Feb28🎨 Arts & Culture
Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Festival
5 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
About this happenin
Every March, more than 150 juried artists fill Craig Park with white tents, set under live oaks along the dark water of Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs. The festival has run for more than half a century and covers close to 200 exhibits: painting and pastels, glass, sculpture, wearable art. Live music carries from the band shell, a food court near the Recreation Center handles lunch, and there is craft beer and wine on the grounds. Judges award five figures in prize money, and each year's winners are juried straight into the next edition. Know before you go: admission is $5 per person per day, and children under 12 are free. Both days close at 5pm, with Sunday opening at 10am. Parking around the park is close to nonexistent, so leave the car downtown or on a side street, where it is free, and walk in; the chamber has run a free shuttle from the Tarpon Tower lot in past years, so it is worth checking before you go. Coolers are not permitted. Service animals are welcome; other pets are not.
