Festival Information

Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor:

Everyone is invited to the Mainsail Art Festival at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The 50th Annual Mainsail Art Festival will be held in St. Petersburg’s waterfront Vinoy Park on April 5th and 6th, 2025. Mainsail Art Festival is one of the premier cultural events on St. Petersburg’s outdoor calendar. Each year, more than 100,000 visitors attend the festival to enjoy and purchase quality art and to listen to live musical entertainment. The Mainsail committee of hard-working volunteers produces this annual fine arts festival exhibiting artists competing for $60,000 in prize money.

250+ Juried Fine Art & Craft Exhibitors

Ceramics, Digital Art, Fibers, Glass, Graphics, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil/Acrylic, Photography, Sculpture, Watercolor and Wood

$60,000 in Cash Awards, including $10,000 Best of Show and a Purchase Award program

Art valet available for art purchases at the Info Tent

Ranked by Sunshine Artist Magazine among the “200 Best” Fine Art Events in the U.S.

Live music entertainment

Young at ARt Student Show & Awards

Free admission

Kids Create art activity tent

Culinary Arts food court

Volunteers needed

FAQs

Free admittance to the festival

For the safety of your pet and other festival patrons, please consider allowing your dog to stay at home during the festival. However, service animals are welcome.

No, the festival does not permit coolers to be brought into the park.

Yes, there will be a variety of food items and beverages for purchase. This event is cashless for beverages and/or promotional merchandise.

April 5, 2025 from 9:00am to 6:00pm

April 6, 2025 from 10:00am to 5:00pm

Paid parking available at SouthCore Parking Garage: 101 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

April 5 – 6, 2025

Trolleys equipped with a wheelchair lift will be providing a free shuttle to the Art Festival.

See Route Map

Service Hours

Saturday, April 5: 8:30am – 6:30pm

Sunday, April 6: 9:30am – 5:30pm

Service Frequency: Approximately every 15 minutes

NEW SHUTTLE STOP LOCATIONS

  • Second Street South

Between Central Avenue & First Avenue South (under the pedestrian bridge connecting the Office Tower and the Parking Garage). Motorists may park in the garage by entering from 1st Avenue South between 1st and 2nd Streets.

  • Vinoy Park

North side of 7th Ave NE just west of Bayshore Drive

Accepted Artists, please visit the Accepted Artist Information page for artist parking information.

Entertainment

The Mainsail Art Festival has always presented a wide range of the performing arts for visitors entertainment.

Chairs are provided under tents for overhead shade in front of the Performing Arts stage. You are welcome to bring your own chairs and/or blankets to view performances if you wish.

2025 Performing Arts Schedule

12:00PM-1:15PM
School of Rock
The Future of Rising Musical Talent in St. Petersburg and Beyond.

1:30PM-2:45PM
Rev. Billy C Wirtz
Master of The 88 Key Disaster, King of the Atomic Boogie, music writer, radio personality, and the Fashion Plate of Public Radio.

3:00PM-4:15PM
Betty Fox Band
Conveying a near perfect balance of grease, grit, and elegance, the Betty Fox Band soothes, pleads, and ultimately persuades a firestorm of feeling.

4:30-6:00PM
Damon Fowler Group
A hard driving troubadour, his music is steeped with soul and representative of the many styles that make up the roots of American music.

1:00PM-2:00PM
Shaun Hopper
Shaun’s finger-style acoustic guitar performance is infused with a percussive element that creates not only a unique sound but, an unmatched visual performance.

2:25PM-3:30PM
Crossfire Creek
True to the original new country with unique flair and a one of a kind performance.

3:45PM-5:00PM
Trey Wanvig
Local Phenom bringing high-energy blues rock to the masses

Culinary Arts!

TBD

The St. Petersburg Downtown Neighborhood Association has awarded Mainsail Art Festival with their 2015 Event Sunshine Award.

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