Punta Gorda Seafood & Music Festival January 2027

About This Call

Join us for the 5th Annual Punta Gorda Seafood & Music Festival, taking place January 15–17, 2027! This popular three-day event features live music, arts & crafts, and freshly prepared seafood, creating a vibrant community celebration. The festival attracts visitors from across southwest Florida, including Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Port Charlotte, Venice, Englewood, and Sarasota, making it a fantastic opportunity to grow your client base and reach new customers.

Paragon Events: Original – Quality – Boutique

General Information

2026-2027 CALENDAR

Booth fee payment due: December 16, 2025 - 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, January 15, 2027: Check-in and setup: 9 am - 3 pm. Show hours: 4 pm-10 pm (Friday is optional for all artists & vendors)

Saturday, January 16, 2027: Check-in and setup continue: 6 am - 8 am; Show hours: 11am-10pm (6pm-9pm are optional for all vendors)

Sunday, January 17, 2027: Show hours: 11 am - 6 pm

ARTIST SERVICES:

• Overnight security, Friday and Saturday evening
• Easy load-in and load-out

Rules and Regulations

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 (paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP)

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

CORNER fee: $50.00 (paid directly to Paragon Festivals - NOT to ZAPP)

ELECTRICITY: $100.00 (you may bring your own generator for no additional charge; 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

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