Orlando's arts community can best be described as "small, strong and growing." The aggregate budget of all arts organizations is $25 million annually. The quality of what our community receives for this investment is extraordinarily high.
Some local highlights include the following:
- The artistic director of the Orlando Ballet, Fernando Bujones, is internationally renowned in ballet circles.
- Orlando is home to one of the top orchestras in the state – the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.
- Orlando is home to Orlando Opera – the top opera in the state.
- The Morse Museum is internationally known for its Tiffany Glass collection.
- The Orlando Museum of Art has hosted an exhibit by the world-famous American glass artist Dale Chihuly and the Ming Exhibit, among others.
- Orlando annually hosts the Orlando Broadway Series, Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival and the Festival of Orchestras.
- The region is home to professional sports and the annual Capital One Bowl and Mazda Tangerine Bowl games.
Some local art shows and festivals include:
- The internationally known Zora Neale Hurston Festival
- The Florida Film Festival in Orlando – ranked among the top 10 festivals in the world by The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, 2nd Edition
- The Orlando Fringe Festival – a well-known, off-beat theatrical event
- The Disney Festival of the Masters
- The Winter Park Arts Festival
- The Mount Dora Arts Festival
- The Lake Mary/Heathrow Festival of the Arts
- The Maitland Rotary Arts Festival
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