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Hundreds of Juried Artworks
Enjoy a wide variety of art by Florida artists chosen through a jury selection process. Take an original Florida work home with you. Your purchase directly supports the artists you’ll never forget.
Inaugural Festival · St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Pete’s Immersive Art Festival
A four-day immersive arts festival winding through the historic EDGE District, transforming storefronts, open areas and street corners into one walkable living gallery.
Artists InfoWhen
Nov 12–15
2026
Where
The EDGE District
St. Pete
What
Juried Festival
+ Competition
About the Festival
A four-day cultural getaway
Booker Creek Arts Festival is designed to celebrate Florida artists and the local businesses within the historic EDGE District, turning four days in November into an immersive cultural getaway.
Hundreds of juried Florida artists. Dozens of participating venues. One walkable living gallery where storefronts become showrooms, street corners become stages, and every block reveals something you didn’t expect.
Beyond the artwork, the festival is built to spark meaningful connections between artists, audiences, and local businesses, highlighting the role of arts and culture in building vibrant communities and inviting visitors to take a lasting piece of Florida’s creative spirit home.
What to Expect
Wander a district filled with art
From mural painters working in real time to glass artisans shaping molten color, the festival turns the EDGE District into an open studio. Every venue, every block, a new discovery.
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Live Mural Painting
Watch hundreds of square feet of fresh paint come alive in real time. Artists transform EDGE District walls into the festival’s permanent legacy.
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Glass Blowing
Molten color, open flame, the magic of artisans shaping glass right in front of you.
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Dance
Performances flowing through the streets.
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Family & Kids
Hands-on creativity for the youngest collectors in the room.
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Music
Local stages, all weekend.
The Competition
up to
$50K
in jury-awarded prizes, plus a People’s Choice Award voted directly by the visitors walking the streets.
Your vote shapes the festival
A Long Weekend
The current carries on
St. Petersburg is the anchor, but the current carries on. Explore Pinellas County’s beaches, galleries, and neighborhoods as part of a four-day cultural getaway that you’ll be planning long before November and remembering long after.
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Days of exciting art experiences
100s
Of Florida artworks
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Vibrant, walkable district
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Reasons to stay