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DIRECTIONS + PARKING

Address for GPS: Vinoy Park, 701 Bayshore Dr. NE, St Petersburg FL 33701
We highly encourage you to consider Uber or Lyft or public transportation to get to the event.  If you live within walking, running, skating, or biking distance, those are great options, too!

FREE Trolley Ride to Palooza!
  • Service Hours: 9:30am-6 pm Nov 25 and 26, 2023
  • Service Frequency: About every 15 minutes
  • Trolleys are equipped with a wheelchair lift 

Shuttle Stops:
  • Sundial parking garage (east side of 1st St Mid-block between 1st Ave N & 2nd Ave N)
  • Vinoy Park, 7th Ave NE & Bayshore Drive


If you're driving, park at one of the garages listed below, so you can stay and shop all day without worrying about extending your parking meters!

​How to get there:
Address for GPS: 701 Bayshore Drive, St. Petersburg FL 33701
Take Interstate 275 to Exit 23A, which becomes 4th Avenue NE and ends at Beach Drive NE

Where to park
  • Metered street parking and some free street parking may be available; regulations are strictly enforced.

  • The better option is to park in one of the three designated downtown parking garages (fees apply) 
    Sundial Garage  117 2nd St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (FREE trolley to Palooza!)
    Plaza Tower Garage  1st St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
    South Core Garage  101 1st. Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

    Detailed information on downtown parking is available on the city's website: http://www.stpete.org/transportation/parking_management/public_garages_and_lots.php

  • Handicap parking spaces available by the baseball field in Northshore Park, but spaces fill quickly. 

  • On Saturday the city will be setting up for the holiday parade, so vehicular traffic is limited along Bayshore.


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​Nearby hotels
  • Staybridge Suites St. Petersburg Downtown
  • The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club
  • Beach Drive Inn Bed & Breakfast
  • Mansion Inn
  • Hampton Inn & Suites St. Petersburg/Downtown

This event was designed to provide equal opportunity for enjoyment by all participants.  If you would like to request any particular aids or services pursuant to disability laws, please contact the event planner at 727-892-5885 or City of St. Petersburg Community Affairs Division at 727-893-7345 or 727-892-5259 TDD/TTY

VENDOR REGISTRATION 

LocalShops1's Shopapalooza Festival 2023  takes place 10 am to 5 pm Saturday Nov 25 and Sunday Nov 26 at Vinoy Park in downtown St. Petersburg. The event is co-sponsored by the City of St. Petersburg. 
 
WE'VE BEEN FLOODED WITH APPLICATIONS & SPACES ARE FILLING UP FAST.
WE'RE REVIEWING EVERYONE WHO HAS SUBMITTED INQUIRIES, AND WILL RE-OPEN APPLICATIONS IN JANUARY, AS SPACE ALLOWS. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!



  • Home
  • FESTIVAL INFO
    • GENERAL INFO
    • DIRECTIONS + PARKING
    • FAQs
    • VENDOR + SPONSOR INFO
  • 2022 SPONSORS
  • ALL THE FUN STUFF
    • FOOD + DRINKS
    • VENDORS
    • ENTERTAINMENT + ACTIVITIES
  • GALLERY
  • IN THE NEWS