St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival February 2027

Join us on February 19-21, 2027 for the 7th annual St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival at Derby Lane, 10490 Gandy Blvd N, St. Petersburg FL, 33702. This 3-day event will be a blend of arts & crafts, amazing live musical performances, and freshly-cooked onsite foods.

Paragon's seafood and music festivals consistently attract large crowds. Each event is thoughtfully organized and filled with talented artists and crafts, great food, and top-tier live music.

Paragon events are always about Original - Quality - Boutique

General information

2026-2027 CALENDAR

Application deadline: December 19, 2026

Booth fee payment due: January 19, 2027 - NOTE: All booth fee payments are made directly to PARAGON - booth fee payments cannot be made through ZAPPLICATION.

If the booth fee payment is not received by the deadline, those "invited" artists will automatically be moved to the waitlist.

Friday, February 19, 2027: Check-in and setup: 9 am to 3 pm Show hours: 4 pm to 10 pm (Friday is optional for all artists & vendors)

Saturday, February 20, 2027: Check-in and setup continues: 6 am to 8 am; Show hours: 11am to 10pm (6pm-9pm are optional for all vendors)

Sunday, February 21, 2027: Show hours: 11 am to 6 pm

ARTIST SERVICES:

• Overnight security, Friday and Saturday evening
• Easy load-in and load-out
• Designated RV parking Friday and Saturday evenings

Rules and regulations

IMAGE USAGE: Accepted artists agree that Paragon may use images for event promotion, for the online website presence of the event, and/or for publicity purposes.

1. Artisans, crafters, and vendors must be present with their work for the entire duration of the arts festival.
2. Artisans, crafters, and vendors are required to show photo identification (in English) at check-in to ensure identity and compliance with all event rules.
3. Artisans, crafters, and vendors may only show work in categories and bodies of work shown to and selected by the jury.
4. All work exhibited must be in the category applied to, and exhibit the quality and body of work that was shown in the images used in the jury process.
5. No Multi-Level Marketing products.

SALES TAX: Sales tax in Florida is currently 7.00%.

Booth information and fees

APPLICATION FEE: $15.00

SINGLE booth fee: $325.00 - NOTE: booth fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP

DOUBLE booth fee: $650.00 - NOTE: booth fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP

CORNER fee: $50 - NOTE: booth fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP

ELECTRICITY: $100 (you may bring your own generator for no additional charge) - NOTE: electricity fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP

Note: All payments after January 21 will be an additional $50.

DISPLAY SPACE: Upon acceptance, artists desiring corner or double spaces or that require electrical connection must specify and pay any applicable fees at the time payment is submitted. Specific space requests will be assigned based on the date payment is received. We will attempt to accommodate all reasonable requests.

DISPLAY SURFACE: Pavement/brick and grass: no drilling into or anchoring to the pavement is allowed; tents must be anchored by free-standing weights only.

Refund and cancellation policy

TIMELINE for CANCELLATION and REFUND for all artists and vendors:

• If cancellations are received from 8 to 30 days prior to the event, you will receive a refund as follows:
• 50% refund by check, OR
• 100% credit towards another Paragon event of your choosing; however, you must apply to and be juried into that event.
• Credits are good for two years after the date given.
• Cancellations made within 7 days of the event will not receive either a refund or credit.

Jury details

Average number of applications submitted each year: 100

Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event: 55

Average number of exempt from jury artists who are invited to participate in the event: 3

How returning artists are selected: Selected by show director or board

Vendors that are excluded/ineligible: No MLM

How images are viewed by jurors: Computer monitor

Within a medium category, applications are sorted and viewed by: Application ID (number generated when application is started by artist)

Jurors score applications using the following scale: 1 - 10

Number of jurors scoring applications: 3

The show organizes the jurors for a: Single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories

Jurors score: Separately from various locations

Am I allowed to observe the jury process? Jury process is closed