Best of Arts and Culture 2026

Best Art Educator

Youth in Arts

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Best Art Event

Marin Open Studios

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Best Art Gallery

Sausalito Center for the Arts (SCA)

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Best Art Instructor

Annie Danberg, LMFT

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Best Art Studio

Art Works Downtown

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Best Art Supply Store

Rileystreet Art Supply

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Best Artist

Dan Kurtzman Photography

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Best Ballet Company

Marin Ballet

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Best Beach

Stinson Beach

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Best Bookstore-New

Book Passage

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Best Bookstore-Used

The Book Place

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Best Charity Event

Woofstock, Marin Humane

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Best Comedy Night

Throckmorton Theatre

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Best Dance Studio

LOVE2DANCE

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Best Festival

Fairfax Festival

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Best Film Festival

Mill Valley Film Festival

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Best Live Music Venue

Sweetwater Music Hall

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Best Local Band

Jenny Kerr

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Best Media Personality (and where their work appears)

Alexis Madrigal, KQED

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Best Movie Theater

Smith Rafael Film Center

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Best Museum

Bay Area Discovery Museum

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Best Music Event

Fairfax Festival

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Best Outdoor Art Event

Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival

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Best Outdoor Music Venue

Rancho Nicasio

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Best Performing Arts Center

Marin Center

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Best Philanthropist

Andrea Schultz

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Best Photographer

Dan Kurtzman Photography

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Best Place for a Date

Stinson Beach

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Best Place to Dance

Rancho Nicasio

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Best Place to Work

Redwood Credit Union

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Best Retail Art Gallery

Art Works Downtown

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Best Staycation

Nick’s Cove Tomales Bay

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Best Symphony

Marin Symphony

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Best Theater Company

Marin Theatre

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Best Theater Troupe

Marin Shakespeare Company

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Best Town Other than Your Own

Fairfax

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Best Tribute Band

Petty Theft

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