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51st Annual Mainsail Art Festival
The 51st Annual Mainsail Art Festival will be held in St. Petersburg’s waterfront Vinoy Park on March 28th and 29th, 2026. 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
Live music entertainment
Young at ARt Student Show & Awards
Free admission
Kids Create art activity tent
Culinary Arts food court
Volunteers needed