# The Legacy Giving Awards return for 2026

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/11/10/the-legacy-giving-awards-return-for-2026/
- Published: 2025-11-10T09:14:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Smee & Ford have opened entries to The Legacy Giving Awards 2026. Now in their
fourth year, the Awards celebrate the people and partnerships shaping the future
of legacy giving.**
Entries for charities and partners open today, and the closing
date for entries is **16 January 2026**.

The Awards are taking a different format in 2026, with the focus on networking opportunities.
The event will include “inspiring on-stage sessions with expert speakers” and the
Awards ceremony. Now an afternoon event, the formal sit-down meal will be removed
to make the occasion “more inclusive and budget-friendly”, and will be followed 
by drinks and canapés.

![All winners of the 2025 Smee & Ford Legacy Awards on stage.](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
cloud/2025/11/Legacy-Giving-Awards-2025-All-Winners.jpg)

_All winners of the 2025 Smee & Ford Legacy Awards on stage_

The [Smee & Ford Legacy Giving Awards 2026](https://legacygivingawards.co.uk/) will
take place on 29 April 2026 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London from
2:00–7:00pm.

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