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Festival of the Arts Boca drew 6,700 attendees and $1.2M local impact, director says
Summary
Festival director Joanna Marie Kaye told the City Council that Festival of the Arts Boca 2025 attracted more than 6,700 attendees, generated $213,000 in ticket sales and produced an estimated $1.2 million economic impact; she urged support for the bed tax that funds county arts grants.
Joanna Marie Kaye, director of Festival of the Arts Boca, told the Boca Raton City Council on May 12 that the 2025 festival drew more than 6,700 attendees and produced measurable local spending.
Kaye said the festival’s out‑of‑ticket local spending totaled $260,048 — a figure she attributed to Americans for the Arts — and that the event recorded more than $213,000 in ticket sales. She told council members the festival’s total economic impact exceeded $1.2 million and that the operation purchased more than $200,000 of goods and services from Boca Raton businesses.
“The dollar figure comes from Americans for the Arts, and that is a…
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