DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

MARCH 8 & 9, 2025

(Deadline for Applications is: October 31, 2024)

 

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WE WELCOME YOUR APPLICATION...

We welcome your application to the 50th Annual Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Festival on the Bayou, a premier outdoor event. This juried show attracts artists from across the U.S. The Festival offers artists the opportunity to exhibit in a waterfront, oak-shaded Park in the center of Tarpon Springs. The city was named Best Historic Small Town for 2018 by USA Today. Some 18,000 loyal patrons flock to the show every year to interact with and buy from exhibitors, sample craft beer and good food, and enjoy live entertainment. Awards total $19,000.

WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE?

  • Artists retain all sales proceeds
  • Awards totaling $19,000.00
  • Solid 50-year history with loyal patrons
  • Extensive traditional and social media coverage targeted to a buying audience
  • Regular Chamber of Commerce e-bulletins reaching 3,000+ subscribers
  • Give-away map listing each artist by category with booth space designated
  • Booth sign with artist’s name, home city, booth number and category, keyed to free map
  • Festival name tags for authorized collaborators and/or helpers to enhance security
  • Limited free parking for artists on nearby streets
  • Limited free disabled parking for artists on nearby streets by prior arrangement and permit
  • Reasonably priced and reserved overnight parking within blocks of the Park
  • Hotel discounts from our Chamber of Commerce members
  • Professional porter service priced specifically to your load and location
  • Complimentary early morning beverages and snacks
  • Booth sitting and other support services through our volunteers
  • "Artists Only" Restroom Trailer
  • Overnight security provided by the Tarpon Springs Police Department

A GREAT LOCATION AND AN EXCEPTIONAL TOWN..

Spring Bayou anchors Tarpon Springs’ interlocking waterways that directly feed into the Gulf of Mexico. These waters draw thousands of day visitors and winter residents. The event takes place on the peak weekend of March 8 & 9, 2025. Tarpon Springs sits at the north end of Florida’s most densely populated county, accessible from the entire Tampa Bay area. It offers an old Florida ambience with its brick streets, restored Victorian mansions and intimate bungalows surrounding the Festival venue. Downtown boasts a variety of restaurants and shops, just two blocks away. The historic Sponge Docks area, celebrating Greek heritage, is an easy walk or trolley ride away. The Festival, in the midst of these attractions, provides a unique opportunity for purchasing fine art and fine craft.

 

TESTIMONIALS FROM EXHIBITING ARTISTS

 

Staff, volunteers, artists, food - all amazing.

 Well organized. Committee communicated well with artists.

 Locals support us. Good quality, very diverse, something for everyone.

 Nominal $5 admission creates a better crowd for artists; fewer people out just to push the stroller and walk the dogs.

 Good show, well curated, good support.

 LOVE the artist bathroom trailer LOVE the committee and volunteers LOVE the sherpa (porter) LOVE my booth location

 Everyone was kind, polite and well informed. As first timers we were pleasantly surprised with speed and ease of load-in. You handled so many artists in such a tight space in an efficient,organized manner, AND with smiles on your faces!

 I’ve enjoyed this show for 25+ years! 

You run an artist-friendly show!

Stunning show and location.  

Having the fee stay at $250 is unique in comparison to comparable shows some of which seem to use us as a fundraiser. 

 Nice to see a festival with higher end art.

Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce

1 N Pinellas Ave.

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

727-937-6109