Official City Release
DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT IS #1 IN THE NATION!
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Overview
The Dallas Arts District claimed first place in USA Today's 10Best Arts Districts Readers' Choice competition for 2025, marking its second consecutive year atop the ranking.
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Journalist
LowLow significance — routine or procedural itemThe back-to-back 2024 and 2025 wins provide a measurable civic-pride angle, and Executive Director Lily Cabatu Weiss's explicit acknowledgment of the El Paso Downtown Arts District, ranked fifth, creates a Texas-focused thread comparing two state entries in a national field of 20. Worth verifying whether USA Today or 10Best.com discloses vote totals or nomination methodology by year.
Resident
LowLow significance — routine or procedural itemDallas residents have a nationally ranked, largely publicly accessible arts district anchored by major institutions and Klyde Warren Park within downtown. The Signature Block Party Series, drawing more than 40,000 visitors annually, is the district's primary recurring public programming event and the most direct point of resident participation cited in the press release.
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Open source →USA TODAY’S 10Best READERS CHOICE 2025 BEST ARTS DISTRICT—TWO YEARS IN A ROW
(DALLAS) USA Today readers awarded 1st place in the 10 Best Arts Districts online competition to the Dallas Arts District, the largest urban arts district in the United States two years in a row. Readers chose the winners from a selection of 20 of the nation’s top arts districts. “No two of these 20 arts districts are the same, nor do they offer the same experiences, but they all culturally enrich their cities and those who visit.” They are nominated by an expert panel with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The competition ran from January 20 to February 17; winners were officially announced on 10Best Arts Districts on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at noon EDT.
“Dallas Arts District is grateful to be included with such a prestigious group of arts districts in the nation ranking #1. I am especially proud that we represent Texas in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Congratulations to all who were nominated and those who ranked in the top 10, including the El Paso Downtown Arts District,” says Lily Cabatu Weiss, Executive Director.
About Dallas Arts District:
Located in the northeast corner of downtown Dallas, the Dallas Arts District is the largest urban arts district in the nation, spanning 118 acres. This iconic neighborhood has more buildings designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects than any location in the world. It is a neighborhood with multiple world-class arts organizations, museums, and performance halls. Among them are the Dallas Museum of Art, The Crow Museum of Asian Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, the Winspear Opera House, the Wyly Theatre, the Meyerson Symphony Center, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, and Moody Performance Hall. It hosts residential and commercial
buildings, restaurants, hotels, several parks including Klyde Warren Park built over a freeway, three historic churches, and a world-renowned performing and visual arts high school. Dallas Arts District unifies culture and commerce into a dynamic destination for locals and tourists alike while creating a fulfilling urban experience. The District is powered by the imagination of artists globally while seamlessly integrating exemplary artistic, residential, cultural, and commercial life and was awarded a maximum 3-star rating by the prestigious Le Guide Vert – Michelin Green Guide. Its programmatic highlight is the Signature Block Party Series attracting more than 40,000 annually. For more information, visit dallasartsdistrict.org.
About USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards:
The 10Best Readers' Choice Award Nominees for all categories are chosen by a panel of relevant experts which include a combination of editors from USA TODAY; editors from 10Best.com; relevant expert contributors; and sources for both these media and other Gannett properties. The nomination panel for each award category is displayed on its associated contest page. All voting is digital and the 10Best Readers' Choice Award contest is accessible on the 10Best.com website.
While the 10Best Readers' Choice Award contest lives on 10Best.com - a standalone travel media site - it is promoted across USA TODAY Travel Media Group's digital and mobile products, as well as via social media. Nominees are also announced and/or promoted across relevant USA TODAY departments, and through Gannett media outlets.
10Best.com provides users with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content of top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world. The core of the site's uniqueness is its team of local travel experts: a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields - and their cities - but discriminating in their tastes. These local experts live in the city they write about, so the content is constantly updated. 10Best.com averages 5 million visitors per month. It was acquired by USA TODAY in January of 2013.
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