Best of Carmichael 2025
Nominate and vote for the best businesses, places, people, and more in Carmichael!
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Best of Carmichael 2025
The Best of Carmichael Annual Awards Dinner is an annual ceremony showcasing the most impactful and well-loved businesses and community programs that raise the bar on community ties and success by spearheading the longevity and unity of our Carmichael community. This year is no different as we announce this year’s Best of Carmichael Awards Dinner, a wondrous sweet soiree.
We know you are excited as we are to find out who won, so please join your host, The Carmichael Chamber of Commerce in partnership with The Carmichael Times, at La Sierra Community Center on Friday, November 7th, at 6:00 pm for a decadent gala of recognition, chocolate-dream magic, and a touch of confectionary wonder. The Award Show will begin with a Happy Hour reception with a silent auction, followed by wonderful food, programming, a dessert auction, and awards. This event is sure to sell out like years prior!
This year’s presenting sponsor is Buck Family Automotive; other event sponsors include Supervisor Rich Desmond, A &A Events, and SMUD.
This year includes NEW categories, with reimagined current categories, our popular Favorite Teacher category with a cash prize sponsored by Carmichael Midas, and we will be unveiling our 2026 Honorary Mayor of Carmichael for the first time on this exclusive stage!
Evening Includes: Music, Catered Food, No-Host Bar along with non-alcoholic beverage options, Silent Auction, and Award Presentation.
Dress to impress in your best technicolor glam!
$75 per person or $580 for a table of 8. Carmichael Chamber Members received an exclusive discounted pricing of $65 per person or $500 for a table of 8. Ready to indulge? We have exclusive Gold Ticket level VIP Table in a very limited quantity. This includes prime seating closest to the stage, champagne greeting, bottles of wine at the table, VIP entry line, and more! VIP tables are $680. Pre-purchase drink tickets for $10 a ticket.
Sponsorship Packages are also available!
Pre-registration is required. All Sales are final. There will be no ticket sales at the door. No outside food or drink.
Tickets go live Tuesday September 9th at 10am.
Purchase Tickets Here
Date / Time:
Friday, November, 7th, 6 pm - 9 pm
Location:
La Sierra Community Center
5325 Engle Rd #100, Carmichael, CA 95608
Rules & Guidelines
Best of Carmichael Rules & Guidelines
● Nominees must do business (or work for non-business-related categories) within Carmichael or have an active Carmichael Chamber Membership. We verify all nominees via Sacramento County Business License database, social media, and/or registered website. This rule is excluded from certain non-business-related categories.
● The Best of Carmichael facilitators reserve the right to remove any business that has entered the competition incorrectly or has used marketing materials, badges, language, or behavior that is not in line with the competition. Participants who violate the rules will receive a written warning about the incident.
● If a business is caught “Stuffing Ballots”, which is breaking one of our security measures and submitting multiple ballots with the voting focus on the same business and or businesses. The software automatically flags these incidents and they are scrubbed from the final list. We have a responsibility to the businesses who participate to provide a fair and accurate voting process that ensures that no one abuses the integrity of the online competition.
● Only one vote per category per person. Winners are chosen by people who fill out the online voting ballot. We will track IP addresses; if more than one person wants to vote within your household, they may not use the same computer, tablet, phone, or shared network.
● The Carmichael Chamber as an organization,Voterfly, and The Carmichael Times are not eligible to win. Businesses can be in more than one category, up to the discretion of the Carmichael Chamber of Commerce. Individuals may win in more than one category. Specialty Categories (I.e Specialty Retail) are reserved for businesses that would not otherwise fit into a supplied category.
● All voting entries must have complete information or the votes will not be counted. By participating in the Best of Carmichael you grant us permission to use your business name, likeness, and or image for use in our marketing and promotional materials related to the competition and/or party. All Best of Carmichael competition results are held private by the Carmichael View.
● Winners will be announced and awarded at the Best of Carmichael Awards Dinner. Winners will receive a certificate, promotional materials, and bragging rights. Winners will be showcased in the Carmichael Times Newspaper issue following the Award Banquet. The winner’s circle photo will be taken at the Best of Carmichael Awards Dinner. No other photos of winners will be promoted by the Carmichael Chamber so your attendance is strongly encouraged. Winners will be posted on the Carmichael Times website 7 working days from the Award Dinner and the winner’s directory will remain until the next awarding year.
● The goal of the Best of Carmichael is to create awareness for all the great businesses and organizations we have in Carmichael. We want the competition to be fun for all who participate.