Don’t miss your chance to honor the creators behind today’s most innovative toys and games! Public voting for the 18th annual Toy & Game Innovation Excellence (TAGIE) Awards is open through October 24, and People of Play™ (POP), a division of The Toy Association™, is calling on toy and game professionals to cast their votes.

The TAGIE Awards honor the inventors, designers, suppliers, retailers, marketers, and PR teams whose passion and innovation bring toys and games to life. Finalists span 13 categories, celebrating everything from product invention and design to marketing, retail, and PR excellence.

Winners will be announced during a live ceremony on Saturday, November 8 at Joe’s Live Concert Venue in Rosemont, Illinois, as part of POP Week.

Click here to vote and here to purchase tickets for the 2025 TAGIE Awards.

Founded in 2008, the TAGIEs celebrate the outstanding achievements of toy and game industry leaders from around the world. The awards ceremony takes place annually in the fall in conjunction with the Global Inventor Pitch & Innovation Conference, Chicago Toy & Game Fair, and the Young Inventor Challenge.