36th Annual Mainsail Arts Festival
Saturday, April 16th, 2011 ~ 9am to 6pm &
Sunday, April 17th, 2011 ~ 10am to 5pm
Vinoy Park, Bayshore Drive & 7th Ave. N.E.
St. Petersburg, Florida

The St. Petersburg downtown waterfront provides a picturesque setting for the annual Mainsail Arts Festival. As a premier cultural event on St. Petersburg's outdoor calendar, over 100,000 visitors from near and far come to enjoy and purchase quality art and enjoy top name entertainment. The Mainsail committee of hard-working volunteers produces this annual fine arts festival, named by Sunshine Artist as one of the "100 Best" fine arts events in the nation. Exhibiting artists are competing for $50,000 in prize money.

Artists accepted for the 2010 show have been notified on ZAPP.

Accepted Artist Search

This year's Mainsail Arts Festival poster created by award winning artist and Mainsail exhibiting artist, Duncan McClellan. Read about the artist. Click on the image to get a larger image.

If you would like to volunteer at the festival, please fill out the following document:

Volunteer Form

Click on the link below to view the Fact Sheet for Mainsail 2011:

View and Print out the Mainsail Factsheet

There is something for everyone....
This two-day event combines visual and performing arts along with opportunities for children to actively engage in art activities. There is a delicious assortment of culinary arts and as well as Mainsail souvenirs. There is no cost to the public to view the show. Over 200 exhibiting artists from all over the United States have their art on sale or available for commission in the following categories:

Ceramics, Fibers, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Mixed Media, Oil/Acrylic, Photography, Sculpture, Watercolor and Wood.

Festival Info | Artists Info | Patron Info