Find Something that Inspires you at the St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival This Weekend
Are you feeling the winter blues? Maybe you need the perfect piece of art to rework your home decor or an office space that is just not warm and inviting. We have just the place for you this coming weekend to inspire your creativity and find unique one-of-a-kind pieces to add some color to your world at the St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival. Grab a couple of friends on head out to Straub Park on both Saturday and Sunday for this amazing event.
The 9th Annual St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival showcases original artwork by more than 100 artisans from throughout Florida and across the United States. Together these artisans will create an outdoor gallery of stunning, original, and handmade art from works in painting, photography, sculpture, metalwork, digital art, jewelry, glass, ceramics, woodworking, mixed-media, fiber art, metalwork, and much more. If you do not find exactly what you want, commission a unique, original piece of art made expressly for you!
Event Details
Dates
Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, February 12, 2023 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location
GPS Address: South Straub Park, 198 Bayshore Drive NE, St. Petersburg, FL
Admission
FREE
Parking (fees vary)
Plaza Tower Garage – 1st Street North
SP+ Parking – 200 Central Avenue
South Core Garage – 101 1st Avenue South
Sundial Garage – 117 2nd Street North
MAACM Parking Garage – 350 3rd Street North
This amazing event is sponsored by:
The City of St. Petersburg – Nicknamed “The Sunshine City,” St. Petersburg, Florida offers a vibrant mix of tropical weather, arts and culture, shopping, dining, sports, and outdoor recreation all along a stunning shoreline that features some of the nation’s top-ranked beaches. With weather that sees averages of 74°F and 361 days of sunshine per year, St. Pete attracts tourists, new residents, and investments from across the country and beyond.
Each year residents and visitors enjoy more than 1,000 special events and festivals, including the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the St. Anthony’s Triathlon, yachting events, the Mainsail Arts Festival, Green Thumb Festival, Bluesfest, American Stage in the Park, Snowfest and First Night St. Petersburg, the SHINE Mural Festival, Florida’s largest PRIDE celebration, and the nation’s longest-running parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Theatre Odyssey – Theatre Odyssey is a theater company located on Florida’s Gulf Coast in Sarasota. Founded in 2006, the company provides a nurturing environment to encourage, inspire, and challenge local playwrights and actors. It currently produces two annual events: the Ten-Minute Play Festival in the spring and the Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival in the winter. From its beginning, Theatre Odyssey has shared revenue with its actors, directors, and stage crews, and it awards cash prizes to festival-winning playwrights.
Theatre Odyssey Inc. is a nonprofit organization operated by a volunteer Board of Directors. Contributions are deductible to the extent permitted by law under IRS Code 501(c)(3).
Paragon Festivals, the host of this event, is one of Suncoast’s premier event hosts with years of experience. Paragon’s team brings amazing art and music festivals to the general public up and down the Suncoast. In addition to wonderful Fine Art Festivals, they use this extensive experience and partnerships to provide a stage for musicians and artists to share their passion with larger audiences. Check out the Paragon Festivals website HERE for more details on the Sarasota Fall Fine Art Festival and additional festivals arriving on the Suncoast in the coming months.
Photo courtesy of Paragon Festivals