St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival February 2026

Join us for the 12th annual St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival taking place February 7-8, 2026 at South Straub Park in the Waterfront Arts District in downtown St. Petersburg, across the street from the Museum of Fine Arts. The event has been consistently strong across all art mediums since 2014 and was rated number 9 in USA Today's top 100 Art Shows 2024. St. Petersburg has been named the #1 arts destination for mid-sized American cities, and the festival is located between Beach Drive NE and Bayshore Drive NE overlooking Tampa Bay, within walking distance of numerous museums, galleries, cultural venues, shops, and restaurants.

The application fee is $30.00 with booth fees of $495.00 for single booths and $990.00 for double booths, plus a $100 corner fee if desired. All booth fee payments are made directly to Paragon and are due January 7, 2026. Artist services include overnight security Friday and Saturday evening, Friday afternoon setup, and designated artist parking. All work must be original handcrafted work created by the artist present at the event, with no production studio work accepted. Artists must be present for the entire duration of the festival.

Accepted media categories include ceramics, digital art, drawing, fiber, glass, graphic & printmaking, jewelry, metalwork, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture, and wood. The jury process is conducted in-house by Paragon staff as a blind jury based 70% on artwork quality and 30% on booth presentation. Five images are required including a mandatory booth shot. Emerging artists are accepted, and the festival averages 350 applications with approximately 125 artists selected.