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04/16/2025

Culture at Your Doorstep: The Ray x Arts Garage

April 16th, 2025

Delray Beach has never been short on personality. But tucked into the Pineapple Grove Arts District-where design-forward spaces meet community roots-The Ray has carved out something singular: a stay that feels like a living gallery. This spring and summer, that story evolves-beyond the lobby, into the streets.

From April through July 2025, The Ray is partnering with one of our favorite neighbors, Arts Garage, to offer hotel guests an exclusive discount on some of the most compelling cultural experiences in town. Whether it's a night of soulful jazz, an avant-garde play, or an artist-led gallery talk, this collaboration gives you a passport to Delray's cultural underground-with a front-row seat.

Inside Arts Garage: Where Creativity Takes Center Stage

A short stroll from The Ray, Arts Garage hums with eclectic energy. Housed in a reimagined warehouse in the heart of Pineapple Grove, it's one of South Florida's most dynamic cultural venues-hosting more than 1,000 performers a year across genres and disciplines. The lineup spans Grammy-winning musicians, nationally touring comedians, contemporary theatre, and rotating visual art exhibitions that highlight both emerging and established voices.

The atmosphere is intimate, unpretentious, and deeply rooted in community. Whether it's a blues set that spills into the night, a provocative new play, or a gallery opening timed with Delray's monthly Art Walk, the experience is always personal, always present. It's a perfect complement to The Ray's own commitment to artful living and thoughtful design.

Curated Spaces, Shared Vision

The Ray's partnership with Arts Garage was born out of a shared lens: art not as an accent, but a through line. At The Ray, that means creating a space where art, design, and atmosphere are in constant conversation.

You'll find it in the details: in the lush rooftop floating forest, in the vintage flair of David Parise's playful photography, and in the timeless, sun-soaked glamour of Slim Aarons' work that lines our guest corridors. Every corner is curated-each detail inviting pause, reaction, connection.

With Arts Garage just a few steps away, that dialogue between space and expression extends beyond our walls. It's a conversation that continues as you step out, explore, and engage with the creative pulse of the neighborhood.

The Neighborhood as Gallery

Beyond The Ray's walls, the artistic energy doesn't fade-it expands. Centered in Pineapple Grove, Delray Beach's creative corridor, the hotel opens its doors to a walkable neighborhood alive with expression-lined with independent galleries, boutiques, cafés, and a laid-back, artistic spirit that feels like a local's secret. A few blocks south, you'll find Old School Square and the Cornell Art Museum, two of Delray's most beloved cultural landmarks. Here, history meets contemporary creativity in a calendar packed with art-forward programming and open-air festivals, like the Delray Beach Concours d'Elegance on April 27, followed by two standout tribute concerts: the Dave Matthews Twilight Tribute Concert on May 15 and the Bon Jovi Sunset Kickoff Concert, held for free on May 23.

And on July 23, something even closer is coming to life. Art & Jazz on the Avenue, Delray's signature street festival, will unfold right in front of The Ray. Expect live music, working muralists, gallery pop-ups, kid-friendly programming, and dancing in the street under the warm Florida sky. There's no better way to experience the creative heartbeat of the city-and no better location to experience it from.

Dine, Then Dive In-or the Other Way Around

At The Ray, the night doesn't end when the last saxophone fades or the final brushstroke dries. Here, culture flows seamlessly-from the street to the rooftop, from the plate to the performance.

Begin your evening at Rosewater Rooftop, where panoramic views, tropical breezes, and signature cocktails set the perfect tone. For bold, inventive fare, Akira Back offers global Japanese cuisine in a sleek, modern setting-courtesy of its Michelin-starred namesake. Craving old-world charm with a South Florida twist? Campi delivers handmade pastas and rich Tuscan reds in a cozy, high-energy space.

Whether you're toasting to the night before the show or savoring every bite after the curtain falls, art, flavor, and community are always on the menu.

An Invitation to Engage

At The Ray, every stay is layered-with texture, with perspective, with intention. Our partnership with Arts Garage is more than a local tie-in. It's a living expression of who we are: creative, conscious, and connected.


Ask the front desk about the Arts Garage guest perk, and let your stay take shape through the culture of Delray Beach. Because here, art isn't something we display. It's something we live.

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