The 51st Annual Mainsail Art Festival will be held in St. Petersburg’s waterfront Vinoy Park on March 28-29, 2026. Mainsail Art Festival is one of the premier cultural events on St. Petersburg’s outdoor calendar. Each year, more than 100,000 visitors attend the festival to enjoy and purchase quality art and to listen to live musical entertainment.

The Mainsail committee of hard-working volunteers produces this annual fine arts festival exhibiting artists competing for $60,000 in prize money.

Mainsail Art Festival is ranked one of the Top 14 Fine Art & Design Shows in the country by Sunshine Artist Magazine, America’s premier art show and festival guide. This annual event is produced by an ALL VOLUNTEER committee, and we are a non-profit organization with no paid staff.

This event is cashless for beverages and/or promotional merchandise.

 March 28, 2026 – 9:00am to 6:00pm
March 29, 2026 – 10:00am to 5:00pm

Contact: info@mainsailart.org

250+ Juried Fine Art & Craft Exhibitors

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

$60,000 in Cash Awards, including $10,000 Best of Show and a Purchase Award program

Art valet available for art purchases at the Info Tent

Free admittance to the festival

Ranked by Sunshine Artist Magazine among the “200 Best” Fine Art Events in the U.S.

Live music entertainment

Young at ARt Student Show & Awards

Kids Create art activity tent

Culinary Arts food court

Volunteers needed