2026 Arts & Entertainment Winners

Annual Event

1.  O+ Festival

2.  Hudson Valley Garlic Festival

3.  Witchingtonville After Dark

Art Classes

1.  Woodstock School of Art

2.  Kingston Ceramics Studio

3.  That Creative Space

Art Gallery

1.  BAU Gallery

2.  Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

3.  Jane St. Art Center

Art Museum

1.  The Dorsky Museum of Art

2.  Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

3.  Storm King Art Center

Arts Organization

1.  BAU Gallery

2.  Opus 40

3.  Woodstock Artists Association & Museum

Cinema

1.  Upstate Films: Starr Cinema and The Orpheum

2.  Rosendale Theatre

3.  Lyceum Cinemas

Dance Studio/Classes

1.  Dojo Dance Company

2.  Center For Creative Education

3.  The Ulster Arts Co. Center for Dance

Historical Site/Museum

1.  Hudson River Maritime Museum

1.  Opus 40

2.  Olana State Historic Site

3.  Historic Huguenot Street

Library

1.  Woodstock Public Library District

2.  Wallkill Public Library

3.  Kingston Library

Live Music Venue

1.  Colony Woodstock

2.  Bearsville Theater

3.  The Local, Saugerties

Live Theater Venue

1.  UPAC

2.  Bridge Street Theatre

3.  Bardavon

Local Band/Musician

1.  David Kraai

2.  Mona Freaka

3.  What? Band

Music Festival

1.  Rosendale Street Festival

2.  O+ Festival

3.  Tanglewood

Music School

1.  Rock Academy Music School

2.  Bard College-Performing Arts

3.  School of Rock

Performance Space

1.  The Local

2.  UPAC

3.  Fisher Center at Bard

Public Artwork

1.  Opus 40

2.  Storm King Art Center

3.  O+ Murals, Kingston

Radio Station

1.  Radio Woodstock WDST 1  00.1  

2.  WKZE

3.  WJFF Radio Catskill

Regional Podcast

1.  “Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast”

2.  “Kaatscast: the Catskills Podcast”

3.  “Cidiot”

Sculpture Garden

1.  Opus 40

2.  Storm King Art Center

3.  Art Omi

Trivia Night

1.  Rough Draft Bar & Books

2.  West Kill Supply

3.  Keegan Ales

This article appears in July 2026.