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.  Coming by bike? Coast Bike Share will be at the north end, and providing bike valet services!

If you're driving, please consider parking at Sundial garage and taking the FREE Shopapalooza Looper, which runs every 15 minutes between the garage and Shopapalooza at Vinoy Park. More details with all your options below!

​How to get there:
Address fpr 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) and walk or ride the free Looper Trolley. The trolley runs about every 15 minutes, from 9:30 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday looping from the SUNDIAL Garage to Shopapapalooza at Vinoy Park. They are both handicap-accessible. 
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    Sundial Garage  117 2nd St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
    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 will not be allowed after 4 pm, until the parade ends and barricades are cleared, and entrance/exit after 4 pm is only through the parking lot at the north side of the park)  

Free Trolley from Sundial Garage
Service Hours: 9:30am-6:00pm Saturday and Sunday, Shopapalooza Weekend
Service Frequency: Approximately every 15 minutes
Shuttle Loops from Sundial garage, east side of 1st St mid-block between 1st Ave N & 2nd Ave N) to Shopapalooza Festival at Vinoy Park, north side of 7th Ave NE just west of Bayshore Drive)

Printable route map with stops for 2020 coming in October.


​Nearby hotels
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