The shortlist was determined by more than 620,000 votes from international festival goers, plus the EFA jury made up of journalists, booking agents and festival organisers, who had a 25% say in the final outcome.
The winners will be announced at a gala show on 15 January 2014 at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, Holland. It will mark the opening of Eurosonic Noorderslag - an annual four-day conference and showcase festival for European pop music.
In the Best European Festival Line-Up category Glastonbury and Festival Republic's Latitude have been listed as finalists. The Isle of Wight’s Bestival and Shambala festival, which takes place near Market Harbourough, Northamptonshire, have been shortlisted for The Green Operations Award.
Glastonbury has also been named in the Artist’s Favourite European Festival category, of which the finalists are determined by the music acts that perform at these events.
James Drury, managing director of Festival Awards, organisers the event, said: "This has been a record-breaking year for the European Festival Awards and the hardest-fought competition we’ve had. There have been so many wonderful festivals involved from across Europe and it’s testament to the passion of the festival-goers that there has been such a level of engagement."
Christof Huber of European festival association Yourope, added: "Festival teams work incredibly hard to produce the incredible array of events that Europe enjoys every year. Everyone who has made the finalists should be very proud of their achievements."
The 2013 European Festival Awards saw more than 360 festivals from 34 different countries nominated as part of the voting process.
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