Best Yoga
Ironwood Yoga Studios
Longtime BOV favorite Desert Song went on indefinite hiatus during the pandemic, opening the way for this North-Central Phoenix vinyasa studio. 8342 N. Seventh St., Phoenix, 602-526-5608, ironwoodyogastudios.com
Best Music Festival
M3F
Proudly nonprofit, this brainchild of Valley contractor John Largay had to “take five” in 2021, but will return to Hance Park in spring 2022 with its usual bracing blend of indie rock and jam bands. m3ffest.com
Best Food Festival
Arizona Taco Festival
Miracle of machacas! The beloved hand-food fest will return to Salt River Fields on October 23-24. A close second in our staff poll: Devour Phoenix. aztacofestival.com
Best Live-Music Venue
Crescent Ballroom
More than a mere concert venue, Charlie Levy’s indie rock palace is arguably the epicenter of Downtown arts culture. crescentphx.com
Best Museum (tie)
Phoenix Art Museum & Musical Instrument Museum
It’s a can’t-lose dilemma: Arizona’s most epic inventory of classic and modern visual art on one hand, and a one-of-a-kind, interactive showcase of musical anthropology on the other. phxart.org; mim.org
