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Best Of 2017

Best of The Bay 2017
Best of The Bay 2017

Best Art Gallery (non-museum): Dunedin Fine Art Center

Best Art Gallery (non-museum)
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  • Runner Up: Art Pool Gallery
  • Runner Up: Morean Arts Center

Best Art Party: Painting with a Twist

Best Art Party
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  • Runner Up: Nude Nite
  • Runner Up: SHINE Mural Festival

Best Book by a Local Author: Florida Roadkill (Tim Dorsey)

Best Book by a Local Author
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  • Runner Up: Oh, Florida! (Craig Pittman)
  • Runner Up: Red Hunter (Lisa Unger)

Best Burlesque Act: Femmes and Follies

Best Burlesque Act
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  • Runner Up: Suicide Girls @ State Theater
  • Runner Up: VaudeVillains

Best Club DJ: DJ Fresh

Best Club DJ
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  • Runner Up: DJ Sandman
  • Runner Up: DJ L Mo

Best Concert in the Last 12 Months: U2 at Raymond James Stadium

Best Concert in the Last 12 Months
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  • Runner Up: 97x Next Big Thing
  • Runner Up: Iron Maiden at Amalie Arena

Best Country Bar: Dallas Bull

Best Country Bar


  • Runner Up: The Round Up
  • Runner Up: One Night Stand

Best Dance Club: The Castle

Best Dance Club
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  • Runner Up: Blur
  • Runner Up: The Ritz

Best Drag Performer: Matthew McGee

Best Drag Performer
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  • Runner Up: Alexis Mateo
  • Runner Up: Traila Parks

Best Film Festival: Gasparilla International Film Festival

Best Film Festival
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  • Runner Up: Sunscreen Film Fest
  • Runner Up: Sarasota Film Festival

Best of the Bay Slideshows

Everyone who stepped into Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay 2022 photo booth

Everyone who stepped into Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay 2022 photo booth
Photos from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's 2022 Best of the Bay party

Photos from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's 2022 Best of the Bay party
Best Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Winner: Willa's Tampa Runners-up: Ciro’s Speakeasy, The Saint Photo via Willa’s Tampa/Instagram

Tampa Bay's best restaurants, food and drink of 2022, according to our readers
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All of the Tampa Bay restaurants and brands sampling at the Best of the Bay Party (9/29)

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