Show your love for the shore by participating in the Annual Best Of Eastern Shore Awards presented by Coastal Virginia Magazine. The purpose of this contest is to recognize the places that our readers love and frequent on Virginia’s Eastern Shore in a variety of categories.
VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE FROM SEPT. 14 – OCT. 30, 2026
We will accept write-in nominations until Oct. 3, but keep in mind that your nomination counts as your vote. (Please allow 48 business hours for your approved nominated vote to appear in the pre-populated choices on the ballot.)
Are you a nominated business? Feel free to use our complimentary voting toolkit or upgrade your ballot listing.
Start voting by selecting a category below or start from the beginning here.
OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
Rules and Regulations
- You may vote one time per category for the duration of the contest (a nomination counts as a vote!).
- Coastal Virginia Magazine reserves the right to modify any categories and/or contestants.
- A contestant may be nominated in a maximum of six categories. Any nominations following their sixth category will be removed.
- Eligible nominees should be businesses or professionals based in the Eastern Shore of Virginia. While national chains are a part of daily life, this contest is focused on highlighting locally owned businesses and locally franchised establishments that are rooted in our community.
- Duplicate submissions by the same entrant will be subject to disqualification. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different social media or email accounts, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant’s entries and that entrant may be disqualified. All terms and conditions of any utilized social media apply. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same social media or e-mail account. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any social media or e-mail account, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register on the platform will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
A contestant will be immediately disqualified if they are found guilty of violating one of the following contest rules:
- Exchanging a good or service for votes (including bribes, sales, discounts, free, etc.)
- Exploiting a competing contestant negatively for personal gain or votes
- Participating in fraudulent voting (third-party resources, fraudulent emails, etc.)
If you see someone guilty of any of the above, please report to ethan@vistamediainc.com.
Chris Murphy
Chris is the Web Creative Director at VistaMedia, where she leads a digital team in crafting high-end, user-friendly websites. A versatile creative, she balances her technical leadership with writing web-exclusive lifestyle and hospitality content and exploring the Virginia outdoors with family and friends.
