Shopapalooza Festival

06/14/2026

Heads up to all vendors and small business owners: scam posts recruiting vendors for Shopapalooza Festival have been circulating this weekend. We've received nearly a dozen emails about them already.

Shopapalooza Festival is real — shopapaloozafestival.com — but these recruitment posts are not from us.

Legitimate posts about Shopapalooza would only come from the official Shopapalooza Festival or LocalShops1 accounts, or from my personal account (Ester Venouziou). We rarely do vendor outreach anyway, because our spaces are nearly full. Remaining spots are reserved for sponsor-level businesses and St. Pete brick-and-mortar shops.

A few things to know: if someone is asking for payment via Zelle, CashApp, Venmo, or similar apps, that is a sure sign they are not affiliated with our event. Do not send money. Also, if the flier you see looks overly-stylized and AI-generated, it's also a sign it's not ours. We use real artists for our flier designs.

Please share this with your business friends, and if you spot anything that looks questionable, feel free to reach out directly.

-- Ester Venouziou, LocalShops1 and Shopapalooza founder

Shopapalooza Festival is St. Petersburg’s largest Small Business Saturday celebration, featuring hundreds of local vendors along the downtown waterfront.

06/11/2026

Here are some of our fab sponsors!! We'll be adding another batch soon!

06/09/2026

So excited to welcome back as the organizer of KiddoPalooza, our kids zone at Shopapalooza.

Sammie Yeates, the USF psychology grad and homeschooling mom behind Sensory Studio, built her Seminole-based studio around one simple idea: let kids be kids. Classes, camps, and play experiences for babies through tweens focus on sensory play, process art, and hands-on exploration that builds curiosity, confidence, and creativity.

She brings all of that energy to KiddoPalooza, with crafts, play stations, learning activities, music playtime, and photo ops with Princesses and Santa.

Come find them at Shopapalooza, Nov. 28-29, Vinoy Park, St. Pete. 📍

05/29/2026

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JUNE 1.

We have PAID opportunities for musicians and other performers at Shopapalooza Festival Nov 28-29, Vinoy Park, St. Pete. Looking to fill our main stage, as well as the new stage atop a double-decker boat! Stage is amplified; boat, acoustic.

For more details and to apply, fill out this form:

Shopapalooza Festival is a large, high-traffic outdoor event with steady walk-by audiences throughout the day. We’re looking for performers who can grab attention and engage in an open-air setting. Performances are typically short sets designed for a rotating audience. This is an application, not ...

05/13/2026

We have PAID opportunities for musicians and other performers at this year's Shopapalooza Festival Nov 28-29, Vinoy Park, St. Pete.

Looking to fill our main stage, as well as the new stage atop a double-decker boat! Stage is amplified; boat, acoustic.

For more info and to apply, fill out this form:

Shopapalooza Festival is a large, high-traffic outdoor event with steady walk-by audiences throughout the day. We’re looking for performers who can grab attention and engage in an open-air setting. Performances are typically short sets designed for a rotating audience. This is an application, not ...

04/30/2026

So happy we were able to connect owners Stacey and her daughter Caylee with , so they could share the story behind their concierge shopping business!

Stacey & Caylee are longtime sponsors of . Last year they donated their booth space to
, and a connection made there helped lead to a $25,000 sponsorship for the nonprofit, from

04/23/2026

• CONGRATS to Sans Market!!!!!!!!!!!!

The zero-waste business that launched in markets and festivals (including !) and went on to open a shop in downtown St Pete is now opening a SECOND location!!

📍 605 Ninth Ave. N. Safety Harbor FL 34695

04/18/2026

Not like we're counting or anything!

Tag your shopping besties so they don't miss out!

03/16/2026

New here?

Shopapalooza Festival is St Pete’s largest holiday shopping event.

350+ makers and small businesses
Food trucks
Live music
Family fun

📍 Vinoy Park
🗓 Nov 28–29, 2026
🎟 Free admission

02/15/2026

Hope you had a beautiful Valentine's Day! Love you more!

See you in November!