Punta Gorda Spring Seafood & Music Festival April 2027

Summary

Join us for the 6th annual Punta Gorda Seafood & Music Festival, April 2-4, 2027 held at Laishley Park.

Event hours are: Friday: 4 pm to 10 pm (Friday is optional for all vendors) Saturday: 11 am to 10 pm (6 pm to 10 pm is optional for all vendors) Sunday: 11 am to 6 pm

This vibrant 3-day event blends live music, freshly prepared seafood, and a boutique-style arts and crafts marketplace.

It's an excellent opportunity to grow your customer base on Florida's southwest coast during high season. Charlotte County draws strong attendance from Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Venice, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers, and Cape Coral.

Paragon events are always about Original - Quality - Boutique

General information

2027 CALENDAR

Application deadline: February 2, 2027

Booth fee payment due: March 2, 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. Thereafter, if a space becomes available, there will be a $50 late fee applied.

Friday, April 2, 2027: Check-in and setup: 9 am - 3 pm Show hours: 4 pm-10 pm (Friday is optional for all artists & vendors)

Saturday, April 3, 2027: Check-in and setup continue: 6 am to 8 am; Show hours: 11am to 10pm (6pm-10pm are optional for all vendors)

Sunday, April 4, 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

Please email us if you need clarification on any rules before applying. Our Standards & Rules Committee reserves the right to exclude work that does not conform to show standards.

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: The sales tax rate for Punta Gorda is 7%.

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: $50.00 - NOTE: booth fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP

ELECTRICITY: $100.00 (you may bring your own generator for no additional charge) - NOTE: electricity fee paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP

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.

Jury details

Average number of applications submitted each year: 100

Average number of artists selected from the jury to participate in the event: 50

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

Jurors score applications using the following scale: 1 - 10

The show organizes the jurors for a single jury panel that scores applications for all medium categories, separately from various locations.

Jury process is closed.