The countdown is on for the highly anticipated LocalShops1\u2019s Shopapalooza Festival on Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 from 10 am to 5pm. The 2-day extravaganza celebrates local businesses, local arts, local tastes, local music, and the local vibe that makes Tampa Bay such a special place. More than 350 local makers and small businesses are coming together at St. Petersburg\u2019s Vinoy Park (701 Bayshore Dr NE) on Thanksgiving Weekend for LocalShops1\u2019s Shopapalooza Festival.<\/p>\n
With more than 350 local makers and small businesses participating, Shopapalooza is expected to be the biggest Small Business Saturday (and Sunday!) celebration in the nation, Shopapalooza is a fun and easy way for families to do kick off their holiday dreams while shopping, drinking, dining and supporting local makers and small businesses.<\/p>\n
HERE IS WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2026:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Free Admission!<\/p>\n
\u2022 350+ Local Shops, Artists, Makers and local Nonprofits, featuring gourmet food products, home decor, handcrafted jewelry, clothing and accessories, health and beauty products, fair trade goods, vintage finds, pet treats and toys, books, candles and more. Many booths will offer BOGOs, holiday specials, and new merchandise not yet available elsewhere. The vendor lineup will be available at shopapaloozafestival.com starting Nov 1. This year\u2019s nonprofit partners are St. Pete Youth Farm and Jump for Kids.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Four food halls each featuring snacks, drinks, entrees and desserts for everyone. Selections from more than 40 restaurants, bakeries and food trucks include options for vegans and carnivores, and whether looking to stay healthy or indulge!<\/p>\n
\u2022 Local Beer Garden with all proceeds going directly to nonprofit Jump for Kids.<\/p>\n
\u2022 $500 Shopping Spree for a lucky shopper each day! It is FREE to enter this raffle. Registration is required and the winner must be present to receive a prize. Visit https:\/\/www.shopapaloozafestival.com\/win-prizes.html for details!<\/p>\n
\u2022 Kids Zone organized by Sensory Studio features crafts, play and learning stations, photo opportunities with Princesses and Santa, music playtime and more. The section also includes food and dessert trucks, animal rescues, and vendors specializing in gifts for children and parents.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Main Stage features local bands and performers all weekend. Plus, new this year there will be a second stage \u2014 on top of a boat provided by \u201cYour Boat for the Day\u201d featuring acoustic performances throughout the day.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Adoptable Pet Parade<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Kidpreneurs Section<\/p>\n
\u2022 10,000-square foot Glam Outdoor Lounge by VPN Studios.<\/p>\n
A complete list of the 350 + participating businesses will be available by Nov 1at shopapaloozafestival.com. Admission to Shopapalooza is free and open to the public. The event, co-sponsored by the City of St. Petersburg, is family-friendly and well-behaved pets on leashes are welcomed.<\/p>\n
Free trolley rides to and from Shopapalooza will be available 9:30am-6 pm November 28 and November 29 from South Core Garage, Second St S between Central Avenue & First Ave. and Vinoy Park (at 7th Ave NE & Bayshore Drive).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so excited to be celebrating 16 years. It\u2019s a great opportunity to come out and support our local makers and small businesses over Thanksgiving weekend. Shopapalooza Festival kicks off the holiday shopping season by celebrating the great independent businesses that make Tampa Bay such an amazing place,\u201d says Ester Venouziou, LocalShops1 and Shopapalooza founder. The event features over 11.3 acres filled with pure local awesomeness. Shopapalooza Festival is produced by LocalShops1 and co-sponsored by the City of St. Petersburg. For sponsorship information email ester@localshops1.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The countdown is on for the highly anticipated LocalShops1\u2019s Shopapalooza Festival on Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-301767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}