Festivals

Scroll down for festival recommendations. Or for easier filtering by activity type and location, simply visit my LovingStPete blog and sort accordingly. There are so many annual festivals around St Pete and the surrounding areas. From kites to sand castles and other festivals in between. I’m always adding suggestions!

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Treasure Island Sanding Ovations

2022-12-05T16:59:36-05:00

Sanding Ovations Sand Sculpture Festival Published on 11/15/22: Who knows Sanding Ovations in Treasure Island? This is the ‘Top Gun’ of sand sculpture competitions, with the best of the best sculptors converging in Treasure Island this Thursday thru Sunday, Nov 17th-20th. This year’s theme is “Once Upon a Time”, featuring incredible sand sculptures that [...]

Treasure Island Sanding Ovations2022-12-05T16:59:36-05:00

Halloween On Central in St Petersburg

2022-12-05T17:19:28-05:00

Halloween On Central 2 Published on 10/28/22: Onto my second Halloween activity recommendation, Halloween on Central! This 2nd Annual event is huge and happens this Sunday (10/30) from 12-5pm. Over 20 blocks and nearly 2 miles of streets will be closed for the celebration. This is St. Petersburg’s largest Halloween event and promoted as [...]

Halloween On Central in St Petersburg2022-12-05T17:19:28-05:00

Localtopia In Downtown St Petersburg 2022

2022-12-06T14:46:11-05:00

Localtopia 2022 in Downtown St Pete Published on 02/09/22: If you don’t have plans on Saturday, check out Localtopia in St Pete! This is of course St. Pete’s largest ‘Community Celebration of All Things Local’ - a FREE event! Colt and I posted a video recap of the 2021 Localtopia in the comments. Localtopia [...]

Localtopia In Downtown St Petersburg 20222022-12-06T14:46:11-05:00

Zoo Tampa Christmas in the Wild

2022-12-06T15:09:07-05:00

Zoo Tampa Christmas in the Wild Published on 12/24/21: If you’re looking for something a bit different, ZooTampa at Lowry Park has “Christmas in the Wild” going on until December 30th. I just confirmed they have ticket availability between Dec 26th-30th. Cost is $29.95, though if you’re a member of the zoo, it’s free. [...]

Zoo Tampa Christmas in the Wild2022-12-06T15:09:07-05:00

North Pole Express in Parrish Florida

2022-12-06T15:13:08-05:00

North Pole Express in Parrish Florida Published on 12/21/21: North Pole Express (1 of 2). You may recall our video/post about the ‘Train Robbery Experience’ back in January. Well, the same Florida Railroad Museum also offers a ‘North Pole Express’ experience. We can now confirm first-hand, it’s great! Note this is in Parrish, about [...]

North Pole Express in Parrish Florida2022-12-06T15:13:08-05:00

HarvestMoon Fun Farm Fall Festival

2022-12-06T15:41:34-05:00

HarvestMoon Fun Farm Fall Festival Published on 10/15/21: Sixteen tickets to the HarvestMoon Fun Farm are up for grabs! Two followers on Instagram and two on Facebook will each win four tickets. To enter, simply comment w/ the HarvestMoon activity your kids (or you) look forward to the most. Colt would love if you [...]

HarvestMoon Fun Farm Fall Festival2022-12-06T15:41:34-05:00

Corey Avenue Sunday Market in St Pete Beach

2022-12-07T09:47:57-05:00

Corey Avenue Sunday Market - St Pete Beach Published on 05/01/21: Anyone familiar with the Corey Avenue Sunday Market in St. Pete Beach? In case you needed another excuse to visit SPB, use the market as your reason on Sundays between 10am-2pm (9am-1pm from June-Sept). You’ll find up to 75 vendors selling “local fresh, [...]

Corey Avenue Sunday Market in St Pete Beach2022-12-07T09:47:57-05:00

Museum of Fine Arts in St Petersburg – Art in Bloom

2022-12-07T11:38:07-05:00

Museum of Fine Arts in St Pete - Art in Bloom Published on 03/28/21: Yesterday, my wife suggested that we visit the Museum of Fine Arts for their annual ‘Art in Bloom’ event. As MFA describes it “Art in Bloom is the MFA’s signature spring event which showcases the museum’s collection in full bloom [...]

Museum of Fine Arts in St Petersburg – Art in Bloom2022-12-07T11:38:07-05:00

Plant City Strawberry Festival – Guide for Family Part 2

2022-12-07T12:01:58-05:00

Plant City Strawberry Festival - Guide for Family Published on 03/12/21: For those who missed our post earlier in the week, this is the last weekend of the Florida Strawberry Festival. The festival is in Plant City about 45-55 minutes from St Pete. Entry fee is $10 for adults and $5 for ages 6 [...]

Plant City Strawberry Festival – Guide for Family Part 22022-12-07T12:01:58-05:00

Florida Strawberry Festival Plant City – Family Guide

2022-12-07T12:08:25-05:00

Florida Strawberry Festival Plant City - Family Guide Published on 03/08/21: For those who follow our FB/IG stories on social media, you saw that we visited the Florida Strawberry Festival yesterday to preview it for you! Colt's a busy kid, but he wanted to ensure you knew what you were getting into before making [...]

Florida Strawberry Festival Plant City – Family Guide2022-12-07T12:08:25-05:00
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