sausage
Best Beef Sausage
Best Lincolnshire Sausage
Best Cumberland Sausage
Best Chipolata Sausage
Best Gluten Free/Free From Sausage
Best Chicken Sausage
Best Speciality Sausage
Best Cocktail Sausage
Best Frozen Sausage
UK Sausage Week – UK Supreme Sausage Champion
Winners of the competition categories will be unveiled at the prestigious awards lunch on Monday 26th October, along with finalists, and all sausage producers and retailers are invited to nominate their products into the competition now.
The UK Supreme Sausage Champion is selected from one of the category winners. In 2025, Wicks Manor was crowned the overall Champion for its Olde English Pork Sausage.
Speaking on the win, Fergus Howie, Wicks Manor managing director, commented: “To win this award is a game-changer for us. We are so proud of our products that we make, but to say that we produce the UK Supreme Sausage Champion is incredible; a very powerful statement.”
Winners of the UKSW competition have previously reported increased interest and sales for their products following the competition results, and retailers who get involved can maximise on the profile that UK Sausage Week creates as the promotion often attracts national and local media interest and coverage.
Graham Yandell MBE, publisher of Meat Management, which organises UK Sausage Week, commented: “We are excited to once again open nominations for the UK Sausage Week competition. We are expecting record numbers of nominations this year, so to be in with a chance of winning an award, make sure you have nominated your sausages on the UK Sausage Week website. Nominations are free of charge, and you can enter as many products as you like!”
UK Sausage Week will run from Monday 26th October to Sunday 1st November 2026. For more information about this year’s initiative, visit www.uksausageweek.com.
With thanks to the 2026 UK Sausage Week partners:
