Best Arts Experience

The Philharmonic Center for the Arts calls itself "your cultural destination in Naples," and with a performing arts hall that hosts national touring productions as well as its own orchestra, a museum of art and a plethora of arts classes for all ages - plus a new partnership with the Sarasota Opera and a new speaker series - the Phil is definitely living up to that expectation.

Finalists: The Alliance for the Arts (Lee County), Naples International Film Festival

Best Festival

Nothing compares to the Naples Winter Wine Festival, an exclusive event that has garnered international renown for bringing the best vintners and chefs together to share their creations during a weekend of culinary delights and astronomical aucition lots - the festival has raised more than $82 million in 10 years - to benefit underprivileged and at-risk children in Collier County.

Finalists: Edison Festival of Light (Fort Myers), Naples International Film Festival

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